Manufacturing & Industrial Materials

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

Marcelo Rosalen

Marcelo Rosalen

With over 20y of experience in IT and business, across high-tech companies like Microsoft, Oracle and Cisco, I'm a Principal Cloud Solution Architect for Dynamics 365 Customer Service and Contact Center at Microsoft. I leverage my pre-sales and post-sales skills to help customer globally to transform their customer experience engagement and service operations with Microsoft stack.

As a CRM and Contact Center SME, I work as a technical advisor for customers, partners and sales team to help then to realize value on D365 Contact Center solution and all the technical aspects on the Microsoft platform.

With over 20y of experience in IT and business, across high-tech companies like Microsoft, Oracle and Cisco, I'm a Principal Cloud Solution Architect for Dynamics 365 Customer Service and Contact Center at Microsoft. I leverage my pre-sales and post-... Show more

Angela Schuchardt

Angela Schuchardt

Angela began her IT career more than 20 years ago by writing newsletter articles about technology within Stewart Title Guaranty Company. After almost 9 years at Stewart, she wanted to try her hand at consulting. Since that time, Angela has consulted within the infrastructure and software space, including the past 7 years at Sparkhound, which has allowed the opportunity to delve in to Microsoft products. She loves working with customers to align business strategy and long-term roadmaps with customer-focused technical soltions. She and her husband Eric reside in Houston and are busy parents to 2 amazing kids. She loves entertaining, making creative custom cakes, and cheering on her daughter's competitive softball team wherever the tournaments take them!

Angela began her IT career more than 20 years ago by writing newsletter articles about technology within Stewart Title Guaranty Company. After almost 9 years at Stewart, she wanted to try her hand at consulting. Since that time, Angela has consulted ... Show more

Suresh Mandava

Suresh Mandava

Highly experienced Platform Engineering Business Leader and Security professional with over 25+ years of expertise in protecting sensitive data and ensuring compliance with regulatory standards. Proven track record of delivering successful projects across various industries, including healthcare, finance, and technology.

Edge MLOPS / Security Experience Highlights:

Innovation Leadership: Pioneered Edge First ML Inferences private clouds, and Kubernetes solutions for a leading technology company. Currently exploring Privacy Federated SLM Fine-tuned GPT innovation and its potential in the global enterprise space.

Engineering and Technical Acumen: Proficient in creating and leading extensive 1500+ engineering teams dedicated to major digital transformation endeavors for clients, especially in Cloud-Native Application Modernization, Platform Engineering, and DevSecOps.

Cloud Security: Led global cloud security portfolio, modernizing legacy security products to cloud-native technologies (Containers/Kubernetes/Serverless). Managed a team of 1400 global engineers, driving growth from $350M to $1.4Billion in company valuation.

Consulting Experience: Executed risk assessments and solution delivery initiatives for top-tier clients, generating $4-5 million in revenue projects. Provided strategic guidance on security and threat risk mitigation, improving client security maturity based on NIST CSF/NERC/FFIEC standards.

OT Security: Worked with a global healthcare company to deliver AI-models on the Edge, protecting sensitive patient data across 5000 hospitals. Developed model licensing stores for OTA updates and ensured IP security, ensuring stringent FDA Class 3 security certification requirements.

Cross-functional Collaboration: Excel at closing the gap between technical solutions and business requirements, adept in liaising with board members, senior business leaders, and critical stakeholders to synchronize enterprise ambitions with technological ventures.

Strategic Partnership Building: Established history of leading GTM strategy, solution sales, and businessdevelopment through strategic collaborations with public cloud vendors and prominent cloud offering firms.

Highly experienced Platform Engineering Business Leader and Security professional with over 25+ years of expertise in protecting sensitive data and ensuring compliance with regulatory standards. Proven track record of delivering successful projects a... Show more

Jan Timphaus

Jan Timphaus

Founding Member and Member of Leaderboard of Power Platform Munich User Group
Founding member of Power Platform Scale Up Network @Microsoft
Blogger on Dynamiacs.com

Founding Member and Member of Leaderboard of Power Platform Munich User Group Founding member of Power Platform Scale Up Network @Microsoft Blogger on Dynamiacs.com Show more

Jeff Woodmansee

Jeff Woodmansee

Experienced and independent software professional with a demonstrated history of working in the supply chain industry, specifically forecasting, supply planning, and inventory optimization. Served in various roles including management, operations, sales, and account management/customer success management with a record of improvement. Dedicated to building rapport and maintaining loyal customer relationships through understanding needs and creating personalized solutions. Offering deep product knowledge with strong communication skills to help meet customer needs.

Experienced and independent software professional with a demonstrated history of working in the supply chain industry, specifically forecasting, supply planning, and inventory optimization. Served in various roles including management, operations, sa... Show more

Mehmet Kayir

Mehmet Kayir

Mehmet Kayir is an Ex-Microsoft Solution Architect working as Professional Advisor for Microsoft Enterprise Customers. His focus is set on Power Platform Technology Stack incl. D365 Sales, CS, FS and Marketing (Customer Insights).

Mehmet Kayir is an Ex-Microsoft Solution Architect working as Professional Advisor for Microsoft Enterprise Customers. His focus is set on Power Platform Technology Stack incl. D365 Sales, CS, FS and Marketing (Customer Insights). Show more

Luke McNeice

Luke McNeice

Luke is a technical leader with over 15 years experience working with a broad range of digital, electronic and mechanical technologies for enterprise and creative solutions including mobile, cloud, robotics, theme park and AI technologies. Previously: Kainos Group and Nortel Networks, Luke is Head of Engineering at Hamilton Robson, where he leads design and engineering teams to deliver digital and hardware solutions for global customers.

Luke is a technical leader with over 15 years experience working with a broad range of digital, electronic and mechanical technologies for enterprise and creative solutions including mobile, cloud, robotics, theme park and AI technologies. Previously... 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

Daniela Arsovska

Daniela Arsovska

Daniela has been transferring functional knowledge to customers. Duties such as assessing business needs, providing instructions, organizing training sessions, testing system performance are her specialty.

Daniela is able to establish a communication and a relationship of trust with the clients.

Daniela is a Microsoft Certified Trainer.

Daniela has been transferring functional knowledge to customers. Duties such as assessing business needs, providing instructions, organizing training sessions, testing system performance are her specialty. Daniela is able to establish a communica... Show more

Roberto Grifalconi

Roberto Grifalconi

I come from the software world, working in many companies and creating one. I was the Agile Product Owner for over ten and then dedicated to People and Organizations.

I am a Business Agility Consultant and Coach to help people and companies achieve ambitious goals or solve seemingly impossible problems.

Curious and passionate, I deal with Change Management, Generational Transition, Training, or, more generally, Business Organization and Problem Solving.

Together we can better deal with all situations that involve people, supporting them and helping them with kindness to effectively achieve their goals: challenges that have always been present in my long working experience with teams, organizations, start-ups and customers.

I come from the software world, working in many companies and creating one. I was the Agile Product Owner for over ten and then dedicated to People and Organizations. I am a Business Agility Consultant and Coach to help people and companies achiev... Show more

Sylvain Loubradou

Sylvain Loubradou

Coach agile et hacker culturel des organisations
Mes spécialités : la mise en place de méthodes agiles et coopératives,
la conduite du changement culturel dans les processus d’autonomisation et d’auto-organisation, l’amélioration collective de processus et d’environnements de travail.
Ancien directeur logistique et informatique dans la distribution en Espagne et Allemagne

Coach agile et hacker culturel des organisations Mes spécialités : la mise en place de méthodes agiles et coopératives, la conduite du changement culturel dans les processus d’autonomisation et d’auto-organisation, l’amélioration collective de pro... Show more

Jakub Leśniak

Jakub Leśniak

Application Expert in Microsoft Power Apps and Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central. Over 10 years ago, I began my journey with Nav24 as a co-owner and Microsoft Dynamics NAV consultant. Now, I work within three domains: Nav24, Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central, and Power Platform. I have completed my studies in manufacturing, earning an engineering degree. Privately, I am a husband and father of two daughters.

Application Expert in Microsoft Power Apps and Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central. Over 10 years ago, I began my journey with Nav24 as a co-owner and Microsoft Dynamics NAV consultant. Now, I work within three domains: Nav24, Microsoft Dynamics ... Show more

Sheila Volante, MBA

Sheila Volante, MBA

Sheila leads the development of partnerships, sales, and system architecture for Seer Strategic Solutions, LLC. Before founding the firm, she managed – and in many cases, rescued – millions in complex projects for Fortune 1,000 clients such as Target, Xerox, Aetna, Airbus, MGM Resorts International, Kaiser Permanente, and Caesars Entertainment. A native of Los Angeles, Sheila holds an MBA from Keller Graduate School of Management and is a PhD candidate at Capella University.

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After earning her bachelor’s degree from DeVry University in 2007, Sheila started as a master scheduler for Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, where she guided installers to complete her first project three months ahead of schedule.

The following year, Sheila began consulting to optimize project management practices. Her expertise with Microsoft Project Server helped her acquire and serve clients such as Alcatel-Lucent, Tetra-Tech, Hi-Shear, and the Naval Base Ventura County.

In 2009, Sheila landed an opportunity with McStarlite as the program manager for the Airbus A350 XWB Engine Inlet. She traveled extensively to Toulouse, France, to explore testing, solve process gaps, and improve delivery times. Sheila secured the International Airbus Standard (GRAMS) certification by program completion, deployed Lean Six Sigma process improvements on the manufacturing floor, and received awards recognizing her leadership and performance. At the same time, Sheila attended Keller Graduate School of Management and graduated in 2011 with a Master’s in Business Administration.

Sheila was picked up by Cognizant in 2012 and assigned to rescue high-risk projects for Target, Aetna, Kaiser Permanente, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, and Williams and Sonoma. As a result, she restored functions in client PMOs and reduced over $2M in operational waste.

In 2014, Sheila was hospitalized with a rare form of cancer but beat it back after a year-long fight. Once recovered, she returned to managing projects, coordinating training, resolving project management challenges, and deploying Power BI for clients including Xerox, the Port of San Diego, and San Francisco’s Muni Railway. She moved her consulting practice to Las Vegas, where she gained a reputation in the hospitality industry for carrying out complex projects with MGM Resorts International, Wynn Resorts, Boyd Gaming, and Caesars Entertainment.

Sheila met Jason Price at Core BTS in 2019 and joined the Microsoft change management and organizational effectiveness team as a senior consultant. She facilitated dozens of Customer Immersion Experiences for two years, deployed change management programs across 20 projects, and trained over 50,000 employees. Sheila consistently received the company’s top customer satisfaction ratings and raving comments from end-users about her inspiring delivery during her tenure.

In 2020, Sheila was accepted by Capella University to pursue her doctoral degree in business management with a concentration in strategy and innovation. She expects to graduate in 2024 with a thesis on the dehumanization of the global economic workforce.

Sheila left Core BTS in early 2021 to found Seer Strategic Solutions, LLC and build a Microsoft adoption consulting practice in a partner-to-partner model. Her work focuses on developing partnerships, sales, and system architecture for the firm.

Sheila lives in sunny Las Vegas, Nevada, where she enjoys playing in billiard tournaments and detailing sportscars.

Sheila leads the development of partnerships, sales, and system architecture for Seer Strategic Solutions, LLC. Before founding the firm, she managed – and in many cases, rescued – millions in complex projects for Fortune 1,000 clients such as Target... Show more

George Delp

George Delp

George Delp has over 30 years of experience as a CPA and selling ERP/CRM solutions. He spent the 90s with a Big 6 accounting firm, advising clients on accounting information technology issues. Starting in the 2000s, George moved to full-time sales roles which have led to his current position at US based Stoneridge Software where he leads industry focused manufacturing related sales efforts. Many of his recent US based projects have been multi-national, with his clients having operations in Canada, El Salvador, France, Germany, India, Italy, The Netherlands, Singapore, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.

George Delp has over 30 years of experience as a CPA and selling ERP/CRM solutions. He spent the 90s with a Big 6 accounting firm, advising clients on accounting information technology issues. Starting in the 2000s, George moved to full-time sales ro... Show more

Rhiannon Gallagher

Rhiannon Gallagher

Rhiannon runs Team Weaving, where she uses positive psychology to help people invent and reinvent themselves, their organizations, and their missions. She helps entrepreneurs form and coalesce their teams so they can connect quickly and productively with emotional intelligence, kindness, and mutual respect.

She has a Master’s degree in business psychology and is certified in Appreciative Inquiry, Creative Leadership, Systems Thinking, and Organizational Development. She has worked with companies from solopreneurships to multinationals, in pubic, private, and non-profit settings.

Rhiannon runs Team Weaving, where she uses positive psychology to help people invent and reinvent themselves, their organizations, and their missions. She helps entrepreneurs form and coalesce their teams so they can connect quickly and productively ... Show more

Raquel Reyes Galindo

Raquel Reyes Galindo

Innovation and Development Engineer and founder of Disrupción, a science communication project. She has participated in discussion panels in Mexico and Latin America, as well as events at NASA. She contributed to the development of a lunar exploration mechanism that was tested on the International Space Station. Currently, she gives conferences and workshops on science, history, and empowerment to inspire girls and women to enter the world of science.

Innovation and Development Engineer and founder of Disrupción, a science communication project. She has participated in discussion panels in Mexico and Latin America, as well as events at NASA. She contributed to the development of a lunar exploratio... Show more

Patrice Barber

Patrice Barber

20 years of results working with leadership teams, leveraging digital transformation and OKRs to increase performance 50-70%

20 years of results working with leadership teams, leveraging digital transformation and OKRs to increase performance 50-70% Show more

Adrian Campbell

Adrian Campbell

As the Head of AI at Codex and recently awarded their Leader of the Year, Adrian excels in delivering transformative AI solutions that transform how businesses operate, innovate, and interact. With industry experience in gambling, wellness, healthcare, finance and non-profit sectors, Adrian is deeply passionate about democratising access to the power of AI for companies of all sizes.

As the Head of AI at Codex and recently awarded their Leader of the Year, Adrian excels in delivering transformative AI solutions that transform how businesses operate, innovate, and interact. With industry experience in gambling, wellness, healthcar... Show more

Romil Shah

Romil Shah

Romil is a Sr. Applied Scientist at AWS. He is involved in helping AWS customers develop, run and scale computer vision, machine learning and foundation models both on cloud and edge. He has been involved in AI industry for over 10 years and has co-founded and successfully exited two AI-based startups.

Romil is a Sr. Applied Scientist at AWS. He is involved in helping AWS customers develop, run and scale computer vision, machine learning and foundation models both on cloud and edge. He has been involved in AI industry for over 10 years and has co-f... Show more

Raj Krishnan

Raj Krishnan

Raj Krishnan is Director - Industry Digital Strategy at Microsoft with over 25 years of experience in high technology and in multiple industries. He has helped many fortune 500 companies with Digital Transformation, Data, AI, and ML, Enterprise Architecture, Industry 4.0 initiatives and Cloud Computing.

Raj Krishnan is Director - Industry Digital Strategy at Microsoft with over 25 years of experience in high technology and in multiple industries. He has helped many fortune 500 companies with Digital Transformation, Data, AI, and ML, Enterprise Archi... Show more

Ayana Christie

Ayana Christie

When it comes to on-stage conversations, Ayana is a master at keeping the dialogue flowing while engaging the audience and staying on time. Discussing complex topics in front of diverse audiences requires a coveted personality to broker topic transitions, draw unexpected connections, and bring out the best of everyone’s contribution. This is where Ayana’s pitch writing and research interviewing experience shines on stage. Her ability to digest and summarize highly specialized information makes her a natural at grasping the audience with insightful, yet relatable questions and commentary. Ayana has moderated and produced C-suite panels with topics ranging from the impact of Artificial Intelligence to the confidence gap between genders in the workplace to how to transform services into products.

When it comes to on-stage conversations, Ayana is a master at keeping the dialogue flowing while engaging the audience and staying on time. Discussing complex topics in front of diverse audiences requires a coveted personality to broker topic tra... Show more

Srinivasan Venkatadri

Srinivasan Venkatadri

With nearly two decades of experience in data and analytics (D&A), Srinivasan Venkatadri is a passionate data architect and technology leader. He is an experienced Data Architect and Cloud Innovator, holds 6x Azure certifications, 2x AWS certifications, and is a TOGAF EA Practitioner, Certified Data Vault 2.0 Practitioner (DV2), and Oracle Certified professional. His expertise lies in driving business value through cloud-based data and analytics solutions.He drives business value through cloud-based D&A solutions, boasting a proven track record in strategic data architecture. Srinivasan collaborates closely with senior stakeholders to lead data strategy.

With nearly two decades of experience in data and analytics (D&A), Srinivasan Venkatadri is a passionate data architect and technology leader. He is an experienced Data Architect and Cloud Innovator, holds 6x Azure certifications, 2x AWS certificati... Show more

Diego Rojas

Diego Rojas

Diego Rojas (@drobur) es una persona cercana, introvertida y familiar. Papa de dos encantadoras niñas y apasionado del deporte. Fundó Thinking With You como proyecto de vida junto a su compañero Israel Alcazar. Thinking es una consultora especializada en cambio organizacional con un enfoque distinto en el mundo empresarial, un espacio de desarrollo e innovación centrado en el cambio y las personas. Allí, con un perfil atípico y poco usual, Diego acompaña a las organizaciones en su camino de transformación, ayudando a hacer realidad los cambios buscados, sobre todo a nivel de diseño organizacional y búsqueda de nuevas formas de trabajo, organización, autogestión y estructura. Capaz de generar claridad y reflexión en entornos complejos, une estrategia y operativa trabajando con personas, equipos y comités de dirección.

Comenzó su carrera como Ingeniero Informático, con un master en ingeniería del software y una especialización universitaria en Terapia y Consultoría Sistémica. Está certificado por AECOP como Coach Ejecutivo además de ser consultor certificado en The Leadership Circle, Barrett Values, roles Belbin, DISC , FIRO-B, MBTI (Step I&II) y estar formado en Comunicación no Violenta (CNV), Developmental Behavioural Modelling (DBM), resolución de conflictos, Sociocracia 3.0 y Art of Hosting.

Diego Rojas (@drobur) es una persona cercana, introvertida y familiar. Papa de dos encantadoras niñas y apasionado del deporte. Fundó Thinking With You como proyecto de vida junto a su compañero Israel Alcazar. Thinking es una consultora especializad... Show more

Isaac Sacolick

Isaac Sacolick

Isaac Sacolick is President of StarCIO, a technology leadership company that guides organizations on mentoring digital trailblazers and building digital transformation core competencies. He is the author of Digital Trailblazer and the Amazon bestseller Driving Digital and speaks about agile planning, devops, data science, product management, and other digital transformation best practices. Sacolick is a recognized top social CIO and a digital transformation influencer, with over 1,000 articles published on his blog Social, Agile, and Transformation, CIO.com, InfoWorld, and other sites. You can find him sharing new insights on the Driving Digital Standup or during his weekly Coffee with Digital Trailblazers.

Isaac Sacolick is President of StarCIO, a technology leadership company that guides organizations on mentoring digital trailblazers and building digital transformation core competencies. He is the author of Digital Trailblazer and the Amazon bestsell... Show more

Tania Stormovski

Tania Stormovski

I am passionate about solving complex problems and delivering high-quality software that meets the needs of the business and the users.

As a software architect at Ambev Tech, I design and implement scalable, reliable, and secure solutions
applications, using .NET, microservices, and event driven architecture.

I am also a Microsoft MVP Developer Technologies, a recognition that reflects my deep knowledge and
enthusiasm for Microsoft products and services, as well as my contribution to the technical community.
With over 15 years of experience in software and solution development and architecture, I have also led and managed teams of developers and architects, providing technical guidance, coaching, and feedback helping building your career .

I enjoy working in positive and collaborative environments, where I can learn from others and share my expertise and my main goal is always achieve the best results and create software solutions that make a difference in the world.

I am passionate about solving complex problems and delivering high-quality software that meets the needs of the business and the users. As a software architect at Ambev Tech, I design and implement scalable, reliable, and secure solutions applica... Show more

Bertier Luyt

Bertier Luyt

As a father, maker, entrepreneur, and business angel, Bertier Luyt has demonstrated a remarkable ability to identify opportunities for growth and transformation. Bertier embodies the professional, innovative, and solution-focused mindset that defines Adesio's procurement solutions.
Adesio is quickly becoming a leader in procurement solutions, enabling businesses to achieve unparalleled efficiency, improve operational effectiveness, and unlock substantial cost savings.
Bertier's forward-thinking approach and expertise in technology management and innovation have enabled Adesio to deliver a game-changing platform that utilizes standardized, auditable, and real-time monitoring to transform traditional procurement methods.
Prior to Adesio, Bertier founded leFabShop a digital manufacturing and 3D printing startup in 2011, and launched Techstars Paris in 2017.

As a father, maker, entrepreneur, and business angel, Bertier Luyt has demonstrated a remarkable ability to identify opportunities for growth and transformation. Bertier embodies the professional, innovative, and solution-focused mindset that defines... Show more

Jibin Rajan Varghese

Jibin Rajan Varghese

Jibin is a smart-systems enthusiast with interdisciplinary experience in Programming, Software Development, Machine Learning and Computer Vision. He loves solving technology challenges of today that would have a strong social impact tomorrow!

He is currently building production-grade Generative AI solutions as a part of Nvidia Picasso, one of the world's foremost platforms powering generative AI for visual applications serving businesses worldwide. He is also responsible for the security of Picasso API's and is a founding member of the Red Team efforts to address AI safety and security.

Prior to his current role, he developed hyper scale simulation and replay capabilities for AV Verification, Validation, and iterative improvement for autonomous vehicles, where he worked on software that helps autonomous vehicles become safer by allowing them to drive billions of miles in photorealistic virtual worlds by performing hardware-in-the-loop simulation.

Jibin is an MS graduate in Computer Science from Texas A&M University His research interests are in Machine Learning, Computer Vision and Artificial Intelligence and its applications to Art, Robotics, Autonomous Driving, and Disaster Management.

Jibin is a smart-systems enthusiast with interdisciplinary experience in Programming, Software Development, Machine Learning and Computer Vision. He loves solving technology challenges of today that would have a strong social impact tomorrow! He i... Show more

Amy Dix

Amy Dix

“A breath of fresh air, Amy inspires others through her positive outlook on life!”

Positive Psychology Practitioner, Happiness Expert, Two-Time No. 1 International Best-Selling Author

Amy inspires others to live life on a different level, rooted in positivity and pure happiness. Once Amy learned that she may only have 20 more years left to live, she started to think differently, make different choices, and help others to design the life they are meant to have.

Influenced by her mom, who was diagnosed with terminal brain cancer, Amy researched the science of positivity and happiness as illustrated in her latest book, “SEVEN MORE DAYS: Live a Life That's Bursting with Positivity and Happiness ... Before It's Too Late.” Seven More Days celebrates the transformative power of positivity and the potential of ultimate joy. It became a bestseller in eight countries and eight categories.

She now brings this message to the stage, creating a gripping experience of emotion, catapulting happiness, and challenging the chaos in today’s world.

“A breath of fresh air, Amy inspires others through her positive outlook on life!” Positive Psychology Practitioner, Happiness Expert, Two-Time No. 1 International Best-Selling Author Amy inspires others to live life on a different level, roote... Show more

Khilitchandra Prajapati

Khilitchandra Prajapati

Khilitchandra has been working with SQL Server, Data Warehouse & Business Intelligence projects for around 20 yrs. He is currently working as an Enterprise Data Architect in Australia.

He is community leader of Brisbane Data Platform User Group. He mainly works on Microsoft technologies, which includes Microsoft Fabric, Power BI, Azure Data Stack, SQL Server, SharePoint, SSAS, SSIS, SSRS, C#.Net etc. He is an avid Business Intelligence & Data Analytics enthusiast, speaker & blogger. He shares his knowledge, experience & expertise via this blog (http://www.bigator.com) to everyone.

Khilitchandra has been working with SQL Server, Data Warehouse & Business Intelligence projects for around 20 yrs. He is currently working as an Enterprise Data Architect in Australia. He is community leader of Brisbane Data Platform User Group. H... Show more

Kelly McKnight

Kelly McKnight

Kelly McKnight (she/her/hers) studied pre-med and chemistry at Harvard before transitioning into brewing. She was the head brewer at a small brewpub in Boston before being asked to move back to her hometown and brew for New Belgium Brewing in Fort Collins, Colorado. Kelly has been brewing for New Belgium for ten years where she began as a Production Brewer and quickly moved into R&D where she has been the Lead Research & Development Brewer for the past six years. She operates and manages all R&D brewing in the 10hL Pilot brewhouse. Kelly spends her time working with her team to innovate versions of future large brands that will go to scale on the production systems, collaborations with other breweries, base blends for the Wood Cellar, pure raw material research brews, and one-off specialties for the taprooms. Since her time in the R&D department Kelly and her team have won numerous medals and awards for their innovative beers including Voodoo Ranger Juice Force which is the #1 craft beer launch of all time.

When Megan Parisi had left Cambridge Brewing to be Brewmaster at Bluejacket in DC Kelly was the only female brewer in the state of Massachusetts. In 2011 she started the Pink Boots Boston Chapter to be able to connect with fellow female brewers in New England. After moving back to Colorado Kelly has taken several leadership roles in the local brewing community including Chapter Leader and Co-Leader for Fort Collins, CO. Since 2011 she has spent her time with Pink Boots organizing numerous collaboration brew days, meetups, and educational opportunities.

For nearly two decades Kelly has focused on her education as a brewer. This includes CAMRA, IBD, MBAA, Yakima Chief Hop School, numerous Innovation and sensory courses, international collaboration brews, domestic and international beer judging, and TasteTrek.

Kelly McKnight (she/her/hers) studied pre-med and chemistry at Harvard before transitioning into brewing. She was the head brewer at a small brewpub in Boston before being asked to move back to her hometown and brew for New Belgium Brewing in Fort Co... Show more

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