Phillip Kirsch Email & Phone Number

Sussex, Wisconsin, United States

Owner and President of McIver Engineering & Controls Solutions, LLC, and the subsidiary DLS Assemblies, LLC.The team at McIver Engineering & Controls are the experts at designing, building, and wiring of industrial electrical control panels. Our subsidiary company, DLS Assemblies is the expert for designing and building automation systems ranging from table top machines to EVs, Embedded Vision Systems, Material Manipulation Systems, and AI / Machine Learning.We are the preferred vendor for leading manufacturers in the mining equipment industry, automation industry, manufacturing including food and beverage, material handling, municipal infrastructure, and water treatment. We are their largest supplier of control panels. We help our clients by providing the right size solutions, competitive pricing, and on time project completions.

Kenosha County, Wisconsin, United States

Owner and President of Kirsch, LLC. A Wisconsin based archery products manufacturer and distributor.Driving technical assemblies and market penetration of high-quality archery gear.Kirsch Outdoors is the designer and manufacturer of the powerful Bloodhound XTN Tracking Nock and full-service distribution center of the high performance Leitold 3D Archery Targets.

Recruited by this long-standing leader in industrial quality printers to collaborate in the strategic reorganization of teams, center on forward looking market developments, expansion within tier 1 OEMs, and right sizing of headcount.

Pleasant Prairie, Wi

Selected from group of trained managers by the $30B company, ZF, to spin-off one of the entities, Cherry Americas. Cherry is a global leader in the design and manufacturing of top-quality computer peripherals including keyboards, mice, key switches, and security peripherals. Markets where the company strives most include gaming, healthcare, government, corporate, and Retail Point of Sale. Recruited executive management staff, built out company physical footprint, strategically aligned departments for greatest results, and drove high customer satisfaction throughout the moving pieces.Continued leading the start-up and positioned the entity for high growth. Coached the management team and staff to accountability for revenue, profit, and strategic planning.

Pleasant Prairie, Wi

From the ZF acquisition of Cherry, I was assigned to manage the computer peripherals division and all aspects of corporate sales and marketing initiatives for the US based Cherry CID brand along with P&L responsibility. ZF is one of the largest technology and automotive suppliers worldwide with a workforce of approximately 137,000 employees and an annual turnover of $30B in 2015. The company focuses on intelligent mechanical systems to produce products of the future.- Managed the Computer Peripherals Division (CID) integration throughout the ZF Friedrichshafen acquisition of Cherry Electrical Products.- Successfully led the planning and execution of sales and marketing strategies, goals and objectives. This included enhancing the company’s brand, broadening the markets served, and further advancing the customer experience.- In charge of the indirect sales force of 16 rep companies with 130+ reps.- Analyzed business cases, obtained resources, and drove division initiatives while staying aligned with corporate structure.- Developed and facilitated multiple training programs to increase technical knowledge and sales skills of team.

Pleasant Prairie, Wi

Accountable for North American sales of Cherry's computer peripherals. This included strategic leadership in business planning and sales strategy development in existing and new markets. Manager of a team of regional Sales Managers and channel management.- Identified new opportunities and led market launch of multiple new products.- Proven ability to lead sales team to achieve multimillion-dollar revenue gains.

Pleasant Prairie, Wi

Successfully led the business development and product management of Cherry’s security products and large tier1 OEM accounts. Achieved significant double-digit growth year over year to accomplish doubling our sales in three years.- Leveraged impactful executive presentation skills to achieve influential meetings and close business.- Recognized for superior performance in quarterly sales of secure authentication products at 100% growth in peak seasons.

New Berlin, Wi

Recruited by this integrator of IT hardware, software, and services to develop revenues from local clients that ranged from global companies to regional offices.Executed the relationship development and sales growth with new and established clients. Responsible to assess the needs of the client, and develop the complete hardware, software, and integration solution. Win the business and lead the process through delivery, installation, and implementation including training.

Vernon Hills, Il

Joined the sales team of this $3B leading national IT solutions reseller and was quickly promoted to Corporate Account Manager to build relationships with corporate decision makers. Provide quick response, highly accurate, complete proposals for account base of over 200 companies. Continuously ranked in the top 20% of Corporate Account Managers with similar lengths of service.