Manufacturing & Industrial Materials

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

Omid Motamedisedeh

Omid Motamedisedeh

Phd student in QUT, Australia and author of book : The Ultimate Guide to Functions in Power Query: Turn Raw Data into Actionable Insights

Phd student in QUT, Australia and author of book : The Ultimate Guide to Functions in Power Query: Turn Raw Data into Actionable Insights Show more

Patrick Pouchol

Patrick Pouchol

Agile & Lean Coach, Product Owner, Agile Transformation Consultant, Pragmatic Agilist

Agile & Lean Coach, Product Owner, Agile Transformation Consultant, Pragmatic Agilist Show more

Stephen Doliente

Stephen Doliente

Stephen’s training and background are in chemical and energy engineering, and he has over ten years of research experience in sustainable energy and chemical technologies. The pillars of his research are process development, techno-economic assessment, life cycle thinking, supply chain optimisation, and whole-systems analysis for evidence-based, strategic, and conscientious deployment of biomass-based, circular, and carbon abatement solutions. Currently, he is affiliated with Imperial's Department of Chemical Engineering and its recently inaugurated Centre for Sectoral Economic Performance to collaborate on a sectoral study of the UK's fine chemicals industry. Its objective is to understand the current local and global industry landscapes; analyse the technological, innovation, business, and regulatory environments; and develop policy and industry recommendations for the sector's future competitiveness and sustainability.

Stephen’s training and background are in chemical and energy engineering, and he has over ten years of research experience in sustainable energy and chemical technologies. The pillars of his research are process development, techno-economic assessmen... Show more

Jonathan Trimble

Jonathan Trimble

Jonathan Trimble, co-founder of Bawn, brings over 25 years of extensive experience in investigation and security. His career began with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), where he led numerous complex investigations focused on dismantling international cybercrime and financial fraud organizations. As Chief Technology Officer of the FBI’s Information Management Division, Jonathan oversaw significant technical projects, including the development of the $220M Central Records Complex and an advanced data analytics platform.

Transitioning to private industry, Jonathan served as Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) at a Midwest financial institution and later as Vice President of Services at an Austin-based cybersecurity startup. He holds degrees from the U.S. Coast Guard Academy, National Intelligence University, and the University of Southern California, and completed Carnegie Mellon University’s CISO program in 2018. Jonathan's leadership extends beyond Bawn, with key roles in cybersecurity councils and advisory committees.

His passion for cybersecurity and client success drives his commitment to developing innovative solutions that enhance security posture and business resiliency

Jonathan Trimble, co-founder of Bawn, brings over 25 years of extensive experience in investigation and security. His career began with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), where he led numerous complex investigations focused on dismantling int... Show more

Hans Henrik Groth

Hans Henrik Groth

Hans Henrik Groth has a background as HR Director within Tech in Denmark and have worked 20 years with IT Nearsoring and Offshoreing from Pakistan, Ukraine and Egypt.

In the past 15 years Hans Henrik have build up a Delivery center in Cairo – a overlooked Tech hub education 50.000 IT candidates a year. The operation is runed based on Scandinavian Management - takeing the best from both cultures.

In a situation for all foreseeable time with an increasing lack of High-end IT professionals in Europe, companies have to apply new delivery methods and work in distributed Teams. The discipline of using IT Nearshore is a must have competence for professional Tech companies in Europe to stay competitive.
Interestingly, used correctly IT Nearshoreing can also benefit the retention of employees Onshore as career paths can get more interesting and HR/Recruitment can at the same time help reduce cost.

IT Nearshore is not at the expense of European jobs, but often a prerequisite for retaining jobs and competitiveness

Hans Henrik Groth has a background as HR Director within Tech in Denmark and have worked 20 years with IT Nearsoring and Offshoreing from Pakistan, Ukraine and Egypt. In the past 15 years Hans Henrik have build up a Delivery center in Cairo – a ov... Show more

Vivek Dhayalan

Vivek Dhayalan

A seasoned Technopreneur boasting 17 years of expertise in developing and delivering cutting-edge software solutions to Fortune 500 companies. Renowned for pioneering adoption of practices that later evolved into industry standards. Alumnus of prestigious institutions, including IIT-Madras and Amrita University, known for an exceptional blend of technical prowess and strategic business acumen.

A seasoned Technopreneur boasting 17 years of expertise in developing and delivering cutting-edge software solutions to Fortune 500 companies. Renowned for pioneering adoption of practices that later evolved into industry standards. Alumnus of presti... Show more

Bassam Alugili

Bassam Alugili

Solution Engineer & Senior Software-/ Lead Systemarchitekt- C# Corner MVP / Speaker / Author
www.zeiss.com

Write dozens of articles on:

CSharpCorner / InfoQ / DZone / Medium

Books:
1) https://www.amazon.de/Introduction-C-English-Bassam-Alugili-ebook/dp/B08TQWR8Q9
2) https://www.amazon.de/Introduction-C-Bassam-Alugili/dp/B08VC6THS7/
3) https://www.c-sharpcorner.com/ebooks/introduction-to-csharp_8

Speaker:
https://www.csharpcon.com/
https://mstechsummit.pl/cfp/en/
https://www.dotnet-developer-conference.de/en/

Solution Engineer & Senior Software-/ Lead Systemarchitekt- C# Corner MVP / Speaker / Author www.zeiss.com Write dozens of articles on: CSharpCorner / InfoQ / DZone / Medium Books: 1) https://www.amazon.de/Introduction-C-English-Bassam-Alu... Show more

Rasmus Hougaard Christiansen

Rasmus Hougaard Christiansen

https://www.linkedin.com/in/rasmushc/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/rasmushc/ Show more

Jithin KP

Jithin KP

Jithin KP is Associate Principal Engineer at ABB R&D. An expert in Communication Architectures and Linux and Open Source , he has played key role in Building REx 610 relay software at ABB from India. He was key embedded architect for the platform/product. https://new.abb.com/medium-voltage/digital-substations/protection-relays/multiapplication/protection-and-control-rex610. He would share insights from the work and connect with latest trends including realtime patch now becoming mainstream.

Jithin KP is Associate Principal Engineer at ABB R&D. An expert in Communication Architectures and Linux and Open Source , he has played key role in Building REx 610 relay software at ABB from India. He was key embedded architect for the platform/pro... Show more

Peter Christensen

Peter Christensen

Senior software engineer with multi-disciplinary background in various fields such as Electronic Design Automation, Process Physics, and large-scale distributed processing and cloud computing

Senior software engineer with multi-disciplinary background in various fields such as Electronic Design Automation, Process Physics, and large-scale distributed processing and cloud computing Show more

Reza Afkhamnia

Reza Afkhamnia

I am a dedicated Business Intelligence Developer from Iran with over 10 years of expertise in Microsoft BI solutions, including MSSQL, SSIS, SSAS, and Power BI. I excel in building enterprise-level data warehouses, ETL processes, and insightful dashboards. I’ve delivered impactful projects, such as leading the design of a data warehouse for SEPAHAN Battery and creating predictive models for Entekhab Company, driving measurable business improvements. Skilled in bridging business and technology, I’m passionate about transforming data into actionable insights for strategic decision-making.

I am a dedicated Business Intelligence Developer from Iran with over 10 years of expertise in Microsoft BI solutions, including MSSQL, SSIS, SSAS, and Power BI. I excel in building enterprise-level data warehouses, ETL processes, and insightful dashb... Show more

Yordy Garcia

Yordy Garcia

Certificado en Python for Data Science y Machine Learning with Python, con más de 5 años de experiencia laboral en áreas de Analytics, generando propuesta de valor y planeamiento estratégico en empresas de diferentes sectores.
Actualmente ocupando el puesto de Data Lead en Quimpac, además de ser docente en IDAT y en la Universidad de Ciencias y Artes de América Latina..

Certificado en Python for Data Science y Machine Learning with Python, con más de 5 años de experiencia laboral en áreas de Analytics, generando propuesta de valor y planeamiento estratégico en empresas de diferentes sectores. Actualmente ocupando ... Show more

Kushagra Bhargava

Kushagra Bhargava

Kushagra (Kush) works as an Engineering Lead for Cisco Nexus Dashboard, where he primarily manages the efforts for platform observability, databases & auditing Infrastructures. He additionally serves as a Board Advisor for Strategic AI program at the University of San Francisco, School of Management.

Besides work, Kush is fond of poetry, solo traveling, paddle boarding & calisthenics.

Kushagra (Kush) works as an Engineering Lead for Cisco Nexus Dashboard, where he primarily manages the efforts for platform observability, databases & auditing Infrastructures. He additionally serves as a Board Advisor for Strategic AI program at the... Show more

Leonie Engemann

Leonie Engemann

Leonie is studying geoinformatics and is a working student at esri Germany. She is writing her master's thesis on spatial knowledge graphs and is a big data nerd. Leonie feels it's a shame that most spatial graphs are limited to just a few coordinates or addresses. Geodata can do so much more, which is why her research further develops this potential and applies it to real-world problems.

Leonie is studying geoinformatics and is a working student at esri Germany. She is writing her master's thesis on spatial knowledge graphs and is a big data nerd. Leonie feels it's a shame that most spatial graphs are limited to just a few coordinate... Show more

Ward Coessens

Ward Coessens

Using technology to solve problems since java 6. Worked in R&D, Manufacturing, Retail. Focussing now on Media, and the applications of LLMs

Using technology to solve problems since java 6. Worked in R&D, Manufacturing, Retail. Focussing now on Media, and the applications of LLMs Show more

Henry Ackhurst

Henry Ackhurst

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About Henry Henry is a dynamic speaker and trainer specializing in leadership, motivation, and high-impact sales and marketing strategies. With a strong social media presence generating over 2 million views each month, Henry has inspired and trained... Show more

Ph.D.Mohamed Hussien

Ph.D.Mohamed Hussien

I am a Service Delivery Specialist at McKinsey & Company, where I work closely with the Commercial Invoice Business Change function to ensure a seamless delivery of the technical components of business change. I have more than 14 years of experience in software engineering, and I hold several certifications and credentials in ITIL, Agile, PMBOK, Oracle, and IBM Cloud.

My mission is to enable and facilitate cross-functional technical teams, drive clarity and alignment for internal and external stakeholders, and deliver value and success through Agile methodologies and process improvement. I have a strong background in developing and designing web and mobile applications, and I have a keen interest in artificial intelligence and analytics. I am passionate about helping more people realize their own truth, unlock their authenticity, and bring their dreams into reality.

I am a Service Delivery Specialist at McKinsey & Company, where I work closely with the Commercial Invoice Business Change function to ensure a seamless delivery of the technical components of business change. I have more than 14 years of experience ... Show more

April De Crescentis

April De Crescentis

April is a seasoned strategist, marketing expert, and entrepreneur with nearly 20 years of experience driving growth across diverse industries, including healthcare/MedTech, telecom, insurance, events, energy, and most recently, real estate. As Founder and CEO of Harlequin Consulting, she partners with small and growing businesses to scale their marketing and develop strategies that deliver tangible results. From start-ups to Fortune 500 companies, April has built high-performing teams, launched successful product lines, and led initiatives generating millions in revenue. With deep expertise in healthcare and MedTech, she brings a unique perspective to innovation and commercialization in these complex sectors.

Beyond consulting, April is passionate about teaching the next generation of marketing leaders at MSU Denver and supporting patients and clinicians through pet therapy at UCHealth Anschutz with her dog, Ivy. In her spare time, she enjoys watching her 13-year-old son compete in football and wrestling, taking her 2-year-old to the park, and exploring breweries or concerts with her husband.

April is a seasoned strategist, marketing expert, and entrepreneur with nearly 20 years of experience driving growth across diverse industries, including healthcare/MedTech, telecom, insurance, events, energy, and most recently, real estate. As Found... Show more

Stephen Armory

Stephen Armory

Stephen has over 30 years experience in IT with over half focussed in Manufacturing and Utilities companies.

Currently leading a team of talented Architects driving through innovation and business value for our customers at Dufrain.

Formerly Senior Cloud Solution Architect for Microsoft with specific responsibility for Data and AI in the Manufacturing and Utilities space.

Examples of Stephens' work have attracted national press attention associated with Critical National Infrastructure and Environmental Protection.

Stephen has spoken at trade conferences on this and other Data and AI subjects. Most recently at the UK's Smart Manufacturing and Engineering Week expo at the NEC in Birmingham.

Stephen has over 30 years experience in IT with over half focussed in Manufacturing and Utilities companies. Currently leading a team of talented Architects driving through innovation and business value for our customers at Dufrain. Formerly Se... Show more

Adriano Mota

Adriano Mota

Solutions Architect with technical background and experience in enterprise integration, APIs, microservices, and cloud-native standards to build scalable modern architectures and legacy systems. Focused on delivering the best solution to fit the customer scenarios.

Solutions Architect with technical background and experience in enterprise integration, APIs, microservices, and cloud-native standards to build scalable modern architectures and legacy systems. Focused on delivering the best solution to fit the cust... Show more

Graeme Payne

Graeme Payne

Graeme Payne has more than 35 years of IT audit, technology risk, and security experience working in the consumer products, manufacturing, financial services, healthcare, and insurance industries. He has held leadership positions and led teams in the design and implementation information security programs for Fortune 500 companies.

Graeme has developed and presented business cases for investment in security and risk programs. He has regularly presented to Senior Leadership Teams and Board of Directors on risk and security.

Graeme has extensive experience of managing through a major data breach, including the initial response, public notification and remediation. He has testified to Congress and regulators on the breach.

Graeme holds numerous information security certifications. He is a regular speaker on cybersecurity topics. He is the author of the book “The New Era of Cybersecurity Breaches: A Case Study and Lessons Learned” and writes articles on cybersecurity topics.

Graeme Payne has more than 35 years of IT audit, technology risk, and security experience working in the consumer products, manufacturing, financial services, healthcare, and insurance industries. He has held leadership positions and led teams in the... Show more

Rowan Udell

Rowan Udell

Rowan Udell is a cloud specialist with over 10 years of hands-on experience with AWS, with a focus on security and serverless.

As an AWS Community Builder, Rowan actively shares his expertise through writing, podcasts, presentations, and teaching. He recently self-published "The Practical AWS IAM Guide" and co-authored "The AWS Administration Cookbook."

Rowan's areas of expertise include AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM), serverless computing, and the AWS Well-Architected Framework.

Rowan Udell is a cloud specialist with over 10 years of hands-on experience with AWS, with a focus on security and serverless. As an AWS Community Builder, Rowan actively shares his expertise through writing, podcasts, presentations, and teaching.... Show more

Sunil Sabat

Sunil Sabat

https://www.linkedin.com/in/sunilsabat/
Sunil has worked in various roles in the hardware and software industry, with expertise in a broad spectrum of technologies, including all cloud platforms, enterprise solutions, and open source. He is currently a Principal Program Manager at Microsoft Azure Data group focused on customer success and adoption of the products. Sunil holds advanced degrees in Computer Engineering and Computer Science, as well as an MBA in Marketing and Finance. He has also earned certifications from Microsoft, AWS, Google, Nvidia, Salesforce, IBM, and CompTIA. He has a Software Security Certificate from Stanford University. Sunil has presented at several conferences like IEEE, CompEuro, co-authored an IBM Software Redbook, and spoken at IBM IOD and Intel IPDT events. He has also participated in the DeveloperWeek 2024 Hackathon on Generative AI. He has advised courses in Product Innovation and Business Analytics at the Leavey School of Business. Sunil had passed DP-600 in 2024. He recently passed DP-700 examination also.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/sunilsabat/ Sunil has worked in various roles in the hardware and software industry, with expertise in a broad spectrum of technologies, including all cloud platforms, enterprise solutions, and open source. He is current... Show more

Edoardo Zonca

Edoardo Zonca

I'm working on Cloud Infrastructure at Microsoft from 2019.
Passionate about woodworking and electronics.

I'm working on Cloud Infrastructure at Microsoft from 2019. Passionate about woodworking and electronics. Show more

Pablo Ahumada Koschitzky

Pablo Ahumada Koschitzky

Pablo Ahumada Koschitzky is a Sr Cloud Solution Architect at Microsoft. He has more than 20 years of experience in the technology industry, with a focus on data-oriented solutions.

In his role at Microsoft, Pablo assists customers in implementing and improving Data and AI cloud-based solutions. His extensive experience and deep understanding of data have enabled him to deliver effective and practical solutions to a wide range of clients.

Pablo Ahumada Koschitzky is a Sr Cloud Solution Architect at Microsoft. He has more than 20 years of experience in the technology industry, with a focus on data-oriented solutions. In his role at Microsoft, Pablo assists customers in implementing ... Show more

Kelly Lopez

Kelly Lopez

Kelly Lopez is the Chief Sales Officer at Scout Forward, a woman-owned company that supplies sustainable paper, raw materials, and packaging products to Fortune 200 companies. Kelly is responsible for the strategy and execution of emerging product and service categories at Scout Forward. She enables brands to meet and exceed goals in sustainability improvement and supplier diversity by identifying and qualifying key suppliers with sustainable manufacturing processes and products. She leads the sourcing and solution development teams to design global supply-chain processes to pair Scout’s service, distribution, and logistics platform with best-in-class manufacturing for an end-to-end delivery channel.
Prior to joining Scout, Kelly was Vice President of HealthCare Sales at RR Donnelley. She has over 20 years of experience in both operational and sales leadership roles providing enterprise solutions to Fortune 500 Companies. She has a degree in Public Relations from the University of Florida.
Kelly lives in Orlando, Florida with her husband and their six children ages 5-23. She is dedicated to a lifestyle of fitness, fun, and community involvement and volunteers in leadership and youth sports organizations.

Kelly Lopez is the Chief Sales Officer at Scout Forward, a woman-owned company that supplies sustainable paper, raw materials, and packaging products to Fortune 200 companies. Kelly is responsible for the strategy and execution of emerging product an... Show more

Hermann Gneza

Hermann Gneza

Hermann Gneza is an Aerospace engineer and experienced manager with over 25 years in the aerospace industry, specializing in advanced propulsion, and the management of complex projects. Renowned for strategic leadership skills, innovative capabilities, and a passion for promoting scientific excellence in Africa. Actively engaged in mentoring young engineers and fostering collaborative projects across the continent.
He advises private and public space clients on strategy development, organization design and space law. He is also the author of publications on topics linked to the future of African engineering in aerospace industry.

Hermann Gneza is an Aerospace engineer and experienced manager with over 25 years in the aerospace industry, specializing in advanced propulsion, and the management of complex projects. Renowned for strategic leadership skills, innovative capabilitie... Show more

Elmar Niehoff

Elmar Niehoff

I have been working at Orderbase Consulting GmbH for over a decade, driving supply chain solutions. For the past 6 years, I have been leading the AddOn Consulting team. My passion for SCM began in 1999 at Navision, where I worked for almost three years before the company was acquired by Microsoft. At Microsoft Deutschland GmbH, I continued in product management for SCM, focusing on Microsoft Dynamics NAV. This strong foundation led me to SAP AG, where I spent nearly 6 years as a Solution Specialist in Supply Chain Control for SAP Business ByDesign. I graduated from the University of Münster in October 1999 with a degree in Business Administration, specializing in Business Informatics and Industrial Management.

I have been working at Orderbase Consulting GmbH for over a decade, driving supply chain solutions. For the past 6 years, I have been leading the AddOn Consulting team. My passion for SCM began in 1999 at Navision, where I worked for almost three yea... Show more

David Weiper

David Weiper

With 20 years of experience in sales, including the past 12 years dedicated to Microsoft Add-On sales, I have focused specifically on production processes within Dynamics NAV and Business Central. Over the years, I have honed my skills in understanding the complexities of production workflows and aligning them with the powerful capabilities of our Add-On solutions.

In addition to driving sales, I have been deeply involved in the pre-sales process, supporting partners by offering tailored demonstrations and ensuring that the proposed solutions meet their customers' specific business needs.

My goal is to continue empowering partners by delivering solutions that optimize production processes and drive efficiency.

With 20 years of experience in sales, including the past 12 years dedicated to Microsoft Add-On sales, I have focused specifically on production processes within Dynamics NAV and Business Central. Over the years, I have honed my skills in understandi... Show more

Jon Bauer

Jon Bauer

With his background in solutions, marketing, and business development, Jon supports JAKALA's technology partnerships through ongoing outbound relationships and internal technology enablement within the agency. He brings more than 20 years of experience in technology to ensure that client business objectives and technical needs are considered during every project, while constantly working towards the agency’s business goals.

With his background in solutions, marketing, and business development, Jon supports JAKALA's technology partnerships through ongoing outbound relationships and internal technology enablement within the agency. He brings more than 20 years of experien... Show more

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