Kevin Heling

About Kevin Heling

Manager Manufacturing & Distribution (experience with electrical cables, wire rope and…

Experience

1. Technical Trainer and Consultant

   Rcw Canada

   Sep 2022 — Present · US

   Worked for three component/special products suppliers to the elevator industry over a period of 35+ years - learned a lot about elevators, business in general and people. Realizing I have good friends and many connections in the industry, I made the decision to retire from the \"benefits\" of working for a private employer and see what the next phase of life has to offer.Experience includes manager positions for manufacturing companies - formal roles covering sales, marketing, distribution, human resources, operations and quality management, general manager, vice president and president. Product knowledge/skill areas include extensive ongoing involvement in elevator testing (field and installation sites with focus CAT5 [five-year safety testing]); elevator suspension means (steel wire rope focus and belt exposure) along with governor and compensation ropes; elevator construction and installation tools; elevator traveling cables (all currently available designs) and related electrical wiring and components. Along the way I became an active volunteer with NAESA International which led to joining ASME A17 Elevator Safety code committees. Code committee work is a technical and challenging endeavor. Now maintaining QEI (Certified Elevator Inspector status QEI Certificate a member of the Board of Certification for the National Association of Elevator Safety Authorities (NAESA), past officer for the Central Region - continuing to help with continuing education and certification. I have written (and edited for others) about a dozen technical and continuing education articles for the elevator industry trade publication - Elevator World.

Education

• University of Wisconsin-Madison

  MS Industrial Relations, (Business, Economics, Labor Law, Human Resources, Org. Behavior, Unions and Collective Bargaining)

  1982 — 1984

• University of Wisconsin-Madison

  BA, Journalism and Public Relations

  1976 — 1978

Skills

• International Business
• Business Development
• Strategy
• Key Account Management
• Contract Negotiation
• Start-Ups
• Supply Chain Management
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Marketing Strategy
• International Sales
• Product Development
• Marketing
• Presenter/Trainer in Naesa, Naec, Iaec Workshops for Qualifying Qei Credit Hours
• Technical Product Integration and Training
• Procurement
• Business Planning
• Operations Management
• Strategic Planning
• Distribution
• Budgets
• Forecasting
• Contract Management
• Logistics
• Customer Satisfaction
• New Business Development
• Sales Operations
• Strong Manager & Leader
• Customer Service
• B2b
• Sales Management
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Team Building
• Management
• Business Strategy
• Pricing
• Six Sigma
• Quality Management
• Negotiation
• Sales
• Engineering