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.
Objectives
- Leverage admired manufacturing organizations, 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 also engage in Smart Manufacturing
- Provide guidance for each of the eight 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. Stakeholders include: Corporate Manufacturing & Supply Chain Leadership, Plant Leadership Team, Strategy Consultants, Technology Providers, System Integrators, Machine Builders, Learning & Training Ecosystem and Operators
- 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
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
Sudhi Bangalore
Former Global Vice President & Chief Technology Officer
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
