Ken Lange

About Ken Lange

Results-driven Operating and Sales Management Executive successful at building high-performance management teams and leading ship repair, manufacturing and distribution organizations, with full P&L responsibility, and a customer-focused service approach. A strategic visionary with a clear sense of purpose and urgency when faced with diverse situational challenges, during periods of both declining revenue and rapid growth. Lean manufacturing change agent skilled at establishing operational excellence within culturally diverse environments, translating conceptual models into specific growth strategies, and planning/executing multi-faceted business development campaigns designed to improve market share, gross revenue and EBITDA.Specialties: Business Process & Strategy Development, Strategic Sales & Operational Planninng, Lead Generation, Industrial Marketing, Strategic Partnership and Alliances, Acquisition Negotiation & Due Diligence, Forecasting, Budgeting & Cost Controls, Sales and Operations Reengineering, Quality & Productivity Improvement, Market Analysis, Penetration & Expansion, Pricing Strategies & Product Introduction, New Product Development, SAP successfactors, Continuous Process Improvement, Lean/Six-Sigma, Employee Development and Apprenticeship Programs,

Experience

1. Vice President, Sales & Business Development

   Auxiliary Systems, Inc

   Jan 2026 — Present

Education

• University of Kentucky

  Marketing, Business Management, Economics

  1984 — 1987

• Hampton High School

  High School Diploma, High School Equivalence Certificate Program

  1979 — 1982

• Bucknell University

  Mechanical Engineering

  1982 — 1984

• Old Dominion University

  Candidate - Master of Business Administration - MBA, Business Analytics

Skills

• Operations Management
• Negotiation
• Market Analysis
• Direct Sales
• Project Planning
• Lean Manufacturing
• Engineering
• Account Management
• Supply Chain Management
• Automotive
• Budget
• Engineering Management
• Team Management
• Six Sigma
• Project Management
• Forecasting
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Product Marketing
• International Business
• Bearings
• Budgets
• Purchasing
• Team Building
• Management
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Pricing
• Sales
• Manufacturing
• Fluid Power
• Strategic Planning
• P&L Management
• New Business Development
• Product Management
• Business Strategy
• Strategy
• Sales Operations
• Team Leadership
• Key Account Management
• Process Engineering
• Pumps