John Kiester

Background

About John Kiester

Performance oriented senior executive with a proven ability to shepherd organizations from start-up through profitability. Broad and effective combination of general and technical management with operational, financial, and system integration/IT strengths. Extensive experience within start-up and/or rapidly growing organizations under diverse and complex circumstances. • COO and CFO experience in both For-Profit and Non-Profit organizations • P&L responsibility for Operations, Finance, and IT departments • Business planning, budget development, and financial reporting • Contract negotiations and strategic relationship management • Implementing and improving business systems and processes • Cross-functional project management • International experience including offshore contract manufacturing • Driven by goals, corporate objectives, schedules, and quantifiable benchmarks. • Highly technically adept