Pete Koelsch

Pete Koelsch has a diverse work experience spanning different industries. Pete currently serves as the Sr. Director of Operations at The Hain Celestial Group, where they joined for a plant turnaround project. Prior to this, they worked as the Director of Operations at Fuchs North America, responsible for leading a team of over 150 employees and managing budgetary responsibilities for two manufacturing facilities. Pete also has experience as a Production Manager and Head Brewer at Wyndridge Farm, where they implemented lean manufacturing strategies and developed QA/QC procedures. Before that, they held roles at DuPont as a Production Specialist and Control Systems & Manufacturing Engineer, overseeing large-scale manufacturing operations. Pete also gained experience at Lutron Electronics as an Embedded Systems Co-op and at Samraksh Company as a Hardware Engineering Intern. Pete began their career as an Analyst at the Technology Entrepreneurship and Commercialization Institute. Overall, Pete has a strong background in operations and manufacturing management, with a focus on process improvement, team leadership, and cost optimization.

Pete Koelsch holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering from The Ohio State University. Pete also has a certification as a Six Sigma Green Belt, obtained from DuPont.