Jonas Capistrant

Galvanizer
DISC Type : Id

Director of Customer Innovation at Aagard

Alexandria, Minnesota, United States

Overview

Jonas Capistrant is the Director of Customer Innovation at Aagard, where he has progressed through several engineering and management roles. He leverages his deep expertise in packaging machinery and automation to drive sales and develop innovative solutions for clients. His colleagues describe him as skilled, passionate, patient, and detail-oriented, with a Bachelor of Arts from Saint Johns University.

His background includes a foundational role as a Teachers Assistant for introductory physics at his alma mater, showcasing an ability to communicate complex topics. His professional interests extend to major manufacturing and medical technology firms in the region, such as 3M and Medtronic.

He was instrumental in a major packaging transformation for Energizer, helping them transition away from plastic to a fully recyclable and automated solution.

Personality Overview

Self-Assured

Persuader

Trusting

They prefer to ensure that they are in control of the situation.  They are not against taking risks and can make tough decisions when required.
 They are more likely to accept new and exciting technologies.

Topics They Care About

Packaging Automation
Has spent his entire career at Aagard, evolving from controls engineer to a customer innovation leader in purpose-built packaging automation systems.
Sustainable Packaging
Featured in company materials discussing Aagard's response to client challenges, such as helping Energizer move away from plastic packaging to recyclable, paper-based solutions.
Customer-Centric Solutions
His current role focuses on blending deep engineering knowledge with sales strategies to solve unique customer challenges and build innovative systems.

Media Appearances

Jonas has no verified media appearances

Work History

1-2023
Director of Customer Innovation at Aagard
8-2018 - 1-2023
Applications Engineering Manager at Aagard
1-2015 - 8-2018
Senior Applications Engineer at Aagard
2-2006 - 12-2014
Senior Controls Engineer at Aagard
2002 - 2005
Teacher's Assistant at Saint John's University

Education

Bachelor of Arts from Saint John's University

More Information

Social Presence :

Prographics :

Exp : 24 Location : Alexandria, Minnesota, United States Job Level : Mid-senior Designation : Director of Customer Innovation at Aagard
URL has been copied!

Insights For Selling To Jonas

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Use words like ‘partner’, ‘together’, ‘impact’ etc.
  • Focus on building a relationship, it can play a key role in their decision making
  • Talk about some of the cool and impressive features of your product

DONT's

  • Don’t rely too much on what they promise, make your own deductions
  • Don’t be excessively objective, focus on building a story first
  • Don’t hesitate from asking questions, but take a friendly and warm approach

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Jonas is

  • Relationship and product conviction matter equally, followed by a sense of achievement.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Jonas

  • If they are not convinced, they will say no though in a friendly way.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Jonas move?

  • They can reach decisions quickly if they develop trust and confidence in the product.
  • Can Jonas take some risk or not?

  • If necessary, they will be ready to take risks.

You And Jonas

Personality Compatibility


Other Aagard Employees

Explore more public profiles from related professionals at the same organization.

More Profiles

Discover additional public profiles from our index.

Search more profiles

Looking for someone else? Search here for anyone.

Or visit Humantic AI to know more.