Manufacturing & Industrial Materials

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

Gokulnath Chidambaram

Gokulnath Chidambaram

Gokulnath Chidambaram is a seasoned Data Architect with deep experience in developing Scalable Analtyics Frameworks for running production-grade analytical solutions.
He is very passionate about Confluent Kafka offerings and strongly believes in Jay's assertion of Kafka as the Central nervous system for any Data processing needs and data-centric applications.
His experience in industrial companies like ge and Schneider helped him to understand the Industrial Internet world and how industrial assets are managed and the operational challenges. Strong background in Software development coupled with confluent offerings, he proposes the concept of the Asset Management Pattern that any helps any industrial company can leverage to manage its assets.

Gokulnath Chidambaram is a seasoned Data Architect with deep experience in developing Scalable Analtyics Frameworks for running production-grade analytical solutions. He is very passionate about Confluent Kafka offerings and strongly believes in Ja... Show more

Bob Ellis

Bob Ellis

Innovator. Product developer. Lean, supply chain, manufacturing and operations consultant. Leader through many roles, helped scale EMC from 600m to $20B. Product Owner, Product Manager, Scrum Master, Agile coach for dozens of teams. Trainer over 1000 and mentor. Eng BS Cornell, Mgmt Science MS MIT, Hands on, life long learner, story teller and agile evangelist.

Innovator. Product developer. Lean, supply chain, manufacturing and operations consultant. Leader through many roles, helped scale EMC from 600m to $20B. Product Owner, Product Manager, Scrum Master, Agile coach for dozens of teams. Trainer over 1000... Show more

Monica Schick

Monica Schick

CEO of North Guide Solutions, as well as the creator of the Vapor Quality Summit. Monica has over 10 years in manufacturing, specializing in quality management and regulatory compliance. She has spent most of her time in e-cigarettes, focusing on Good Manufacturing Practices for the e-liquid manufacturers and consulting on regulatory issues. Her specialty is the creation of quality systems and evaluating companies for product stewardship.

CEO of North Guide Solutions, as well as the creator of the Vapor Quality Summit. Monica has over 10 years in manufacturing, specializing in quality management and regulatory compliance. She has spent most of her time in e-cigarettes, focusing on Goo... Show more

Sandra Thibodeau

Sandra Thibodeau

Sandra Thibodeau is Founder and CEO of Cannabis Business Opportunities, a company that focuses on providing professional acquisition support services  and supply chain management for its clients.  Sandra has spent over 13 years as an acquisition professional for the federal government where she created policy and procedures and obligated millions of taxpayers dollars in acquisition of programmed depot maintenance, major repair and modification of Coast Guard shore facilities and fixed aids to navigation, technical and logistical support for real property and environmental compliance,  including medical equipment, supplies and services for the Department of Veteran Affairs. 

Sandra has helped guide and teach companies that are entering the Cannabis industry properly plan and establish their respective supply chains and educating them on the importance of acquisition planning, procurement, supply chain management and easing the concerns of doing business with the government. 

"If your suppliers aren't practicing supply chain management with its suppliers, your own supply chain will suffer"  -Gary Marion 

Sandra Thibodeau is Founder and CEO of Cannabis Business Opportunities, a company that focuses on providing professional acquisition support services  and supply chain management for its clients.  Sandra has spent over 13 years as an acquisition prof... Show more

Ishay Kokavka

Ishay Kokavka

B.S.C in computer and electronics ME in system engineering, CEO of shiratech solutions part of A.Y Group CTO of the entire group, with a record of over 400 projects in the industry

B.S.C in computer and electronics ME in system engineering, CEO of shiratech solutions part of A.Y Group CTO of the entire group, with a record of over 400 projects in the industry Show more

Matthew Skelton

Matthew Skelton

Matthew Skelton has been building, deploying, and operating commercial software systems since 1998. He specialises in Continuous Delivery and operability for software in manufacturing, ecommerce, and online services, including cloud, IoT, and embedded software.

Matthew Skelton has been building, deploying, and operating commercial software systems since 1998. He specialises in Continuous Delivery and operability for software in manufacturing, ecommerce, and online services, including cloud, IoT, and embedde... Show more

Kamen Krastev

Kamen Krastev

Ever since I was very young, I have been fascinated by technology. My curiosity and enthusiasm for technology are a major focus and joy in my life. I started building DIY devices when I was 12. Now I am a little bit older - 30, but this curiosity still exists. The only difference between me now and me back then is that now I have the opportunity and the necessary skills and knowledge to research and develop technological devices.

Currently, I am an industrial engineer in Siviko which offers a variety of industrial automation products and services.

Ever since I was very young, I have been fascinated by technology. My curiosity and enthusiasm for technology are a major focus and joy in my life. I started building DIY devices when I was 12. Now I am a little bit older - 30, but this curiosity sti... Show more

Nicole Smith

Nicole Smith

Working in various roles from scrum master, product owner, team manager, senior leader, and everything in between to help ship startups, technology, video games, I've embraced learning and feedback to truly be the center of all success.

Regardless of industry, asking for & receptiveness to feedback have been critical to my own success & I hope to share some of those tools for personal & team growth with the world.

I've worked in agile/continuous improvement across the following industries:
-Financial
-Manufacturing Engineering
-Video Games
-Publishing/Marketing
-Retail & Wholesale Software
-Merchandising

Now working in pharma tech, I enjoy complex problems, product development, & creating the fun & collaborative world I want to exist in!

Working in various roles from scrum master, product owner, team manager, senior leader, and everything in between to help ship startups, technology, video games, I've embraced learning and feedback to truly be the center of all success. Regardles... Show more

Lynne Barton

Lynne Barton

I am the Vice President of Sealing Technologies and the General Manager of CeraTek at SencorpWhite. I have worked at SencorpWhite in the Sales Department since 2001 promoting the medical device packaging equipment and laboratory sealing equipment. I am an IoPP member, New England Chapter Past President and also volunteer on the AAMI committee WG9. In my spare time, I am a Girl Scout Troop Leader and participate on multiple school committees in my community.

I am the Vice President of Sealing Technologies and the General Manager of CeraTek at SencorpWhite. I have worked at SencorpWhite in the Sales Department since 2001 promoting the medical device packaging equipment and laboratory sealing equipment. I ... Show more

Carrie Wiles

Carrie Wiles

Carrie Wiles is the Director of Customer Support at Western Computer. With extensive experience in the Dynamics space and customer service, Carrie is dedicated to ensuring that every customer receives exceptional support and solutions. Leading a committed team, Carrie focuses on enhancing customer satisfaction and streamlining processes to provide efficient and effective assistance. Under Carrie's leadership, the customer support team has consistently achieved high satisfaction ratings, reflecting their commitment to delivering outstanding service. Carrie is passionate about creating a positive and collaborative environment, ensuring that customers feel valued and supported at every interaction.

Carrie Wiles is the Director of Customer Support at Western Computer. With extensive experience in the Dynamics space and customer service, Carrie is dedicated to ensuring that every customer receives exceptional support and solutions. Leading a comm... Show more

David Fritsche

David Fritsche

seit 2016: Professor an der Hochschule Esslingen

2007-2016: Development Engineer bei AutoForm Development GmbH in Zürich

2002-2006: Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter am Institut für Produktionstechnik und Umformmaschinen an der TU Darmstadt

1994-2001: Studium an der TU Darmstadt

seit 2016: Professor an der Hochschule Esslingen 2007-2016: Development Engineer bei AutoForm Development GmbH in Zürich 2002-2006: Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter am Institut für Produktionstechnik und Umformmaschinen an der TU Darmstadt 199... Show more

Kihyeon Kim

Kihyeon Kim

Kihyeon works as an infrastructure engineer at SK Innovation. His primary role involves testing and implementing tools that efficiently facilitate the construction, operation, and management of Kubernetes in a Hybrid Cloud environment. Before joining SK Innovation, he worked as a Solutions Architect at AWS, where he played a role in assisting various companies in making effective use of the cloud.

Kihyeon works as an infrastructure engineer at SK Innovation. His primary role involves testing and implementing tools that efficiently facilitate the construction, operation, and management of Kubernetes in a Hybrid Cloud environment. Before joining... Show more

Yitch Blob

Yitch Blob

Generalist that stumbled into managing unfortunate minions

Generalist that stumbled into managing unfortunate minions Show more

Pedro Thomé

Pedro Thomé

Pedro Thomé, formado em Engenharia de Produção com ênfase na Agroindústria. Com duas pós graduação, sendo uma pela Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná com especialização em Lean Manufacturing Six Sigma com certificação Black Belt e outra pela Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul com MBA em Qualidade, Gestão e Engenharia de Processos. Atualmente, atuando como PMO planejamento, executando e monitorando projetos institucionais e de transformação digital além de ser o guardião dos ritos do Planejamento Estratégico.

Pedro Thomé, formado em Engenharia de Produção com ênfase na Agroindústria. Com duas pós graduação, sendo uma pela Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná com especialização em Lean Manufacturing Six Sigma com certificação Black Belt e outra pela ... Show more

Christopher Walcutt

Christopher Walcutt

Christopher Walcutt is a former network architect with 25 years of experience in security, risk, and compliance leadership. His expertise is predominantly in the energy, utility, smart grid, and manufacturing sectors, specializing in industrial controls architecture, management consulting, and breach and incident handling. He has provided services to a wide variety of enterprise clients, including some of the world’s largest energy, engineering, manufacturing, and water companies, and has advised CISO’s offices and Boards of Directors globally.

Chris served in leadership roles at Constellation Energy, SunGard, and Black & Veatch, where he was responsible for cybersecurity and management consulting for NERC CIP, NRC, smart grid, and NIST compliance.

Christopher Walcutt is a former network architect with 25 years of experience in security, risk, and compliance leadership. His expertise is predominantly in the energy, utility, smart grid, and manufacturing sectors, specializing in industrial contr... Show more

Jordan Martinez

Jordan Martinez

Jordan is an accomplished Sales Professional with 15 years of B2B Sales Experience across multiple industries within Manufacturing, Distribution, and Industrial Services.
As Sales Director for Experlogix Digital Commerce in North America, Jordan draws upon his experience in Digital Commerce and Tech Sales to help organizations execute their strategic growth plan by taking their sales strategy and revenue to the next level through the use of innovative technology and best practices.

Jordan is an accomplished Sales Professional with 15 years of B2B Sales Experience across multiple industries within Manufacturing, Distribution, and Industrial Services. As Sales Director for Experlogix Digital Commerce in North America, Jordan d... Show more

Atul Yadav

Atul Yadav

🌐 Blog : www.dynamicscommunity101.com
📧 Email ID : atulyadavwork1994@gmail.com
📱 Phone : 9871286647

🌐 Blog : www.dynamicscommunity101.com 📧 Email ID : atulyadavwork1994@gmail.com 📱 Phone : 9871286647 Show more

DeNisha Malone

DeNisha Malone

Graduating from the University of Memphis in 2017, DeNisha fell in love with data modeling and management while tutoring SQL in college. She self taught herself Power BI after Business Intelligence internships in fall 2015 - and she has been evolving with the tool ever since; growing tremendously as the application spreads through enterprises.

Outside of BI, her hobbies include mentoring and working with non-profits to enhance IT in the minority communities.

Graduating from the University of Memphis in 2017, DeNisha fell in love with data modeling and management while tutoring SQL in college. She self taught herself Power BI after Business Intelligence internships in fall 2015 - and she has been evolvin... 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

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

Ajjay Govindaram

Ajjay Govindaram

Senior Solutions Architect based in the San Francisco Bay Area. Ajjay supports AWS enterprise customers in their growth by getting to know business needs and providing guidance on how to build cloud-native applications that are resilient and scalable. Generative AI, Ethical and Responsible AI, Data Solutions, Machine Learning, and Sustainability are some of Ajjay's passionate subjects.

Senior Solutions Architect based in the San Francisco Bay Area. Ajjay supports AWS enterprise customers in their growth by getting to know business needs and providing guidance on how to build cloud-native applications that are resilient and scalable... 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

Brett Valach

Brett Valach

Food packaging industry QA Manager ( Food Safety Practitioner, ISO Lead, Environmental Compliance Lead, ISO 14001, SQF, Quality Leadership)
Reliability and Fluid Sealing Solutions Specialist ( vibration, motion amplification, advanced balancing and alignment, mechanical seals, packing, gasketing, IL/MRO, Connected Technologies, Equipment Monitoring, Asset Health, Predictive Maintenance technologies)
Water, Waste Water, Class K certified,

Food packaging industry QA Manager ( Food Safety Practitioner, ISO Lead, Environmental Compliance Lead, ISO 14001, SQF, Quality Leadership) Reliability and Fluid Sealing Solutions Specialist ( vibration, motion amplification, advanced balancing and ... Show more

Dirk Schäfauer

Dirk Schäfauer

I'm a passionate Sitecore Developer since 2011 working at mmmake GmbH, Platinum Partner since 2021 and glad to be part of that amazing company!

With a programming experience of over 25 years I ended up developing Sitecore Solutions in all aspects, with great experience in SXA, EXM, Send, Forms, Marketing Automation, CDP, Connect, Publishing Service and many other Modules.

Since 2021 I'm a Sitecore Technology MVP and I'm proud to be part of such a great community.

I'm a passionate Sitecore Developer since 2011 working at mmmake GmbH, Platinum Partner since 2021 and glad to be part of that amazing company! With a programming experience of over 25 years I ended up developing Sitecore Solutions in all aspects... Show more

Christian Meyer

Christian Meyer

Christian, an industrial engineer with a focus on automation technology and computer science, has forged a prominent career over a decade in Microsoft ERP systems, emphasizing procurement, sales, and inventory management. His career took root in the logistics field, where he implemented warehouse management systems in several projects. His expertise broadened through system introductions across various industries, enhancing the efficiency of numerous enterprises. Additionally, Christian has been involved with the Power Platform for the last five years, further solidifying his reputation as a versatile and knowledgeable consultant. Today, at Arineo GmbH, he stands as a trusted presales consultant, providing ERP system guidance to businesses.

Christian, an industrial engineer with a focus on automation technology and computer science, has forged a prominent career over a decade in Microsoft ERP systems, emphasizing procurement, sales, and inventory management. His career took root in the ... Show more

Retina Turner

Retina Turner

Retired, highly dedicated and motivated US Marine Corps professional, with over ten years providing management, cybersecurity. and information assurance for DoD and Federal agencies. Focuses on assessment and authorization since 2010, involved in cybersecurity and operational technology (OT) risk assessments. Successful in engaging and managing highly skilled technical teams to design and secure innovative tools and processes across operations.

Retired, highly dedicated and motivated US Marine Corps professional, with over ten years providing management, cybersecurity. and information assurance for DoD and Federal agencies. Focuses on assessment and authorization since 2010, involved in cy... Show more

John King

John King

John is a 2022 & 2023 Sitecore Strategy MVP. He has 10+ years of MarTech experience in the FMCG, leisure, travel & tourism industries. He has 8+ years of experience implementing Sitecore platforms and is an expert in Inbound Marketing, Content Strategy, SEO, UI, UX, Ecommerce, Analytics, Conversion Rate Optimisation, Personalisation, Campaign Management, Customer Experience (CX), Customer Data Management, Digital Experience Platforms (DXP), Digital Transformation and Sitecore Integrations.

He works alongside history working alongside Creative, Tech and BA teams to devise, recommend and implement digital strategies that help Sitecore customers to continue to achieve their business goals.

In his role he is focused on helping senior leaders find growth by creating an operational rhythm with Marketing and Technology. On a day-to-day bias he works closely with senior leadership teams to shape the next phase of their technology roadmap and digital strategy. John is a regular Guest Speaker at universities, education institutions and business events.

John is a 2022 & 2023 Sitecore Strategy MVP. He has 10+ years of MarTech experience in the FMCG, leisure, travel & tourism industries. He has 8+ years of experience implementing Sitecore platforms and is an expert in Inbound Marketing, Content Strate... Show more

Robert Sonders

Robert Sonders

Microsoft Certified with 25+ years of real-life workload focused experience, developing and implementing cutting-edge technology solutions with an intense database focus. Results-driven, consultative and strategic Dell Technologies Technical Staff – Engineering Technologist, offering a strong balance between business savvy and technical capabilities. Aligning with Microsoft workloads of database, multicloud storage software, hybrid and collaboration executing on the Dell Technologies product stack.

Microsoft Certified with 25+ years of real-life workload focused experience, developing and implementing cutting-edge technology solutions with an intense database focus. Results-driven, consultative and strategic Dell Technologies Technical Staff – ... Show more

Philipp Waffler

Philipp Waffler

- Born and living in Germany.
- Married to a New Zealander.
- Bachelor & Master of Science in Theoretical Physics.
- Background in Strategy & Financial Service Consulting.
- MongoDB Solutions Architect with focus on Database as a Service and Cloud.

- Born and living in Germany. - Married to a New Zealander. - Bachelor & Master of Science in Theoretical Physics. - Background in Strategy & Financial Service Consulting. - MongoDB Solutions Architect with focus on Database as a Service and Clou... Show more

Kimberly Sanders

Kimberly Sanders

Kimberly Sanders is an Agile Software Developer and Startup Founder. She creates scalable solutions by combining over 15 years of experience in People Operations, Manufacturing, and Software. Kimberly is invested in providing encouragement, support, and knowledge through the use of tech.

Kimberly Sanders is an Agile Software Developer and Startup Founder. She creates scalable solutions by combining over 15 years of experience in People Operations, Manufacturing, and Software. Kimberly is invested in providing encouragement, support... Show more

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