Franco A. Cisternino
President & CEO, Madison Fire & Rescue
- Role
- President & CEO at Madison Industries
- Location
- Lake Forest, IL, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Franco A. Cisternino
High-achieving Executive with an impressive record of building teams and businesses, optimizing processes and systems, identifying and implementing cost savings and improving efficiency, quality and profitability in a high-speed manufacturing environment. Proven expertise in expanding product/program lines; increasing revenue streams; and developing innovative new products and brands to capture market share.Senior Operating Executive adept at cultivating collaborative environments and leading engineering, sales, and operations teams when utilizing processes that minimize costs while maximizing output speed and product quality. Easily assimilate to new environments and technologies to quickly identify capital improvement project opportunities, develop project plans and implement efficient installation solutions.Notable Achievements:~Created global market around a single product~Pioneered development and launched multiple new product lines~Currently hold 28+ US and International Patents
Experience
President & CEO
Jul 2025 — Present
Education
DePaul Driehaus College of Business
Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Business Administration and Management: Entrepreneurism
2001 — 2004
The University of Kansas
Bachelor of Science (BS), Aerospace Engineering
1994 — 1999
Skills
- Production Managment
- Automotive
- Operations Management
- Business Strategy
- Manufacturing
- Industrial Design
- Fmea
- Operational Planning
- Injection Molding
- Product Marketing
- Lean Manufacturing
- Product Development
- Product Design
- Six Sigma
- Product Launch
- Industrial Technology
- Continuous Improvement
- Operational Excellence
- Engineering
- Sales Operations
- Engineering Management
- Design for Manufacturing
- Entrepreneurship
- Industrial Engineering
- Kaizen
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