ThinkReps Expands New York Sales Team

Leading NY-based manufacturers’ rep firm expands team & hires veteran security expert, Kenneth C. Kraemer to help broaden its reach into the A&E community.

  • Aug 02, 2018

ThinkReps LLC, a leading security manufacturers’ rep firm in the New York Metropolitan area, today announced that the company has expanded and added a new team member, Kenneth C. Kraemer to its roster.  ThinkReps is a manufacturer's representation firm based in New York and focused on enhancing the sales and market awareness of the best physical security solutions in the industry. The company is committed to providing top notch sales and support to its customer base and continues to raise the bar on sales management. ThinkReps was looking for a veteran security expert to add to the team; and Kenneth fit the role perfectly.

Kenneth has been in the security industry for over 40 years and specializes in working with the A&E community and is a subject matter expert on electronic security systems.  With a diverse security background that includes running an integration business for over 13 years to managing security at all three New York airports for the Port Authority; to handling border security in eight countries and working as a top engineer for Raytheon in Russia; Kenneth has done it all when it comes to security.  He now brings his wide array of security expertise to ThinkReps and will help manage territory sales in the New York Metropolitan area. In his role at ThinkReps, Kenneth will focus on educating Architects and Engineers on the technical merits of products within the ThinkReps line card and work to ensure that those products become specified on future projects. “We are extremely excited to bring Kenneth on board to help broaden our relationships in the A&E community and continue to build momentum for the security manufacturers that we represent,” states Adam Messina, President at ThinkReps LLC.

ThinkReps is committed to its manufacturers and confident that bringing Kenneth on board will add to its customers’ success.  “I’m extremely excited to be part of the ThinkReps team and to go back to the original community of engineers and help get our products out there and implemented,” states Kenneth C. Kraemer, Sales Rep at ThinkReps LLC. With a broad background in designing and overseeing the installation of Enterprise Level Integrated Security Systems for the US DoD / DTRA throughout Eastern Europe, Africa & Asia; Kenneth is a perfect addition to the ThinkReps team.

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