Jan Ettrich
Engineering, Operations and Innovation Leader | Driving Growth and Transformation Through Product Innovation, Process Development & Cross-Functional Leadership
- Role
- Vice President General Manager at Erect-A-Tube, Inc
- Location
- Appleton, WI, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Jan Ettrich
Innovative, and driven hands-on technical leader with 20+ years of experience combining technical skills and business acumen. Proven success within a multitude of technical disciplines, industries and product categories especially in product and process development, business and engineering operations as well as program management (consumer, durable, industrial goods, business processes).Flexible and resourceful problem solver with innate ability to drive product and process development, implement technical manufacturing innovation, and develop, grow, and transform multi-discipline corporate-wide technical organizations increasing value, productivity, profitability, and revenue growth.Articulate communicator that thrives on technical challenges utilizing exceptional interpersonal skills in developing and implementing business strategies on an executive level. Fluent in English and German.
Experience
Vice President General Manager
Oct 2025 — Present · Harvard, IL, US
Leading the operational business (Sales/ Engineering/ Production) for \"The Only Name In General Aviation Hangars & Hangar Doors\". Focusing on near-term optimization and strategic long-term value creation.
Education
Engineering School for Wood Technology, Dresden, Germany
B.S., Mechanical Engineering
Univerity of Applied Sciences, Dresden, Germany
M.S., Mechanical Engineering
Staatl.Forstwirtschaftsbetrieb Dresden, Germany
Forest Technician
Skills
- Autocad
- Business Process Improvement
- Supply Chain Management
- Process Scheduler
- Ms Project
- Product Management
- Process Improvement
- Process Engineering
- Mechanical Engineering
- Materials
- Contract Negotiation
- Product Design
- Six Sigma
- Microsoft Word
- Team Leadership
- Negotiation
- Change Management
- Engineering
- Strategic Planning
- Manufacturing Engineering
- Leadership
- Management
- Team Building
- Project Planning
- Supply Chain
- Product Development
- Project Management
- Lean Manufacturing
- Continuous Improvement
- Inventor
- Strategy
- Operations Management
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