Keith Curtis, P.E.

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Director of Engineering - Louisville Division at M.G. Newell Corporation

Louisville Metropolitan Area, United States

Overview

Keith Curtis is the Director of Engineering for M. G. Newell Corporations Louisville Division. A licensed Professional Engineer with a BSEE from the University of Kentucky and an MBA from the University of Louisville, he specializes in designing sanitary solutions for the food, beverage, and pharmaceutical industries, backed by extensive experience at major distilleries.

He actively seeks peer feedback on the performance and reliability of specialized industrial equipment, such as Miura boilers, for unique applications like distilleries.

Personality Overview

Self-Disciplined

Fact-Driven

Slow Buyer

They are always well-planned and adopt a systematic approach.  They do not like taking risks at all and go for proven options in the end. They are heavily focused on quality and prefer doing things the right way, even if it takes time.

Topics They Care About

Sanitary Process Design
His team specializes in designing and installing custom sanitary solutions for the food, beverage, dairy, pharmaceutical, and personal care industries.
Distillery Engineering
Has significant career experience in engineering roles at IJW Whiskey Company, Diageo, Beam Suntory, and Brown-Forman, and analyzes equipment for distillery-specific use.
Engineering Recruitment
He is actively involved in hiring for his engineering team in Louisville, posting job opportunities for roles like Project Engineer.

Media Appearances

Keith has no verified media appearances

Work History

9-2025
Director of Engineering - Louisville Division at M.G. Newell Corporation
2-2022 - 9-2025
Engineering And Maintenance Manager at IJW Whiskey Company
8-2017 - 2-2022
Engineering And Maintenance Manager at Diageo
6-2015 - 8-2017
Technical Project Manager at Beam Suntory
3-2012 - 6-2015
Engineering and Reliability Manager - Louisville Operations at Brown-Forman

Education

2000 - 2004
BSEE from University of Kentucky
2005 - 2009
MBA from University of Louisville

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Insights For Selling To Keith

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • When following up with them, expect slowness; use questions to engage them, preferably over email.
  • Preferably use email to follow up with them instead of phone or Linkedin, engage by asking question or opinions
  • Use a presentation with information before getting into a live product walkthrough

DONT's

  • Avoid winging it with them particularly, answer a question only if you know the answer well
  • Avoid emotional and informal language, stay objective and to the point instead
  • Give it some time before you try to build rapport and a relationship, it doesn't come to them naturally

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Keith is

  • For them, low risk and acceptance by others are very important, followed by proof of ROI.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Keith

  • Often, they don't say no, or keep going about it in circles.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Keith move?

  • They do not like to take decisions in a hurry, so they could be slow in making their mind up.
  • Can Keith take some risk or not?

  • They are low on risk-appetite and prefer to make informed decisions.

You And Keith

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