ST. LOUIS, March 27, 2019 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Bitrode Corporation, an innovative energy storage solutions company based in St. Louis, announces the appointment of Cyril Narishkin as CEO/COO to enhance innovation, service standards, and manufacturing processes that impact Bitrode's global customer base. The decision was made on January 7 by Bitrode's Board of Directors. Prior to assuming these leadership roles, Narishkin served as a consultant to the company for eight months. He replaces Paolo Raponi.
Multilingual, Narishkin trained as an Engineer at Tufts University and subsequently graduated from Washington University's Olin Business School with an MBA. Before joining Bitrode, Narishkin led several successful turnarounds and consulted for many national and international firms, helping companies around the world streamline operations and increase revenue through the Lean Six Sigma method.
"I'm honored and excited to lead Bitrode forward," said Narishkin. "This is a year of proactive solutions and unparalleled customer service. We look forward to building on Bitrode's strong foundation and improving products and services for customers around the globe."
Narishkin has made key management changes related to four lean practitioners:
- Craig Brunk has been promoted to Vice President of Sales & Marketing. Brunk will leverage years of leadership at Emerson/Nidec and other large national and international firms. He holds a BSEE from the University of Missouri-Columbia.
- Mike Hill was promoted to Vice President of Engineering and Quality. Hill brings a depth of experience in new product development and leading innovative teams and is a fellow Washington University's Olin Business School alum. Hill graduated from Knox College, Galesburg, IL with a B.A. in Physics
- Elaine Raterman was promoted to IT Manager. Prior to her many years in firmware and software engineering at Bitrode, Raterman was an electronics design engineer for McDonald Douglas. She has both a BSEE and MSEE from the University of Missouri - Rolla.
- Ryan Blood is the new Plant Manager. Blood has successfully implemented lean practices using the Toyota and Danaher models at four operations he led.
Under the new leadership team, Bitrode plans to increase revenue while enhancing customized support and service standards. Using Lean systematic methods, Bitrode will develop lean cells, simplifying material flow, eliminating unnecessary steps, and establishing consistency and quality control. The outcome will be dependable delivery of quality equipment to Bitrode's customers.
About Bitrode Corporation
Since 1957, battery manufacturers and developers around the globe have relied on Bitrode Corporation for innovative energy storage solutions. Starting as an in-house provider to a battery manufacturer in St. Louis, Missouri, Bitrode has continued to devote itself exclusively to serving the needs of the storage power industry. In 2008, Bitrode became a member of the Sovema group, solidifying Bitrode as an even stronger player in the growing global battery markets. The company offers an extensive product line of battery formation and laboratory test equipment, as well as software tools, battery simulation, and manufacturing automation tools appropriate to all battery applications and chemistries. Bitrode remains committed to designing and building the most reliable, user-friendly, and configurable test equipment for the battery industry; providing world class customer support; and investing in research and development to advance battery testing technologies. For more, visit http://www.bitrode.com.
SOURCE Bitrode Corporation
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