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Abell, Jeff
Cai, Wayne
Carkner, Don
Carter, Matthew
Carter, Sandra
Chatterjee, Bikash
Doolen, Toni
Feng, Zhili
Gandi, Umesh
Glasscock, David
Hu, S. Jack
Huang, Yong
Ko, Jeonghan
Koren, Yoram

Krick, David
Lenger, Elizabeth
Malshe, Ajay
Parmigiani, John
Pennington, Ryan
Rahimian, Barry
Rajurkar, K.P.
Resnick, Ralph
Shao, Guodong
Stavig, Kyle
Thetford, Jesse
Wei, Bin
Wright, Paul

Panel 1
Sustainable Manufacturing

Panel 2
Manufacturing Research Towards Sustainable Transportation

Panel 3
21st Century Manufacturing Paradigms

Panel 4
“Quo Vadimus”: Manufacturing Education for
US Competitiveness in the 21st Century

Panel 5
Case Studies in Lean Manufacturing

Panel 1	Sustainable Manufacturing	Tuesday, June 14, 2011
Climate change and pollution are serious global concerns. Recognizing that, many manufacturing companies have set clear strategies to reduce the environmental impact of their manufacturing operations and products. This session provides both an industry and government perspective relative to how manufacturers are addressing this challenge within their factories as well as in progressing toward sustainable product design.

Matthew Carter, Organizer Boeing	Matthew Carter is a Senior Principal Engineer in the BR&T (Boeing Research and Technology) business unit of The Boeing Company focused onMaterials & Processes Technology. He has 25 years of experience at Boeing, with most of those in manufacturing research and development. Carter holds a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Portland State University and an M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Washington. In addition, Carter is a FIRST robotics mentor and President of the Oregon Metals Initiative (OMI), which provides financial support to collaborative industry-university research projects.
Elizabeth Lenger, Organizer Boeing	Betsy Lenger is a senior engineer in the BR&T (Boeing Research and Technology) business unit of The Boeing Company. She has worked in the aerospace industry for 25 years, primarily in sustainable manufacturing technology research.
Paul J. Wright, Presenter Boeing	Topic: Design for Environment Paul Wright is the New Enterprise Engineering Design for Environment Leader within the Engineering, Operations and Technology business unit of The Boeing Company. He has 19 years of experience at Boeing in various engineering and management positions, most recently in Environment, Health, and Safety. His work has involved interior systems and structures, configuration design for the 737, and product development environmental performance. Wright holds a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Santa Clara University.
Sandra Carter Daimler Trucks	Sandra Carter serves as the Environmental Engineering Manager for Daimler Trucks North America. Daimler Trucks North America LLC is the leading medium- and heavy-duty truck manufacturer in North America. The Environmental Engineering group administers compliance, due diligence and ISO 14001 programs for manufacturing and support facilities across North America. Sandra has 19 years of experience in the environmental field. She began her career in biological wastewater operations, where she developed programs and regulations for industrial users that included research on wastewater toxicity reduction. Sandra has been with DTNA since 1995. In addition to environmental engineering, she has held various roles in operations including, coating technology, physical-chemical wastewater treatment and team driven continuous improvement. Her recent accomplishments include the environmental performance measurement system that drives ‘environmental conscious operations’ throughout DTNA. The concept has been integrated into their business strategy, recognized as a finalist in the Daimler Environmental Leadership Award program and used as a benchmark for establishing the global environmental performance metrics. Currently, she leads the ‘Zero Waste to Landfill’ initiative that is spreading throughout all of DTNA resulting in a 90% recycling rate across all of the manufacturing sites in North America. Sandra has also been influential in bringing renewable energy options to manufacturing through a partnership with Duke Energy. The project has landed an array of 3,169 solar photovoltaic cells across two sites in NC. She has co-authored the Daimler “Handling Soil and Groundwater Impacts” and “Hazardous Materials Management” standards and participates in EPA WasteWise, EPA Energy Star, Industria Limpia, NC Environmental Stewardship Initiative, NC Manufacturers Chemical Industry Council, NCDAQ Outside Involvement Committee and Clean Air Works. Sandra holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Chemistry and Industrial Relations from the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill.
Ryan Pennington, Presenter Daimler Trucks	Ryan Pennington serves as the Environmental Technician and ‘Green Team’ facilitator along with many other roles at Freightliner Custom Chassis Corporation (FCCC) in Gaffney, SC. The FCCC ‘Green Team’ has responsibility for monitoring the environmental performance and researching new alternative manufacturing processes that will reduce their overall environmental footprint. Since joining FCCC in 1996, he spent 10 years in the facilities maintenance department. Ryan has 14 years of military experience in which he served as the environmental health and hygiene non-commissioned officer during a combat tour in Iraq. He has been a vital asset to FCCC through the implementation of the Zero Waste to Landfill project and helped spearhead FCCC to the top of environmental leadership. Ryan has helped lead FCCC to many local, state, national and global awards. He represented FCCC in accepting the South Carolina Earth Day award for businesses, South Carolina Department of Commerce award for Environmental Stewardship and he holds a key part as a member in the South Carolina Environmental Excellence Program. He helped drive FCCC to win the EPA WasteWise Gold Achievement Award in 2010. He represented FCCC and its parent company Daimler Trucks NA to Stuttgart, Germany to accept the 2009 Daimler Environmental Leadership Award (ELA). The ELA is determined by Professors and Business leaders from across the European Union for outstanding achievements amongst all of Daimler AG worldwide. Ryan is currently enrolled at Columbia Southern University in the Bachelor of Science Environmental Management Program.
Guodong Shao, Presenter NIST	Guodong Shao is a computer scientist in the Manufacturing System Integration Division at The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). He has participated in research related to Flexible Manufacturing System (FMS), Computer Integrated Manufacturing System (CIMS), and manufacturing simulation for many years. He is currently a project manager under the Sustainable Manufacturing Program at NIST. He holds a Master’s Degree from University of Maryland at College Park. He is a Ph.D. candidate at George Mason University. His e-mail address is <gshao@cme.nist.gov>.

Panel 2	Manufacturing Research towards Sustainable Transportation	Tuesday, June 14, 2011 1:00PM-2:30PM
This panel session by industry, national lab and university researchers will discuss manufacturing issues for sustainable transportation. Key to the success of sustainable transportation is affordability and reliability. The panel will focus on identifying key manufacturing challenges in reducing cost for reliable sustainable transportation in future. Many technological solutions such as lightweight structure, hybrid systems, energy storage, etc. will be considered. Topics also include sustainable transportation trends, battery manufacturing, quality, material joining and new renewable materials. This interactive discussion will help attendees understand the critical research needs in industry and academia.

Dr. Jeff Abell, Presenter Lab Group Manager, Advanced Propulsion Manufacturing Research General Motors Company	Topic: High Volume Battery Pack Manufacturing for Passenger Vehicles Dr. Jeffrey Abell is Lab Group Manager in the Manufacturing Systems Research Lab at General Motors Research & Development Center in Warren, Michigan and is currently responsible for all battery manufacturing research activities. He is co-director of the GM – University of Michigan Collaborative Research Lab in Advanced Vehicle Manufacturing, and holds an appointment as Visiting Assistant Research Scientist at U-M. Jeff’s previous assignments with General Motors include Technology Manager within the Global CAE activity and international assignments in Germany and Portugal.
Dr. Zhili Feng, Presenter Group Leader, Materials Joining and NDE Oak Ridge National Laboratory	Topic: Materials Joining Technologies for Lightweight and Multi-Materials Body Structures Dr. Feng received his Ph.D. in Welding Engineering from The Ohio State University. He specializes in thermal-mechanical-metallurgical behaviors of materials during welding and joining. He is recognized for his research and development related to computational weld mechanics and materials, computational simulations of welding processes and performances of welded structures, materials joining process development, and application of neutron and synchrotron scattering for materials joining research. Dr. Feng has broad interactions with the industry in the area of materials joining, and extensive experience in application of analysis results to solve industry problems. Many of his R&D programs came from automotive, aerospace, nuclear, petrochemical and power generation industries, as well as from government agencies such as DOE, DOD, NASA, NSF and NIST.
Dr. David A. Glasscock, Presenter Global Automotive Technology Director, DuPont	Topic: Key Automotive Trends and Material Solutions to Enable Sustainable Transportation David Glasscock is the DuPont global automotive technology director, with responsibility to bring the breadth of DuPont science-powered innovation that can help the auto industry reduce dependence on fossil fuels closer to the market. Glasscock joined DuPont in 1990 working in Fluorochemicals R&D, then Corporate Engineering. In 1994, Glasscock joined what is now the DuPont Performance Polymers business — focused primarily on plastics and elastomers — and held positions in customer sales, application development, and research and development. Most recently, Glasscock was global technical services manager, responsible for managing and directing the technical team and laboratories that support the global Performance Polymers marketing function.
Dr. S. Jack Hu, Presenter G. Lawton and Louise G. Johnson Professor of Engineering Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Industrial and Operations Engineering The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor	Topic: Challenges and Opportunities for Lithium Ion Battery Manufacturing S. Jack Hu is currently the G. Lawton and Louise G. Johnson Professor of Engineering at the University of Michigan. He holds joint faculty appointments in the Departments of Mechanical Engineering, and Industrial and Operations Engineering. He co-directs the General Motors Collaborative Research Laboratory in Advanced Vehicle Manufacturing and serves as Associate Dean for Academic Affairs in the College of Engineering. Prior to his current appointment, he was Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Education. Dr. Hu conducts research and teaches courses in assembly, manufacturing systems, and statistical quality methods. He has published more than 100 papers in professional journals and 40 papers in conferences. Dr. Hu is a fellow of ASME in 2003 and currently serves as the Editor in Chief for Journal of Manufacturing Systems.
Jeonghan Ko, PhD, Organizer University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Umesh Gandi, PhD, Organizer Toyota Research Institute North America, TEMA, Toyota
Wayne Cai, PhD, Organizer Global R&D, GM

Panel 3

21st Century Manufacturing Paradigms

Wednesday, June 15, 2011

Globalization and other market dynamics are forcing manufacturing corporations to evolve new manufacturing strategies for addressing production and distribution. In this panel, three cases from industry will be presented demonstrating the challenges and opportunities in today’s global context which include:

replication, relocation and mass customization strategies for crossing the “valley-of-death” from development to mass consumption;
global biomedical product development, manufacturing, and compliance strategies that should be considered for out-sourcing and in-sourcing to ensure a full alignment with local, and global health and regulatory requirements; and
strategies for LEED-compliant LED manufacturing with minimized greenhouse gas output at lower cost, higher reliability, and faster production.

Barry Rahimian, Organizer

CH2M HIILL

Mr. Rahimian is a global consultant in industrial and hi-technology sectors. Most recently, he served as Vice President of Sales and Business Development for CH2M HILL, a global project delivery firm that provides full-service engineering, construction, and operations for clients worldwide. He has more than 20 years of executive leadership experience, providing strategic planning in business development, branding, product development, and other consulting services for industrial sector and technology-based manufacturing companies. He has lived in many countries in Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and has traveled extensively, earning distinguished business achievements in developing markets and businesses in these regions.

He has established and managed a variety of programs and has held executive roles in working with global Fortune 500 clients in the medical device, pharmaceutical, microelectronics, energy, and manufacturing sectors. Mr. Rahimian holds a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Oregon State University. He has attended and completed continuous education programs including University of Michigan – Ross School of Business Executive Education on Leadership. He has been honored by OSU’s Academy Of Distinguished Engineers for his sustained contributions.

He serves on the board of the World Affairs Council of Oregon, and the Oregon State University schools of Mechanical, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering. Mr. Rahimian is a regular speaker at many universities and industry events.

Don Carkner, Presenter

CH2M HILL

Topic: Penetration of LEDs into the Display & Lighting Industries, and Sustainable Design – Learning from Adjacent Industries

Don has 18 years of experience in the optoelectronics R&D and manufacturing industry, with emphasis on flat panel displays and LEDs. He has hands-on technical experience in thin film, flat panel, and semiconductor-related processes, including technical research, process engineering, and technical program management. He assists CH2M Hill’s clients in the LCD, OLED, LED, and solar PV markets with technology analysis, roadmap and trend analysis, detailed quantitative cost modeling, and technology business planning. He has participated in development and manufacturing relationships between North America and Japan, Korea, China, Taiwan, and Europe. Don is the author of multiple technical papers and has been an invited speaker at conferences both domestically and abroad. He is currently the Chair of the Display Manufacturing Committee for the Society for Information Display, the pre-eminent international display industry association.

Bikash Chatterjee, Presenter

Pharmatech Associates

Topic: Considerations for Outsourcing to the Emerging Markets of China and India

Bikash has over 28 years experience in the design and development of pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical device and IVD products. He has successfully achieved approval and commercialized over a dozen products within the US and around the world in his career. He has been involved in facility, operational and product designs in the US , Europe, India, China and Japan. Bikash has held senior management positions in several firms throughout his career prior to joining Pharmatech. He is a Certified Lead Assessor and Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt and is a frequent speaker at conferences around the world. He is a member of the USP National Advisory Committee for API’s and Excipients, HIMSS Technical Advisory Board and The Stem Cell Partnering Advisory Board. Most recently he has been appointed to two Scientific Advisory Boards for emerging technologies. Bikash currently provides recurring editorials to both Pharmaceutical Manufacturing and Controlled Environments magazine as an industry thought leader and is a member of their editorial advisory board.. He is also a member of the independent oversight group the RFID Alliance with specific expertise in the effective application of security and RFID in the global pharmaceutical supply chain.

David Krick, Presenter

CH2M HILL

Mr. Krick assists CH2M HILL clients with the commercialization of advanced technologies in the fields of nanotechnology, renewable energy & energy storage, semiconductors, and advanced materials. He leverages his extensive expertise in semiconductor research, development, and advanced manufacturing to assist clients with the design and specification of research, development, and advanced manufacturing facilities. He has authored multiple papers and has been an invited speaker at conferences, both domestically and abroad. He has four patents.

Mr. Krick has over 20 years of experience in the semiconductor, nanotechnology, and solar PV industries. Prior to joining the CH2M HILL team, he worked at Intel Corporation for over 17 years, where he held a variety of engineering and technical management positions in microprocessor technology development and advanced manufacturing. Mr. Krick holds an undergraduate Degree in electrical engineering and a Masters Degree in solid state physics, both from the Pennsylvania State University.

Panel 4

“Quo Vadimus”: Manufacturing Education for US Competitiveness in the 21st Century

Thursday, June 16, 2011

Manufacturing is about the transformation of raw materials into finished products, usually on a large scale using machines, tools and labor. Intense research and developments in the late 19th century and all 20th Century resulted in manufacturing advancements across various length scales (nano-micro-macro) and types of materials for range of industry sectors such as electronics, automotive, aerospace, biomedical, wireless communication, defense, etc. In the late 20th century and early 21st Century, US and other major industrialized nations have experienced catastrophic job losses in manufacturing primarily due to cost constraints, almost human-free automation and information digitization. In this significantly changing scenario it is vital to ask a question “where are we going (quo vadimus) in manufacturing?” It is critical to discuss among peers what skill sets we must provide to our students, the future workforce, not only to be competitive in the remaining manufacturing jobs but also to create new jobs in manufacturing to provide competitiveness. The distinguished panelists from academia and industries will share their views towards the theme of this panel.

Ajay Malshe, Organizer

University of Arkansas

Ajay P. Malshe* (Ph.D., 1992; FInstP, F.ASME) is the 21st Century Endowed Chair Professor of Materials, Manufacturing Processes and Integrated Systems at the Department of Mechanical Engineering and adjunct-faculty of Microelectronics and Photonics Graduate Program at the University of Arkansas. He is the Director of the Materials and Manufacturing Research Laboratories (MMRL; a cluster of 5 laboratories) and over many years managed a program of $ 1M/year budget. Malshe has multidisciplinary research programs in the fields of nanomanufacturing, IC, MEMS and micro and nano device packaging and integration, and surface engineering for advanced machining. He has authored over 200 plus peer reviewed publications, 10 books / chapters, and holds 9 patents (4 licensed to industries). He has graduated over 40 graduate students (PhD/MS), trained numerous (14) post-doctoral fellows, and provided research experience to several undergraduate (22) and high school students (8) and 6 school teachers, and 5 corporate engineers. His graduates work at leading organizations, such as IBM at Almaden, University of Florida, Qualcomm Technology, Texas Instruments, etc. He has received 31 awards/recognitions, including recent election as the Fellow of ASME (2009), nomination in Marquis Who’s Who in America (2009; 63rd Edition) and 2005 Frost and Sullivan Technology Excellence Award for research, education and service achievements (1996-2008). He is also a Fellow of the Institute of Physics, London, UK. His landmark scientific and engineering contributions are nano-particle composite coatings particularly nano electro machining (electric pen lithography- EPL; nanoEM), cubic boron nitride – titanium nitride composite coating (cBN-TiN), laser processing of dies and molds, wafer level chip scale packaging of MEMS and related microsystems, nano stamping of quantum structures, nano-mechanical machining system-on-a-chip, chemo-mechanical as well as laser polishing of diamond films, femtosecond laser for chemically clean nano and micro machining of difficult-to-machine materials. He has developed a synergistic educational program in the areas of Advanced Materials, Manufacturing Processes and System Integration and Packaging. This includes key courses for undergraduate, graduate and professional industry students. Addressing the needs of engineering students in globalization, he has collaborated with peer from the College of Business and developed a curriculum in the area of Globalization and Engineering Innovations. He has an extensive track record of global collaborations with academic institutions and companies from Australia, Japan, India, Germany, Ireland, etc. He is a member of professional societies such as ASME, SME, IEEE, MRS, ASEE and IMAPS, and has arranged and chaired sessions and symposia in the areas of his expertise. He is also the Co-founder and CTO of NanoMech LLC. Today NanoMech LLC is a nanotechnology innovations platform company with major current nanomanufacturing and product foci in four application sectors. These sectors are Machining (ex. TuffTek®) and Lubrication (NanoGlideTM), Sustainable and Biocide Retail Packaging (Guard-In-FreshTM), Biomedical and Defense. NanoMech is creating world class innovations and innovations based hi-tech jobs in Arkansas and US, at large.

Bin Wei, Presenter

GE Global Research

Principal Research Engineer, Leader of Specialty Manufacturing Process Platform at GE Global Research Center
Education: Ph.D. Manufacturing engineering, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Experience:

Assistant Professor/Lecturer, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Aerospace
Assistant Professor, Wichita State University, Kansas, USA
Senior/Principal Research Engineer, GE Global Research Center (since 1995)

Selected Publications and Patents:

Awarded 38 US patents in manufacturing technology area
Published 31 technical papers

Professional Activities and Honors:

ASME Fellow
ASME Blackall Machine Gauge Award
GE Whitney Technology Achievement Awards/Gold Invention Award
Chair- ASME Manufacturing Engineering Division Executive Committee
Associate Editor of the ASME Journal of Manufacturing Science and Engineering
SME/NAMRI Science Committee Member

Yoram Koren, Presenter

University of Michigan

NSF

Paul G. Goebel Professor of Engineering Director, NSF Engineering Research Center (ERC) for Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems
The University of Michigan College of Engineering, Ann Arbor, Michigan

Professor Yoram Koren is internationally recognized for innovative contributions to robotics, flexible automation, and reconfigurable manufacturing systems. He is credited with conceiving of the reconfigurable manufacturing paradigm and as a pioneer in establishing flexible automation, particularly computer numeric control and adaptive control of machine tools, as a research field and educational discipline. He is a member of the National Academy of Engineering, and his innovations have helped establish the University of Michigan as a premier institution for advanced manufacturing research. Professor Koren is the founding director, in 1996, of the Engineering Research Center (ERC) for Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems (RMS), sponsored by the National Science Foundation. During 12 years of NSF sponsorship, the Center— comprised of 20 professors, 10 investigators, and 25 companies—received $48 million in funding, and graduated 220 Masters and 70 Ph.D. students.

Dr. K.P. Rajurkar, Presenter

University of Nebraska-Lincoln

K.P. Rajurkar, Distinguished Professor of Engineering at the College of Engineering University of Nebraska-Lincoln, received his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from Michigan Technological University in 1978 and 1982, respectively. Dr. Rajurkar is the founder and Director of the Center for Nontraditional Manufacturing Research and Professor of Industrial and Management Systems Engineering. He served as the interim Chair of the Industrial and Management Systems Engineering department (January 2007 – December 2008). He has also served as the Interim Associate Dean for Research of the College of Engineering (January 2005- December 2006). He served as Program Director of Manufacturing Machines and Equipment at the National Science Foundation (September 1999- November 2002). He was Chairman of the Manufacturing Systems Engineering Graduate Program of the College of Engineering (1988-99).

Dr. Rajurkar is a Fellow of ASME, SME and International Academy for Production Engineering (CIRP). He was President of the North American Manufacturing Research Institute of SME in 1998-1999. He also served as the ASME Manufacturing Technical Group Leader (previously called Vice President-Manufacturing) for three years (2005-2008).

Dr. Rajurkar has more than 120 refereed publications and nearly 120 technically edited papers which were published in conference proceedings. His research in macro, micro and nano scale machining has been supported by NSF, NIST/ATP, DoD, GEAE, Extrude Hone, Brush Wellman, Cummins Engines, NCMS, Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (Japan), Trans Tec Inc. (England), State of Nebraska, and other sponsors.

He has received College of Engineering Awards for research, teaching and service. He also has received the ASME Blackall Machine Tool and Gage Award for a paper on Pulse Electrochemical Machining. He has received the 2005 Charles F. Carter Jr. Advancing Manufacturing Award from the Association of Manufacturing Technology. He has received 2009 International Honor, Gold Medal from the Society of Manufacturing Engineers. Recently he has received 2010 Distinguished Investigator in Flexible Automation Award. He is a co-inventor of a U.S. patent on cryogenically cooled tool machining.

Ralph Resnick, Presenter

National Center for Defense Manufacturing & Machining (NCDMM)

Ralph Resnick joined the National Center for Defense Manufacturing & Machining (NCDMM) in September 2008 as Vice President, Chief Technology Officer, and Director, Corporate Development. A professional with over 35 years of manufacturing experience, Mr. Resnick is responsible for providing technical leadership within NCDMM, promoting its mission with external stakeholders and adding new insight to the NCDMM business strategy.

Before joining NCDMM, Mr. Resnick was Chief Technology Officer for both The Ex One Corporation and Extrude Hone. He was a major contributor in establishing Extrude Hone and Ex One as innovative leaders in advanced manufacturing process research and subsequent technology transition to the world’s factory floors.

Mr. Resnick holds a number of patents for designs of capacitance-based sensors and metrology systems and has made many presentations at leading technical conferences. He has been the Principal Investigator for many projects at the Department of Defense, Department of Energy, National Institute of Standards and Technology’s (NIST) Advanced Technology Program, National Science Foundation, National Center for Manufacturing Science, and Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR).

Mr. Resnick serves on numerous boards, including Chairman of the Board of Directors for the National Center for Manufacturing Sciences (NCMS); Louisiana Center for Manufacturing Sciences (LCMS); Manufacturing Leaders Forum and the Sustainable Manufacturing Group of the National Coalition for Advanced Manufacturing (NACFAM); Association For Manufacturing Technology’s (AMT) Technical Issues Committee (prior Chairman); MTConnect Technical Advisory Group and Board member of the MTConnect Institute; and industry advisory board of the National Center for Advanced Technologies (NCAT), where he chaired the manufacturing subcommittee and participated in a number of Department of Defense (DOD) manufacturing programs’ consultation activities.

Mr. Resnick sits on DOD’s Joint Defense Manufacturing Technology Panel’s (JDMTP) Metals Subpanel, where he participates in review and critique of DOD ManTech project portfolios. He also participates in National Science Foundation (NSF) proposal reviews and technical events and is a corporate member of the prestigious international Institution for Production Engineering Research (CIRP). He is a fellow of the Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME) and presently serves on SME’s International Awards and Recognition Committee. Mr. Resnick is a contributor to the National Defense Industry Association’s (NDIA) Manufacturing Division.

Mr. Resnick attended Bucknell University and was a design and project engineer for several leading machine control manufacturers.

Panel 5	Case Studies in Lean Manufacturing	Thursday, June 16, 2011
Three lean implementations will be discussed; (i) Foundry operations utilizing Lean, (ii) Taking an aged business with a captured market and staying alive by applying lean, and (iii) Applying lean in a make-to-order environment and creating a culture of continuous improvement.”
John Parmigiani, Organizer Oregon State University	John Parmigiani is currently a Research Assistant Professor in the School of Mechanical, Industrial, and Manufacturing Engineering at Oregon State University(OSU). He was an instructor at OSU from 2004-2009. He received his Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor in 2007, his M.S. in mechanical engineering from The Pennsylvania State University in 1997, and his B.S. in mechanical engineering from the Pennsylvania State University in 1987. He has over 10 years of industrial engineering experience. His research interests focus on the mechanics of fracture at interfaces and in composite materials. Other interests include the design and prototype construction of technically-interesting mechanical devices.
Kyle R. Stavig, Presenter Myers Container	Kyle R. Stavig is the Chief Executive Officer of Myers Container LLC. Kyle and his brothers acquired Myers Container LLC and Container Management Services LLC in October 2007 with five operations located in California and Oregon. In February 2011 the ownership team acquired General Steel Drum LLC located in North Carolina. Myers Container is the leading regional manufacturer of steel drums in the Western United States and General Steel Drum is the leading regional manufacturer of steel drums in the Southeastern United States. Products are used by the chemical, petroleum, food, paint and hazardous waste industries. CMS is the leading regional reconditioner and recycler of steel & plastic drums, industrial plastic and Intermediate Bulk Containers (IBCs). The companies are operated in concert to provide customers cradle-to-cradle solutions for their industrial packaging needs – a truly green company. Kyle is a graduate of Oregon State University with a B.S. in Agriculture Business Management. Kyle has twenty-three years of industry experience working his way up from intern, plant manager, marketing and sales and president of Myers Container/CMS. Kyle serves on the board of RIPA (Reusable Industrial Packaging Association). He is also a board member for the Northwest High Performance Consortium (www.nwhpec.org) a group of 50 companies working together to implement lean manufacturing. Kyle has also established similar lean consortiums in Southern California and Northern California. Kyle and his family reside in Portland, Oregon.
Toni Doolen, Presenter Oregon State University	Toni is an Associate Professor in the School of Mechanical, Industrial, and Manufacturing Engineering and an Associate Dean of the University Honors College at Oregon State University. Her research uses both quantitative and qualitative methodologies to study the impact of change mechanics on organizational performance. Her research has focused on the application of process improvement methodologies and innovation to improve both the social (work group performance, individual and team affect, skill development, etc.) and technical (productivity, quality, and cost) aspects of organizational performance. Toni gained 11 years of manufacturing experience at Hewlett-Packard Company as an engineer, senior member of technical staff, and manager. Toni received a BS in Electrical Engineering and a BS in Materials Science and Engineering from Cornell University, an MS in Manufacturing Systems Engineering from Stanford University, and her Ph.D. in the Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering Department at Oregon State University.
Jesse J. Thetford, Presenter Boeing	Jesse Thetford holds a B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering from Oregon State University and successfully completed the well known MECOP program. He went on to become a Mechanical Engineer at The Boeing Company, and now has six years of experience in the Aerospace industry. His experience includes work with quality, manufacturing operations, engineering, FAA, and supply chain management. Recently he has been involved with leading the new 747-8 cargo design team through the final stages of certification for flammability requirements. Aside from engineering, Jesse is also the Deputy Executive Focal for the Boeing Oregon State University recruitment team.
	Topic: Enhancing Competitiveness through Application of Lean Manufacturing in an Aged Business
	Topic: Applying Lean Manufacturing in a Make to Order Environment

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