SMART MANUFACTURING EXECUTIVE COUNCIL

Strengthening the U.S.’ Competitiveness Through Smart Manufacturing

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 strengthening 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, cultures 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

Kelly Aronson

Senior Vice President, Chief Information Officer

Antoine Dhennin

Antoine Dhennin

Chief Digital Officer, Chief Information Officer

Larry Megan

Larry Megan

Head of Digital

Alpen Patel

Alpen Patel

Product Leader

Venu Pillai

Venu Pillai

Director, Division Engineering

Dave Krivan

Dave Krivan

Head of Global Digital OpEx

Craig Sutton

Craig Sutton

Vice President, Industry 4.0

Habib Quazi

Habib Quazi

Innovation & Business Transformation Director

Scott King

Scott King

Information Technology Program Leader

Michael Bastian

Michael Bastian

Digital Manufacturing Engineering Leader

Lisa Zasada

Lisa Zasada

Director of Reliability & Improvement

Jeffery Abell

Jeffery Abell

Director & Chief Scientist Global Manufacturing

Jon Hobgood

Jon Hobgood

VP, Adv. Manufacturing & Automation

Steve Glor

Steve Glor

Associate Director, Smart Manufacturing

Ken Creasy

Ken Creasy

Corporate Vice President Operations

Maria Araujo

Maria Araujo

Director, Fellow, Advanced Technology

Anthony Huffman

Anthony Huffman

Enterprise Architecture Strategist, Industry 4.0

Audrey St. Onge

Audrey St. Onge

President and General Manager

Matthew Laing

Matthew Laing

Senior Director - Digital Manufacturing Engineering

Jesus Flores-Cerrillo

Jesus Flores-Cerrillo

Associate Director, R&D, Digital & Operations

Chris Micena

Chris Micena

Senior Director of Innovation

Don McCartney

Don McCartney

VP of Enterprise Architecture and Applications

Brian Perlstein

Brian Perlstein

Digital Manufacturing Innovation Leader

Jeff Kent

Jeff Kent

VP, Smart Platforms Technology & Innovation

Rick Van Dyke

Rick Van Dyke

Sr Director of SC Engineering

Mike Tomasco

Mike Tomasco

Vice President, Digital Manufacturing Lead

Kelly Dodds

Kelly Dodds

Advanced Manufacturing Tech Director

John McKenzie

John McKenzie

Digital Manufacturing Leader & Synergy PMO

David Hinkler

David Hinkler

Global Manufacturing IT Director

Trever White

Trever White

Group Manager, Digital Intelligent Mfg. Engineering

Rachelle Howard

Rachelle Howard

Engineering Fellow, Automation and Controls

Supporting Materials

Meet the Advisory Board

John Dyck

John Dyck

CEO (CO-CHAIR)

Jeannine Kunz

Jeannine Kunz

Chief Workforce Development Officer (CO-CHAIR)

Sudhi Bangalore

Sudhi Bangalore

CTO & Global VP

Dean Bartles

Dean Bartles

President & CEO

Rick Bullotta

Rick Bullotta

Former Co-Founder & CTO

Simon Jacobson

Simon Jacobson

Manufacturing Operations VP

Matthew Littlefield

Matthew Littlefield

President & Research Lead

Colin Masson

Colin Masson

Director of Research

Peggy Smedley

Peggy Smedley

President & Editorial Director

Jim Wetzel

Jim Wetzel

Co-Founder

Jeff Winter

Jeff Winter

Sr. Director of Industry Strategy, Manufacturing

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