By Socrates De Souza

Richard Ruebusch is an amazingly talented inventor and multi-faceted designer. His inventions have had an affect on many people's lives without them realizing just how his innovations have eased their lives. For example, the refrigerators in homes everywhere could be using a special seal compressor that was manufactured at the Tecumseh Company where he was Vice President.

Their air conditioners and home freezers could be more energy efficient, partly due to his contributions. Mr. Ruebusch has worked with several companies over the years and juggled many diverse responsibilites.

These companies include Tecumseh, which serves the worldwide lawn and garden market, Cloplay Building Products, Precision Castparts Corporation and GE - Aircraft Engine Business Group.

Companies affiliated with him have covered a wide range of consumer and commercial services. Areas include the aerospace industry, military and commercial aircraft, building products and the lawn and garden market.

While serving as Cloplay's Plant and General Manager he had complete P&L responsibility for the multi-million dollar domestic and international unit. While at Cloplay, he provided input and development for the commercial engineered and consumer access systems that the company manufactured.

Mr. Ruebusch has at least 15 patents and has been the CEO and Vice President for many companies, including those noted above. He has personally handled complete P&L responsibilty for nine business plants in four countries as well as managing 4000 employees. While with Tecumseh, he grew the business by over 25 percent in three years.

He was group vice president of marketing and product development-worldwide in the Tecumseh company's engine and transmission group. Those who own tractors may be benefiting from his methods for fine tuning tractor speed and direction controls. He has been the Vice President of the Engine and Power Train Group at Tecumseh Products Company, a global company which manufactures special seal compressors for both residence as well as those who have specialty air conditioners.

Tecumseh also manufactures refrigerators and freezers for residential use. The company also manufactured commercial refrigeration systems, commercial refrigerator processes, rotary and scroll compressors, and condensing units.

Tecumseh has a global reach, with products spanning four continents. Every product that Tecumseh designs is energy efficient and eco-friendly.

His inventions are too numerous to name individually, but they include unique tractor speed and direction control methods. He holds patents in many areas, including vehicle control methods and systems. Additionally, he designed a neutral start switch and adjustment assembly for the hydrostatic transmission.

Tecumseh Products Co., Grafton, Wis. name him as group vice president and he served as marketing and product development-worldwide at the company's engine and transmission group. While he was at Precision Castparts Corporation, he served as the Engineering and Research Manager as well as the International Business Unit Manager.

Having worked in such a wide range of areas, he truly has managed to make contributions that span many fields. He not only has overseen thousands of employees but managed to invent and patent products and systems at the same time.

He has held various leadership roles due to his memberships on various boards. These include being a Board Member for Jemaco Korea, the Outdoor Power Equipment Industry, Tecumseh Europe, and others.

Richard Rubusch has an impressive educational background, including a BS in Engineering from Ohio State, being part of the Excecutive Management Development Program at GE-Crotonville, Six Signma Traiing Waves 1-3 (Black Belt). He also has been educated in Lean Manufacturing from the University of Kentucky.

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