Randy Winegard, son of founder John Winegard, is the Chief Executive Officer of Winegard Company, a family owned multi-million dollar business located in Burlington, Iowa.
Prior to Randy taking the helm in 1977, when his father retired, Winegard Company was solely invested in designing and manufacturing traditional over-the-air residential TV antennas, mounts and accessories. Randy's relentless desire to challenge his leadership team to seek out new opportunities has resulted in the company expanding into the satellite television and commercial 2-way VSAT real-time broadband technologies, while maintaining a focus on terrestrial antenna technologies. This in turn has paved the way to new markets for home, recreational vehicle (RV), trucking, automotive, tailgating, marine, medical, military, emergency response and oil, gas & shale drilling industries, not only in the U.S., but abroad. With the same entrepreneurial spirit as his father, Randy has been the driving force in making Winegard a respected world leader in the antenna industry.
Winegard Company originated in John Winegard's garage and 60 years later, the company encompasses over 235,000 sq ft of manufacturing, office and warehouse space in Burlington with another 171,000 sq ft expansion project in process. The new north facility is scheduled to open end of 2013, allowing the company to meet growing demand. There are also off-site engineer offices in Quincy and Elgin Illinois that total 45,000 sq ft.
Randy's vision for growth and development isn't just limited to Winegard Company. He is well known throughout Burlington and southeast Iowa communities for his support to schools, churches, athletics, colleges and new business development. He has originated numerous real estate developments including the Spirit Hollow Golf Course and Residential Complex, along with many distinctive restaurants, hotels, and family entertainment establishments such as Fun City and Catfish Bend Casino and Resort.
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After successfully leading the Winegard Company Engineering Department for 8 years, Jon Manley has recently been appointed President.
Jon's primary goal in his new role as President is to continually leverage the company's antenna engineering expertise and manufacturing capabilities to capitalize on existing market opportunities while also exploring and expanding into new markets. All research and development initiatives along with new product design and development efforts will also be led by Mr. Manley.
During his tenure as Director of Engineering, Jon built a diversely skilled team consisting of electrical, mechanical, integration, packaging and manufacturing engineers where some of the most popular product lines in Winegard history were launched. These include TRAV'LER, RoadTrip, Carryout, FlatWave and FreeVision antennas. Furthermore, because of his drive and vision, Jon played an instrumental role in developing the 2-way commercial VSAT division for Winegard.
Prior to starting his career at Winegard, Jon was a RF Design Engineer and RF Team Leader for two Motorola Cellular divisions, as well as, an Engineering Manager for the Motorola Land Mobile Products Sector.
Jon graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from Southern Illinois University with Summa Cum Laude honors. During that time he was also a four year Lettermen for Saluki Football where he earned Academic All-American honors as a senior. Most recently, Jon earned an M.B.A. from the University of Iowa.
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 Dr. Denise Baker is Director of Marketing and Business Development at Winegard Company. Denise is highly educated and decorated with several degrees, bringing a diverse portfolio to the leadership team at Winegard. She has earned a Ph.D. in Educational Policy & Leadership Studies from the University of Iowa, a M.A. in Sociology also from the U of I, and a B.S. in Mathematics and Computer Science from Iowa Wesleyan College.
Denise's professional career began in computer science where she held instructor positions at two local colleges while serving as IT manager for Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company. Later she pursued a career change and continued her education in Sociology and Policy & Leadership Studies.
Prior to assuming her current position at Winegard, Dr. Baker served as Director of Mobile and Off-Air TV Reception Products and Organizational Development Manager.
As the Director or Marketing and Business Development, Denise is highly involved in front end research and strategy development for new market and product opportunities. She is a creative and analytic thinker who loves to challenge conventional and traditional mindsets and systems.
In addition to Marketing and Business Development, Denise's primary focus is mapping out the organizational structure and finding candidates with optimal skill sets to help Winegard achieve its goals. Having a healthful workplace is critical in attracting top level candidates and Denise has played an instrumental role in developing Winegard's superior wellness program. WELCOA honored Winegard at the Iowa Convention with a Well Workplace Gold Award in recognition of its wellness initiatives. With her continual guidance, Winegard continues to set the standard in wellness.
Denise also contributes to the community by being on the Board of Directors for both the Iowa Regional Workforce Investment and Southeastern Community College Foundation.
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Mr. Spicer has been Chief Financial Officer for Winegard Company and its subsidiaries since 2006. In addition to overseeing all financial activities and accounting responsibilities, Ed also oversees the IT Department.
Prior to joining Winegard, Ed was a CPA and partner with the firm of McGladrey & Pullen for over 30 years. While in that position, he also served as financial advisor and auditor for various local manufacturing clients including Winegard.
Ed received his Bachelor's degree in Accounting and Business Administration from the University of Iowa.
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Mr. King is a relentless guardian of the supply chain process at Winegard. He constantly seeks to improve all processes within the chain, to benefit both Winegard and its suppliers and customers. Controlling costs and increasing efficiencies are his top priorities. Furthermore, John is facilitating the transformation to a lean management system by working closely with customers on fine tuning their forecasts with the goal of eliminating irregular, high volume orders and shifting to more frequent and consistent volume orders thus avoiding demand peaks and valleys. John oversees purchasing, customer service, warehouse and logistics departments at Winegard.
Before joining the Winegard team, John worked for AT Kearney Management Consultants with a focus in system implementations and project management. He then took a job with Parker Pen Company as Materials Manager. When the opportunity arose, John moved the family to Fort Madison, Iowa where he was Vice President of Materials at Sheaffer Pen Company. When Sheaffer Pen closed its doors, John came to Winegard as Director, Supply Chain Management.
John King is a graduate of Western Michigan University with a Bachelor of Science in Urban Planning.
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 Mr. Engberg graduated from Iowa State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Engineering. He worked for Rockwell Collins in Cedar Rapids, Iowa and IBM in Rochester, Minnesota prior to starting his career at Winegard.
Aaron has held several positions within the company including Software Engineer, Project Planning Manager, Product Manager for Mobile Products, and Director of Residential Over-the-Air Digital Reception Products. In his current role as Director of Sales for Mobile Products, Aaron oversees new product development and sales strategies for RV, marine, trucking, automotive and tailgating markets.
Aaron is active in the RV industry where he has served as Vice President and now President of the Recreational Vehicle Aftermarket Association (RVAA). Under his leadership, Winegard has received numerous awards from retailers and distributors for best new products, marketing initiatives, and quality and excellence in vendor partnerships. Aaron's dynamic personality and enthusiasm for the industry has been instrumental in the company's success in the RV market.
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 Mr. Speer graduated from Iowa State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial Engineering in 1991. He began his career with General Electric in the locomotive industry where he served as a Quality Engineer and obtained his Six Sigma Black Belt certification. In 1997, Craig transferred to the GE plant in Burlington where he served as a Manufacturing Engineer and then Quality Manager for the past 12 years before joining Winegard in 2012.
Craig's mission is to build upon the superior quality program at Winegard. He is dedicated to exceeding customer expectations by ensuring that quality is built into the processes and products.
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Mr. Riffel is a graduate of the University of Iowa where he received Bachelor of Science degrees in both Business and Marketing. Jim worked a short time for MCI before joining the Winegard team. He has worked an impressive 35 years in a variety of sales positions at Winegard including Regional Sales Manager, National Sales Manager and currently Director of Residential Product Sales.
Through his extensive experience in the antenna industry and his strong business relations, Jim has been instrumental in increasing sales in the residential product group by nearly 50%. Jim emphasizes that his efforts are geared toward maintaining Winegard Company as the recognized leader in design and development of residential antennas. Mr. Riffel continually strives to ensure that Winegard Company meets the technological and consumer need to receive more audio and video data.
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