John Sustar

Building HVAC Systems Portfolio Product Manager | Driving Innovation and Market Growth

Role
Systems Portfolio Product Manager at Trane
Location
La Crosse, WI, US
LinkedIn followers
500 followers

About John Sustar

Providing the commercial and industrial sector with cooling and heating equipment and design support for sophisticated high performance building systems- yielding lower operating costs, reduced energy intensity, and environmentally responsible solutions.

Experience

  1. Systems Portfolio Product Manager

    Trane

    Sep 2024 — Present · La Crosse, WI, US

    Develop and execute systems commercialization strategy in collaboration with product managers, engineers, applications, commercial product growth teams (PGTs), sales center of excellence (COE), and marketing.Implement systems commercialization and technical sales training across all Trane Commercial businesses.Create market activation plans for new system introductions or enhancements, including positioning, marketing messaging, media plans, budgets, and timelines.Establish and communicate the systems’ “selling story” and competitive advantages with the systems team, applications, COE, and PGT teams.Ensure field sales and regional teams are familiar with the “selling story” and integrate applications strengths into a compelling message.Engage in sales enablement efforts by maximizing resource capabilities, supporting customer engagements, and assisting with catalog and literature reviews.Utilize existing channels and interactive materials for strategy deployment, including webinars, competitive insights, podcasts, videos, virtual reality, sales updates, and field council communications.

Education

  • University of Colorado Boulder

    MS Civil Engineering, Building Systems Program

    2009 — 2011

  • Trane Graduate Training Program 2012-II

    Energy Engineering

    2012 — 2012

  • University of St. Thomas

    Electrical Engineering, Energy and microprocessors

    2002 — 2006

Skills

  • Energy Modelling
  • Sustainability
  • Market Research
  • Leed Ap
  • Energy Efficiency
  • Demand Response
  • Analysis
  • Hvac
  • Leed Accredited
  • Research
  • Program Management
  • Solar Thermal
  • Energy Efficiency Researcher
  • Green Building
  • Strategic Planning
  • Business Strategy
  • Alternative Energy
  • Energy Audits
  • Energy Engineering
  • Energy Management
  • Microsoft Office
  • Leed
  • Project Management
  • Renewable Energy
  • Building Energy Modeling
  • Tricks
  • Data Analysis
  • Smart Grid
  • Energy
  • Energy Modeler
  • Energy Conservation
  • Energy Policy

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