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Seminar 1 is an educational program that was started 30 years ago by the New England chapters of APICS. When Seminar 1 started APICS was the American Production and Inventory Control Society. A lot has changed in 30 years . APICS is now the Association for Operations Management. Seminar 1 continues to present focused education on current topics. Visit the Seminar 1 web site for more info. I have been taking photos of Seminar 1 since 2003. The 2007 speakers names link to a page with some biographical info and their photos from 2007 and earlier. Seminar 1 Photos
Seminar 1 2007 Speakers
Eugene A. Crepeau, CFPIM, CIRM Michael D. Ford, CFPIM, CSCP, CQA, CRE, EI ,QI Howard Formen, CFPIM, CIRM, CSCP, QI SEMINAR 1 2007 Is dedicated to
Warren G. Fisher, Jr,
CPIM
Warren passed in November 2006 while a member of the
Seminar 1 Board of Directors. He is missed by his many friends, family members
and fellow APICS volunteers. Marilyn Gettinger, C.P.M., MBA Maryanne Ross, CFPIM, CIRM, CSCP, QI Seminar 1 Speakers from 2004, 2005, 2006 Ron Althaus, C.P.M., CFPIM, CIRM, CSCP Althaus Educational Services Sheryl Bercier, CPIM Marino Associates, LLC SHERYL BERCIER is a Senior Consultant of MARINO ASSOCIATES, LLC, a manufacturing consulting firm specializing in ERP/MRP II, Lean/Agile Manufacturing, JIT, TQM, and related consulting and education. Prior to joining Marino Associates, Ms. Bercier was Director of Materials with Gerber Technology, Inc., Tolland, Connecticut. Previous to Gerber, Ms. Bercier was Materials Manager with Gerber CAD Division. Ms. Bercier has also held the position of Inventory Supervisor, Production Control Manager, and Procurement ManagerShe has developed training and education courses in the areas of, ERP/MRP II, Supply Chain, JIT, Inventory Control, Forecasting, and Master Production Scheduling. Sheryl has lead inventory flow and warehouse design layouts, utilizing the latest lean technologies in material handling, bar coding, and material flow. Sheryl has developed Logistics programs concentrating on the management and control of the shipping operations and freight cost. Walton R. “Bob” Collins, CFPIM, CIRM, CSCP Bob Collins, CFPIM, CIRM was APICS 2003 International President. Bob has served on the APICS Society Board of Directors for six years and has, for three years, led a strategic planning effort that is driving change throughout the organization. Bob was a practitioner in manufacturing for 10 years, holding positions that included Materials Manager and Manager of Supply Chain Systems. He owned his own consulting business targeting the enterprise resource management area for over six years, and has been an Oracle Manufacturing Consultant for five years. Bob is currently a Principal Consultant for SSI North America from their Chicago office. Bob is a Certified Fellow in Production and Inventory Management (CFPIM) and is Certified in Integrated Resource Management (CIRM). He is an experienced APICS instructor and a long time volunteer for APICS Creating a culture of Integrity R. Michael Donovan has over 25 years of experience consulting to more than 1000 manufacturers worldwide. In addition to his consulting experience, Mike has served as a vice president of operations for a 6 plant machinery manufacturer. Mike has authored over 100 articles, two books and is a frequent speaker for management groups Art Duhaime, BS, MBA, CPIM, CIRM Operations Improvement Group / Duhaime Associates Art believes that APICS education makes a difference! Over the years, he has benefited from APICS as a chapter member, student, instructor, chapter President, Region 1 officer and conference speaker. He is past President of the former Seaport chapter ( Connecticut ) of APICS and currently a member of the Hartford County chapter He is Assistant Professor of Management at Nichols College in Dudley, Massachusetts and Chair of the Management Program. His classes focus on Operations Management, Leadership, Entrepreneurial Management and Management Information Systems. His consulting firm, Operations Improvement Group / Duhaime Associates, has served dozens of client companies throughout the Northeast for the past 19 years and continues to provide guidance in the areas of Operations improvements ( Lean, Layout, Productivity, etc. ), ERP system selection and implementation, as well as custom designed and delivered management and workforce education and training programs. Chet Frame, CPIM Border Business Consultants Chet is Principal at Border Business Consultants. He is currently serving on the Region 6 Staff for APICS and is an International TEAM Leader. He holds an M. A. degree from Washington State University, Pullman, WA, and a B. A. with Highest Honors from Belknap College, Centre Harbor, NH. He is a member of the Advisory Council for the Information and Decision Sciences Department in the College of Business Administration at UTEP. He is a guest lecturer at UTEP, UACJ, ITCJ, and URN. APICS Certified since 1982, he has more than twenty-eight years of manufacturing experience, nineteen in Maquila Operations working for Allen-Bradley, Cummins, First Alert, and Tyco. He has been a manufacturing consultant for more than 15 years working with companies like Thomson, Philips, Cemex, Antec, York, Lear, Johnson Controls, and Lexmark. As an APICS Certification Instructor Chet taught the first Certification Review classes in El Paso and he taught the first APICS Basics of Supply Chain Management Certification Review class in Spanish. He has worked with many Lean and Six Sigma Implementations, most recently with Tyco in Mexico City Anne M. Haberkorn, CFPIM, CIRM, Jonah Peter Horton (Main Presenter) is the East Coast Operations Manager for Teradyne. Teradyne is a $2 billion supplier of Automatic Test Equipment servicing the semiconductor, electronic, and network systems industries. Peter brings over fourteen (14) years of supply chain management experience. He has helped in the redesign and implementation of lean supply chain including industries in semiconductor equipment, food and beverage, pharmaceutical, and medical device. In addition, Peter has lead cross-functional team to develop an Asian supply chain infrastructure that enable local, regional, and global sourcing strategies. Peter is an active member of APICS. He has severed on the board of directors for the Princeton/Trenton Chapter in 1995 – 1996. Peter has co-authored an article published in the October 2004 edition of APICS – The Performance Advantage on developing a lean supply chain. Peter holds a Master of Business Administration degree from Drexel University, as well as, Bachelors of Science from SUNY Plattsburgh. David Jacoby, C.P.M., CPIM, CIRM, CTL David Jacoby, President of Boston Logistics Group, has been consulting to manufacturers, distributors, railroads, steamship lines, airlines, ports, trucking companies, small package carriers, and logistics software and service providers in over a dozen countries for 16 years. He focuses on strategic sourcing and related logistical optimization opportunities, for which his company offers a series of decision support tools, supplier assessments, and educational workshops. Mr. Jacoby is the Executive Vice President of Boston APICS and a Past President of the Council of Logistics Management (CLM)’s New England Roundtable. He holds M.B.A., M.A. and B.S. degrees from The Wharton School, and is CPIM, CPM, and CTL-certified Mary Ann Maudwin, CFPIM Roush and Yates Racing Engines Mary Ann Mauldwin is a graduate of the University of North Carolina. She has a Bachelors’ in English and Secondary Education. Mary Ann’s career began with teaching middle school students. After one year in the public school system, she returned to school and got an Associates Degree in Mechanical Engineering. Mary Ann taught Industrial Engineering classes for H.B. Maynard Consulting for five years. Pelton & Crane, a Charlotte based manufacturer of dental equipment, owned by Siemens, realized the need for an Industrial Engineering Department. Mary Ann joined Pelton & Crane in 1979. She spent the next 19 years of her career with this company. She moved from Industrial Engineering to Production and Inventory Management. She was Director of Materials for the last four years she spent with Pelton & Crane. During Mary Ann’s 19 year career with this company, three ERP systems were implemented, Lean Manufacturing principles were put in place and ISO 9001 certification was achievedMary Ann is now Director of Operations for Roush and Yates Racing Engines. Mary Ann joined Roush and Yates in May, 2004. According to Mary Ann, “It has been an exciting opportunity to utilize the APICS body of knowledge and lean manufacturing principles in another industry, especially one that is constantly changing.” Bob McInturff, CPIM McInturff & Associates Bob has more than 20 years of executive placement experience. He is the president of both McInturff & Associates and its subsidiary company MMD Temps, Inc., a temporary contract jobs placement company that serves the supply chain and operations needs of companies throughout New England. A nationally known speaker, Bob also has authored several articles that appear in publications nationwide. He also is a past president of the Middlesex County Chapter of APICS — The Association for Operations Management, the leading supply chain organization in the area. Bob has a BS degree in Management from Northeastern University and is a recognized CPIM. Gerald Najarian The Remington Group, LLC Gerald Najarian is a principal of The Remington Group, LLC, a manufacturing and supply chain management consulting firm. He directs the firm’s practices in lean manufacturing and supply chain management. A business executive and consultant with more than thirty years in manufacturing company management, he has led numerous initiatives to improve manufacturing performance through flow technology, improvements in the management of materials and scheduling, and through implementation of “pull” systems and traditional MRP systems. His recent consulting work has been in the areas of lean scheduling and materials management in support of flow manufacturing environments. Prior to association with The Remington Group, Mr. Najarian was The Chief Financial Officer of a publicly held manufacturing/distribution company and was a management -consulting partner in a “big five” accounting firm. He is a former chapter director of The Financial Executives Institute, an active member of The Association for Manufacturing Excellence, and is a past president of the Monmouth-Ocean/Princeton-Trenton Chapter of APICS. He is a frequent author and speaker on topics of importance to the manufacturing industry. Mr. Najarian holds a BBA degree from Iona College and an MBA from the City University of New York’s Baruch School of Business. He can be reached by phone at 609-430-3000 or by e-mail at najarian@remgrp.com Ed has held the appointment of Director, Affiliates Program in Logistics at the MIT Center for Transportation and Logistics and is currently working as Co-Director Administration and Research Associate, the MIT Data Center. Prior to MIT, Ed worked in various corporate management positions at Welch's and Oscar Mayer. His interests are the application of models to logistical and planning problems experienced in industry. He has a bachelor of science in food technology from The Ohio State University and a master in public administration from Gannon University with an emphasis in management science. Ed also attended the executive development program for physical distribution managers at the University of Tennessee and holds several professional certifications. In 2004 he won the E. Grosvenor Plowman award given by the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) Charles Smart Smart Software, Inc Charles N. Smart is president and CEO of Smart Software, Inc., Belmont, Massachusetts, a firm specializing in the development and marketing of demand forecasting, planning, and inventory optimization systems. He has made presentations to various groups, including the APICS International Conference and Exposition and the Institute of Business Forecasting Best Practices Conferences, and has also published articles in many publications including APICS Performance Advantage, Midrange Enterprise, Start Magazine, Manufacturing Systems Online, Consumer Goods Technology, Management Science and the International Journal of Forecasting. Mr. Smart has co-developed several forecasting innovations, including a new technology for forecasting intermittent demand that was awarded a U.S. Patent in March 2001. The development was funded, in part, by a competitive Business Innovation Research grant from the National Science Foundation. The technology is integrated into Smart Software’s flagship product, SmartForecasts™ Enterprise, and was named a finalist in the APICS Corporate Awards of Excellence for Innovation in 2000. He holds the B.A. and M.A. degrees in Applied Mathematics from Harvard University and the M.B.A. in Finance and Economics from MIT’s Sloan School of Management. Mr. Smart is a member of the Boston Chapter of APICS. Rick Titone Why How Consulting Company Rick is an educator and consultant with international experience in Europe and Asia as well as the US. He brings over 40 years of experience to his position as President of the Why How Consulting Company. His background includes managerial positions in Production and Inventory Control, Receiving and Storeroom processes, Customer Service and Planning. Rick has conducted seminars and consulted on manufacturing process improvements throughout Europe and Asia as well as the US. Mr. Titone was awarded a Bachelors Degree in Industrial Management from Rutgers University. He has taught at Fairleigh Dickinson University, and is currently on the faculty and Advisory Board of Bloomfield College in New Jersey. Rick is Past President of the Northern New Jersey Chapter of APICS, and has served as a Region II Staff Member and Region Ambassador. He also served on the Society’s National Advisory Board. He is frequent speaker at both National and International events Robert J. Vokurka is an associate professor of operations management and department chair at Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi. He earned his Ph.D. at Texas A&M University – College Station in operations management after nearly 25 years in industry, holding positions ranging from plant manager to division control Richard G. Weissman, C.P.M., has more than twenty-five years of experience in all facets of supply chain management and procurement. His specific areas of expertise include managing and improving supplier performance, organizational development, negotiation, e-commerce and sourcing. He holds an MS in Management from Lesley University and a BA in Economics from Rutgers University. A practitioner turned educator, Rich is director of the Center for Leadership and assistant professor for Endicott College, Beverly, MA, teaching undergraduate and graduate-level business courses. He has published two self-study courses, Managing and Improving Supplier Performance and Project Management for Purchasing Professionals for the Institute of Supply Management. He is a member of the Board of Directors of the ISM Materials Management Group and is a contributing editor for The Manufacturer Magazine. He maintains the expert advice forum called “Ask Rich”, hosted by the Purchasing Management Association of Boston. He is also a former president of the organization and the 2003 recipient of the Harry J. Graham Memorial Award, the highest honor bestowed by the PMAB. |
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