Leadership
William Davison, President
William Davison has 30 years management experience in various industries. Working at companies like Archer Daniels Midland, Scoular Company, Data Transmission Network, and Continental Alarm and Detection has given him a wealth of management experience. He specializes in operations and financial management, strategic planning, marketing and sales.
Larry Hevlin, Vice President of Manufacturing
Larry has been involved in managing the production facility for over 25 years. He graduated from Southeast Community College in 1971 with an Associates of Applied Arts in Architectural Drafting. Larry joined the Kelly Klosure team in 1972 as Vice President of Technical Services. After 13 years of service with us, Larry took an Assistant Manager position at Peerless Products, Inc. In 1989 he returned to Kelly Klosure as the Vice President of Manufacturing. Larry has designed and managed three major production facility expansions to increase the capabilities and capacity of Kelly Klosure’s manufacturing area and has ensured that Kelly Group has never shipped a building late.
Steve Kneifl, Vice President, Sales
Steve brings 33 years of product knowledge and experience to the Kelly Sales Team. He began his career at Kelly Klosure on the engineering/production staff as a draftsman and moved to sales after working directly with customers answering technical questions during the sales/order/assembly process. Steve has extensive experience in both commercial and government sales and is a member of GSA’s (General Service Administration’s) “Alliance for Quality Business Solutions” Executive Council.
Larry Hladik, Vice President Design, Estimating & Procurement
As Vice President of Design, Larry works on special job applications outside the scope of standard Kelly products. Working directly with customers and end users, Larry will coordinate, design and purchase material for these jobs.
On special QA projects, Larry performs the role of Lead Project Manager working with the customer, the Kelly Design Department and Manufacturing. For special design requirements, he works directly with the outside engineering firm of Nielsen-Baumert Engineering, Inc. out of Omaha, Nebraska.
Functioning in his estimating and procurement responsibility, Larry oversees specialty jobs for pricing and material purchases by in house personnel. Another main duty is the purchasing of all direct mill structural steel materials used in manufacturing.
Danny Whitlow, Business Development Director for Nuclear Power & Industrial
Since graduating from Oklahoma State University in 1990, Danny has nearly 20 years sales experience and began working with products and services for the construction industry in 1998. His primary responsibility at Kelly is to provide customers with a wide variety of structures that meet the stringent design requirements demanded for nuclear plant/site applications.
Dani Sue Garcia, Sales and Customer Service Representative
Dani Sue began her career in sales and customer service when she was 16 years old. She was a supervisor for 9 years and had the # 1 sales team for 39 months straight. She took 5 years off from sales and became the Family Support Coordinator/Drug Testing Coordinator at Pathfinder Support Services. Dani Sue’s interest in sales and customer service brought her to Kelly Klosure Systems in January, 2011. That began her sales/customer service career with the Kelly team helping prospective customers develop their building and enclosure applications.
Benjamin Kurtz, Government Project Manager
Benjamin graduated from Peru University in 2001 with a Bachelor of Technology in Management. He became part of the Kelly Klosure team in 2002 while he continued his education at Bellevue University, graduating in 2004 with his Master of Business Administration. Benjamin’s extensive education and past experience in construction and project management have served him well in his position as Government Program Manager.
Eric Lozo, Field Service Manager
Eric’s work experience began with Continental Alarm & Detection Co. as a project manager/service salesman where he managed all the articulations of fire alarm system installment. After eight years, he moved to an electronic sales/project manager at SimplexGrinnell where he developed great relationship skills working with a vast array of contractors. Upon joining the Kelly Klosure team, Eric has proven skills in team work, problem solving, and customer service.
Andrew Stamp, Manager of Design and Engineering
Andrew has a Bachelors of Science in Manufacturing Engineering from the University of Nebraska at Omaha. Andrew has worked at Kelly Klosure Systems since 2001 and currently manages the engineering department. He has been lead designer on many custom projects including a number of enclosures with retractable roofs, a helicopter paint booth and a flight simulator enclosure able to withstand 180 MPH typhoon force winds. Andrew routinely works with customers during the approval and manufacturing process to ensure the project has the correct design, stays on schedule, and meets the customers’ needs. He also works with Kelly’s structural engineering partners to keep our pre-engineered design up to date with the latest building codes and trends in the market. His engineering and mechanical background and experience at Kelly Klosure allows Andrew to solve the toughest enclosure and building challenges.