John McCalla, a Michigan State University alumnus with an MS and a BS, is a seasoned Senior Executive with extensive experience in product development, manufacturing, business development, sales, and marketing. With a participative leadership style, John brings a unique capability to take any organization to the next level. He excels at cultural change, creating a confident, competent, and focused leadership team. John develops thoughtful and well-planned strategic visions for businesses, delivering results while working within any financial constraints, be it private equity, public markets or private ownership. He has worked in diverse fields such as engineering, P&L management, portfolio & program management, business restructuring, change management, operations, and international business. His expertise covers systems development, organization alignment, team building, relationship skills, research & development, and budgeting.

John is a Senior Executive Vice President of ProTech Industries, where he supervises Engineering & Sales. Prior to his current role, he was Vice President - Metrology Business Segment at DWFritz Automation. He has served in various capacities at Warn Industries, including CEO\\President, Vice President of Business Development, Vice President - International/Industrial/Powertrain, General Manager - Powertrain, Engineering Director - Powertrain, and Director - Warn Detroit Technical Center. John has worked as a Senior Design Engineer for Warn Industries as well. He has always been an enthusiastic and enterprising leader who energizes organizations and creates an entrepreneurial workplace where everyone feels like an owner.