Michael Whitney
Educator
Industry Advocate
Machine Tool Builder
Machine Tool Distributor
Creative Strategies LLC, Partner (President, retired 2014)
Michael Whitney
Educator
Industry Advocate
Machine Tool Builder
Machine Tool Distributor
Creative Strategies LLC, Partner (President, retired 2014)
Constant self-evaluation keeps you grounded and on target to make the most of opportunities.
Starting out as a 17 year old set-up man in an iron foundry in Cleveland, Ohio. Applied for and won a college scholarship for engineering. Completed a 4 year Mechanical Engineering curriculum at University of Notre Dame. Went on to work with so many smart and encouraging people in the machine tool industry over a 50 year period. I must have been born to be a participant in such a dynamic, ever changing industry. I always was learning about technology, applications, continuous improvement, and working with remarkable people.
Career Inspiration
So many individuals contributed to inspiring me to reach for excellence in whatever I felt was my career path. Each of those career stops needed to have a challenging aspect and opportunity for learning new skills in order to be worthwhile and engaging for me.
Career History
1963-1965 – Engineer for machine tool builder E.W Bliss Co.
1966-1970 – Field Sales Engineer for E.W. Bliss Co.
1970-1975 – Field Sales Engineer for machine tool distributor Luther and Pedersen
1975-1986 – V.P. Sales, Luther and Pedersen
1982-1986 – President of Tooling Systems Inc., subsidiary
1987-1988 – V.P. Sales, Alliant Machine Tool consortium
1987-1992 – President Rem Sales Inc.
1993-1998 – President Technical Equipment Sales
1998-2014 – Owner, Partner in establishing Creative Strategies LLC Consulting
1989-1993 – American Precision Museum, Board of Trustees
Education
1963 – University of Notre Dame, Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering
1970 – Western Michigan University, MBA in Finance
1990 – Yale School of Management, Advanced Management Studies
1997 – Xavier University, Facilitating Groups for Business Improvement
Awards
Various top salesman awards.
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