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Keith Teichmann,
ITT Corporation
Keith Teichmann projects energy
into everything he does, according to his colleagues at ITT
Interconnect Solutions. ITT President William “Bill” Taylor
said, “Keith is an outstanding marketing executive. His passion
for our business and his informed creativity are the main
engines for Cannon’s industry leading, customer-focused product
information and promotion offerings. It’s a real pleasure to
work with Keith.”
 Name:
Keith Teichmann
Company name and location:
ITT Corporation, Interconnect Solutions, Santa Ana,
California, U.S.
Current position:
Worldwide Director of Marketing and Product Management
Previous industry positions:
Senior level management and engineering positions at
International Paper and United Technologies, Pratt &
Whitney, where I served as a senior strategic planner and a
senior operability and controls engineer, respectively.
Industry affiliations or organizations:
ASME (American Society of Mechanical Engineers) - member for
25 years
Accomplishments you’re proud of:
My wonderful family
First job:
Stocking, sweeping floors, running the cash register, and
planning my next big move while working at Dollar General.
Favorite website:
http://dvice.com, which previews the next great thing to hit
my Amazon wish list.
The last book I read:
Watchmen by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons
If I knew then what I know now, I would have:
A year and a half ago my answer would have been, “gotten a
law degree or a finance degree at a top 10 school.” Today… I
wouldn’t change a thing. I’m pretty happy with my prior
choices.
The best advice anyone ever gave me was:
Move
beyond engineering and explore your entrepreneurial and
creative spark. So, I left Pratt & Whitney and went back to
business school.
What trend in the industry is affecting your job and what
would you like to do about it?
Similar to my prior experiences at both P&W and IP,
materials science continues to be a strong driver of
innovation. It would be great to harness the capabilities of
a strongly staffed materials science innovation center.
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