GRANDVIEW, Mo. – Ruskin announces Jay Ramkumar will serve as its new executive director, national sales. In his role, Ramkumar will lead in building and maintaining strong, long-lasting relationships with Ruskin customers.

Previously director of louvers and architectural solutions and product application and sales support for Ruskin, Ramkumar brings nearly 19 years of experience in the application and design of HVAC systems to his new role. During his time as director of product application and sales support, Ramkumar introduced new products to the market and supported his Ruskin sales team with pricing, applications and software innovation. Ramkumar has overseen product development, application engineering and sales of the louver production offering.

Before joining Ruskin, Ramkumar served in a variety of leadership and engineering roles that inform his extensive expertise, including director of louvers and architectural solutions, product manager, senior applications engineer, vertical marketing manager and mechanical, electrical and plumbing (MEP) engineer involved in healthcare, education and other construction projects.