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Tim has spent 22 years working with Autoliv and its affiliates. His responsibilities the last 15 years have included plant manager duties in two different plants, as well as divisional operationa... [ view bio ]
Chris has been with the Coca-Cola system for sixteen years. He began his Coca-Cola career with Coca-Cola Fountain as a Distribution Project Manager. He took on the role of Director, National ... [ view bio ]
Mr. Baumgartner received an M.S. in Mechanical Engineering / Robotics from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (Troy, NY), and a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Michigan Technolog... [ view bio ]
Barry Baker is Vice President Supply Chain for Kraft Latin America. Since 2007, he has been responsible for the strategy development, functional over-site and people development of Procurement, ... [ view bio ]
Lou Rattenni has been with Orbital Sciences Corporation for the past 13 years and is currently the Sr. Director of Integration & Test, a position that he has held for the last 4 years. In th... [ view bio ]
Ed is the Vice President of Operational Excellence and the Dana Operating System for Dana Holding Corporation. He has over twenty five years of automotive and truck industry experience, having be... [ view bio ]
John McMurray was the Vice President of Group Executive for the IDEX Corporation, a mid size industrial with annual sales topping $1.6 billion. IDEX designs and manufactures engineered solutions ... [ view bio ]
Harry founded the Reshoring Initiative to bring manufacturing jobs back to the U.S. by helping OEMs better understand the full cost of offshoring and the benefits of reshoring. Largely due to th... [ view bio ]
Mark Sutcliffe has served as Senior Vice President of CDC Software International and President of CDC Factory, one of CDC Software’s Enterprise Divisions, since October 2006. Mr. Sutcliffe ... [ view bio ]
Kevin J. Duggan is a renowned speaker, executive mentor, and educator in applying advanced lean techniques to achieve Operational Excellence and the author of three books on the subject: Design f... [ view bio ]
Bonnie is currently the Director of People and Organizational Development at Caterpillar. In this role, she is responsible for leading a team to provide global leadership to drive Caterpillar cu... [ view bio ]
Paige Sefton is the Senior Manager of Business Learning Solutions, a GPO Business Excellence organization. Business Learning Solutions drives operational excellence and innovation by providing ro... [ view bio ]
Guy has more than 30 years of experience in plant management and operational improvement processes. His areas of specialty include program launch, lean manufacturing, and interim management in ... [ view bio ]
Over 25 years of experience leading Quality Assurance function in a consumer products organization, covering Pharmaceuticals, Medical Devices and Personal Care products. Led the Quality function ... [ view bio ]
A frequent speaker and advisor to some of the world’s top manufacturing executives on implementing cultural change and integrated product development strategies, Sandy Munro offers his clie... [ view bio ]
As Chief Operating Officer of Pelican Products, Mr. Padian’s day-to-day operational responsibilities and in-depth knowledge of the business drive the effective execution of a diverse set of... [ view bio ]
Amir Ghannad has over 25 years of experience in leadership and organizational development at Procter and Gamble and Sunny Delight Beverages Company. Amir, who holds a Masters Degree in Mechanica... [ view bio ]
Vice President & Global Head, Supply Chain Centre of Excellence
Tata Consultancy Services
Raj is responsible for driving innovation in TCS’ supply chain management offerings by leveraging, integrating and delivering TCS’ many dispersed capabilities in digital manufacturing... [ view bio ]
Mr. Rapaport has extensive management experience in key operational, finance and sales roles with emphasis on entrepreneurial start-up companies. Rapaport excels at developing product and marketi... [ view bio ]
Scott Stanley is a sales and marketing executive with over 15 years experience in the Aerospace, Medical Device and Pharmaceutical industries. Working in a global manufacturing environment for ov... [ view bio ]
Former Vice President of Manufacturing and Engineering (Retired)
Imperial Sugar Company
Ralph Clements has served as Vice President of Manufacturing and Engineering for over 15 years and has been involved with transformational leadership throughout his career. Most recently he was ... [ view bio ]
A lean leader with more than 16 years of experience with lean and Six Sigma implementation across the value chain on both the shop floor and in business processes, Ken Koenemann brings to TBM exp... [ view bio ]
As one of the lead attorneys for Baker & McKenzie's IT/Outsourcing/Privacy practice, Michael S. Mensik counsels companies on how to structure, negotiate and manage their internal and extern... [ view bio ]
Dave Clark has over 30 years of professional experience working with and managing organizations from the manufacturing and engineering sectors. In the past, Dave has worked for well-known compan... [ view bio ]
Continuous Improvement Director, Automotive Experience group in North America
Johnson Controls
Joel has been with JCI for over 15 years. He is involved in engineering, operations and continuous improvement. As part of the Leadership Institute, Joel has developed the Johnson Controls Manuf... [ view bio ]
For over 25 years, Sam has brought his belief in teamwork, his persistent pursuit of value, and his strong leadership skills to serving Kepner-Tregoe clients in the automotive, manufacturing, and... [ view bio ]
Mr. Gallisa has over 22 years of experience in technology and services businesses within highly regulated markets. He leads Apriso Corporation’s industry practice aimed at technology trans... [ view bio ]
Jeff has spent more than 30 years in the automotive industry and has extensive experience in three different disciplines; Manufacturing Operations, Quality Systems, and Engineering and Testing, e... [ view bio ]
Specialized in corporate law, mergers and acquisitions, foreign investment and managing of projects within Mexico. Specialized in commercial law and administrative law. Also has wide experience ... [ view bio ]
Frank Doerner has been with The Boeing Company since 1983 and has a broad engineering background spanning Flight Test Engineering, Production Operations, and Materials and Process Engineering. He... [ view bio ]
Edgar Sur has worked at Bayer Healthcare for the past 5 years and is responsible for formulation, development and deployment of a sustainable continuous improvement program at all Product Supply ... [ view bio ]
Jeff is responsible for developing and implementing the infrastructure, resources, tools, metrics, and methods to drive Continuous Improvement in Manufacturing at New Balance. He develops and tra... [ view bio ]
Tim Carey is the Director for Sustainability and Technology at PepsiCo Beverages in the Americas. He is responsible for ensuring developing and implementing the sustainability vision and strateg... [ view bio ]
Mr. Baumgartner received an M.S. in Mechanical Engineering / Robotics from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (Troy, NY), and a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Michigan Technolog... [ view bio ]
Denise McDade is the Senior Director of Product Quality at Amylin Pharmaceuticals Inc. In this role, she is responsible for quality oversight of a globally outsourced supply chain as well as tra... [ view bio ]
Jim joined Caterpillar Inc. in 1973 as an hourly employee in Joliet, Illinois. He completed a 4-year manufacturing apprentice program in 1979. During this period, Jim began attending college. ... [ view bio ]
Tom joined Subaru of Indiana Automotive, Inc. (SIA) in 1989 as Corporate Counsel, and has been promoted to various positions within SIA since that date. He currently serves as Executive Vice Pre... [ view bio ]
Sarah Kok is the Global Human Resource Director for Performance Products & Systems Manufacturing & Engineering at The Dow Chemical Company. She also has HR responsibility for the Automot... [ view bio ]
Harry has worked for GF AgieCharmilles, the leading producer of EDM and HSM (High Speed Milling) machine tools, and predecessor Charmilles Technologies, since 1985, starting as President and now ... [ view bio ]
David McPhail has over 20 years experience in the selection, application, and implementation of industrial automation to a vast array of manufacturing industries, including pulp and paper, steel-... [ view bio ]
Mark Sutcliffe has served as Senior Vice President of CDC Software International and President of CDC Factory, one of CDC Software’s Enterprise Divisions, since October 2006. Mr. Sutcliffe... [ view bio ]
Charlie Hackett has been with Hypertherm, Inc. for 15 years. During that period, he has held positions in Research and Development, Operations Management, and, most recently, Corporate Improvemen... [ view bio ]
Joe Barkai is practice director for IDC Manufacturing Insights' Product Lifecycle Strategies research service. In this role he examines discrete manufacturing industries that include automotive, ... [ view bio ]
Mike is a leading authority on supply chain transformation and now an author on the subject. His latest book is: Leading Effective Supply Chain Transformations: A Guide to Sustainable World-Class... [ view bio ]
Carolina Polanco is an accomplished Six Sigma Black Belt and Project Management Professional with over 15 years of international experience in pharmaceutical and medical devices companies. She s... [ view bio ]
Pinnacle Foods, based in Cherry Hill, NJ, is the country’s largest privately held food company, with a portfolio of iconic brands such as Birds Eye, Duncan Hines, Vlasic, and Hungry Man. P... [ view bio ]
Mr. Zoellner has more than 25 years of operating and management experience in the energy business, having started his career as an officer in the US Navy’s nuclear submarine service. He mov... [ view bio ]
Kevin Duggan is the founder of the Institute for Operational Excellence, the leading educational center providing training and education on creating and achieving Operational Excellence. A renown... [ view bio ]
Bill Schwartz has over 25 years of experience helping hundreds of international companies to leverage lean business systems for creating shareholder value. He works directly with executives to o... [ view bio ]
Robert (Bob) Dean is an Executive Director at Cisco in the Manufacturing Industry Center of Excellence. Mr. Dean specializes in integrated supply chain management in the manufacturing and the U.S... [ view bio ]
Kevin Duffy is responsible for Kepner Tregoe’ s global operations improvement activities.He consults with clients in North America, Europe, Australia, and Southeast Asia, specializing in ... [ view bio ]
Senior Director, Strategic Initiatives
The Manufacturing Institute, National Association of Manufacturers
In November 2009, Gardner Carrick joined the Manufacturing Institute as the Director of Strategic Initiatives. Mr. Carrick leads the Institute’s innovation portfolio, with a focus on promi... [ view bio ]
Andy is the Site Operations Manager for Griffins Foods Biscuit Manufacturing Plant in Auckland, New Zealand. He leads a team of senior managers and specialists in the areas of Plant Operations, E... [ view bio ]
Jeff Greene is an Operations Executive with 20+ years of leadership experience in Manufacturing, Project Management, Supply Chain, Continuous Improvement and Business Integration. The Business In... [ view bio ]
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