Manufacturing & Industrial Materials

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

Jan Willem Groenenberg

Jan Willem Groenenberg

At AMIS - Conclusion, I work in the field of cloud and Internet of Things (IoT) where I try to accomplish innovative solutions for the manufacturing and transportation markets. The solutions I work on are often build using Microsoft technologies like Azure IoT platform and the Azure IoT Edge.

With more than 15 years of experience in web development (I earned my dinosaur badge with pride) it was 2014 that I was in the need for something new. Via a short route in mobile app development I added ‘Internet of Things’ to my interest and field of work. And I love it till today.

I like to share my knowledge with others. That is why I am a public speaker at Atos and several user groups (Azure IoT Community, SDN and dotNed) and events (Experts Live, Codecamp Romania, Future Tech, Microsoft TechDays, IoT Tech Days and Dev Nation) in the Netherlands and abroad.

I also share feedback as an active Windows Insider and a member of the Azure Advisory Board.

At AMIS - Conclusion, I work in the field of cloud and Internet of Things (IoT) where I try to accomplish innovative solutions for the manufacturing and transportation markets. The solutions I work on are often build using Microsoft technologies like... Show more

Stuart Burchill

Stuart Burchill

Stuart Burchill is an nano science based engineer who is making energy saving based products and material.

Stuart Burchill is an nano science based engineer who is making energy saving based products and material. Show more

Stephane Gervais

Stephane Gervais

Stéphane Gervais has more than 30 years of experience in the high-tech industry as global marketing, business development, innovation, project management, and product designer.
He has worked for multi-national companies in Europe and in Asia in the consumer and industrial segments. Stéphane also has experience in emerging technologies and markets. His current position is Executive VP Strategic Innovation at LACROIX Group : Industrial Internet-of-Things (IIoT), new technologies, electronics, autonomous vehicle and smart city are some of his favorite’s topics.
Stéphane holds a Doctorate degree (Ph. D) in Electronics from the University of Bordeaux (France) and an MBA degree from Newcastle University (Australia). He holds patents and wrote numerous papers.

Stéphane Gervais has more than 30 years of experience in the high-tech industry as global marketing, business development, innovation, project management, and product designer. He has worked for multi-national companies in Europe and in Asia in the ... Show more

Stephane Gervais Ducouret

Stephane Gervais Ducouret

Stéphane Gervais has more than 30 years of experience in the high-tech industry as global marketing, business development, innovation, project management, and product designer.
He has worked for multi-national companies in Europe and in Asia in the consumer and industrial segments. Stéphane also has experience in emerging technologies and markets. His current position is Executive VP Strategic Innovation, Partnership and Smart Data at LACROIX Group : Industrial Internet-of-Things (IIoT), new technologies, electronics, autonomous vehicle and smart city are some of his favorite’s topics.
Stéphane holds a Doctorate degree (Ph. D) in Electronics from the University of Bordeaux (France) and an MBA degree from Newcastle University (Australia). He holds patents and wrote numerous papers.

Stéphane Gervais has more than 30 years of experience in the high-tech industry as global marketing, business development, innovation, project management, and product designer. He has worked for multi-national companies in Europe and in Asia in the ... Show more

Joe Combs

Joe Combs

Joe Combs has spent 25 years on the front lines of the software industry. Joe holds a Bachelor of Computer Science from the University of Cincinnati and a Master of Computer Science from Northern Kentucky University. He has served as a tech lead, architect, business analyst and scrummaster delivering real business value for companies like Swisscom, Sprint, FedEx, General Electric, Johnson & Johnson, Kroger, Luxottica and Quest Diagnostics. For the last 14 years Joe has been a consultant for Systems Evolution, solving his clients most challenging problems. Joe is an active scouting volunteer and is past president of the NKU College of Informatics Alumni Council and the Dan Beard Eagle Scout Association.

Joe Combs has spent 25 years on the front lines of the software industry. Joe holds a Bachelor of Computer Science from the University of Cincinnati and a Master of Computer Science from Northern Kentucky University. He has served as a tech lead, arc... Show more

Amir Sabirovic

Amir Sabirovic

High-tech is the red thread that runs through his career DNA as he aims to know how things work on a deep technical level and understand the strategic impact of the solutions. This ambition led Amir to a road of entrepreneurship while in college, building a firm focused on software development outsourcing for the creative industry. After his startup journey, Amir joined the oldest management consultancy in the Netherlands, helping customers in various High-Tech sectors. In this role, he covered Data, Analytics, Artificial Intelligence, Internet of Things, Industry 4.0 and 3D Printing. The technological interest in combination with a passion for business and entrepreneurship led Amir to become the founding father of an Artificial Intelligence startup as part of the management consultancy firm.

He stands at the cradle of data science and organisational science. He aims to debunk the hypes surrounding Artificial Intelligence, Industry 4.0, Blockchain, and bring them back to the current reality of the businesses. His background in data-innovation projects and management consultancy enables him to transform companies into future proof digital organisations where analytical leadership is the core component. Amir helps companies with their digital transformation journey while developing the strategy and new business models based on data and artificial intelligence.

High-tech is the red thread that runs through his career DNA as he aims to know how things work on a deep technical level and understand the strategic impact of the solutions. This ambition led Amir to a road of entrepreneurship while in college, bui... Show more

Nikita Tokarev

Nikita Tokarev

- 12 years in IT-industry;
- Agile coach, product owner, SAP HCM architect in largest russian bank;
- Product lead in NLMK: responsible for mobile apps plus digital transformation ecosystem

- 12 years in IT-industry; - Agile coach, product owner, SAP HCM architect in largest russian bank; - Product lead in NLMK: responsible for mobile apps plus digital transformation ecosystem Show more

Savas Ziplies

Savas Ziplies

Savas is leading international development teams incl. P+L responsibility for more than 15 years. With his pragmatic approach he takes responsibility for the product architecture and delivery and keeps track of owner & technical needs as well as business KPIs.

I provide profound experience in project and product development in multiple areas from prototypes to cloud-native live operations. Working to make complex topics understandable also for non-technicians, picking up everybody with quick, lean progression towards a common goal!

Savas is leading international development teams incl. P+L responsibility for more than 15 years. With his pragmatic approach he takes responsibility for the product architecture and delivery and keeps track of owner & technical needs as well as busi... Show more

Fernando Sousa

Fernando Sousa

I'm a Salesforce Certified Developer, with over 10 years of experience working with development and passionate by the Salesforce ecosystem. In my spare time, I write a blog about Salesforce and try my best to share all this knowledge gained over time.

I'm a Salesforce Certified Developer, with over 10 years of experience working with development and passionate by the Salesforce ecosystem. In my spare time, I write a blog about Salesforce and try my best to share all this knowledge gained over time... Show more

Angela Johnson

Angela Johnson

Angela is an award-winning, fashion designer, industry innovator, disruptor, humanitarian, and consultant to hundreds of emerging fashion brands. She is best known as the Co-Founder of AZ’s fashion incubator FABRIC and the non-profit 501-c3 AZ Apparel Foundation.

Angela’s 25 years of industry and entrepreneurial experiences from LA to AZ have fueled her mission to mentor the next generation of design entrepreneurs as well as her vision to champion a new, innovative, responsible, and sustainable fashion industry for the 21st Century in the state of Arizona.

Angela is an award-winning, fashion designer, industry innovator, disruptor, humanitarian, and consultant to hundreds of emerging fashion brands. She is best known as the Co-Founder of AZ’s fashion incubator FABRIC and the non-profit 501-c3 AZ Appare... Show more

Marcos Lora Rosa

Marcos Lora Rosa

Consultant & Full Stack Developer .NET of Microsoft solutions. Enthusiast in the process of training on Big Data & ML environments to get the most out of productivity and system automation.

Consultant & Full Stack Developer .NET of Microsoft solutions. Enthusiast in the process of training on Big Data & ML environments to get the most out of productivity and system automation. Show more

Antonio Ferreira

Antonio Ferreira

Globally recognised technology and supply chain expert, futurologist, entrepreneur and startup enthusiast. Antonio is regularly sought out for his fresh perspective and brutally-honest style of accurate forecasting. Evangelising innovation with 20 years advisory experience in technology consulting, disruptive supply chains, and new business models. Continuously influencing the future, working together with most Fortune 500 global companies and mentoring hundreds of startups worldwide.

Globally recognised technology and supply chain expert, futurologist, entrepreneur and startup enthusiast. Antonio is regularly sought out for his fresh perspective and brutally-honest style of accurate forecasting. Evangelising innovation with 20 ye... Show more

David Krajewski

David Krajewski

Dave is a Senior Solutions Architect with Snowflake where he focuses on end-to-end data analytics solutions powered by the "Data Warehouse Built for the Cloud”, SNOWFLAKE! Dave is an experienced system engineering and data executive and has been responsible for leading data management, engineering, systems operations for over two decades. Dave has led several successful data warehousing programs in the financial, media and manufacturing industries. Dave holds a master’s degree from The Johns Hopkins University.

Dave is a Senior Solutions Architect with Snowflake where he focuses on end-to-end data analytics solutions powered by the "Data Warehouse Built for the Cloud”, SNOWFLAKE! Dave is an experienced system engineering and data executive and has been resp... Show more

Taiya Thompson

Taiya Thompson

After a life-changing experience managing her son’s multiple special needs with Cannabidiol (CBD), Taiya is passionate about sharing her knowledge and experience to help others. She started CBDchicks to be a resource for education and support so people can be better informed and empowered to be their best health advocate and founded Crooked Cactus CBD to provide access to safe and high-quality products they can trust and feel good giving to their families.

Taiya feels her main job as CEO is Chief Education Officer. She speaks on stages at industry trainings, expos, and trade shows to raise awareness, increase acceptance, and promote natural healing. Previously, Taiya spent 19 years as a CFP® and RLP® working in private wealth management for two of the Top 10 firms in the world. She has always been driven to help people and to inspire them to live their lives with passion and purpose. Now she’s doing that through plant medicine and encouraging people to restore their health and well-being so they can show up and do more of what makes them happy.

After a life-changing experience managing her son’s multiple special needs with Cannabidiol (CBD), Taiya is passionate about sharing her knowledge and experience to help others. She started CBDchicks to be a resource for education and support so peop... Show more

Amy Peck

Amy Peck

Amy Peck is the founder & CEO of EndeavorVR, a leading global VR/AR (XR) strategy & consulting firm. Amy is a recognized thought-leader in the space and speaks globally on the future of XR. She has deep connections within the industry and works with Fortune 500 companies, digital media/production companies and tech startups on XR strategy, content, development, product and GTM.

Amy holds several Advisory Board roles:
Geo.Network, a volumetric geospatial control platform
VantagePoint, VR Sexual Harassment Training
Venture Partner, Capital Region AR/VR Accelerator
XR Marin Leadership Council
Virtual World Society Ambassador

Amy is a mentor at Draper U, Women in XR Fund, Korean Innovation Center and River Studios and is an active member of several Women in Tech & STEM Education organizations. Amy is a member of the VR/AR Association’s (VRARA) Digital Healthcare Committee and Co-chairs the VRARA Enterprise Committee.

Amy's true passion for this technology emerged at Leap Motion where she launched the Enterprise division working with clients across every major vertical including healthcare, entertainment, retail, hospitality, education and government.

It became clear that there was a need to help foster XR development in the commercial arena and more importantly, shepherd these critical early wins. EndeavorVR was conceived for this very purpose.

Amy continues her work with Fortune 500 clients, helping them adopt XR for both internal process and consumer-facing initiatives, including marketing, customer experience, productivity and training. She engages the top content creators, designers, developers and platform partners to bring these solutions to fruition.

Amy’s forte is distilling complex technologies into meaningful solutions across many verticals and business lines, delivering strategy and resources at scale.

Her own personal mission is to see XR accessible to all - fundamentally improving every aspect of our lives and changing the way we work, learn, communicate and play.

Amy Peck is the founder & CEO of EndeavorVR, a leading global VR/AR (XR) strategy & consulting firm. Amy is a recognized thought-leader in the space and speaks globally on the future of XR. She has deep connections within the industry and works with ... Show more

Saim Safder

Saim Safder

I'm a DevOps & Cloud Native engineer who is passionate about learning and sharing knowledge on Cloud Native Technologies. Spent 4 years 🌟 developing the skills to increase velocity, reliability, and quality with a high focus on security to help startups and enterprise businesses to become successful. Deep experience with EKS, AKS, GKE, Docker, Kubernetes, Service Meshes, Git-Ops and Open-stack, helping organizations instill DevOps for the modern age. I’m passionate about making open-source more accessible, creating technology to elevate people, and building communities. I’m also a Community Ambassador at Layer5/Cloud Native Islamabad & Cloud Native Expert at Ortelius Open Source Community.

I'm a DevOps & Cloud Native engineer who is passionate about learning and sharing knowledge on Cloud Native Technologies. Spent 4 years 🌟 developing the skills to increase velocity, reliability, and quality with a high focus on security to help star... Show more

Dheeraj Kumar

Dheeraj Kumar

Dheeraj Kumar, an AWS Technical Account Manager at Amazon Web Services, is a trailblazing Technologist and Passionate Learner. Holding 2X AWS Certifications and 11+ years of IT Training Industry experience, he has expertly navigated diverse customer-centric roles in Analytics, Security, Infrastructure Architecting, Database, Modernisation and Migrations.

As an Enterprise Architect, Dheeraj Kumar plays a pivotal role in overseeing the organization's technology landscape, designing scalable and secure solution architectures, and developing long-term technology roadmaps. He establishes enterprise-wide standards, policies, and governance frameworks to ensure consistency and efficient resource utilization. Leveraging his deep AWS expertise, Dheeraj empowers the organization's teams through training, equipping them to stay at the forefront of technological advancements.

Dheeraj Kumar, an AWS Technical Account Manager at Amazon Web Services, is a trailblazing Technologist and Passionate Learner. Holding 2X AWS Certifications and 11+ years of IT Training Industry experience, he has expertly navigated diverse customer-... Show more

Bobby Small

Bobby Small

I currently work at Ellipse Solutions, a Microsoft Gold Partner that specializes in Dynamics 365 and related products.

I leverage my 20 + years experience in information systems and Dynamics 365 to help businesses improve their computing environments. I also love to exercise my creative skills to create and deliver engaging and informative Dynamics 365 content. I am passionate about building strong relationships, providing excellent customer service, and supporting the growth and success of Ellipse Solutions and the Microsoft Dynamics 365 community.

I currently work at Ellipse Solutions, a Microsoft Gold Partner that specializes in Dynamics 365 and related products. I leverage my 20 + years experience in information systems and Dynamics 365 to help businesses improve their computing environme... Show more

Luiz Eduardo Labriola

Luiz Eduardo Labriola

Curioso, palestrante, docente.
Venho contribuindo tanto no mundo empresarial quanto no mundo acadêmico compartilhando o melhor que possuo para ajudar as pessoas e as organizações a atingirem seus resultados.
+ de 10 anos atuando dentro do delivery em diversas funções (Gerente de Projetos, Delivery Manager, Agilista) entregando resultados.
+ de 5 anos compartilhando conhecimento em projetos, agilidade, experiência do cliente.
Autor do Livros Transformação Digital no Brasil e Experiência do Cliente pela Jornada Colaborativa.
Atualmente exercer a função de Vice Presidente de Desenvolvimento Profissional no PMI Rio de Janeiro.

Curioso, palestrante, docente. Venho contribuindo tanto no mundo empresarial quanto no mundo acadêmico compartilhando o melhor que possuo para ajudar as pessoas e as organizações a atingirem seus resultados. + de 10 anos atuando dentro do delivery... Show more

Gustavo Pereira

Gustavo Pereira

I'm Gus, a proud Chemical Engineer currently pursuing my PhD in Chemical Engineering at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, I hold a Master's degree from the State University of Maringá in Brazil, where I specialized in multi-objective optimization of process plants. Throughout my academic journey, I've been fueled by a passion for teaching and sharing my expertise in Chemical Engineering. As a proud member of the LGBTQ+ community, I'm committed to promoting diversity and equality in STEM fields.

I'm Gus, a proud Chemical Engineer currently pursuing my PhD in Chemical Engineering at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, I hold a Master's degree from the State University of Maringá in Brazil, where I specialized in multi-objective optim... Show more

Bharath Sridhar

Bharath Sridhar

Bharath Sridhar has more than 14 years of experience in Industrial Internet of Things and Enterprise Digital Transformation. With a keen understanding of manufacturing value-chain, from shop-floor to top-floor, he works as a digital transformation catalyst enabling businesses on-board the Industry 4.0 bandwagon. He has experience across leading IoT platforms implementing solutions spanning smart connected assets, operations and services. He is a speaker at major IoT events and has 2 patents in Cloud Computing. He has also co-authored a book on "Industrial IoT for Architects and Engineers"

Bharath Sridhar has more than 14 years of experience in Industrial Internet of Things and Enterprise Digital Transformation. With a keen understanding of manufacturing value-chain, from shop-floor to top-floor, he works as a digital transformation ... Show more

Laura Murphy

Laura Murphy

Laura brings over 30 years of industry experience to include project management, finance, consulting, distribution and manufacturing, food and beverage industry, customer service and operational management. Her years working as a controller and end user of Dynamics GP provided a solid foundation for consulting and project management.

Laura's experience with Dynamics GP spans 30+ years as an end- user, senior consultant, and practice manager. Laura has a bachelor’s degree in accounting and specializes in software implementations, data conversion, data importing, reconciliations, client project management, problem resolutions and business analysis for Microsoft Dynamics GP.

Laura brings over 30 years of industry experience to include project management, finance, consulting, distribution and manufacturing, food and beverage industry, customer service and operational management. Her years working as a controller and end u... Show more

Luca Ingianni

Luca Ingianni

Luca Ingianni is an experienced consultant, trainer and engineer, and has created several training materials in the DevOps space.

During his earlier career as a consulting engineer, he observed many teams and their way of working.
This experience made him increasingly aware of the importance of interpersonal communication in the creation of great products.

Eventually he discovered the world of DevOps, which he considers human first, technological second.

Luca has created multiple courses, some of which are to be used worldwide.

He is active in the DevOps community in many forms: speaking at conferences and meetups, co-authoring DevOps
books, appearing on multiple podcasts as well as co-hosting a German-language DevOps podcast, and blogging more than he should.

Luca Ingianni is an experienced consultant, trainer and engineer, and has created several training materials in the DevOps space. During his earlier career as a consulting engineer, he observed many teams and their way of working. This experience... Show more

Anders Dahlin

Anders Dahlin

Anders Dahlin is a well experienced advisor in business applications. History of ERP consultant in several ERP systems as well as Dynamics Supply Chain consultant in manufacturing and retail. Worked inhouse with ERP at an automotive manufacturer as well as years at Microsoft within pre-sales. Today Anders is a solution architect at Fellowmind covering Dynamics 365 projects.

Anders Dahlin is a well experienced advisor in business applications. History of ERP consultant in several ERP systems as well as Dynamics Supply Chain consultant in manufacturing and retail. Worked inhouse with ERP at an automotive manufacturer as w... Show more

Francois Richer

Francois Richer

Ingénieur INSA et Master Management de Projet
30 années d'expériences dans les projets, programmes et portefeuille de projets de toutes tailles et de toutes natures.
Agile coach pour les projets industriels au sein de centre de compétence P&PM Airbus

Ingénieur INSA et Master Management de Projet 30 années d'expériences dans les projets, programmes et portefeuille de projets de toutes tailles et de toutes natures. Agile coach pour les projets industriels au sein de centre de compétence P&PM Airb... Show more

Larry Stanley

Larry Stanley

Larry R. Stanley, BSEET, Bluefield State College, Bluefield, WV:
Larry Stanley was raised and educated in the coal fields of rural West Virginia, earning a BSEET degree from Bluefield State College in West Virginia. He has more than 40 years of experience working with all aspects of design, application, and installation of AC drives and soft-starts. Stanley developed and maintained the drive support group for a major manufacturer from 1985 to 1997. He moved into a Senior Field Engineer's role in 1997, and since then, supports applications including commercial, municipal, hot ladle, distribution conveyance, food and beverage, and more.

Larry R. Stanley, BSEET, Bluefield State College, Bluefield, WV: Larry Stanley was raised and educated in the coal fields of rural West Virginia, earning a BSEET degree from Bluefield State College in West Virginia. He has more than 40 years of expe... Show more

Anish Koyamparambath

Anish Koyamparambath

Anish Koyamparambath is a Ph.D. student at the University of Bordeaux. He is working on implementing and broadening the life cycle criticality assessment.

Anish Koyamparambath is a Ph.D. student at the University of Bordeaux. He is working on implementing and broadening the life cycle criticality assessment. Show more

Paul Nashawaty

Paul Nashawaty

Paul Nashawaty is a highly experienced Practice Leader and Lead Principal Analyst at The Futurum Group. His area of expertise lies in application modernization, particularly across build, release, and operations. With a career spanning over 25 years, Paul has gained extensive knowledge and expertise in digital transformation initiatives, including front-end and back-end systems. He possesses a deep understanding of the underlying infrastructure ecosystem that is crucial for supporting modernization endeavors.

Paul is recognized for his exceptional ability to implement effective go-to-market strategies, including identifying new market channels, cultivating partner ecosystems, and executing strategic plans. His proven track record of delivering positive business outcomes for his clients is a testament to his skills and experience.

Paul Nashawaty is a highly experienced Practice Leader and Lead Principal Analyst at The Futurum Group. His area of expertise lies in application modernization, particularly across build, release, and operations. With a career spanning over 25 years,... Show more

Ola Chowning

Ola Chowning

I’m a partner with ISG (a leading global technology research and advisory firm), the head of Digital for North Europe and global leader in our Adaptive Organization practice. I have been advising and leading organizations through digital transformation for over 20 years with a focus on enterprise agility and modern ways of working, including DevOps, Agile, Lean, and product-oriented delivery - all of which can be severely challenged by legacy cultures. I have expertise in delivery models that contemplate the rapidly changing technology landscape and have advised corporations in the opportunities related to emerging technologies, digital strategy, DevOps, Cloud and culture change, and speak regularly at industry conferences.

I’m a partner with ISG (a leading global technology research and advisory firm), the head of Digital for North Europe and global leader in our Adaptive Organization practice. I have been advising and leading organizations through digital transformati... Show more

Jenna Ritten

Jenna Ritten

Jenna Ritten (@jritten) is the Lead Architect for InnerSource@IBM and the Chief Developer Advocate for IBM Developer Advocacy. She works on expanding the reach of open source technologies to global developer communities. Her areas of interest include hackathons, design-thinking workshops, NLU/NLP, gamified learning, Blockchain, and Serverless. Jenna is an advocate for non-traditional people in tech, much like herself, and provides support by building and fostering communities for underrepresented people in tech.

Jenna Ritten (@jritten) is the Lead Architect for InnerSource@IBM and the Chief Developer Advocate for IBM Developer Advocacy. She works on expanding the reach of open source technologies to global developer communities. Her areas of interest include... Show more

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