Caleffi North America, Inc. announces the promotions of six employees. The moves help position Caleffi for continued growth and demonstrates the company’s commitment to leadership cultivation. General Director and CEO of Caleffi North America, Mark Olson, noted, “We no longer are a small company. The latest appointments recognize the achievements of these veterans to date Read more
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Caleffi North America, Inc. announces the promotions of six employees. The moves help position Caleffi for continued growth and demonstrates the company’s commitment to leadership cultivation.
General Director and CEO of Caleffi North America, Mark Olson, noted, “We no longer are a small company. The latest appointments recognize the achievements of these veterans to date and add to our growing team of leaders and future leaders. What they all have in common is a passion for what they do and the ability to inspire others to do likewise. They contribute greatly to Caleffi’s innovative leadership in the marketplace while creating a fun, family-type culture to be associated with.”
Mike Schreiner named Chief Technology Officer
Mike Schreiner named Chief Technology OfficerSchreiner is Caleffi’s most senior employee having joined in 2002. He is the latest member appointed to the Board of Directors. Comments Olson, “Mike heads all of our operational and engineering activities. Whether involving decisions on product designs, materials, patents, supplier development, or IT infrastructure, Mike is our lead. His grasp of all things technical is impressive. Caleffi would be lost without him.”
Mary Olson named Marketing Director
Mary Olson named Marketing DirectorOlson joined Caleffi in 2007 and most recently served as Manager, Digital Communications. “Mary has been personally involved with every key Caleffi marketing initiative. Her creativity, project management skills and understanding of big data has been integral in making Coffee with Caleffi and idronics highly recognized industry programs. Look out for more big things – she’s got loads of talent on her team,” said Mark Olson.
Jesus Saavedra named Warehouse Manager
Jesus Saavedra named Warehouse Manager A 14-year veteran, Saavedra’s management development includes operational training at Caleffi facilities in England and Italy. “Jesus is keenly observant. He doesn’t miss much activity on the floor and recognizes when and how to coach his staff. He’s multilingual and provides a comfortable communication bridge for our employees who primarily speak Spanish. Our warehouse operations are in good hands with Mr. Saavedra at the helm.”
Dan Phelps named Senior Manager, Planning and Customer Service
Dan Phelps named Senior Manager, Planning and Customer ServicePhelps joined Caleffi in 2015 as warehouse manager and head of inventory planning and purchasing. “Dan kept our fulfillment rates high through years of rapid growth, shifting mix and supply-chain volatility. He’s a real numbers guy, thorough and can be depended on to just get ‘er done. Dan’s detailed knowledge of our order-to-assembly-to-shipment processes will benefit our already favorable customer service reputation.”
Cody Mack named Product Manager
Cody Mack named Product ManagerMack joined Caleffi seven years ago and most recently served as Training and Education Manager. “Our product management since inception has been largely by committee. Now we require focused leadership. Cody has a keen understanding of hydronic products and applications. With his intuitive mind, he’s a natural fit for this important position. He will be joined by a new Plumbing Product Manager being recruited for presently.”
Max Rohr named Manager, Education and Industry Engagement
Max Rohr named Manager, Education and Industry Engagement Rohr joined Caleffi in 2020 serving as Training and Education Manager. In this newly created position, Rohr will take on the lead for Caleffi’s engagement with trade associations, committees, industry initiatives and collaborative manufacturer partners. Comments Olson, “Max is creative and a take-charge addition to our team. He is widely known and respected within the industry, providing a credible voice and representation of Caleffi.”
No doubt about it, COVID-19 quickly changed the way we work, and play. Travel and in person visits came to a screeching halt. Professional offices, suppliers, even many working shops closed their doors to visitors. Training in the not to distant past was done, for the most part, in person. Conveniently, most trainers adapted quickly Read more
No doubt about it, COVID-19 quickly changed the way we work, and play. Travel and in person visits came to a screeching halt. Professional offices, suppliers, even many working shops closed their doors to visitors. Training in the not to distant past was done, for the most part, in person. Conveniently, most trainers adapted quickly to offer online training options. Many of the companies in our industry were already familiar with platforms like Go To meeting. This made the switch to virtual training fairly easy for those trainers.
Some trainers I met through the ESCO group devised hybrid virtual training events. With a few cameras, one that would follow you around a room they kept the hands on training available also.
An instructor in front of a piece of equipment would be led through the troubleshooting in real time, clever and almost like being there.
The question remains, what happens going forward in the training world. In some cases offices that made the change to virtual workspaces plan on staying that way. In some larger cities’ that has created office space vacancies and those building owners are scrambling to repurpose those spaces to get the rent rolling back in.
In cities like San Francisco it was a tough slog to see more than two engineering firms in a day due to traffic and parking logistics. With online, virtual sessions you can present to their entire staff as well as any locations they have scattered around the world.
I’ve started limited travel myself for training events. I doubt cramming 30 or more folks into a hotel meeting room will ever be attractive anymore. In some cases moving the training into the shop area, parking lot or a large cafeteria area is a good option to allow attendees to spread out more.
I doubt anyone knows for sure how this will shake out or what “bug” will hit us next that makes people want to avoid crowded rooms and spaces, but plan on having options. Come up with new ways to engage the attendees. Not being able to see faces, expressions and not getting that in person feedback changes the game for a trainer. Add polls to your training to get some interaction and a feel for the groups. Consider multiple speakers or trainers to get some back and forth conversation in your online trainings.
The need for having a trained workforce is critical. Equipment is becoming more sophisticated and specific, so factory training will march forward. We would love to hear from all the players in the industry, thoughts suggestions, what we can do to keep you’ all coming back.
Let’s rid the ‘VID and get back to the normal face to face that we all crave.
Caleffi North America, a global leader and manufacturer of innovative products for plumbing, heating and cooling, is pleased to offer its 1” male x 1” female union thread isolation ball valve. The 290030 valve is designed to fit conveniently between any Caleffi 1” union valve body and tailpiece. It is low-lead compliant and is certified Read more
Caleffi North America, a global leader and manufacturer of innovative products for plumbing, heating and cooling, is pleased to offer its 1” male x 1” female union thread isolation ball valve. The 290030 valve is designed to fit conveniently between any Caleffi 1” union valve body and tailpiece. It is low-lead compliant and is certified to NSF/ANSI 372 and NSF/ANSI/CAN 61. An optional stem extension is available for projects requiring pipe insulation.
The isolation valve is compatible with our most popular Caleffi valves including FlowCal™ and QuickSetter+™ balancing valves, AngleMix™ and MixCal™ thermostatic mixing valves, Z-one™ zone valves and PresCal™ pressure reducing valves.
Please visit our website at www.caleffi.us or call us at (414) 238-2360 for further product information.
Caleffi North America proudly announces our newest Education and Training Manager, Max Rohr. He will partner with Caleffi representatives to offer product and system design training for engineers, contractors and wholesalers. Rohr has worked in the plumbing and hydronics industry since early childhood with his father, Bob “Hot Rod” Rohr. After college he interned at Caleffi headquarters Read more
Caleffi North America proudly announces our newest Education and Training Manager, Max Rohr. He will partner with Caleffi representatives to offer product and system design training for engineers, contractors and wholesalers. Rohr has worked in the plumbing and hydronics industry since early childhood with his father, Bob “Hot Rod” Rohr. After college he interned at Caleffi headquarters in Italy for a year.
Photo (l-r): Max Rohr and Bob “Hot Rod” Rohr both serving as Caleffi Training and Education Managers
“I’m excited to be back in the Caleffi family!” said Rohr. “Education isn’t an afterthought at Caleffi; it is in the DNA of the company culture. Now I get to jump back into an exceptional training team. Not everyone gets to work side by side with a Carlson-Holohan Industry Award of Excellence winner to develop training materials,” added Rohr of working with his father.
“We have the strongest technical training staff in the industry. The addition of Max to the team solidifies Caleffi’s dedication to providing our customers with the highest quality support and training,” said Roger Corrente, Director of Sales.
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Caleffi is STOCKED and LOADED.
We have the plumbing and hydronic products you need including PRVs, TMVs, relay controls, separators, zone valves and more. Caleffi production and warehouse staff remain healthy. We are busier than ever thanks to our loyal customers. And our lead-times have never been better!
Bring it on. Caleffi Guaranteed.
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