Randy Krum

Current

• Vice President, Product Development at NCH Corporation

Past

• Vice President, Marketing at NCH
• Director of Product Marketing and Development at NCH Corporation
• Product Development Team Leader at Newell Rubbermaid

• Operations Manager at Newell Rubbermaid
• Production & Inventory Control Manager at Newell Rubbermaid
• Materials Manager at Cooper Industries
• Senior Cost Accountant at Cooper Industries
• Manufacturing Training Program at Cooper Industries
• Engineering Co-op at DuPont

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Education

• North Carolina State University

Recommended

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Connections

185 connections

Industry

Consumer Goods

Websites

• Cool Infographics Blog
• My Company

Randy Krum’s Summary

Manager of product development, product marketing and marketing communications groups within a large consumer products company. Focus on innovation, consumer research, brand development, buzz marketing, category management and intellectual property.

Randy Krum’s Specialties:

Consumer research (qualitative and quantitative), innovation, product development, brainstorming, Voice of the Customer, product marketing, strategic planning, Fuzzy Front End, ethnography, Stage-Gate processes, licensing, intellectual property, packaging design, materials management, vendor negotiation, warehouse management, cost accounting, kaizen events, kan-ban systems, visual systems, SAP R/3, MRP II systems and Mechanical Engineering.

Randy Krum’s Experience

• Vice President, Product Development

  NCH Corporation

  (Privately Held; 5001-10,000 employees; NCH; Chemicals industry)

  2008 — Present (1 year)

  Covering:
  Retail Products Group (RPG)
  The Bramton Company
  Simple Solution
  Bags On Board
  OUT! International
  Totally Toddler
  Veterinarian's Best
  
  Working with Product Development, Product Marketing, Consumer Research, Industrial Deign and Portfolio Management

• Vice President, Marketing

  NCH

  (Privately Held; 5001-10,000 employees; NCH; Chemicals industry)

  2006 — 2008 (2 years)

  Covering:
  Retail Products Group (RPG)
  The Bramton Company (Simple Solution products)
  Bags On Board
  OUT! International
  Totally Toddler
  
  Working with Product Development, Marketing Communications, Product Marketing, Brand Management, Advertising and PR.

• Director of Product Marketing and Development

  NCH Corporation

  (Privately Held; 5001-10,000 employees; NCH; Chemicals industry)

  2004 — 2006 (2 years)

  Covering:
  Retail Products Group (RPG)
  The Bramton Company
  OUT! International
  Totally Toddler

• Product Development Team Leader

  Newell Rubbermaid

  (Public Company; NWL; Consumer Goods industry)

  2001 — 2003 (2 years)

  Calphalon Division, Toledo, OH

• Operations Manager

  Newell Rubbermaid

  (Public Company; NWL; Consumer Goods industry)

  2000 — 2001 (1 year)

  Calphalon Division, Toledo, OH

• Production & Inventory Control Manager

  Newell Rubbermaid

  (Public Company; NWL; Consumer Goods industry)

  1999 — 2000 (1 year)

  Calphalon Division, Toledo, OH

• Materials Manager

  Cooper Industries

  (Public Company; CBE; Consumer Goods industry)

  1996 — 1999 (3 years)

  Hand Tools Division

• Senior Cost Accountant

  Cooper Industries

  (Public Company; CBE; Consumer Goods industry)

  1994 — 1996 (2 years)

  Hand Tools Division

• Manufacturing Training Program

  Cooper Industries

  (Public Company; CBE; Consumer Goods industry)

  1992 — 1994 (2 years)

  Four structured training assignments:
  
  Oil Tool Division (now Cooper Cameron)
  - Purchasing
  - Quality Control
  
  Hand Tools Division
  - Production Supervisor
  - Manufacturing Engineer

• Engineering Co-op

  DuPont

  (Public Company; DD; Consumer Goods industry)

  1989 — 1991 (2 years)

  Carpet Fibers Division, Kinston, NC

Randy Krum’s Education

• North Carolina State University

  BS , Mechanical Engineering , 1987 — 1992

  Founding Editor of N.C. State Engineer student magazine

  Activities and Societies:

  Theta Tau Engineering Fraternity, Engineer's Council, ASME

Additional Information

Randy Krum’s Websites:

• Cool Infographics Blog
• My Company

Randy Krum’s Interests:

Disney, Mac, Photography, Investing, Golf, Computer Games, Infographics

Randy Krum’s Contact Settings

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