A senior general management, marketing, sales, product development, and operations leader. Proven track record of top and bottom line growth through effective: market/customer development, new product innovation, strategy, operations improvement and organization leadership. Specialties:Industrial products, consumer products, automotive, commercial vehicle / truck, transportation, aftermarket, electronics, electrical products, energy management; President, COO, CEO, Vice President, General Management, GM, VP; Business turnarounds / restructuring; New product and business development; Public company, private company, and private equity experience; Lean manufacturing and cost reduction; Sales and marketing management, contract negotiation, distribution, board services

President @ From May 2015 to Present (6 months) VP of Sales, Marketing and Business Development @ From 2010 to April 2015 (5 years) Chicago, IlPresident and COO @ From July 2007 to 2010 (3 years) Business Unit Manager @ From December 2006 to June 2007 (7 months) Director of Marketing and Program Management @ From January 2004 to December 2006 (3 years) Director of Program Management and Sales Engineering @ From January 2003 to December 2003 (1 year) Chief Program Manager @ From January 2001 to December 2002 (2 years) Marketing Manager @ From January 1999 to December 2000 (2 years) Product Manager @ From January 1998 to December 1998 (1 year) Senior Project Engineer @ From January 1996 to December 1997 (2 years) Senior Product Engineer @ From January 1995 to December 1995 (1 year) Product Engineer @ From January 1989 to December 1994 (6 years)

MBA @ Western Michigan University From 1992 to 1996 BSME, Mechanical Engineering @ Valparaiso University From 1984 to 1988 Timothy Christian High School Steve Kiefer is skilled in: Transportation, Process Improvement, Project Management, Sales, Account Management, Business Process..., Management, New Business Development, Engineering Management, Change Management, Strategic Planning, Executive Management, Budgets, Continuous Improvement, Team Leadership, Purchasing, Strategic Sourcing, Program Management, Market Research, Key Account Management, Forecasting, Mergers & Acquisitions, Product Development, Cross-functional Team..., Sales Operations, Time Management, Contract Negotiation, Manufacturing, Lean Manufacturing, Marketing, Market Planning, Global Sourcing, Automotive, B2B, Operations Management, Supply Chain Management, Product Launch, Acquisition Integration, Product Management, Electronics, P&L Management, Business Planning, Marketing Strategy, Sales Management, Project Planning, Product Marketing, Negotiation, Operational Excellence, Engineering, Start-ups