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2008 Speakers Kelvin Cooper, Senior Vice President, Worldwide Pharmaceutical Sciences, Pfizer
 Cooper led the Pfizer’s Pharmaceutical Sciences organization since mid-2000 through the mergers and acquisitions of Warner-Lambert and Pharmacia. Key changes include the restructuring of pharmaceutical sciences from a heterogeneous mix of standards, processes and operating models to a global, function-based organization with a single set of standards, processes and operating procedures. These changes have allowed significant cost savings in PharmSci leading to a doubling of productivity and an increased focus on science and technology with the creation of centers of emphasis that have significantly advanced the capabilities of PharmSci in the areas of both small molecule and biologics CMC development. Cooper has been with Prizer since 1981 and holds an honors degree in Chemistry from Kingston University and a PhD from Nottingham University. Abhi Ingle, Vice President, Mobility Applications Consulting, AT&T  Ingle leads AT&T’s national Mobility Applications Consulting sales team, which works with Line of Business and IT executives to define, deliver and deploy business solutions that help corporations or government agencies to wirelessly enable their business applications; including wireless email and messaging, laptop mobility, field service, sales force automation, public safety, logistics, fleet management, and other vertically specific business processes. These solutions are created and delivered through a combination of assets from Cingular Wireless and a select set of best-in-class ecosystem partners. Prior to joining AT&T, Ingle held various marketing and management roles at Collation and Covad Communications. He also spent several years with McKinsey and Company. He is a regular speaker at conferences including CTIA, Gartner Expo, Frost and Sullivan, and Logicon. Ingle has a BA with high honors in Computer Science and Mathematics from Oberlin College, and an MBA with distinction from Harvard Business School. Stacey Jarrett Wagner, Principal, JarrettWagner Group, Former Managing Director, National Association of Manufacturers’ Center for Workforce Success  The JarrettWagner Group was launched in January 2008 to address the impact of human capital management issues on US and international business competitiveness. Prior to forming the JarrettWagner Group, Jarrett Wagner was responsible for NAM’s Center for Workforce Success’ strategic planning, research and programs. She was also responsible for the creation and implementation of products and services such as the NAM’s veteran-hiring initiative with RecruitMilitary, the Filling America’s Jobs series of workforce how-to guides, and its seminar series on industry sector workforce development. She additionally managed relations with federal and private philanthropic funders, and contributed technical assistance to the Center’s grant-funded initiatives, including the Workforce Innovation Networks, Building Sector Strategies for Employer Engagement, Community Development Partnerships, Business Champions for a 21st Century Workforce, and the Dream It Do It manufacturing careers campaign. During her tenure, Jarrett Wagner positioned the Center to become a significant provider of innovative public/private sector policy initiatives concerning issues such as: emerging career paths in manufacturing; opportunities for returning veterans and for disadvantaged and immigrant workers within the US industrial base; understanding new requirements in K-16 education, and for enhancing employer engagement strategies in workforce development. Before joining the NAM, she was the Director of the ASTD Benchmarking Forum, a consortium of global companies that applied mutual insights and best practices to advancing the corporate training initiatives of member companies. Paul E. Martin, Global Chief Information Officer, Rexam Plc (2005 Progressive Manufacturing Customer Mastery Winner)  As CIO for Rexam, Martin uses the global IT function to deliver supply chain efficiency, operational excellence and exceptional value to Rexam customers and stakeholders. He joined Rexam in November 1999 as Vice President and CIO at Rexam Beverage Can Americas in Chicago. He led the supply chain business process transformation and implementation of SAP across North America. In addition, he was responsible for the highly successful deployment of Rexam’s first e-business initiative. Martin was appointed Global CIO and executive committee member in January 2004 and now resides in England. Prior to joining Rexam, he was Vice President and CIO of the New York based CIT Group Capital Finance division, where he was instrumental in leading the development of the back-office and e-business systems to support the airplane and railcar leasing business. Before that, he was Director of IT at Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad and held IT managerial positions with Frito-Lay. He was profiled in the Gartner and Harvard Business School Press, “The New CIO Leader: Setting the Agenda and Delivering Results.” He has also been featured on the CNN broadcast SPARK and in editions of the Financial Times, BusinessWeek, CIO Insight, CFO Europe, InformationWeek, and Manufacturing Business Technology. Martin earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Management Information Systems from Western Kentucky University. Bruce McKay, Executive Vice President, Livingston & Haven (2007 Progressive Manufacturer of the Year)  McKay has served as EVP and Member of the Board of Directors at Livingston & Haven since January, 2001, and held other roles within the company between 1990 and 1997. Formerly he was employed as Sr. Regional Sales Manager by Steeplechase Software, a world leader in PC based Control Technologies. McKay currently serves on advisory boards for many market leading manufacturers such as Bosch Rexroth, Mitsubishi, and Phoenix Connectors. He has a BS in Industrial Distribution from Western Carolina, and an Executive MBA from Winthrop University. In addition, he has achieved many technical certifications in the fields of hydraulics, pneumatics, automation and lubrication. Eric Mittelstadt, CEO, The National Council for Advanced Manufacturing (NACFAM)  Mittelstadt was named CEO of The National Council for Advanced Manufacturing (NACFAM) in January 2005, after serving in a variety of capacities with that organization. He is chairman emeritus of FANUC Robotics America, a company that he led from its startup in 1982 as a joint venture between General Motors Corp. (GM) and FANUC Ltd. of Japan through 1998. Previously, he worked at GM as managing director in Uruguay and product planning director in Germany. Mittelstadt also held engineering and management positions within the GM engineering staff. He has a BME from General Motors Institute (now Kettering University), an MBA from Wayne State University, and also completed the Tuck Executive Program at Dartmouth College. Timothy J. Opitz, Director, Production Operations and Support & Services, 787 Systems Integration, Processes & Tools, Phantom Works, AM&ST, Boeing 
Opitz has worked in all of the major Boeing business units: military, commercial, Phantom Works and Boeing Computing Services. His past assignments include Manufacturing and Quality leader for the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) program and Operations leader for all military commercial derivatives, F-15K, Airborne Laser, and P3 update IV. He has extensive airplane experience in new product design and build, new process and system development for design/build activities, aircraft modifications, and experimental aircraft rapid prototyping programs. Opitz has been with Boeing since 1978. Robert Reed, Vice President, Supply Chain, Coffee Bean International  Reed is the current VP, supply chain at Coffee Bean International. He spent eight years in leadership roles with Gardenburger, including plant manager and ultimately operations manager. Prior to joining CBI four years ago, Reed served as the plant manager for Omega Foods and as plant manager for a high tech manufacturing company. Since joining Coffee Bean Intl Reed has expanded operations with an additional production shift and continues to boost employment. Coffee Bean International got their start in a small Oregon town, where the founders were fanatically roasting beans for neighbors, friends and themselves. But they didn't stay small town for long. During the intervening decades, Coffee Bean Intl has grown from a small two-man storefront into one of the nation’s largest and most respected wholesale specialty coffee roasters, well known for its traditional artisan approach to roasting. Today, over one million cups of their distinctive hand-roasted coffees are enjoyed each day by coffee lovers all across the country. Coffee Bean Intl’s extensive customer base throughout North America includes several thousand independent specialty coffee retailers, as well as some of America’s most well-respected national retailers. Thomas L. Dadmun, Vice President, Program Management Office, ADTRAN  Dadmun has recently taken on the role of Vice President, Program Management Office at Adtran architecting enterprise wide systems, processes and solutions for the company. Prior to this he was the Vice President of Supply Chain Operations for Adtran and was responsible for end to end supply chain functions including demand supply planning, all forecasting processes, masterscheduling, production control, procurement of raw material and related purchases, outsource manufacturing, distribution, order fulfillment, transportation and logistics, and shipping and receiving. Also, the development and redesign of Adtran’s supply chain architecture, coordinated with IT functions, falls under his responsibility. Dadmun has held various senior positions in Materials, Operations, Manufacturing and Finance at Compaq Computer Corporation, Digital Equipment Corporation, Control Logic Inc. and RCA in the following roles: Director Supply Chain Operations, Director World Wide Module Manufacturing, Director of Strategic Alliances, Plant Manager Module Manufacturing, Plant Manager Field Service Manufacturing and Repair, Group Controller America’s Manufacturing, Group Controller Puerto Rico Manufacturing. He is a frequent speaker on Supply Chain Management at APIC’s, CSCMP, IBF, Institute of Supply Management and various Supply Chain Forums. Kimberly Knickle, Practice Director, Emerging Agenda  As a practice director, Knickle is responsible for research and analysis on emerging applications related to the supply chain, RFID, sensor networks and more. Knickle contributes continuous analysis and data compilation for the annual industry spending guides, as well as reviews hardware, software, and services strategy guides for the process industry sector, including consumer packaged goods and chemicals. Most recently Knickle served as an independent consultant specializing in business and information technology (IT) strategy. Prior to her career in consulting, Knickle held senior positions at industry analyst firms including AMR Research, Hurwitz Group, Inc., and Charles River Strategies. In her most recent role as research director at AMR Research she developed strategic relationships with manufacturers helping identify technology vendors for specific application needs and was well recognized as an industry thought leader in Enterprise Application Integration (EAI) strategies. In addition to regularly speaking at industry conferences, Knickle is a highly regarded source for the news media on IT issues in business, with coverage from BusinessWeek, ComputerWorld, and Information Week. Craig Giffi, Vice Chairman, Deloitte & Touche USA LLP  Giffi of Deloitte & Touche USA LLP is a vice chairman and the leader for the U.S. Consumer & Industrial Products Industry practice. He is also the Chairman of the Global Manufacturing Industry practice of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu (DTT) and a principal with Deloitte Consulting LLP in the United States. In his current capacity, Giffi is responsible for organization wide services to the aerospace and defense, automotive, process and industrial products, consumer products, retail and tourism, hospitality & leisure sectors. In his global manufacturing industry role, he works closely with the Global Managing Director for Manufacturing to develop and drive strategic initiatives to build eminence, grow our industry practice networks, and embed industry knowledge in our services to global clients across the sectors. Giffi also serves as advisory partner for our services to some of our top 100 manufacturing and consumer business clients. As Chairman of DTT’s $3 billion Global Manufacturing Industry practice, he directs global efforts on manufacturing industry thought leadership designed to help clients stay ahead of issues impacting their industry. Analyst firms and top-tier media around the world turn to Giffi for perspectives on developing industry trends. During his career with Deloitte, Giffi has also served on several internal leadership committees including the Deloitte Consulting Global Board of Directors, DTT’s Client Service Excellence Committee, and the DTT Doing Business With Deloitte Committee. Giffi is the co-author of the book Competing in World Class Manufacturing – America’s Twenty First Century Challenge published by Business One Irwin and has been quoted in Fortune Magazine, Business Week, and numerous professional journals and trade magazines, he has been a guest lecturer for the M.B.A. program at the Kenan-Flagler Business School, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, as well as Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business Fred Yochum, Vice President, Commercial Products Supply & Corporate Officer, The Coca-Cola Company  Yochum joined The Coca-Cola Company in 1996 as Director, General and Administrative Procurement. Subsequently, he held numerous positions of increasing responsibility within the Technical Division, first as Director of Supply Chain Management in 2000, and later being promoted to Director of Commercial Products Supply in July 2001. Yochum is currently the Vice President of Commercial Products Supply with global responsibility for Concentrate Plant Manufacturing which has plants in Asia, Africa, Latin America, Europe and North America. Prior to joining the company, Yochum had broad experience in manufacturing and supply chain operations, including twenty-one years at Digital Equipment Corporation spent in Manufacturing Plant Management, Strategic Planning and Global Procurement. William L Rice, Vice President of Information Technologies and Global Director, Inalfa Roof Systems, Inc  Rice has over twenty years of IT experience specializing in communications and manufacturing systems. He also has over thirty years experience in working within the automotive sector in both Operations and IT management positions. Rice has led implementation projects on five different ERP packages in over 14 different locations in three different continents, focusing on simplifying and streamlining user interfaces for better data integrity. Donald J. Weintritt, Jr., Supply Chain Director, Dow Supply Chain Technology and Expertise Center, The Dow Chemical Co.  Formed in 1897 as a manufacturer of bleach, The Dow Chemical Co., today a $49 billion corporation doing business in 175 countries, makes a variety of plastics, performance chemicals, hydrocarbons, and energy products. Weintritt is global supply chain director of Dow's Supply Chain Technology and Expertise Center. Brad Heath, CEO,VirTex Assembly Services, Inc.  Heath is the CEO and founder of the national recognized VirTex Assembly Services, Inc., an Austin, TX provider of quality electronics contract manufacturing services to the Texas market. Heath started VirTex in 2000 after spending several years with Technology Manufacturing & Design as its vice president for engineering and sales. In the years since, VirTex has been selected by Deloitte in 2006 as one of the top 50 fastest growing technology companies in Texas over the last five years and was recently recognized by Managing Automation for its lead-free manufacturing initiative. Heath is a graduate of the University of South Florida. Lisa Bodell, CEO, futurethink  Bodell is the founder and CEO of futurethink, a business that offers research, tools and services to help companies turn innovation into action. futurethink’s focus on the ‘how to’ of innovation gives businesses a clear framework for understanding innovation and a clear path for driving results. Clients such as Citigroup, Merrill Lynch and Westin Hotels look to futurethink to develop their enterprise-wide innovation efforts. futurethink was recently selected as the innovation training partner of the American Management Association, to create the innovation curriculum for their 100,000 members and clients worldwide. Bodell is currently serving on the board of directors for the Interactive Journal of Direct Marketing in London and the Marketing Committee of the Financial Communications Society. Bodell is an active member of the Association of Professional Futurists, the World Future Society and the Urban Pioneer Project. She also serves as a judge at the Thunderbird Innovation Challenge, serves on the faculty of the American Management Association, and has taught courses at American University. Ann Grackin, Managing Director, Global Supply Chain, Marsh Risk Consulting  Grackin leads Marsh’s Global RISC Consulting group. This organization has been formed to enable our clients to address both operational and strategic concerns in today’s complex business environments—from customer and market challenges to the risk of global trade. For more than two decades, Grackin has been on the frontlines of managing global business, supply chain and technology strategy around the globe in the worlds most admired companies. Grackin, as Managing Director, is leading Marsh’s Global RISC Consulting practice. She comes to this position with a parallax view from seeing all angles of the supply chain problem-as an end-user implementer in a global fortune 100 firm, a technologist, a global consultant, an executive in a Supply Chain software firm, a columnist in the leading Supply Chain magazines, and one of the leading analysts in Supply Chain. Jeff Richlin, President, Richlin Machinery, Inc.
Chris Hendley, Director, Applications Development & Business Integration, Gulfstream Aerospace  Hendley is Director of Applications Development and Business Integration for Gulfstream Aerospace, a General Dynamics company. Reporting to the CIO, he is responsible for Gulfstream’s applications portfolio across the enterprise. In addition, he has overall responsibility for implementation and integration of software solutions to enable Gulfstream to design, manufacture, sell and service the world’s most technologically advanced business jet aircraft. Prior to rejoining Gulfstream in March 2006, Hendley was Director of Applications Development for McLeodUSA, one of the nations largest Competitive Local Exchange Carriers (CLEC) where he led an IT organization in systems integration resulting from M&A, rapid rollout of new products and systems implementations which dramatically reduced costs, increased throughput and improved cash flow. Between 1984 and 2002, Hendley served in various IT leadership positions, up through Director, at Gulfstream Aerospace where he led major operational systems implementations in support of process re-engineering, business efficiency and cost reductions. In addition, he spearheaded organizational reconstruction to reduce flow time, increase customer satisfaction and improve employee morale. Eric A. Marks, President and CEO, AgilePath Corporation
Robert Parker, VP, Research, Manufacturing Insights
Matthew J. Lopinski, Vice President, Sales and Marketing, Mitsubishi Electric Automation, Inc.
Peter Swartz, Director, IT, Global Site & Data Center Services, Dell, Inc.
In 1994, Swartz began developing a systems suite for Dell that over time has evolved into Dell’s Data Warehouse (DDW). He worked to define the DDW’s architecture and middleware infrastructure, while deploying and supporting the initial worldwide warehouse that provided daily summaries of orders to the company’s senior management. Later, he took on the task of globalizing Dell's e-Commerce engine, by first managing the effort to merge local requirements and then deploying the suite of applications to Dell's European business units. In 2004, Swartz transitioned in Dell’s Global Manufacturing IT space, where he led the effort to integrate more than 200 applications developed "in the business" into Dell IT. Swartz went on to champion factory automation software at Dell, where he and his team defined and implemented a multi-year plan to deploy a single, standard factory-automation layer to all of Dell’s numerous new facilities while, at the same time, completing the retrofit to the rest of the company’s locations. Between his time with Dell, Swartz also served as a principal in three Internet startups, shifting between Pittsburgh, London, and Paris. Swartz holds a degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Pennsylvania and a degree in economics from the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School of Business. Lorenzo Martinelli, Senior Vice President, E2Open
Maureen Steinwall, President, Steinwall Inc.
Larry Lapide, Ph.D., Director, Demand Management, MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics
He was most recently on the staff of AMR Research, a technology market analyst firm specializing in software business applications, serving variously as VP and Service Director for Supply Chain Strategies, as VP of Research Operations for Business Applications, and as the GM for Benchmarking Services. Previous to AMR, he was an associate partner with Accenture where he managed projects involving supply chain effectiveness, distribution network analysis, demand planning, service parts logistics, operational strategy, and systems development. He served high-profile clients in high-tech, telecommunications, retail, consumer and industrial product industries, in both the US and Europe. Dr. Lapide has also worked with Data General, Arthur D. Little, and Benchmarking Partners, as well as a lecturer in the Management Sciences department of the University of Massachusetts. He holds a PhD in operations research from the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School, a master’s in electrical engineering from MIT, and a bachelor's in electrical engineering from The Cooper Union. Andrew Bielat, President, EIS Analytics
Rick DePinto, I.T. Manager, Ce De Candy, Inc.
Paul L. Gonzalez, Global IT, ViewSonic Corporation
Robert M. Juncker, Co-founder and Chief Technology Officer, Gearworks
Gary Robertson, The Harvard Group, Board of Advisors Programs
Originally from Salem, Indiana, Robertson started work as co-op student at General Motors Institute, sponsored by Delco-Remy Division. He has a bachelor of science in electrical engineering from GMI and has taken master of business administration classes from Indiana University, Centenary College, and Marquette University. Robertson also completed the program for executives at Carnegie Mellon University. He is a six sigma green belt and recently became a certified personnel consultant (CPC). John Keever, Executive Vice President & CTO, ILS Technology
Keever holds a Bachelors degree in Mechanical Engineering from North Carolina State University, a Masters degree in Mechanical Engineering with minors in both Electrical Engineering and Mathematics from North Carolina State University and has completed postgraduate work in Computer Engineering and Operating Systems design at Duke University. Managing Automation Editors David R. Brousell, Editor-in-Chief  David R. Brousell has been Editor-in-Chief of Managing Automation since 1998. Brousell started his career in technology journalism in 1978 at Electronic News. In 1985, he joined Datamation Magazine, and was named Editor-in-Chief in 1991. Brousell has covered numerous industry developments, technology shifts and major product introductions, including the mainframe era and the development of relational databases; the rise of the minicomputer; the advent of personal computing, client-server computing and the evolution of enterprise applications, and the dawn of the Internet.
Jeff Moad, Executive Editor  Jeff Moad is the executive editor of Managing Automation Magazine. Jeff has covered information and manufacturing technologies and strategies for the past 28 years. Jeff holds a journalism degree from the University of California at Berkeley. He is a winner of the Jesse H. Neil award and other editorial awards. For Managing Automation he covers enterprise software. He also coordinates Managing Automation's Progressive Manufacturing Awards.
Stephanie Neil, Senior Editor  Stephanie Neil is a Senior Editor at Managing Automation magazine. She joined the publication in 2000, covering factory floor automation technology trends and case studies. Since then her cover story and special report coverage has expanded to include all aspects of the manufacturing enterprise in order to provide information on sensor-to-boardroom applications and business processes. Prior to joining MA, Neil spent 11 years at eWeek (formerly PC Week), a weekly IT journal, where she was Managing Editor of the Features department.
Chris Chiappinelli, Editor, ManagingAutomation.com  Chris Chiappinelli joined Managing Automation as Managing Editor in 2005 and became editor of ManagingAutomation.com in 2007. He covers product and industry news across all technology and vertical market categories. Chris attended the Newhouse School at Syracuse University and graduated with a degree in magazine communications.
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Jeff Richlin has 34 years experience in machine tool sales, construction, engineering and distribution. During eight years of apprenticeship, he worked under a master machine tool designer. As the American agent for a European machine tool builder, Richlin was part of the American sales and engineering staff for USA support and distribution. During this period he gained additional experience in machine design and automation systems. In 1988, Richlin became part of the OmniTurn project. While in charge of marketing, sales and distribution, he helped develop a nationwide sales and support team for the OmniTurn product. At the turn of the century, the quickly shifting and eroding market for OmniTurn’s machine tools caused them to branch out into other areas. Automation and system integration, which had always been part of OmniTurn’s responsibilities, has become the major area of growth. Richlin holds a BS Chemistry and a BS Electrical Engineering from Syracuse University and SUNY ES and F.
Marks is President and CEO of AgilePath Corporation, a leading vendor-independent Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) management consulting firm based in Newburyport, MA. (
Parker currently leads Manufacturing Insights, one of IDC’s industry research companies that addresses the current market gap by providing fact based research and analysis on best practices and the use of information technology to assist clients in improving their capabilities in key process areas. Before joining IDC to oversee the launch of Manufacturing Insights, Parker spent six years with AMR Research as a Research Vice President covering emerging technology, enterprise software, and industry IT strategies. While there, he launched the e-commerce research program, the most successful new program in the company's history. Before entering the research field, Parker spent more than fifteen years in technology and operations management. He was Managing Director at TDI, a technology based company that included distribution, systems integration, and Internet Service Provider (ISP) business units. He was also corporate CIO at Eastern Technologies, a manufacturer serving the defense and commercial vehicle industries and division CIO at the Acoustic Research business unit of International Jensen, a publicly traded consumer electronics company. He began his career with Sanders Associates, a Fortune 500 defense electronics company and also held a management post with publicly traded firearms manufacturer, Sturm, Ruger. Parker holds an MBA, with a concentration in decision support systems, from New Hampshire College. His undergraduate work was done at Rivier College where he received a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science and Accounting. As a frequent speaker at industry conferences including the IW Best Plants Conference, the NamTech Summit, with the Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME, Parker is often quoted in publications such as Logistics Management and Manufacturing Business Technology.
Lopinski has served as Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Mitsubishi Electric Automation, Inc., a world leader in factory automation solutions since 1985. He has held numerous positions with rapidly increasing levels of responsibility within Mitsubishi as well as other leading automation companies including Giddings & Lewis and Reliance Electric. Lopinski has a Bachelors Degree Mechanical Engineering from the University of Toledo.
As Director of IT for Dell’s Global Site and Data Center Services, Swartz manages a team of 500 who support Dell’s entire 90,000 workforce in their day-to-day usage of desktop and laptop computers, printers, desk-based telephony, and mobile messaging and cellular devices. For Dell’s smaller, remote offices, Swartz’s team provides the complete IT function, broadening its support service to local telecom, servers, and other IT infrastructure. In addition, Swartz is responsible for managing Dell’s 100+ Data Centers worldwide, housing more than 20,000 servers in 350,000 square feet of "raised floor" space. Prior to taking on his Operations role, Swartz managed a $250M global application portfolio used by Dell to run its entire supply chain, and all of its manufacturing and distribution plants, Financial Systems, and Services applications. For this portfolio, he had responsibility for roadmaps, budgets and project execution. Swartz was also directly accountable for application development teams managing factory automation, real-time metrics and reporting of Dell’s Manufacturing and Supply Chain, and the applications that support Dell’s proprietary customer hard drive image burning process. Finally, he was responsible for the IT aspects of Dell's new manufacturing facilities in Xiamen China, Hortolandia Brazil, Chennai India and Lotz Poland.
Martinelli is E2open's Senior Vice President leading all customer-facing and go-to-market activities for the company. Martinelli is responsible for several functions including account management and sales, customer network deployment, channels, alliances and marketing for the worldwide organization including offices in the US, Asia and Europe. Martinelli joined E2open in 2001 as Vice President, Marketing & Strategy and drove the company's focus toward providing an integration network for industry process integration. He brings over 15 years of experience in marketing, sales, channel management, professional services and development in enterprise applications for the industrial sector. Prior to joining E2open, Martinelli was Vice President Marketing, Sales and Account Management at AristaSoft, a vertical service provider delivering integrated enterprise applications to emerging high-tech electronics companies. He was one of the original members of the executive team that built the company from initial funding to a 300-person organization serving over 20 customers. Prior to joining AristaSoft, Martinelli spent five years at Baan Company, most recently as Vice President, Global Strategic Marketing. During his time with Baan, the company's revenues rose from $20M to over $600M. Martinelli drove several strategic initiatives: forming one of its first industry solutions groups, planning the product roadmap to extend beyond traditional ERP through acquisitions and alliances, and introducing an innovative subscription-based software licensing program in partnership with Microsoft. Prior to Baan, Martinelli worked at Digital Equipment where he held several sales and consulting positions working with companies in the manufacturing sector. Earlier in his career, he was a system engineer at IBM supporting the company's mid-range product line. Martinelli began his career at a medium-sized aerospace and defense contractor. He designed and developed an integrated manufacturing management application for order management, inventory management, procurement, production planning, cost accounting and materials requirements planning. The Unix-based solution helped deliver measurable business benefits through reduced inventory, increased delivery accuracy, reduced cycle times and accurate product costing. Martinelli earned a Bachelor of Applied Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Waterloo, Canada, with a specialization in Operations Research and Organizational Behavior.
As owner of Steinwall, Inc, Steinwall oversees a 41-year old manufacturing company that specializes in process engineering and thermoplastic, generating $11 million in sales annually and employing 94 people. She received her Ph. D. from Capella University in 2006. Her research topic focused on optimism, multimedia training, and empowerment. Steinwall received a Managing Automation Prgressive Manufacturing Award in 2006 for training and education mastery and a national training award in 2001 for her company's own training software program.
Dr. Lapide managed the launch of MIT’s Supply Chain 2020 Project that is researching the future of Supply Chain Management (SCM). He is currently an advisor to the project and is the project director of CTL’s Demand Management research initiatives. He is also responsible for its Strategy Alignment Workshop training program. Dr. Lapide has more than twelve years of experience in supply chain and marketing consulting, ten years of management experience in the high tech sector, and seven years as a supply chain technology market analyst, as well as ten years experience in college teaching on a part-time basis.
Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Andrew Bielat has over 20 years' experience working with manufacturing companies operating in commodity markets. Bielat has been nationally recognized for his executive coaching and advisory services focused on strategic planning and operational execution. Formally trained as an engineer, Bielat understands the unique challenges facing manufacturing executives. He has the creativity, background, and vision required to develop planning systems that are customized to meet the unique situation of each client company, to help manufacturers succeed in today's challenging market.
Rick DePinto has been the I.T Manager at Ce De Candy since September 2003. He has implemented a custom accounting/manufacturing system in Ce De Candy’s two office locations that handle the day to day activities and FDA mandates of the candy business. DePinto has previously worked as a Senior Project Director at LPS Consulting, where he planned and implemented accounting/manufacturing systems for small to medium sized businesses. DePinto has a BS degree in Computer Science from Elizabethown College and has numerous technical certifications from Novell, Microsoft, and SAP.
Gonzalez manages the B2B implementation of global business partners at ViewSonic Corporation, responsible for more than 85% of ViewSonic’s transaction volume. He is also responsible for making recommendations to the executive management team on strategic initiatives in their Americas, European, China and Taiwan offices.
Juncker leads Gearworks' wireless technology "innovation engine." With more than 10 years of industry experience, Juncker has published several papers on voice and speech recognition as well as co-authored the first book written on the wireless application protocol published in the United States. He has had numerous speaking engagements including Comdex, Information Innovators Institute, and High-Technology Society events. Juncker was formerly the Software Director for Speech/Language Technologies at ViA Inc where he grew the software group from one to a team of 40. He holds a bachelors degree in Computer Science and Economics from Carleton College.
Robertson joined The Harvard Group in 2005, bringing a background that includes automotive electronics manufacturing combined with eleven years of senior information technology management experience. During his career, Robertson worked in engineering, quality, manufacturing, re-engineering, information technology and executive recruiting. He has been responsible for 3,500 employees and an annual budget of $230 million. Key positions included plant manager and chief information officer for Delco Electronics, executive director of global infrastructure, chief technology officer (CTO), and executive recruiter. Robertson has been active in the American Society for Quality Control (ASQC), Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) and the Society for Information Management (SIM). He is past president of the SIM Indiana Chapter and currently is treasurer of the Detroit Chapter. Robertson has served on several advisory boards for key IT Suppliers, such as HP/Compaq, Digex, ATT Solutions and two councils of the Conference Board. He is a founding member of the advisory board of the Internet Operations Center (IOC) and is a member of the Technology and Business Committee of Automation Alley.
Keever founded ILS Technology and began serving as executive vice president and chief technology officer in October 2000, bringing with him more than 24 years of experience in automation software engineering and design. Keever came to ILS Technology from IBM Corporation where he was IBM global services principle responsible for e-Production solutions architectures and deployment. Keever enjoyed over 18 years of plant floor automation experience with IBM, and is the former world-wide development and support manager for Automation Connection, Distributed Applications Environment, PlantWorks and Data Collection hardware and software products. His prior experience within IBM includes lead marketing and solutions architecture responsibilities for General Motors, BMW, Chrysler, Tokyo Electron, Glaxo-Wellcome, and numerous other global manufacturing companies. Keever has been awarded both hardware patents and software copyrights.