•Title: President of engineering.
•Organization: Sys-tek Cos., 2801 N.W. Missouri 7, Blue Springs; 816-229-9009; www.sys-tek.com.
•Focus: Sys-tek is an engineering consulting firm offering mechanical, electrical, plumbing, consulting engineering and commissioning services.
•Details: Gerstner oversees Sys-tek’s daily operations. His priorities are to execute projects in a way that ensures repeat business from existing clients, to develop new clients through marketing and to continue to improve the efficiency of the firm’s operations.
•Education: Gerstner has a bachelor of science in architectural engineering from Kansas State University and an MBA from Rockhurst University. He is licensed as a professional engineer in Missouri, Michigan and Colorado, and is one of six certified pharmaceutical industry professionals in the world.
•Background: Most recently, Gerstner was with Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica Inc. of St. Joseph, where he developed and managed the company’s engineering department and capital budget. Previously he had been with CRB Consulting Engineers of Kansas City.
•Thoughts: “We really like to work on the guts of a building. Every project is unique, and a lot of our work goes into the core of a building. People don’t normally see those areas, but they present a real technical challenge.”
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