Robert Kast Email & Phone Number

Highland Charter Township, Mi, Us

Friedrichshafen, Baden-Württemberg, De

o Managed multifunctional and multinational core teams in the execution of company objectives.o Responsible for all program KPIs, including project cost center, project quality, product development, program timing and resource management.o Key spokesperson to management, include C-Suite audience regarding program issues, milestones, and performance.o Acted as lead customer interface on new business from pre-award to post SOP.o Accelerated company profits through leadership of cost reduction/VAVE activitieso Supported account managers in earning new business.

Us

- o Managed complex client portfolios, expanded client relationships, and introduced clients to new product opportunities.o Developed tailored financial solutions to help individuals meet their financial goals.o Incorporated major new Federal (Department of Labor) Regulations into daily practices and seamlessly walked clients through these new government regulations. o Identified and cold prospected over 1000 new prospects through face-to-face interaction and turned many into clients.o Obtained Series 7, Series 66, and insurance license (LTC and Variable).

St. Louis, Mo, Us

o Managed complex client portfolios, expanded client relationships, and introduced clients to new product opportunities.o Developed tailored financial solutions to help individuals meet their financial goals.o Incorporated major new Federal (Department of Labor) Regulations into daily practices and seamlessly walked clients through these new government regulations. o Identified and cold prospected over 1000 new prospects through face-to-face interaction and turned many into clients.o Obtained Series 7, Series 66, and insurance license (LTC and Variable).

Hanover, De

o Oversaw technical development of new programs from business award to start of production. o Personally managed internal cross-functional project teams with ownership of technical project goals, including design, cost, timing, and quality.o Responsible for establishing, tracking, and reporting to management on R&D budgeto Created capital expenditure proposals, justifying capital expenditures to management and supported industrialization of assembly plants.o Maintained the project tracking tools including MS Project Enterprise/SharePoint, Project Profitability Tracker, and R&D Tracker and kept senior management abreast of status.

Hanover, De

o Responsible for supporting development activities within business unit, including design, project timing, and customer contact.o Created internal standards to streamline our department and increase productivity.o Participated in design cycle, driving innovation while focusing on cost reduction.o Acted in a dual role as Supplier Integrated Design Release Engineer onsite at General Motors, ensuring that my company was well represented at our customer.o Led weekly Product Launch Reviews with assembly plant.o Supported technical product discussion in front of customer (OEMs).