Power Distribution, Automation and Renewables Technologies
For a Good Cause!
Do you know that Egret Consulting donates a portion of our revenue to support charities on behalf of our client partners? 

Egret Consulting donates, on behalf of our clients, to:

                    Walk to End Alzheimer's
                    National Wildlife Federation
                    Together We Rise (Foster Care)
                    Meals on Wheels

Egret Consulting is privileged to partner with the best companies in the electrical industry to help them grow through talent acquisition. For the past 24 years we’ve seen how the electrical industry is filled with generous, talented, action-oriented people and these donations help change people's lives. Each of these charitable organizations align with Egret’s corporate brand and values of supporting underprivileged youth, advocating for animal welfare, environmental sustainability, and healthcare. We’ve had overwhelming support from our clients for this initiative that we started in 2021. Our clients choose which charity they would like the donation made to, which includes them in the decision-making process. Donations are made throughout the year to each of the charities supported. The spirit of giving and making a difference in the community is a benefit of the work that we perform for our clients. By actively participating in charitable donations and encouraging corporate social responsibility, we extend our client’s and our own influence to make a difference in the world.
Available Talent
General Manager / Senior Leadership
 
Over twenty years of sustained growth and execution experience; leading a multi-site, engineered to order manufacturing, and service organization. Worked up the ranks from a Manufacturing Engineer to the President & Chief Operating Officer

  •  10+ years w/full P&L responsibility ranging from $25M to $100M businesses.
  •  Merged and integrated five acquisitions: from IP only to full manufacturing facilities.
  •  Manufacturing leadership including 5S lean methodologies of process improvements.
  •  Integration and synergy execution of over $2M in year one
  •  Year one EBITDA performance up 13.7% versus prior year and 5.6% per plan
  •  Executed growth to $100M through renewed product launches, focusing on customer success, the weaknesses of competition and being well positioned to take advantage of niche market expansion
  •  Directed engineering resources on R&D initiatives that accelerated product offerings, averaging $3M of revenue generation per year
  •  Development of departmental goals and KPI expectations across all functions of the business, yielding gross margin gains from 18.3% to 27.3% during tenure


Regional Sales Manager / VFD’s and HMI products

20+ years of experience in technical sales, customer service, engineering, as well as technical support, product installations/maintenance and new business development. Expertise includes direct sales, key account management, product expertise, and installation, project management and proposal development. Experience managing key relationships with domestic and international OEMs, distributors, and vendors.

Grew North American sales from $4.2 to $7.1M annually.


Head of Cybersecurity, Compliance, and IT

  • Business and Technology leadership across C-Level teams, led global technology team on strategy and information governance, leading the latest cybersecurity and privacy matters and trends supporting the global initiative.
  • Led information security and compliance team of 14 members with system security, network security, data governance, incident management, service management and compliance reporting, building the cybersecurity practice from scratch.
  • Implemented and operated 12 on-premises and cloud-based (AWS, Azure, Tencent and Alibaba) security platforms by adopting DevSecOps and following agile principles and practices, including NGFW, SIEM, LB, WAF, etc. with a budget of $2,500,000.
  • Led ISO 27001 and several MLPS level 3 certification projects, with an annual budget of $900,000.
  • Drafted and formulated information security policy framework at 4 levels and built over 50 standards, procedures, and guidelines. Developed and coordinated over 100 sessions of company-wide information security awareness and training programs, covering a staff of more than 10,000.
  • Organized assessments and audits for compliance with US and Global Cyber Security Law, Data Security Law, Personal Information Protection Law, data cross-border regulations, etc., across both back of house functional systems/teams and front of house business facing systems/teams.
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Rob Wieska

Executive Recruiter / Senior Partner

Rob’s expertise at Egret Consulting is Power Distribution (hardware products plus associated controls and software), Automation Technologies (including generation products, smart grid, building automation and controls manufacturers) and Renewables (including wind, solar, battery / energy storage, EV charging, Microgrid applications) and other emerging technologies.

847.307.7129
rw@egretconsulting.com
Colin Wieska

Executive Recruiter

Colin focuses on Cybersecurity, Embedded Software, Controls, and IoT / IIoT Technologies. His educational background had an emphasis on
cybersecurity, programming, data science, data structures, and statistics. This allows Colin to have a technical understanding of providing talent acquisition solutions while understanding the applications needed for success.

847-327-0018
cw@egretconsulting.com
Rob's Successful Placements
Power Distribution Equipment Manufacturer
  • Chief Operations Officer
  • Mechanical Engineer
  • Business Development Manager
  • Plant Manager
  • Electrical Engineer
  • Project Manager
 
Power T&D Manufacturer
  • US Sales Director
 
Power Systems Provider
  • Vertical Sales Manager
 
Power Supplies Manufacturer
  • National Sales Manager
 
Controls Manufacturer
  • National Sales Manager
Industrial Automation Manufacturer
  • Engineering Manager
  • Regional Sales Manager
  
Electrical Equipment Manufacturer
  • Marketing Manager
 
Electrical Manufacturer
  • VP Sales
  • Production Manager
 
EV Charging
  • Sales Manager
 
Energy Efficiency Smart Tech Solutions
  • VP Operations
  • Sales Director

Drives and Controls Manufacturer
  • VA/VE Project Manager
  • Director of Engineering
  • Applications Engineer