Rob Keller

Energizer
DISC Type : I

Senior Vice President, Hardware Engineering at Chamberlain Group

Elmhurst, Illinois, United States

Overview

Rob Keller is a technology executive with over 30 years of experience, currently serving as the Senior Vice President of Engineering at Chamberlain Group. He specializes in IoT, software, and embedded systems, and holds degrees from the University of Iowa and the Illinois Institute of Technology. Colleagues describe him as sharp, pragmatic, and a visionary leader.

He architected and led the teams that grew the myQ IoT platform from zero to over ten million users and built a software organization of over 200 professionals within a hardware company.

Personality Overview

Enthusiastic

Informal

Relationship Oriented

Unlike C or D types, they are vocal with their opinions but not so much with their questions.  They excel at seeing the bigger picture, and the long-term impact of their decisions. They are people oriented, friendly and like creating new connections.

Topics They Care About

IoT Platform Scaling
He led the strategic growth of Chamberlain's myQ smart-home platform from its inception to over ten million active users.
Connected Home Ecosystems
His work focuses on expanding connected product capabilities, including recent in-vehicle garage control integrations with major automotive brands like Honda and Acura.
IoT Security
He has participated in executive panels discussing strategies for extending risk management and secure design principles into the Internet of Things domain.

Media Appearances

Rob has no verified media appearances

Work History

12-2024
Senior Vice President, Hardware Engineering at Chamberlain Group
2-2015 - 6-2025
Vice President of Engineering, Connected Products at Chamberlain Group
7-2013 - 2-2015
Director of Engineering, Connected Products at Chamberlain Group
3-1994 - 7-1996
Project Engineer at The Dickson Co.
Manufacturing Engineer at Austin Continental Industries

Education

Bachelor of Science in Engineering from University of Iowa
Master of Electrical and Computer Engineering from Illinois Institute of Technology

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Insights For Selling To Rob

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Share some stories about how you you have helped people in similar positions succeed
  • Speak enthusiastically with energy, maintain a clear and confident tone
  • Do some small talk, ask them how things are going on their side

DONT's

  • Avoid cutting into their flow
  • Avoid ifs and buts, don’t talk too much about the risks etc.
  • Don’t be excessively objective, be a storyteller

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Rob is

  • Relationship and trust can be vital with them, sometimes more than anything else.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Rob

  • They are unlikely to say no directly, you have to make that decision yourself.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Rob move?

  • They are not the fastest decision makers, their friendly approach can give false positive signals.
  • Can Rob take some risk or not?

  • They can take certain risks that are unlikely to have personal consequences.

You And Rob

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