Johan M Karlstedt Chairman, QXSystems™ Email : jmk@qxsystems.com JMK is the chief architect of the entire operation of QXSystems™. JMK known for his excellent mind management skills has steered the organisation into the Knowledge Age.
Professional Experience
Before 1986
I stared to build my professional career at the age of fifteen, when I was hired as an air-conditioning service technician-trainee during summer vacations. I worked as much as possible during my high school years, and thereby developed an excellent understanding of the practical side of the trade. After graduating from high school, I served a year in the Finnish Army, graduating as a Sergeant. During my four college years, not only did I again work a lot in the field, but also in the office, doing drafting, planning, and calculations. This I was able do because TLH, as a private college, had a very liberal attendance policy.
1986 - 1988	^
As a graduated engineer, I was appointed by Coolex® Oy to work in a project sales position. I worked independently in designing and selling small to mid-sized air-conditioning and cooling installations locally, in southern Finland . I worked closely with local Carrier and Daikin distributors and learned the 'tricks of the trade' from them. At this time, I also was co-developing a patented, heat-recovery system for oil and gas-heated boilers, called, "EtaMax."
1988 - 1990
I was appointed vice-president of sales and marketing for Coolex® Oy , charged with handling the international marketing of several patents to over 10 countries. My work-description included managing license agreement negotiations, dealing with patent disputes, overseeing marketing and technical product training, as well as providing customer support for licensees. I developed several unique technical and economic software models, for the estimation and simulation of heat-pump technology performance.
1990 - 1993	^
I was promoted to President of Coolex® Oy , and became responsible for the total operation of the company. I opened new market areas for Coolex®, including the marketing and sales of large-capacity, water-chiller projects to customers in Scandinavia . I negotiated for Coolex® the position as sole distributor in Finland for several large European and international AC manufacturers, such as Mitsubishi Electric ( Japan ), Techibel (France), Profroid (France), and Climaveneta ( Italy ). I built up the Coolex® dealer network, starting from scratch, into the third largest on the market.
1993 to 1998	^
I was appointed to the post of Chairman of the Board of Coolex® Oy. From this leadership position, I further developed Coolex® into an air-conditioning and cooling-equipment manufacturer, producing over 200 different products, ranging from 5 kW condensing-units all the way up to 2500 kW water-chillers. I started Coolex®'s own in-house production unit, and thereby turned EtaMax into a highly Successable product. I participated strongly in the day-to-day work in all areas of the business, from R&D, to marketing, sales, and human relations. Most particularly, I was active in developing and improving Coolex®'s computer hardware and software systems, which were of necessity, state-of-the-art. During this time, I learned to use, and to trust, outside consultants to help with the business development process. I used over twenty different, highly-professional consultants during the years, and learned a lot from each of them. Thank-you guys.
1998 to Present	^
I left Coolex® Oy, and Finland , for a career in The USA. Thus, I started QXSystems™, an international Business- and IT - Engineering firm, specializing in building Virtual Organizations and related engineering solutions. I became a regular ASHRAE member in 1998. During the next years, I found the time to write down the basics for the Business Engineering process we call Q X S . In the spring of 2002, I enrolled in a Masters' program for organizational development, at The Fielding Graduate Institute, located in California and finished two OD courses with honours. After finding out that OMOD was not enough for me, I enrolled in the spring of 2003 in a MBA program at the very international and highly appreciated Robert Kennedy Collage of Switzerland. My present plan is to graduate from RKC with a MBA degree in the fall of 2004. After that I will continue to push my educational career even further. Learning is to me a lifelong adventure and a passion that I cannot live without. The best sources to verify the above information is BS.Eng Magnus Karlstedt, at IQ Air, Inc., email , phone: 1-941-268-4261, with whom I worked together at Coolex® for 10 years. A second colleague with whom I also worked together for many years at Coolex® is BS.Eng Timo Karkulahti at Vasatherm Oy email (phone: 358-400-601274). Please ask for more referrals if needed.
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