SMART MANUFACTURING EXECUTIVE COUNCIL
A National ‘Think Tank’ of Industry Leaders Accelerating the Adoption of Smart Manufacturing in the U.S.

Our Charter
The Smart Manufacturing Executive Council has been created by CESMII and SME (The Society of Manufacturing Engineers) to engage business and technology executives, thought leaders and visionaries advocating for the transformation of the U.S. manufacturing ecosystem.
As we transition from one manufacturing era to another, it’s clear that legacy behaviors, business models and technology architectures must make way for new ones. It’s the charter of this Smart Manufacturing Executive Council to advocate for this transformation, and the practical steps, investments and policy recommendations to advance the ecosystem.
Our Objective
Leverage admired Manufacturing Businesses, demonstrating their leadership on this journey, and showing others the way
Inspire this ecosystem to evolve their strategies and business models to truly support the democratization of manufacturing technologies and ensure that SMMs can engage in Smart Manufacturing as well
Provide guidance for each of the 8 stakeholder groups in our manufacturing ecosystem, helping them understand their role in this evolution, and invest in the knowledge and skills required for this transformation
Inform US policy makers on the transformative actions and policies that will accelerate US adoption of Smart Manufacturing
meet the council

Kelly Aronson
Senior Vice President, Chief Information Officer

Antoine Dhennin
Chief Digital Officer, Chief Information Officer

Larry Megan
Head of Digital

Lance Fountaine
Corporate Smart Manufacturing Leader

Alpen Patel
Product Leader

Venu Pillai
Director, Division Engineering

Craig Sutton
Vice President, Industry 4.0

Habib Quazi
Innovation & Business Transformation Leader

Scott King
Information Technology Program Leader

Michael Bastian
Digital Manufacturing Engineering Leader

Lisa Zasada
Director of Reliability & Improvement

Jeffery Abell
Director & Chief Scientist Global Manufacturing

Jon Hobgood
VP, Adv. Manufacturing & Automation

Ken Creasy
Sr Director, Mfg Technology & Innovation

Audrey St. Onge
President and General Manager

Matthew Laing
Senior Director - Digital Manufacturing Engineering

Jesus Flores-Cerrillo
Associate Director, R&D, Digital & Operations

Don McCartney
VP of Enterprise Architecture and Applications

Jeff Kent
VP, Smart Platforms Technology & Innovation

Rick Van Dyke
Sr Director of SC Engineering

Mike Tomasco
Vice President, Digital Manufacturing Lead

Kelly Dodds
Advanced Manufacturing Tech Director

Jason Trujillo
Vice President Operational Excellence

John McKenzie
Digital Manufacturing Leader & Synergy PMO

David Hinkler
Global Manufacturing IT Director

Trever White
Group Manager, Digital Intelligent Mfg. Engineering

Rachelle Howard
Engineering Fellow, Automation and Controls