Kurt von Zychlin

Director of Operations at THE ESS GROUP INC. T/A COLONIAL CHEMICAL COMPANY and ALLCLEAR SYSTEMS, LLC

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

About

Experience

  • THE ESS GROUP INC. T/A COLONIAL CHEMICAL COMPANY (Full-time · 5 yrs 9 mos)
    • Director of Operations
      Feb 2024 - Present · 2 yrs 5 mos

    • Associate Business Manager
      Oct 2020 - Jan 2024 · 3 yrs 4 mos

  • Director of Operations at ALLCLEAR SYSTEMS, LLC
    Feb 2024 - Present · 2 yrs 5 mos

  • Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc. (5 yrs 8 mos)
    • Allied Product Manager
      Oct 2017 - Aug 2020 · 2 yrs 11 mos

      • Monitor project life cycle through different phases to ensure product sale and installation • Read and understand construction plans to provide value engineering, installation support and project scope • Plan and execute strategic sales calls to engineering firms, distributors, government agencies and contractors • Work with internal team to control inventory, shipping and provide technical support • Set up and conduct presentations to get specified on engineering plans

    • Construction Manager
      Jan 2017 - Nov 2017 · 11 mos

      • Coordinated and managed job sites from start to finish • Project inventory management from order to delivery to ensure on time project completion • Worked closely with different entities including State, Federal, and local government along with Union contractors • Provided technical help for installation questions and problems • Conducted pre-construction meetings

    • Geosynthetics Product Manager
      Nov 2015 - Dec 2016 · 1 yr 2 mos

      • Engineering resource for company sales representatives and customers • Seven (7) state territory across the Midwest • Presented and educated product information • Managed pricing and inventory • Participated in weekly reports regarding inventory, market share, pricing and market development

  • Sales Intern at Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc.
    Jun 2014 - Aug 2014 · 3 mos

    - Helped improve and update the sales database system - Was Exposed and involved in applications engineering and product specifications - Participated in a variety of sales calls and was oriented to many of the manufacturing plants and products

  • Engineering Intern at The Wasserstrom Company
    Jun 2013 - Aug 2013 · 3 mos

    • Was responsible for implementing a new project management data base system • Worked with 3-D modeling • Participated in weekly leadership meetings between sales, production, and engineering