Manufacturing & Industrial Materials

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

Omar Yehia

Omar Yehia

Omar is the Managing Partner of the Fund and acts as both the CEO and CIO of Prudentia Digital. He was formerly the head of research and due diligence at Arrington Capital. Omar is responsible for the ultimate management of the funds, oversight of the investment committee, deal structuring, technical due diligence, and technical research at the Fund. He is also a former research fellow at: Birck Nanotechnology Center, Maurice J. Zucrow Laboratories, and Princeton-ExxonMobil E- ffiliates, Princeton University (Guggenheim Foundation fellowship, Harari fellowship), where he published 17 peer-reviewed journal articles and 17 conference proceedings on topics including: thermophotovoltaics, flame dynamics, combustion chemistry, fluid mechanics, turbulence, and solid rocket propellants.

Omar is the Managing Partner of the Fund and acts as both the CEO and CIO of Prudentia Digital. He was formerly the head of research and due diligence at Arrington Capital. Omar is responsible for the ultimate management of the funds, oversight of th... Show more

Andrea Righetto

Andrea Righetto

I love Raspberry, pizza and sport.

I love Raspberry, pizza and sport. Show more

Michael Dietz

Michael Dietz

Michael Dietz received the B.Eng. degree from the Hochschule für Technik und Wirtschaft (HTW Berlin), University of Applied Sciences, Berlin and the M.Sc. degree from the Friedrich-Alexander-University of Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU). He joined the Nuremberg Campus of Technology in 2017, where he is engaged in research on automation technology and virtual commissioning. He is currently a lecturer at the Technische Hochschule Nürnberg. His research has been concerned with modelling mechatronic system and additionaly works on innovative concepts for engineering education.

Michael Dietz received the B.Eng. degree from the Hochschule für Technik und Wirtschaft (HTW Berlin), University of Applied Sciences, Berlin and the M.Sc. degree from the Friedrich-Alexander-University of Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU). He joined the Nuremb... Show more

Tory Xu

Tory Xu

Tory is a seasoned ICT industry professional with 15+ years’ experience and has strong passion as 'Smart Creative' on using edge technologies to build innovative products to create new business values. His business footprint is specialized in internet, mobile and IT technology product development, sales, and marketing.

Now Tory focuses on enabling partner ecosystem to use the next generation of Microsoft platforms, covering edge and cloud technologies, as well as development and cross-platform solutions.

Tory is a seasoned ICT industry professional with 15+ years’ experience and has strong passion as 'Smart Creative' on using edge technologies to build innovative products to create new business values. His business footprint is specialized in interne... Show more

Thomas Lefevre

Thomas Lefevre

in charge of diverse civil engineering and mining operations for Eurovia in France and Germany. Since 2019, working on the new IoT Platform , connecting and monitoring the mobile equipment and industrial plants of the group worldwide...

in charge of diverse civil engineering and mining operations for Eurovia in France and Germany. Since 2019, working on the new IoT Platform , connecting and monitoring the mobile equipment and industrial plants of the group worldwide... Show more

Sam Schutte

Sam Schutte

With more than 20 years of experience developing, architecting, and selling off-the-shelf and custom enterprise software solutions, as well as growing a consulting business, Sam is an expert in bridging the gap between developers and upper management. Through his work with Unstoppable Software, he has worked with many "billion dollar plus" companies, including some of the largest industrial conglomerates in the world. He holds a BS in Computer Science from the University of Pittsburgh, and an MBA from Xavier University.

With more than 20 years of experience developing, architecting, and selling off-the-shelf and custom enterprise software solutions, as well as growing a consulting business, Sam is an expert in bridging the gap between developers and upper management... Show more

Constraction Machines

Constraction Machines

BEYAZLI GROUP started the commercial activities with manufacturing of Hollow Block machine, Concrete Block machine and Mould industry in 2007. Bess Company developed and grew rapidly especially with experienced and expert staff who had been choosen with meticuolus. The Concrete Block Machine, Hollow Block machine and Concrete Mould machine which were manufactured by Bess made an important level ecomomical contribution with domestic and export sales to economy of country. Bess Company is manufacturing today at the modern facilities Concrete block Machines, Hollow Block machines Concrete Mould machines and like these machines .Bess which has succeeded to show activity at international area in a short time has been servicing the market of 23 countries.

BEYAZLI GROUP started the commercial activities with manufacturing of Hollow Block machine, Concrete Block machine and Mould industry in 2007. Bess Company developed and grew rapidly especially with experienced and expert staff who had been choosen w... Show more

Matteo Buffa

Matteo Buffa

Dal 2008 mi occupo di sistemi organizzativi complessi (Lean), contribuendo a trasformare le organizzazioni che attivano i processi di cambiamento. Dal 2011 sviluppo le competenze attive per un diverso modello di formazione e consulenza basato sui processi di formazione esperienziale sia in ambito comportamentale, sia in ambito organizzativo per dare nuovi slanci operativi alle dinamiche organizzative delle aziende in particolar modo attraverso l'Agile.
Sono certificato Scrum Master, Porudct Owner, Agile Coach, direttamente con ScrumInc.

Dal 2008 mi occupo di sistemi organizzativi complessi (Lean), contribuendo a trasformare le organizzazioni che attivano i processi di cambiamento. Dal 2011 sviluppo le competenze attive per un diverso modello di formazione e consulenza basato sui pro... Show more

Brent Dawson

Brent Dawson

Brent Dawson is a Microsoft Certified Trainer with over 20+ years of teaching and classroom experience. Brent focuses mostly on the Azure platform, Power Platform and Finance and Supply Chain Management courses. He has an impressive 30 years’ experience in the IT industry and has worked in many different facets of IT including end-support, system and security architecture. Originally from Canada, Brent is currently working for DXC Technology based out of London. He has completed certifications and accreditations in the IT industry, including Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance and Supply Chain Management, Catalyst as well as CISSP and TOGAF. This extensive knowledge sets him apart in industries such as oil and gas, manufacturing, transportation and finance.

Brent Dawson is a Microsoft Certified Trainer with over 20+ years of teaching and classroom experience. Brent focuses mostly on the Azure platform, Power Platform and Finance and Supply Chain Management courses. He has an impressive 30 years’ experie... Show more

Rachel Buchanan

Rachel Buchanan

Rachel is the Founder of T3 Global: a company focused on providing supply chain solutions using blockchain technology. Our mission is to transition brands from trust to truth - because the truth is verifiable.

Her passion for clean supply chain solutions stems from wanting to provide increased data integrity that captures greater value, delivers more authenticity while creating better vendor relations and builds shorter systems.

Having worked with many different types of people in pursuit of a common goal, she is adept in aligning suppliers, consumers, investors, artists and developers in their respective spheres of influence. She is here to communicate the opportunities of blockchain adoption in our every day lives and connect interested parties. She helps people and businesses bridge the gap between their current reality and their fullest potential in serving the world.

Rachel is the Founder of T3 Global: a company focused on providing supply chain solutions using blockchain technology. Our mission is to transition brands from trust to truth - because the truth is verifiable. Her passion for clean supply chain so... Show more

Kirteekumar Sonawane

Kirteekumar Sonawane

embedded software engineer

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Steve Diasio

Steve Diasio

Steve Diasio is an innovation expert and influencer who supports aspiring leaders, innovators, and change makers. His bootcamps, sprints, and training encourage individuals and organizations to critically examine their surroundings and envision a more innovative future. He is the founder of the School of Creativity and Innovation, where he crafts trainings on cutting-edge innovation methodologies, design thinking, and disruptive business models.

From the vibrant streets of Barcelona to the intellectual hubs of London, Steve's global perspective has been shaped by his tenure as a researcher at impactful institutions like ESADE Business School and Imperial Business School. In 2022, he was recognized as one of the Top 50 Business Professors in the World by the esteemed Poets&Quants Business School Rankings—a testament to his profound impact on the academic world.

Steve Diasio is an innovation expert and influencer who supports aspiring leaders, innovators, and change makers. His bootcamps, sprints, and training encourage individuals and organizations to critically examine their surroundings and envision a mor... Show more

Rachel Manthei

Rachel Manthei

Rachel Manthei has over 25 years experience in the IT industry. She has held such roles as: Business Analyst, Test Lead, Graphic Artist, and Product Manager. Her most current role is working as a Lead Product Designer at Ford Motor Company.

Rachel Manthei has over 25 years experience in the IT industry. She has held such roles as: Business Analyst, Test Lead, Graphic Artist, and Product Manager. Her most current role is working as a Lead Product Designer at Ford Motor Company. 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

Silvio Hund

Silvio Hund

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Felipe Bitencourt de Oliveira

Felipe Bitencourt de Oliveira

Felipe Oliveira is an industrial Ph.D. candidate at Volvo Cars, specializing in the environmental impacts of automobiles. With a master's degree in Sustainable Technologies, Felipe has worked as an LCA practitioner for over 10 years. At Volvo Cars his research revolves around understanding the environmental footprints of cars and exploring innovative solutions to guide the automotive industry towards more sustainable resource usage practices.

Felipe Oliveira is an industrial Ph.D. candidate at Volvo Cars, specializing in the environmental impacts of automobiles. With a master's degree in Sustainable Technologies, Felipe has worked as an LCA practitioner for over 10 years. At Volvo Cars hi... Show more

Srinivas Subramani

Srinivas Subramani

Srinivas is an experienced Data Scientist with a versatile background spanning finance, accounts, manufacturing, and commercial domains. With 3.5 years of hands-on expertise, He currently hold the position of Senior Executive at Asian Paints Limited, consistently delivering impactful projects in analytics. His track record includes successful engagements in fraud analytics, predictive maintenance, time series forecasting, and regression analysis, contributing directly to data-driven decision-making.

Srinivas is an experienced Data Scientist with a versatile background spanning finance, accounts, manufacturing, and commercial domains. With 3.5 years of hands-on expertise, He currently hold the position of Senior Executive at Asian Paints Limited,... Show more

Lauren LaSpina

Lauren LaSpina

Lauren A. La Spina is the Founder of The Packaging Co-op, and the Business Development Director in the Life Science and Consumer Products Sectors for StudioSE, helping to bring the practice and application of MBSE to the packaging world within Life Science, CPG disciplines, AOD and beyond.

Lauren has a B.S. in Industrial and Package Engineering from Rochester Institute of Technology, with PMP and Green Belt certifications from Worcester Polytech Institute. Lauren has 20+ years of experience in new product development, manufacturing, and supply chain management & optimization within the Life Sciences, Cosmetic, and Food and Beverage industries.

Lauren A. La Spina is the Founder of The Packaging Co-op, and the Business Development Director in the Life Science and Consumer Products Sectors for StudioSE, helping to bring the practice and application of MBSE to the packaging world within Life S... Show more

Garima Singh

Garima Singh

Garima is tech passionate by heart and value driven senior technical leader, who always get thrilled, on solving most complex problems in corporate world, with simple architectural solutions. Working closely with
business stakeholders and executive management in driving digitalization strategy till execution, in big size companies in automotive and manufacturing domain. Co-author of three ISO standards, she is true believer of "Tech for Value" and "Drive with collaboration".

Garima is tech passionate by heart and value driven senior technical leader, who always get thrilled, on solving most complex problems in corporate world, with simple architectural solutions. Working closely with business stakeholders and executive... Show more

George Gerz

George Gerz

George is a Senior Technical Sales Manager for Raedlinger Primus Line, Inc. He has over 28 years of experience in trenchless pipeline rehabilitation technologies for pressure and gravity water and wastewater systems. He is an active member of ASTM, AWWA and NASSCO.

He has worked with some of the largest construction and manufacturing companies in the industry driving strategic growth and technology visibility in the trenchless pipe rehabilitation market, both domestically and internationally.

He has contributed to the design and rehabilitation of many high-profile pipeline projects and is committed to serving communities with cost-effective, environmentally friendly and sustainable innovative technology.

George is a Senior Technical Sales Manager for Raedlinger Primus Line, Inc. He has over 28 years of experience in trenchless pipeline rehabilitation technologies for pressure and gravity water and wastewater systems. He is an active member of ASTM, A... Show more

Melanie Larkins

Melanie Larkins

Melanie has more than 20 years of experience in Sustainability and ESG with a focus on building teams to deliver exceptional value through innovation, data insights, and scale. Melanie has advised numerous C-suite clients globally on Sustainable Procurement, supply chain, net zero strategy, energy efficiency, facility decarbonization, emissions management, and supply chain & capital allocation. She is frequently featured as a speaker and contributor for her thought leadership in Sustainability.

Melanie has more than 20 years of experience in Sustainability and ESG with a focus on building teams to deliver exceptional value through innovation, data insights, and scale. Melanie has advised numerous C-suite clients globally on Sustainable Proc... Show more

Jean Hayes

Jean Hayes

With over 15 years of consulting and customer experience in Data Analytics, I am passionate about helping organizations extract meaning from their data to achieve organizational goals. I love building Azure data and analytics solutions and patterns for data warehouses, data lakes, streaming technologies, and analytical tools such as Power BI. The solutions I build focus on both load and analytical performance as well as CI/CD. I am constantly learning, always looking to add new tools to my toolbox to ensure that I am leveraging the best technology to fit the solution.

With over 15 years of consulting and customer experience in Data Analytics, I am passionate about helping organizations extract meaning from their data to achieve organizational goals. I love building Azure data and analytics solutions and patterns f... Show more

Stefan van Lier

Stefan van Lier

Stefan van Lier ist Agilist, System Ingenieur und Trainer aus Leidenschaft. Mit über 20 Jahren Erfahrung in der System- und Softwareentwicklung als Entwickler, Systemarchitekt, Systems Engineer, Product Owner oder Führungskraft hat er einen guten Überblick und tiefe Kenntnisse in der Entwicklung von Softwarelösungen und Embedded Systems. Von komplexen Webseiten, CMS, Buchführungs- und Rechnungssoftware, Engineering-Software, hardwarenahen Treibern, Kommunikationsprotokollen und Echtzeitbetriebssystemen war alles dabei. Der Schwerpunkt in den letzten Jahren lag in der Entwicklung von Komponenten für die Automatisierungs- und Antriebstechnik. Regelmäßig führt er Trainings und Workshops zu Requirements Engineering, Systems Engineering und agilem Arbeiten durch, um so sein Wissen und seine Erfahrungen mit anderen zu teilen und Menschen dabei zu unterstützen, mit ihrer Arbeit noch erfolgreicher zu sein.

Stefan van Lier ist Agilist, System Ingenieur und Trainer aus Leidenschaft. Mit über 20 Jahren Erfahrung in der System- und Softwareentwicklung als Entwickler, Systemarchitekt, Systems Engineer, Product Owner oder Führungskraft hat er einen guten Übe... Show more

Tom Nowak

Tom Nowak

Born in Berlin - 35 years old, working in sales related positions since 15 years, worked with 11 companies so far, traveled around the globe for 2 years. Special power is to see opportunities everywhere BUT sometimes also to see a lot of problems. Lazy enough to have constant ideas for improvements. Fully invested in crypto since 2016

Born in Berlin - 35 years old, working in sales related positions since 15 years, worked with 11 companies so far, traveled around the globe for 2 years. Special power is to see opportunities everywhere BUT sometimes also to see a lot of problems. La... Show more

Ramon Sijmons

Ramon Sijmons

Product Enthousiast Apportunix, Teamlead Consultancy, 20 years experience in ERP

Product Enthousiast Apportunix, Teamlead Consultancy, 20 years experience in ERP Show more

Cynthia Lukondo

Cynthia Lukondo

23 year old 2022 graduate, Electrical and Electronics Engineering student with specialization in Telecommunications and information Engineering, working as a process design engineer.

23 year old 2022 graduate, Electrical and Electronics Engineering student with specialization in Telecommunications and information Engineering, working as a process design engineer. Show more

Ashen Parikh

Ashen Parikh

Cloud Solution Architect - Engineering @ Microsoft. I create, design, and implement DevOps Strategies across Enterprise customers across verticals, industries, and maturity curves. Mentor for several Early-Stage Startups recommending Go-to-Market Startups Strategies. My background is in research and development using data to understand real-world problems. I've worked as technologist with Tesla, Kaiser Permanente, JLL/T, and Microsoft across the cloud: Infra, Apps, Security, Networking, and Data & AI. I've optimized business as an advisor at Tesla, Kaiser Permanente, and Microsoft. I work with partner companies to address enterprise challenges. And I focus on generating business revenue, sales, and net new opportunities.

Cloud Solution Architect - Engineering @ Microsoft. I create, design, and implement DevOps Strategies across Enterprise customers across verticals, industries, and maturity curves. Mentor for several Early-Stage Startups recommending Go-to-Market Sta... Show more

Abhijith Gopakumar

Abhijith Gopakumar

I'm a PhD Candidate in materials science and engineering at Northwestern University. I'm also the main developer at oqmd.org - one of the latest materials databases in the world.

I'm a PhD Candidate in materials science and engineering at Northwestern University. I'm also the main developer at oqmd.org - one of the latest materials databases in the world. Show more

Nick Costanzo

Nick Costanzo

Nick is a senior manager in the Microsoft Business Applications group at EY with over 21 years of experience as an IT leader. For the last 11 years he has focused on the CRM and low code/no code space, implementing client solutions on Power Platform and helping clients establish Centers of Enablement for citizen development. He works with clients across many industries including energy, manufacturing and distribution, professional services, technology, and software. Nick has a personal purpose to encourage agility so everyone can live dynamically every day.

Nick is a senior manager in the Microsoft Business Applications group at EY with over 21 years of experience as an IT leader. For the last 11 years he has focused on the CRM and low code/no code space, implementing client solutions on Power Platform ... Show more

Lucy Wilson

Lucy Wilson

Rananjay Exports is a global jewelry manufacturing firm based in USA which deals in more than a hundred varieties of gemstones and a choice of metals and vermeil. We use only authentic and ethically sourced gemstones to create jewelry loved by jewelry resellers worldwide. Each jewel that bears the signature of Rananjay Exports will come with a promise of quality.
We aim to make the overall purchase experience extremely convenient and rewarding for our authorized members.

Rananjay Exports is a global jewelry manufacturing firm based in USA which deals in more than a hundred varieties of gemstones and a choice of metals and vermeil. We use only authentic and ethically sourced gemstones to create jewelry loved by jewelr... Show more

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