10 Stanley Black & Decker engineering leaders
Shailesh Waikar, Senior Director of Engineering,Powertrain at Stanley Black and Decker, Inc., is one of ten Stanley Black & Decker engineering leaders listed here, alongside people who hold director of engineering and chief engineer roles. A reader can learn how engineering leaders work at Stanley Black & Decker from people who have held the role.
Professionals to explore
Brent Kuehne
LinkedInExperience: Director of Engineering · Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.
Brent Kuehne has been Director of Engineering at Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. in Red Lion, Pennsylvania since January 2025, under the profile headline Engineering Director. The profile lists Sr. Engineering Manager at Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. from November 1999 to April 2025, a period that overlaps the first months of the director role.
Brenton Krivos
LinkedInExperience: Director of Engineering and Chief Engineer · Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.
Brenton Krivos was Director of Engineering and Chief Engineer at Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. (2025–2026) and has been Director, Platforming there in Greater Cleveland since February 2026. Brenton Krivos was also Senior Engineering Manager and Chief Engineer (2024–2025), Senior Engineering Manager (2023–2024) and Engineering Manager (2019–2023) at Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.
Craig Palcic
LinkedInExperience: Engineering Director - Chief Engineer · Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.
Craig Palcic has been Engineering Director - Chief Engineer at Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. in Medina, Ohio since April 2026. Craig Palcic was Engineering Director - Electrical Systems at Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. (2021–2026) and R D Manager at Itron, Inc. (2006–2017), and the profile also lists Engineering Director - Electrical Systems at MTD Products since December 2019.
Dan McGuinness
LinkedInExperience: Director - Product Lifecycle Engineering · Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.
Dan McGuinness has been Director - Product Lifecycle Engineering at Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. in Parkton, Maryland since January 2026. Dan McGuinness was Sr Engineering Manager at Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. (2022–2026), Engineering Manager at LNS Turbo, Inc. (2020–2021) and Global Mechanical Subsystems Manager at Ingersoll Rand (2015–2020).
Dan O'Connell
LinkedInExperience: Director of Engineering · Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.
Dan O'Connell has been Director of Engineering at Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. in Baltimore since September 2024, under a profile headline that names engineering management and test development. Dan O'Connell was Senior Engineering Manager (2022–2024), Engineering Manager - New Product Quality & Reliability (2021–2023) and Lead Project Engineer (2018–2021) at Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.
Lee Brendel
LinkedInExperience: Director of Engineering · Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.
Lee Brendel has been Director of Engineering at Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. in Fort Mill, South Carolina since September 2022. Lee Brendel was Senior Engineering Manager (2019–2022), Engineering Manager (2017–2019) and Lead Project Engineer (2014–2016 and 2016–2017) at Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.
Michael Kowalski
LinkedInExperience: Director of Engineering · Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.
Michael Kowalski has been Director of Engineering at Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. in Towson, Maryland since July 2026. Michael Kowalski was Senior Engineering Manager (2023–2026), Engineering Manager (2021–2023), Lead Project Engineer (2020–2021) and Senior Project Engineer (2017–2020) at Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.
Rene Thieme
LinkedInExperience: Product Execution Lead Engineering Director · Stanley Black & Decker Deutschland GmbH
Rene Thieme has been Product Execution Lead Engineering Director at Stanley Black & Decker Deutschland GmbH in the Greater Dresden Area since January 2025. Rene Thieme was Chief Engineer Concrete (2024), Director of Electrical Engineering (2023–2024), Senior Engineering Manager (2020–2023) and Engineering Manager (2015–2020) at Stanley Black & Decker Deutschland GmbH.
Shailesh Waikar
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director of Engineering,Powertrain · Stanley Black and Decker, Inc.
Shailesh Waikar has been Senior Director of Engineering,Powertrain at Stanley Black and Decker, Inc. in Towson, Maryland since August 2019, under the profile headline Sr. Engineering Director, Advanced Motor Controls - Power Tools Group (PTG), and the profile also lists Senior Technology Manager there since August 2017. Shailesh Waikar was Director, HVAC Engineering at Regal Beloit Corporation (2014–2017).
Stan Huang
LinkedInExperience: Engineering director · Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.
Stan Huang has been Engineering director at Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. in Taichung City, Taiwan since April 2026. Stan Huang was Sr Engineering Manager (2021–2026), Engineering Manager (2018–2021), Assistant Engineering Manager (2015–2018) and Project Engineer (2009–2015) at Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.
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