Norm Schmidt
Vice President of Operations - Canada
Norm Schmidt is the Vice President of Canadian Operations at IEM, leading the development and manufacturing of products at the Vancouver facilities. He is dedicated to driving operational excellence through lean manufacturing, flow optimization, and continuous improvement initiatives.
With over 40 years of experience in the electrical manufacturing sector, he brings deep expertise in switchgear design, automatic transfer switches, and power generation automation control systems. Prior to IEM, Norm has held roles in design and application engineering, field service, R&D, and senior management.
Norm holds a Diploma in Electrical Power Technology from the British Columbia Institute of Technology.