Business Development Professional
Kevin Kidwell
Business Development Expert - Kevin Kidwell
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Kevin is an International Business Development professional with an innovative entrepreneurial spirit to drive growth & delight clients with over 35 years’ experience. He is a sales expert in OEM equipment, Automation Control, Process Modernization, and Service Sales. He nurtures ethical business practices, is adept at Project Management in various industry verticals globally, and has well-honed negotiation and proposal writing skills. With expertise as a Regional Sales Manager, North American Channel Manager, Managing Director and International Specialist, Kevin provides business, management, leadership and sales consulting.
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Experience
April 2020 – Present
Boulder Advisory Group, President & CEO
Boulder, Colorado
Nov 2017 – March 2020
Westrup Inc, Managing Director – Americas
Denver, Colorado
Feb 2015 - Aug 2017
Lakeland Companies, Business Development Manager - Western US
Denver, Colorado
Aug 2013 - Feb 2015
General Electric, Channel Manager Western US and Western Canada
Denver, Colorado
2011-2013
American WERA (Now GMTA), Project Manager North America
Ann Arbor, Michigan
2010 - 2011
MAN RENK Test Systems, Account Manager North America
Indianapolis, Indiana
2002 - 2010
Siemens Energy & Automation, Regional Account Manager
Indianapolis, Indiana
Education
Certifications
Associations
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April 2020 – Present
Boulder Advisory Group, President & CEO
Boulder, Colorado
- Advising/Sales Coaching to small business, OEM(s) & European entities wishing to do business in the US
- OEM Sales Support across any vertical
- Equipment reseller / representative and support across verticals like agriculture, sensing, recycling
Nov 2017 – March 2020
Westrup Inc, Managing Director – Americas
Denver, Colorado
- Opened North American Headquarters for Agribusiness support of OEM Machinery
- Added service sales and engineering to portfolio
- Increased year over year revenue via market share gains
Feb 2015 - Aug 2017
Lakeland Companies, Business Development Manager - Western US
Denver, Colorado
- Opened Denver office.
- Increased automation business by 300% in: Process Measurement, Agri, and OEM controls
Aug 2013 - Feb 2015
General Electric, Channel Manager Western US and Western Canada
Denver, Colorado
- Increased market share with GE Channel Partners: TMMi, Power/mation, GEXPRO, GESCAN et al
- Supported End-User Growth at: Bayer, Marathon Oil, Tesoro, Eagle Engineering, Encana and others
2011-2013
American WERA (Now GMTA), Project Manager North America
Ann Arbor, Michigan
- North American Projects Manager and service in the US, Mexico and Canada on automation systems and specialized machine tools.
2010 - 2011
MAN RENK Test Systems, Account Manager North America
Indianapolis, Indiana
- US project manager for $40M ARRA full nacelle gearbox test stand project for Clemson University
2002 - 2010
Siemens Energy & Automation, Regional Account Manager
Indianapolis, Indiana
- Secured new ARRA modernization projects with the Army Corps of Engineers and the US Navy
- Develop innovative engineered solutions proposals for Power Distribution, SubStations, 15kV Drives
Education
- Indiana Wesleyan University, Marion, Indiana, Masters of Business Administration (MBA)
- Indiana Wesleyan University, Marion, Indiana, Bachelors Science Business Management (BSBM)
- Capital Community College, Hartford, Connecticut, Associate of Science, Electrical Engineering (ASEE)
Certifications
- Journeyman Electrician
- Project Management Professional (PMP) Prep
- Value Proposition & Target Account Selling
- Selling to Senior Executives
- Fanuc Robot Integration
Associations
- MSUM Foundation – Investment Chair
- Missouri Seedsman
- American Seed Trade Association
- Colorado Advanced Manufacturing Association
- British Motor Club Colorado VS
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