Charles P. Kiesow Email & Phone Number

Clifton, Nj, Us

Clifton, Nj

Focusing my efforts on exciting disruptive new products, life-cycle management, & continuous improvement. Continuing my own LEAN NUT journey as a person of influence, leading & building teams with willingness to learn, continuous self-improvement, and critical thinking. Always challenging ourselves more by respecting the basics while going for crazy out-of-the-box!

New Jersey

- Leading the lean crawl which began in 2016. Been an amazing journey ever since I said those "2 dirty words"!!-Brought onto the team to build an aggressive in-house engineering department and oversee PLM of one of their newest and exciting new product lines.- Been a major part of 50% - 100% annual sales increases almost every year between 2011-2016!! Will the growth ever stop?? Who knows if we continue providing cost-effective high value customer solutions with amazing signature service!!- Manage Product Life-cycle with focus on:1. Adding customer value.2. MFG/inventory intelligence.3. Ease of assembly.- Creatively changing the way the product is manufactured to assemble in the USA, thus cutting container cost/part by almost 10-fold!!- MFG & assembly drawings- Technical bulletins- UL procedures and testing compliance- Travel worldwide for trade shows, customer/dealer product trainings, factories, and some sight- seeing in-between!!- Manage department production manager and anywhere from 18-30+ men depending on the workload on the production line.- Empowering my reports to become leaders instead of complacent in order to create company security and support promotion within.- Successfully changing the work culture of a group of people that just didn't understand what we want to achieve in our company goals.- Working with overseas manufacturing plants while learning their native language for my own benefit as well as the company.

Greater Milwaukee Area

Worked with customers / sales / president to establish Mitchell's short-term and long-term goals as a viable player in today's mobile furniture industry. Launched a new product line from concept to beta tested sample before I left to work for NPS.

Greater Milwaukee Area

CAD/IT ManagerManage on site R & D department in Production Facility.Recently spearheaded product line enhancements from concept to production that averages $2M in sales annually. (Solidworks design/testing, physical prototyping, product life cycle & safety testing, documentation)Graphic Design sales literature and manuals.Field inspection, training, and repair.

Greater Milwaukee Area

Keep the floor packed and the people happy!Guest DJ for Off Tha Hook Band performing live in the MKE area.Performed at world renowned Milwaukee Summerfest music festival on the Harley Davidson Stage.

In house Furniture Inventory, Demolition, & Relocation at Rockwell Automation Worldwide Headquarters in Milwaukee.Managed $8M/year furniture inventory with D.A.C. owner.Reading blue prints, inventory books, and or drawings.Strong attention to detail.Able to manage and lead a 10 man crewPlan and manage supplies and materials needed, possess tools needed to perform job.

Lead crews of 2-25 men for Commercial & Residential Relocation.Good leadership skills meant getting the job done swiftly and correctly while respecting my crew.

1) Began as a wimpy caddie barely able to carry a bag of clubs.2) Promoted several times and eventually Honor Caddie Status which made me eligible to apply for a scholarship.Caddied for many local and National Celebrities and Pro golfers by request. Met many prominent members of society that I still bump into today.3) Hired to work bag roomCleaned and cataloged clubs. Prepared driving range and early morning foursomes. Learned to be a decent golfer had first experience in the world of employment.

School Of Mechanical Engineering

Mechanical Engineering

Highschool Diploma, Sports

Activities and Societies: Tennis Team Golf Team Soccer Team Varsity Soccer Coach Assitant