Location Newton Grove, North Carolina, United States Regions East Coast, Southern US Gender Male
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Michael Telischak leads CalStar’s manufacturing operations. His first assignment was the construction and commissioning of CalStar’s Caledonia, Wisconsin plant, taking fly ash brick and paver production to manufacturing scale in less than six months. Michael has wide-ranging management experience in manufactured concrete construction products.
From a start in precast products, he has worked with hardscape and masonry industry leaders such as Pavestone, Basalite and EP Henry, supplying large industrial projects such as the 50-acre container yard at the Port of Oakland, California, as well as supporting DIY efforts through national chains such as Home Depot and Lowe’s. Using his expertise in plant commissioning, large capital projects, inventory control and capacity management.
prior to joining CalStar’s team, he completed a fast-track multiple line, state-of-the-art green-field manufacturing facility producing concrete masonry, retaining walls, pavers and decorative slabs in southern New Jersey. Michael is certified in Production and Inventory Management from APICS, the Society for Operations Management.