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 Director
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
Brian Perlstein
Digital Manufacturing Innovation Leader
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
Supporting Materials
Meet the Advisory Board
John Dyck
CEO (CO-CHAIR)
Jeannine Kunz
Chief Workforce Development Officer (CO-CHAIR)
Sudhi Bangalore
CTO & Global VP
Dean Bartles
President & CEO
Rick Bullotta
Former Co-Founder & CTO
Simon Jacobson
Manufacturing Operations VP
Matthew Littlefield
President & Research Lead
Peggy Smedley
President & Editorial Director
Jim Wetzel
Co-Founder
Jeff Winter
Sr. Director of Industry Strategy, Manufacturing
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