Steven J. Kase
Founder, Owner, and CEO, ASK Power, now part of Sicame North America | Solar Energy Specialist and Advocate | Manufacturing Expert
- Role
- Solar Specialist at Sicame North America
- Location
- Aurora, IL, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Steven J. Kase
As a CEO, industry-recognized leader, and manufacturing advocate with over three decades of experience in the electrical connector and solar industries, my career has centered around transformative leadership, strategic growth, and innovation. As an experienced CEO, I understand the importance of developing world-class systems, fostering a culture of continuous learning, and maintaining a competitive cost structure while upholding the highest quality standards. I\'m passionate about creating solutions that contribute to a sustainable future and drive economic growth.I have a proven track record of establishing dominant market positions, managing successful mergers, and driving product innovation. For more than 20 years, I have also served in several manufacturing advocacy roles for the Illinois Manufacturing Association, mHub, Technology Manufacturing Association, International Trade Club of Chicago, and the French American Chamber of Commerce.Today, I leverage my entrepreneurial spirit and experience to work alongside Solar Developers and EPCs to help them gain a competitive advantage, increase reliability, and save time and money.
Experience
Solar Specialist
Jan 2019 — Present · US
I lead Sicame North America’s solar efforts and recently guided the engineering and global production of a newly designed product, resulting in the largest NAM sale of Solar Balance of Systems (BOS) to the world\'s largest Sustainable Developer.Sicame Solar Solutions include architecture of cabling, switches, and connectors creating a Solar Balance System. Sicame’s IPC has over 50 years and millions of connections from New England, California, France, Morocco, and world-wide. Reliability is BUILT IN to the design. I orchestrated Sicame’s product development across Sicame Group’s global network of solar engineering experience in Australia, India, Spain and France.Sicame’s Solar Balance of Systems (BOS) is UL certified ensuring the highest standards of safety for our solar customers.
Education
Yale University
BA, Philosophy
1970 — 1974
Harvard Business School
MBA, Business
1977 — 1979
Skills
- Product Development
- Manufacturing
- Continuous Improvement
- Negotiation
- Process Improvement
- Marketing
- Account Management
- Business Development
- Strategy
- New Business Development
- Management
- Team Building
- Sales Management
- Operations Management
- Strategic Planning
- Lean Manufacturing
- Budgets
- Contract Negotiation
- Start-Ups
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