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title: Introducing Midwest Regional Sales Manager, Kit Weste
description: Introducing Metcal Midwest Regional Sales Manager Kit Weste. His extensive experience and application expertise will benefit our customers in the Central United States
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## [Introducing Midwest Regional Sales Manager, Kit Weste](https://info.techcon.com/metcal/introducing-midwest-regional-sales-manager-kit-weste)

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![Kit Weste RSM.png](http://info.okinternational.com/hubfs/2017%20Metcal%20Blog/July/Kit%20Weste%20RSM.png "Kit Weste RSM.png")Kit joined Metcal in 2006 as a Technical Service Engineer, focused on providing application support, machine installs and training, and technical service to customers around the world, traveling throughout North America as well as South America and Asia. In 2013 Kit was promoted to Technical Service Manager, overseeing the Technical Service Department and Repair Department, with a strong focus on Quality Assurance and Control.

Kit moved to Sales in 2016, first in the East, and now covering the Midwest, Mid-Atlantic states, and Eastern Canada. Kit’s product knowledge, strong technical education, troubleshooting and repair experience, and his naturally congenial and confident personality serve him well in his role supporting Metcal’s customers with their newest and most challenging applications.

Kit is a graduate of the US Navy Nuclear Power Program and served aboard the USS Nimitz, where he ran a complex Electrical Distribution System, and specialized in maintenance and repairs on 2 onboard Nuclear Reactors, 8,000kW Turbine Generators, and hundreds of Electronic and Electro-mechanical systems.

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