Christopher (Kit) Nelson Email & Phone Number

Mequon, WI, US

Wisconsin

Partner in the merger of KITCO and Preferred Solutions to form FORGE Manufacturing Solutions and FORGE - Great Lakes Division covering Wisconsin, Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, and parts of the Dakotas, Nebraska and Missouri. The FORGE - Great Lakes Division sells leading edge fabrication equipment and CNC machine tools here in Wisconsin, representing a NEW.

Mequon, Wisconsin

Kitco Machine Tool Sales is a distributor of machine tools and fabrication equipment representing Cy Laser a manufacturer of the most technically advanced, cost saving, fiber optic lasers for sheet metal cutting, on the market today-1500 watts to 5000 watts and more table configurations and automation systems than anyone on the market today, RDI Group.

Distributor Sales Engineer for southeast and central Wisconsin selling a complete line of Fabrication equipment (Mazak 2D and 3D lasers, Ermak press brakes and shears, plasma cutters, Hyd Mech steel cutting saws, Techni waterjets, OTC robotic welding cells, Faccin plate rolls, etc.). Mac-Tech has been in business for 25 years providing sales and field.

• Managed two branch operations that rented and sold a full line of construction equipment, as well as wide variety of contractors’ merchandise and supplies.
• Directed all operational functions for two branches with $7M in annual sales revenue, including strategic planning, budgeting, P&L, inventory management, cost controls and staff recruiting/management.
• Developed and implemented sales and marketing plans, as well as time and territory management system.
• Reviewed/approved payroll and branch expenses/purchases, accounts receivable and ordered equipment.
• Coordinated, organized and led training of outside sales representatives and inside support personnel