Mr. Wahlstrom has been President/COO of Criterion Machine Works since November 2009. Criterion Machine Works was established in 1935 in Beverly Hills, California as a job shop servicing the defense and movie industry. Criterion has developed a complete precision modular boring system which they manufacturer in their current Costa Mesa, CA facility. Criterion markets their modular boring systems internationally from Costa Mesa and their European sales office in the United Kingdom.

Mr. Wahlstrom is responsible for the daily operations of Criterion as well as developing the strategic plan for its future growth. Prior to serving as President/COO, He was Sales Manager for Criterion, His responsibility included developing and implementing the sales and marketing program converting Criterion's brand from manual boring heads to their current Precision Modular Boring Systems. 

Before joining Criterion Machine Works, Mr. Wahlstrom spent 20 years with Command Tooling Systems in Ramsey, MN. As Operations Manager, he helped lead it as a start-up company. He moved from operations to sales in 1987 and developed their distribution network in the Western United States, Canada and Mexico. He became Vice-President of Sales in 1999. He was responsible for all aspects of sales during his tenure as Vice-President of Sales.

Mr. Wahlstrom's career began at Mate Precision Tooling in Ramsey, MN where he worked in engineering, customer service and purchasing before becoming Purchasing Manager and then Materials Control Manager.