Manufacturing & Industrial Materials

A roster of manufacturing and materials specialists at the forefront of innovation in the production and utilization of industrial materials

Greg Dornoff

Greg Dornoff

Greg is a Release Train Engineer with more than 20 years' experience leading project deliveries across industrial automation, insurance and manufacturing industries using Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) and program management. His passion is process improvement and working with leaders at all levels of an organization to implement Agile practices. Currently, he works for Rockwell Automation.

Greg is a Release Train Engineer with more than 20 years' experience leading project deliveries across industrial automation, insurance and manufacturing industries using Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) and program management. His passion is process i... Show more

Caleb Carr

Caleb Carr

Mr. Caleb B. Carr J.D. is the Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer for Vita Inclinata Technologies, a Denver, Colorado based aerospace and industrial company. Caleb started his career as a volunteer search and rescue tech for Multnomah (Oregon) County Search and Rescue. A mentor and fellow volunteer suffered cardiac arrest while on a night-training mission, and this accident became the genesis of Vita Inclinata. Caleb graduated from the University of Colorado at Denver with a Bachelor of Science in Neuroscience and a Bachelor of Arts in Public Policy. He also enrolled in the Mitchell Hamline School of Law and graduated with a Juris Doctor (focused on corporate law and civil litigation.) Currently, Caleb is completing final course work for his Master’s in Business Administration from Penn State University. Caleb continues to serve as a volunteer firefighter, search and rescue tech, and Assistant Professor of Entrepreneurship at the University of Colorado. His work at Vita Inclinata Technologies has won recognition such as “Forbes 30 Under 30” for the Manufacturing and Industry category, Titan 100 CEO winner, and the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year for the Desert Mountain Region. He has rung the NASDAQ opening bell, and been published in Forbes, CNN, CNBC, Fast Company, NBC News, and many other outlets for his work.

Admitted to the bar for the District of Columbia and the Federal Bar of Colorado.

Mr. Caleb B. Carr J.D. is the Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer for Vita Inclinata Technologies, a Denver, Colorado based aerospace and industrial company. Caleb started his career as a volunteer search and rescue tech fo... Show more

Indrajit Zope

Indrajit Zope

• Indrajit is highly experienced SAP Senior Solution Architect having expertise in designing and implementing SAP solutions across multiple industries.
• He is Known for expertise in both SAP products and business processes. Undertaking large SAP implementations, upgrades, and digital transformation initiatives, which ensures SAP systems alignment with business goals, cost-effectiveness, scalability, and seamless integrity with other enterprise systems.
• Indrajit brings over 12 years of experience and certified in niche SAP technologies such as SAP Extended warehouse Management, SAP Activate project management, SAP Gen AI, SAP Material management, along with ITIL.
• He has delivered measurable results within multiple industry sectors such as Manufacturing, Mining, Oil and gas, F&B, Chemical, Pharmaceutical. Implemented feature-rich software solutions in SAP and web applications that facilitate millions of supply chain transactions across the USA. His leadership has empowered cross-functional teams to deliver secure, compliant, and efficient enterprise systems.
• Indrajit has led numerous end-to-end SAP transformations where he was a key driver to collaborate with cross-functional teams to achieve goal of aligning technology with business objectives. Specialized in SAP S/4HANA rise with SAP, SAP logistics execution, SAP sourcing and procurement to drive digital transformation and operational efficiency.
• He developed and manage the relationships with clients, ensuring they are aware of relevant SAP solutions. Pioneer in generating new business opportunities by identifying and nurturing leads and keeping customers informed about SAP product innovations and roadmaps on potential upgrades or new implementations.
• He is a senior member of esteemed organizations, including IEEE, ISA. Also a member of CSI, Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) , and IAENG, which continuously enrich his expertise further.
• He is an active judge for prestigious global awards such as Globee Awards, Titan awards, DVSF, Business Intelligence, Future City.
• Indrajit was a speaker in international conference on recent advances in social sciences and humanities CASH 3.0 2024, which was organized by Eudoxia research university, New castle USA.
• He designed scalable, robust, and secure SAP architecture solutions (e.g., S/4HANA, SAP ERP, SAP Cloud) that align with business processes. Developed functional designs for SAP modules like EWM, WM, MM, SD, PP, etc based on business processes and integration requirements for reputed industries globally.
• Indrajit developed strategies for integrating SAP with other enterprise applications, cloud services, third-party solutions, and data sources. Defined the data architecture, including database design, data migration, and data integration strategies within SAP.
• His contribution in merger and acquisitions is commendable where he lead multiple M&A assignments and delivered hight quality results, also Lead the configurations of SAP modules to meet business requirements, including customizing system settings, workflow automation, reports and user interfaces in M&A.
• He ensures seamless data flow between SAP and external systems using middleware like SAP PI/PO, MuleSoft or APIs. Worked as a SME for SAP and client, utilizing understanding of functional FDD and technical TDD architecture design and integration with third party Manufacturing execution systems, warehousing systems
• Indrajit developed a custom digital solution in SAP to Identify potential technical risks and develop strategies to mitigate them, including system redundancies, failovers, and back-up plans.
• He played a pivotable role being part of solutions team of leading pharmaceutical industry the manufacturing of multiple vaccines including covid 19 vaccine which is commendable in national interest of united states.

• Indrajit is highly experienced SAP Senior Solution Architect having expertise in designing and implementing SAP solutions across multiple industries. • He is Known for expertise in both SAP products and business processes. Undertaking large SAP ... Show more

Georgina King

Georgina King

Georgina is a Business Intelligence professional, with over 7 years experience in IT & Business Services consulting. Currently, she serves as a Business Intelligence Analyst in the manufacturing sector, where she lends her skills to developing BI solutions for real-time data.

In addition to her analytics work, Georgina is also passionate about automation, and enjoys blending her knowledge in data with her interest in IoT and AI to build futuristic automations and interfaces.

Georgina is a Business Intelligence professional, with over 7 years experience in IT & Business Services consulting. Currently, she serves as a Business Intelligence Analyst in the manufacturing sector, where she lends her skills to developing BI sol... Show more

Rob Oud

Rob Oud

Seasoned Entrepeneur with many years of experience. Specialized in Project business in Architecture, building and manufacturing.

Seasoned Entrepeneur with many years of experience. Specialized in Project business in Architecture, building and manufacturing. Show more

Jeffrey Madew

Jeffrey Madew

Born and Raised in Montreal Canada. Served in the IDF between 1978-1983, Returned to Canada and Founded A diversified Jean Manufacturing company in 1984 which was sold in 2004, Acquired multiple levels of sub contract companies linked to the manufacturing process of jeans to become a diversified company. By 2002 employed 800 with approximately 400,000 sq.ft. of manufacturing space and yearly revenues over $400 million yearly. Company sold to A USA firm for its revenues. Received his MBA and MFin from Mcgill University. Over the next 17 years I have been known as Mr. Fix it to many companies world wide. I turn corporations into profitable beast all while taking up more of their products market . Was recruited recently by AimBetter and have relocated my family here in Ashkelon.

Born and Raised in Montreal Canada. Served in the IDF between 1978-1983, Returned to Canada and Founded A diversified Jean Manufacturing company in 1984 which was sold in 2004, Acquired multiple levels of sub contract companies linked to the manufact... Show more

Sune Lohse

Sune Lohse

Expert in Supply Chain, Planning, Manufacturing and Warehouse Management.

Expert in Supply Chain, Planning, Manufacturing and Warehouse Management. Show more

Philip Derbyshire

Philip Derbyshire

Philip has spent the last 5 years helping customers understand how IoT can help them and supporting them in implementing solutions to production, predominantly in the manufacturing industry. Originally at IBM but now since two years at Microsoft in the Microsoft Technology Center, a place where we invite customers to spend time with us to do architectural deep dives and proof of technologies.

The rare times Phil isn't playing with technology and gadgets, he spends enjoying the great outdoors on his road bike or playing board games with his family.

Philip has spent the last 5 years helping customers understand how IoT can help them and supporting them in implementing solutions to production, predominantly in the manufacturing industry. Originally at IBM but now since two years at Microsoft in t... Show more

Dipankar Saha

Dipankar Saha

Dipankar Saha is an Application Architect in IBM India working on SAP Cloud Platform, SAP Manufacturing and Leonardo IoT solution development and implementations globally. He is the co-author of several books on SAP MII, ME and OEE.

Dipankar Saha is an Application Architect in IBM India working on SAP Cloud Platform, SAP Manufacturing and Leonardo IoT solution development and implementations globally. He is the co-author of several books on SAP MII, ME and OEE. Show more

Michelle "MishManners" Duke

Michelle "MishManners" Duke

Mish is a multi-talented personality in the tech and gaming communities. Mish has worked in the technology space for the last decade and has a tonne of experience in developer advocacy, community management, marketing, and content creation. Mish has spoken at over 380 events on topics like AI, the future of work, communication, teamwork, and have given technical demos. She's a respected leader in the hackathon community, having won, organised, and mentored over 100 hackathons.

Mish is a successful entrepreneur and founder, having co-founded several companies – including an artificial intelligence company, and as a result, sits at the forefront of Melbourne’s science, tech, esports, and startup scenes. In her 'spare' time she’s a streamer, journalist, loves playing sports, and is always working on something exciting.

Mish is a multi-talented personality in the tech and gaming communities. Mish has worked in the technology space for the last decade and has a tonne of experience in developer advocacy, community management, marketing, and content creation. Mish has ... Show more

Denis Selimovic

Denis Selimovic

I am an enthusiastic Power BI user, Speaker, Power BI Super User, co-organizer of the Fabric User Group Switzerland and Microsoft MVP.

I work as Principal Consultant, trainer and mentor in the area of Business Intelligence in Switzerland.
I have been lucky enough to work with Power BI since its release in 2015 and gain experience in many interesting projects since the beginning. In my blog WhatTheFact.bi I write about everything related to Power BI, best practices, share tips and look forward to exchange with you!

I am an enthusiastic Power BI user, Speaker, Power BI Super User, co-organizer of the Fabric User Group Switzerland and Microsoft MVP. I work as Principal Consultant, trainer and mentor in the area of Business Intelligence in Switzerland. I have... Show more

Daniel Raniz Raneland

Daniel Raniz Raneland

Raniz is a programmer, architect, speaker and coach at factor10. He is a problem solver who keeps track of the bigger picture. He is prestigeless, likes to get into new domains, and loves sharing knowledge and ideas. Raniz has worked with system- and software architecture at several companies since 2010 and has been with factor10 since 2021. When not working he's into beer brewing, sourdough bread, 3D printing and triathlons.

Raniz is a programmer, architect, speaker and coach at factor10. He is a problem solver who keeps track of the bigger picture. He is prestigeless, likes to get into new domains, and loves sharing knowledge and ideas. Raniz has worked with system- and... Show more

Kim Berg

Kim Berg

My IT journey began as an operations technician hosting data centers, but I discovered my love for the cloud over 8 years ago and specialized in Azure.
I have a deep enthusiasm for the modern Ops role and I thrive on being an enabler, taking ideas from concept to production.
Dedicated many years to enhancing my expertise in data, AI, and IoT/IIoT.

🗣 Passionate about sharing knowledge through public speaking and mentoring.

Currently, I work on enterprise-scale AI, data, and IIoT solutions for large clients in Sweden.
I'm part of the Microsoft Responsible AI Innovation Center in Sweden and contribute to the open-source initiative Enterprise Scale AI Factory.

My IT journey began as an operations technician hosting data centers, but I discovered my love for the cloud over 8 years ago and specialized in Azure. I have a deep enthusiasm for the modern Ops role and I thrive on being an enabler, taking ideas ... Show more

Alberto Acerbis

Alberto Acerbis

Alberto Acerbis is a hands-on software architect with a strong background in distributed systems. Recognized as a Microsoft MVP in .NET technologies, he actively contributes to the tech community.
In his role, Alberto helps customers transform their ideas into robust and scalable solutions. Beyond his professional work, he is a passionate technical speaker, having delivered numerous sessions at conferences over the years.
His dedication to knowledge-sharing extends to the communities he has founded and actively participates in, fostering collaboration and continuous learning in the tech ecosystem.
Outside of technology, Alberto enjoys mountain activities in all seasons and has a keen interest in philosophy and other disciplines beyond the tech world.

Alberto Acerbis is a hands-on software architect with a strong background in distributed systems. Recognized as a Microsoft MVP in .NET technologies, he actively contributes to the tech community. In his role, Alberto helps customers transform their... Show more

Richard Crane

Richard Crane

Hi, I’m Richard. I am the Co-Founder and CTO of MILL5. I live and work in the Boston area. I enjoy working on the bleeding edge of technology including AI/ML, IoT, Azure, SaaS, Mobile, and more. My goal is to inspire others to innovate using software.

Hi, I’m Richard. I am the Co-Founder and CTO of MILL5. I live and work in the Boston area. I enjoy working on the bleeding edge of technology including AI/ML, IoT, Azure, SaaS, Mobile, and more. My goal is to inspire others to innovate using softwar... Show more

Michaël Hompus

Michaël Hompus

Michaël Hompus is an Architect and Area Lead at Info Support.

As an architect he is part of several teams, creating new and innovative solutions.
Michaël has many years of development experience with .NET, Java, and Azure.

His passion is to share knowledge with colleagues, customers, and peers.
Microsoft has recognized his efforts for the community by awarding him a Microsoft MVP award.

Michaël Hompus is an Architect and Area Lead at Info Support. As an architect he is part of several teams, creating new and innovative solutions. Michaël has many years of development experience with .NET, Java, and Azure. His passion is to sh... Show more

Hugues de Mézerac

Hugues de Mézerac

An engineer and ex-intrapreneur with over 15 years' experience in Product, Hugues is an expert in Discovery, AI Product and Product Transformation.

He passes on his know-how to the teams and customers of Theodo, a 700-strong Tech & AI consulting & delivery agency.

In 2024, Hugues spoke at the UXDX conference in Dublin, the Product Management Festival in Zurich and Agile conferences in Lyon, Nantes and Lausanne.

An engineer and ex-intrapreneur with over 15 years' experience in Product, Hugues is an expert in Discovery, AI Product and Product Transformation. He passes on his know-how to the teams and customers of Theodo, a 700-strong Tech & AI consulting &... Show more

Erwin de Kreuk

Erwin de Kreuk

Erwin de Kreuk is a passionate and highly experienced Technology Leader in the Data & AI domain. He currently serves as a Principal Consultant and Lead Data and AI at InSpark, winner of the Global Partner of the Year (POTY) Award for Identity and the Dutch Partner of the Year (POTY) Award for Data & AI.

Erwin is a frequent speaker at various national and international data community events and has been recognized as a Data Platform MVP.

With 16 years of experience in the world of data on the Microsoft Platform, Erwin has spent the last 8 years focusing on the Azure Platform. His day-to-day work involves addressing complex customer cases and technical issues. Additionally, he is a member of the Technology Board at InSpark, where he leads a team of highly experienced Data Experts specializing in the Microsoft Data Platform.

Erwin is dedicated to helping customers maximize the value of their complex analytics environments, with a strong emphasis on solutions in the Azure Cloud (Platform as a Service) and Microsoft Fabric. As a Technology Board member, he continuously explores the latest opportunities and shares his enthusiasm with colleagues, the community, and customers. He is also a key stakeholder for the InSpark Solution (Managed) Oxygen, a Modern Data Platform Estate as-a-service and the Nitrogen Control Center a native solution build on top of Microsoft Fabric for easy data integration and data Processing.

Erwin de Kreuk is a passionate and highly experienced Technology Leader in the Data & AI domain. He currently serves as a Principal Consultant and Lead Data and AI at InSpark, winner of the Global Partner of the Year (POTY) Award for Identity and the... Show more

Stephen Rose

Stephen Rose

Stephen has been helping companies all over the world to plan, pilot, deploy, manage, secure, and adopt products including Microsoft 365, Teams, and Copilot as well as a variety of AI tools and 3rd party products.

Stephen was a business owner for many years an was a MCSE, MCT and MVP before he joined Microsoft in 2009. While working there, he oversaw IT pro readiness for Windows, OneDrive, Office, Teams, and Copilot until he left in 2023.

Currently he is consulting with a variety of customers, helping them manage change and new work methods by showing companies how to use the tools they have today more effectively and get ready for the AI tools they will need to stay ahead.

Visit www.stephenlrose.com to learn more.

Stephen has been helping companies all over the world to plan, pilot, deploy, manage, secure, and adopt products including Microsoft 365, Teams, and Copilot as well as a variety of AI tools and 3rd party products. Stephen was a business owner for... Show more

Aroh Shukla

Aroh Shukla

Aroh works as a Regional Microsoft Cloud Architect Lead, Microsoft MVP (AI) & MCT i& MCT. He is primarily focusing on Azure AI, Power Platform & Microsoft 365 Collaboration suite. He helps customers with their digital transformation journey through cutting-edge Microsoft solutions.

Aroh works as a Regional Microsoft Cloud Architect Lead, Microsoft MVP (AI) & MCT i& MCT. He is primarily focusing on Azure AI, Power Platform & Microsoft 365 Collaboration suite. He helps customers with their digital transformation journey through... Show more

Clemens Vasters

Clemens Vasters

Clemens Vasters is Lead Architect in Microsoft’s Azure Messaging team that builds and operates a fleet of hyper-scale messaging services, including Event Grid, Service Bus, Event Hubs, Stream Analytics and Microsoft Fabric Eventstreams. Clemens represents Microsoft in messaging standardisation in OASIS (AMQP, MQTT) and CNCF (CloudEvents, xRegistry) and writes too much code for being an "Architect". He looks back at nearly 30 years in professional software development and has seen the same fashion come and go a few times.

Clemens Vasters is Lead Architect in Microsoft’s Azure Messaging team that builds and operates a fleet of hyper-scale messaging services, including Event Grid, Service Bus, Event Hubs, Stream Analytics and Microsoft Fabric Eventstreams. Clemens repre... Show more

Jean-Yves Klein

Jean-Yves Klein

Senior Agile Coach, old Dev, became Project manager, CTO, and other stuff....
PMP, DAC and SAFe certified I'm trying to find the best solution, depending of clients, teams, projects....
I have supported agile teams in IT, mechanics, electronics, marketing, legal...
I created several Serious Games in order to make people understand SAFe, DevOps, the roles of PO, Scrum Master...

Senior Agile Coach, old Dev, became Project manager, CTO, and other stuff.... PMP, DAC and SAFe certified I'm trying to find the best solution, depending of clients, teams, projects.... I have supported agile teams in IT, mechanics, electronics, ma... Show more

Michał Ziemba

Michał Ziemba

I use my passion for Microsoft 365 and Power Platform to make business processes more optimized, efficient and secure.
I co-organize Baltic Summit, Baltic Power Platform Community live events, CollabDays Poland and Global Power Platform Bootcamp Polish Edition.
I share my almost three decades of experience in change management adopting Microsoft services with others during classes and conferences.

I use my passion for Microsoft 365 and Power Platform to make business processes more optimized, efficient and secure. I co-organize Baltic Summit, Baltic Power Platform Community live events, CollabDays Poland and Global Power Platform Bootcamp Pol... Show more

Zoe Steinkamp

Zoe Steinkamp

I’m Zoe Steinkamp, a Developer Advocate at ClickHouse, with a strong foundation in front-end software engineering. My mission is to empower developers by enhancing their experience with ClickHouse’s high-performance database and real-time analytics capabilities. I also have a growing interest in data science. In my spare time, I love to travel and tend to my garden. Let’s connect on LinkedIn—I’m eager to exchange insights and knowledge at both virtual and in-person events!

I’m Zoe Steinkamp, a Developer Advocate at ClickHouse, with a strong foundation in front-end software engineering. My mission is to empower developers by enhancing their experience with ClickHouse’s high-performance database and real-time analytics c... Show more

Marco Dal Pino

Marco Dal Pino

Marco Dal Pino is working in IT for more than 30 years as Developer, Team Leader, PM and Cloud Architect.
He mostly experienced Microsoft dev Platforms around .NET, for LOB, Desktop, Mobile and embedded apps.
He is a Microsoft Certified Trainer and a Speaker at the main technical conferences all around the world.
He is part of the staff of DotNetToscana a community focused on Microsoft technologies.
He received many awards from IT companies as independent Advisor like:
Microsoft MVP, Intel BlackBelt & Innovator, Nokia DevChamp, Hackster Live Ambassador
He works in Microsoft as a Technical Consultant.

Marco Dal Pino is working in IT for more than 30 years as Developer, Team Leader, PM and Cloud Architect. He mostly experienced Microsoft dev Platforms around .NET, for LOB, Desktop, Mobile and embedded apps. He is a Microsoft Certified Trainer and... Show more

Shannon Mullins

Shannon Mullins

Shannon Mullins is the CEO and founder of a BC Consulting Group and a Microsoft MVP of Business Applications. She has over 20 years' experience across a wide variety of disciplines and products,
including accounting, information technology, professional services, insurance, healthcare, mortgage
lending, distribution, manufacturing, project management and deployment and implementation of CRM and ERP systems. Shannon has a deep understanding of the functional aspects of projects, process automation and system design, and the reporting needs and requirements for complex ERP systems. Shannon is a former controller and accountant and holds a master's degree in Accountancy.

She currently resides in Nashville, TN and is an experienced international speaker and teacher.

Shannon Mullins is the CEO and founder of a BC Consulting Group and a Microsoft MVP of Business Applications. She has over 20 years' experience across a wide variety of disciplines and products, including accounting, information technology, professi... Show more

Tonie Huizer

Tonie Huizer

My name is Tonie, with 20+ years of experience in IT I like to read, experiment, talk and write about software.
The fun I experience in my job is the combination of people and technology.
To be honest I'm not the greatest DBA, Developer or SysAdmin, but I like to follow up and combine a lot of the things those people do.

in 2021 I started to write small stories on Medium, because talking about software is one thing...
In my stories I explain Azure, SQL and other Microsoft technologies with (if possible) one central topic Whisky!

My name is Tonie, with 20+ years of experience in IT I like to read, experiment, talk and write about software. The fun I experience in my job is the combination of people and technology. To be honest I'm not the greatest DBA, Developer or SysAdmin... Show more

Silvano Coriani

Silvano Coriani

Silvano Coriani is a Program Manager in Azure Database for PostgreSQL team at Microsoft. He has over 25 years of experience in application development and database design, troubleshooting, and performance tuning. He is specialised in data access libraries, query optimisation, and distributed system design. He is also an author and speaker in many international industry conferences.

Silvano Coriani is a Program Manager in Azure Database for PostgreSQL team at Microsoft. He has over 25 years of experience in application development and database design, troubleshooting, and performance tuning. He is specialised in data access libr... Show more

Drew Lencsak

Drew Lencsak

Based out of New England, Drew has been in Dynamics since 2008. He started as a Production planner, Lean specialist, and business analyst for a leading manufacturer of Photonics products. In 2013, he joined a Microsoft partner as a Functional consultant specializing in manufacturing. Since then he has worked on ~50 implementations of AX3.0, AX4.0, AX2009, AX2012 and D365FO across the globe as a Sr. consultant, Solution Architect, Delivery lead for Manufacturing and Supply Chain, and now Director of ERP Delivery.

Based out of New England, Drew has been in Dynamics since 2008. He started as a Production planner, Lean specialist, and business analyst for a leading manufacturer of Photonics products. In 2013, he joined a Microsoft partner as a Functional consult... Show more

Blaize Stewart

Blaize Stewart

Blaize is a Microsoft Azure MVP and has been interested in software development since childhood and wrote his first software while still in high school. Since that time, Blaize has had broad experience in all things IT ranging from a network administrator to a software architect and everything in between.

Blaize is a Microsoft Azure MVP and has been interested in software development since childhood and wrote his first software while still in high school. Since that time, Blaize has had broad experience in all things IT ranging from a network administ... Show more

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