Mr. John Oltesvig
President, OEM SERVCO
Member of the Transportation Council
Council Member Biography
John Oltesvig is the President of OEM SERVCO, an independent consulting firm specializing in providing contract consulting services on managing engineering and manufacturing operations in truck, automotive, aerospace, and semiconductor industries in US, Asia, and Europe. Mr. Oltesvig has more than 20 years of executive management experience with Navistar International, Allied Signal, TRW, Valeo Automotive and MEMC Electronic Materials. He also has experience in managing OEM operations during a 10 year career at General Motors Corporation. Mr. Oltesvig Served as a Staff Vice President at Navistar and as Global Vice President in Manufacturing at Allied Signal Corporation. He holds BS in Engineering as well as MS in Management degrees from Oakland University. (This is me - Update Profile)
Employment History
- 2007 - Unspecified
- President, OEM SERVCO
- 2003 - 2005
- Director Safety Restraint Manufacturing, TAKATA INC
- 2001 - 2003
- Director Manufacturing Quality, TRUCK ACCESSORIES GROUP, LLC
- 1997 - 1999
- Global Vice President of Quality, ALLIED SIGNAL
- 1980 - 2002
- Staff Vice President , NAVISTAR INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
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Navistar: Solid American Investment?
January 25, 2011
Navistar market share has been down in recent reports. Why is there a significant move in the truck market away from Internationals to the competition recently? CEO Ustian is looking for a 2011 truck market up 25% over 2010. The military market has been the silver lining for Navistar keeping profit and cash flow in good stead throughout the deepest and lengthiest truck business down cycle in history. Is Navistar a solid American Investment?
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October 28, 2010
Why The Defense Industry May Never Bounce Back | blogs.forbes.com
One change in American industry may be the cyclical unwinding of the traditional industrial-military defense business. This trend could be felt not only in companies dedicated to the defense industry but also by non-defense companies who owe their very survival through the Great Recession by their diversification into the military realm.
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Commercial Vehicle Outlook: We Have Seen That Movie Before!
June 10, 2010
When you decide buy, hold, short or fold investments in the commercial transportation industry, please talk to some of us who have seen the current business cycle through the dire straits of the early 1980's.
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Military Vehicle Manufacturers: Who Will Get the Business?
February 18, 2010
Navistar Taps $752 Million Contract For MaxxPro Dash MRAP Vehicles | www.truckinginfo.com
This may be considered the golden age of the military vehicle. There are military vehicle orders in the pipeline which will dwarf the MRAP business of the past two years.
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Commercial Diesel Truck Sales: "It's Cheaper to Keep Her"
October 8, 2009
Truck Orders Continue to Rise | www.truckinginfo.com
Smart investors in truck manufacturers' stocks know when to buy, short, hold or fold at a time when stock prices may be significantly ahead of the truck market.
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