Walter M. Kelly
Chairman & CEO

Walter is the grandson of Kelly Systems' founder Michael J. O’Kelly and was President of the company from 1971 to 2003.

Walter graduated from the University of Notre Dame with a degree in Business and received his graduate degree from Loyola University. Prior to joining Kelly Systems in 1971, he served as a Manager with Arthur Anderson and Company in Chicago.

Walter currently is active with Kelly Systems serving as Chairman and CEO. Additionally, he serves on the Board of Directors for Resurrection Healthcare and has served on the Board of a number of organizations to include St. Mary of Nazareth Hospital Center, Industrial Council of Northwest Chicago and National Security Bank.

Robert M. Capua
President

Robert joined Kelly Systems as a production assistant in 1980. He was soon promoted to a position of draftsman and systems component designer. His duties expanded into sales management in 1986 where he serviced many of the company’s key customers.

He is a graduate of DePaul University with a degree in English/ Communications. Robert also obtained a law degree from DePaul University in 1988.

Robert was promoted to Vice President in 1994 where his roles included new sales development, market expansion and personnel management. In 1994, he developed and launched a new product line that continues to be a significant contributor in the Kelly Systems’ product mix. In 1998, Robert was instrumental in launching a key product, cash-secure systems, used by retail, gaming and other industries.

In 2003, Robert was appointed President of Kelly Systems.

Michael J. Kelly
Vice President

Michael J. Kelly is a grandson of Kelly Systems' founder, Michael J. O’Kelly, and is active in the operations of the business.

Michael began working for the company in 1966 while attending St. Josephs College in Rensselaer, Indiana. He became a full time employee in 1971. Michael has served in many areas of the company and is currently integrally involved in manufacturing management and is a key member of the Design/Engineering New Product Development Team.

Robert E. O’Connell
Sr. Sales Engineer, Project Manager

Robert joined Kelly Systems, Inc. in 1974 as a production assistant and progressed rapidly to join our team of field service technicians performing troubleshooting and repair service in the field, assisting customers with new system start-up, operator training and preventive maintenance programs.

Robert was promoted to Sales Engineer in 1977 where his talents served our existing customers and led our continued expansion to new customers in the commercial and industrial markets. He ultimately spearheaded Kelly Systems, Inc.’s continued dominance as the industry’s leading supplier of heavy-duty pneumatic tube systems for sample transport and other industrial application.

Wesley Grzegorzak
Principal Product Engineer/ Information Technology Manager

Wesley is a graduate of the Illinois Institute of Technology with a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering and has a certification in Microsoft Server technology.

Wesley joined Kelly Systems in 2002 and has overall responsibility for the technological direction of products and services, the investigation of cutting-edge technologies, analyzation of product potential and integration into Kelly Systems products and processes.

Wesley is also responsible for the set-up and maintenance of IT architectural infrastructure and software throughout Kelly Systems.

Mimi Panico
Office Manager

Mimi joined Kelly Systems in 1979 and performed various functions including telephone receptionist along with secretarial duties.

Mimi was promoted to Office Manager in 1995 and is currently responsible for accounts payable, receivables and day-to-day business operations.

Her functions as Office Manager also include personnel decisions relative to job descriptions and employee management.

James Feirick
Manufacturing Superintendent

Jim joined Kelly Systems in June of 1977 as a Shop Assembler of mechanical and electrical machinery. His duties soon expanded to include Service Technician.

In 1984, Jim was promoted to Plant Superintendent and continues to serve in that valuable position.

Jim has also served Kelly Systems as Purchasing Manager and Traffic Manager and possesses a strong hands-on resume that is invaluable to the company

Phillip McGeever
Materials and Production Manager

Phillip joined Kelly Systems in 2000 as Materials Manager for the Industrial/Commercial sector of the business. He was instrumental in assisting Kelly Systems to meet its growing needs in material management as the business was growing.

Phillip implemented new inventory and purchase control systems as Materials and Production Manager. These systems were critical to the management of costs at Kelly Systems that meant pricing could be kept competitive during customer cost-conscious periods.

Phillip, as Materials and Production Manager, has been directly responsible for the control of production for National Accounts.