1. DAVID B. LAURSEN
347 Lake Ave So.
Spicer, MN 56288
davidlaursen@aol.com
Office – 800-325-2760
Mobile – 219-898-1021
PROFILE
Since 1992, David has a demonstrated talent in the development of educational programs for adults in emerging
industries. Wirsbo, where David started as their training manager, developed a world renowned hydronic education
program for emerging hydronic heating, educating over 10,000 plumbing and heating contractors. The same format
is still in use today and has been adopted by numbers of other industry leaders. After only 6 months as training
manager, David was promoted to national sales manager and one year later, general manager.
David joined Weil-McLain, a member of the publicly traded company SPX (NYSE SPW) as Managing Director to take
over their failing radiant and plumbing division. In 2003, David had the opportunity to purchase a small alternative energy
company in Minnesota where he has grown it, dismantled it, and grew it again. In 2003, the revenues were $3MM with
$200K EBITDA and 22 employees. By 2007, Aqua-Therm has more than tripled its EBITDA.
David has extensive experience in the global business environment as well as extensive and intensive contract negotiations,
from Italy, to China, and all points in-between. David’s project management experience has included field turf conditioning
for the Baltimore Ravens Football Stadium, Green Bay Packers, Washington Redskins and more to complex engineering
projects such as developing a “digestion” rock for the Apple Valley Zoo’s Komodo dragon exhibit and the entire heating
and snow melt system for Bill Gates personal residence and, someone more important than Bill and Melinda Gates, Mike
Singletary’s residence in Barrington was a personal project of mine.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Windations, LLC 2006 - present
Recognized a gap in the wind energy sector and developed
A business plan that filled the gap
2008 Turnover at $6MM
Aqua-Therm, LLC 2003 – present
Owner
Alternative Energy Appliance Manufacturer
Annual Turn-over - $10MM – Up from $3MM in 2003
Weil-McLain 1999 - 2003
Managing Director, Radiant and Plumbing Division
Wirsbo (now Uponor USA) 1992 - 1999
Corporate Training Manager, National Sales Manager, General Manager
Responsible for growing sales, in a large part to the nationally recognized
Training Program, from $3MM in 1992 to $46MM in 1999
2. Dakota County Alternative School 1980 – 1992
Taught the Troubled Youth/At Risk High School Program
EDUCATION
BS, Education, University of Minnesota
Minor in Behavior Psychology
Held Licensure from K-12 and Adult Education
MS, Education, University of Minnesota
Minnesota State College, 82 credits, Computer Science
University of Minnesota, need 22 credits to finish Behavioral Psychology Degree
Paramedic Licensure, Metro U – Minneapolis
Hennepin County Medical Center
National Association of Home Builders
Certified Master Graduate Builder
Numerous American Management Association course work dealing with all aspects of running a large
company, from finance, human resource, logistics, to negotiations, statistical analysis and operations
Star Development Program – Uponor (a publically traded Finnish Company)
A 2 year program to educate their top 20 executives from divisions around the world – Completed the course as
the number one executive
Keirsey Profile Test – Rated Field Marshall – less than 0.02% of the population
SPX 360 Degree Executive Analysis – Testing was for their top executives from their 20 different companies
which I finished in the top 5%
Wrote a “Train the Trainer” book dealing with how to teach adults that is still used by companies such as
Uponor, Weil-McLain, TACO, and more
Companies:
Comfort Heat Systems, LLC – The Parent Company of Aqua-Therm, LLC. Designed to bring bolt-on
acquisitions seamlessly into our market – Owned entirely by David Laursen
Aqua-Therm, LLC – www.aqua-therm.com – owned entirely by David Laursen
Windations, LLC - www.windations.com – Owned by Dwight Laursen, CEO, David Laursen, EVP, and Victoria
Abrahamson, advisor and board member
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 250 Spicer, MN 56288
Minnesota Offices located at: Sales and Marketing - 17 Ash St. NE, New London, MN
Distribution Center – 48301 State Highway 55, Brooten, MN
