Ryan Kirkbride
About Ryan Kirkbride
Ryan Kirkbride is a District Business Manager with extensive experience in project management and sales engineering. He has worked for several companies in various roles, including Kennametal, Howden North America Inc., and Allied Machine & Engineering Corp., and holds a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering Technology from Kent State University.
Current Role at Kennametal
Ryan Kirkbride currently serves as the District Business Manager at Kennametal, a position he has held since March 2020. In this role, he manages industrial markets across South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, south Alabama, and southeast Mississippi. His responsibilities include overseeing sales strategies and ensuring customer satisfaction within these regions.
Previous Experience at Kennametal
Before his current role, Ryan Kirkbride worked at Kennametal as a Sales Engineer from 2015 to 2020. He also briefly served as a Key Account Sales Specialist in 2020. His tenure at Kennametal has provided him with extensive experience in sales engineering and account management.
Career Background
Ryan Kirkbride has held various positions in different companies throughout his career. He worked at Howden North America Inc. as a Project Manager and Colfax Business System Champion from 2011 to 2013. He also served as a Project Manager at Apex Tool Group, LLC from 2014 to 2015. His early career included roles at Lauren International Ltd as a Manufacturing Process Technician and Product Designer, as well as positions at Allied Machine & Engineering Corp. as an Application Engineer and Product Development Project Engineer.
Education and Expertise
Ryan Kirkbride studied Mechanical Engineering Technology at Kent State University, where he earned a Bachelor of Science (BS) degree from 1997 to 2005. He is also pursuing a master's degree at Keller Graduate School of Management of DeVry University, which he has been studying since 2010. His educational background supports his extensive experience in project management and sales engineering.