Slippery Rock Gazette

Braxton-Bragg’s newest salesman brings skills from a 24-year career in the U.S. Navy and a lifelong love of tools to the job.             

Todd Chapman joined the Braxton-Bragg team on June 16. He retired from the Navy as a Chief Petty Officer in November 2009, last holding the position of Command Chief at the Naval Operations Center in Knoxville, Tenn.

“I love it here,” Chapman said. “It’s exactly what I wanted. I get a lot of personal interaction with customers.” 

With experience as an electrician in the Navy as well as a mechanic in his spare time, Chapman has a great appreciation for tools. “I just love tools, so selling them is a happy medium for me. I like to sell tools and talk about tools and equipment.”

A Naval career helped prepare Chapman to better serve Braxton-Bragg’s customers. “I had a lot of computer background in the Navy,” he said. “I was a network installer and also an order processor, so I had a lot of hands-on experience processing military orders for active duty and reservists being deployed overseas. I ordered parts and supplies.”

Chapman is married. He and his wife have three children, ages 3, 5, and one is a college graduate. In his spare time, he enjoys camping, rooting for Notre Dame, and enjoying NASCAR.

Braxton-Bragg offers a full range of fabrication tooling and installation accessories including sinks, installation hardware, and every tool and piece of equipment needed to run a professional stone, tile, and polished concrete shop. 

For more information about Braxton-Bragg and its publications and products, contact them toll-free at 800-575-4401 or visit the website

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