Rich Regole, President & CEO
Rich founded iCONN Systems in 2006 and has extensive experience in the interconnect industry. In his career, he has served in operational positions at various companies that lead him to found iCONN with the intention of providing exceptional service to the cable and connector industry. Rich holds a B.S. in Industrial Engineering and an MBA. He serves as the President and CEO of iCONN Systems, as well as iCONN’s co-located sister company, Mechanical Products and Accurate Forming, LLC. He is also the COO of R2M Holdings, LLC.
Kerry Nelson, VP Business Development
Kerry is one of the founders of iCONN Systems and has been growing the business for over 10 years. He has over 40 years of experience in the connector/cable assembly industry. Today, he is our Vice President of Business Development and helps find and manage some of our significant clients. He graduated from Northeastern Illinois University with a Bachelor’s degree in Geography and Environmental Studies. Outside of work, Kerry is a huge car enthusiast, he enjoys DIY projects, and spends a lot of time landscaping at home.
Rob Smith, VP Sales
Rob is one of the founding members at iCONN systems and leads our company as a Sales Manager. Outside of work, Rob likes to spend time with his wife and two kids, and is an active member at Parkview Church. Over the years he has been to Africa several times on mission trips. He also enjoys taking rides on either of his Harley-Davidson motorcycles.
Tony Czyz, VP Engineering
Tony has been iCONN’s Vice President of Engineering for the greater part of the last decade and is our head design engineer. He is the leader of our product development efforts which allows our customers to customize just about anything they want. Tony has successfully trained the team around him to ensure that our engineered solutions are cost effective, on time and perform as intended. When Tony isn’t in the office, he pursues his passion as a “foodie.” He loves cooking, growing his own food and grilling/smoking. You could say he is an engineer in the kitchen, as well as at work.
Rick Regole, Director, Sales & Marketing
Rick has been at iCONN for nearly 10 years and has held several positions that span across different areas of the business. He is currently the Director of Sales & Marketing and helped integrate an inbound philosophy into both departments. In addition to his success internally at iCONN, he recently got his MBA from the Kenan-Flagler Business School at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. When Rick isn’t at the office, he loves spending time with his daughters, and golfing for “work”.
Jaymin Jeffery, Director of Operations & Quality
After obtaining an MBA in operations, Jaymin joined the team in 2013 as quality manager. Jaymin now leads operations and quality. Everyone who does business with iCONN knows we pride ourselves on efficient operations and superior quality of our U.S. manufactured assemblies. Jaymin’s experience and education has helped grow iCONN immensely while keeping customers happy. When Jaymin is out of the office he enjoys spending time with his family, coaching soccer, and listening to music.
