KriStar News – June 2011
KriStar is proud to announce the following promotions:
Mike Kimberlain has recently been promoted to Vice President of Engineering. Mike joined KriStar in 2007 as part of its sales team in the Southern California region. He possesses a Bachelors of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology, and has been practicing Civil Engineering with a specialty in Storm Water Management for the last 10 years. His background has been key in the development, testing, and product development protocols, and in advising specifiers on appropriate storm water management solutions. He’s an active participant in several national storm water programs including the State of California Construction General Permit and the Industrial General Permit. mkimberlain@kristar.com
Shawn Luton brings 17 years experience in the storm water industry to his new position at KriStar as Vice President of Sales for the Eastern Region. Shawn graduated top of his class from Georgia Southern University with a BS in Civil Engineering Technology and began his career working in the special hydraulics unit of the Office of Road and Airport Design for the GA Department of Transportation for three years. He spent the next two years doing private consulting in the engineering field. In the past 12 years, in addition to his previous role as Regional Sales Engineer for KriStar, he has held the positions of Regional Sales Manager, National Builders Program Manager, and National Wastewater Sales Manager for Hancor and Advanced Drainage Systems. sluton@kristar.com
The expertise and knowledge each of these gentlemen bring to their new positions are an asset to KriStar and we are pleased to have them accept their new positions.
Jeff Hardesty has been promoted to Engineering Technician. Jeff started with KriStar working as an inside sales representative in early 2007. He quickly learned the products and provided support for the engineering staff as needed, making himself an integral part of both the sales and engineering departments. Among his new duties, he coordinates all the product and submittal drawings with our drafting department, he is a technical assistant to our engineers, and helps back up the production department. We are indeed lucky to have him on the KriStar team. jhardesty@kristar.com
Recent Additions to KriStar:
Hugo Aguirre has recently been added as an account executive for our inside sales team and comes to us with 25+ years of experience in the sales field. John Loera, with 15+ years of sales experience, has been hired as an Account Executive for outside sales in Imperial, Riverside, San Bernardino and San Diego counties in Southern California. We feel confident that our customers will find them knowledgeable, helpful, and easy to work with, and we welcome these two gentlemen to KriStar. haguirre@kristar.com jloera@kristar.com