On this episode of the Digital Enterprise Society podcast Thom Singer and Craig Brown welcome Rosemary Astheimer, assistant professor and 3D CAD expert from Purdue University’s Polytechnic Institute.  Rosemary has worked as both a project manager and applications  engineer and has joined the DES podcast to talk about overcoming design challenges in the CAD world and the many changes that will come with 3D printing.

On this episode of the Digital Enterprise Society podcast Thom Singer and Craig Brown welcome Joseph Anderson, president of IpX to share his perspective on the importance of implementing more effective processes into more successful company and what PLM actually means from a systems perspective.  He shares ways to diagnose the need for a change in processes in any company and explains whether processes really stifle innovation in the workplace.

Thom Singer and Craig Brown welcome Vertex Software’s Jim Zwica and John Heller to share how they started, where they came from, and some of the industry challenges they face today that you may relate to. John and Jim share some of the experiences that helped them recognize the need for greater collaboration in their work. They share various strategies that you can use to embrace and encourage greater collaboration while growing their career.

On this episode of the Digital Enterprise Society podcast Thom Singer welcome Liz Handlin, CEO of Ultimate Resumes and professional resume writer. She shares several valuable insights that you will want to hear, including key elements you need to include in your resume, overused catch phrases you should avoid, and the best way to organize your resume so it is easy for anyone to understand.

On this episode of the Digital Enterprise Society podcast Thom Singer and previous guest Nathan Hartman welcome Scott Hutcheson, faculty member at Purdue University and associate director of Purdue’s Agile Strategy Lab.  They have come together to discuss agile strategies, distributive collaboration, and the organizational and human aspects that surround the selection and implementation and use of technologies.

On this episode of the Digital Enterprise Society podcast Thom Singer and Craig Brown welcome Brandon Wildman from Mahindra Automotive.  Brandon works as an advanced manufacturing engineer and shares his experiences with working at one of the country’s largest automotive companies compared to now working at a much smaller company.  He offers his insights on BOM processes, how PLM can help program management, and what the future of PLMs looks like from the perspective of this younger generation guest.

On this episode of the Digital Enterprise Society podcast Thom Singer and Craig Brown welcome Attila Lengyal, Director of Strategy, Innovation and Data Analytics at Western Digital. Attila recently spoke at Siemens Realize Live on lessons learned and he also shared delightful insights in and around the march toward the fourth industrial revolution.

On this episode of the Digital Enterprise Society podcast Thom Singer and Craig Brown welcome Chandru Narayan,CEO and principal architect of SEAL PLM to discuss his understanding and experiences about the PLM BOM.  From managing early product ideas to product engineering, mass producing, manufacturing, servicing and aftermarket, there are multiple BOMs that have to be handled on any given product

On this episode of the Digital Enterprise Society podcast, Thom Singer and Craig Brown welcome Joseph Anderson, President of IpX – Institute for Process Excellence and John Laslavic, CEO and Founder of Upchain to talk about the upcoming ConX19 and the importance of making digital transformation happen — one workgroup at a time.  Joseph offers an overview of what to expect from ConX19 and why it is the most contemporary industry event across the globe.

On this episode of the Digital Enterprise Society podcast, Thom Singer highlights some of the upcoming industry conferences that you may be interested in attending.  Conferences provide the perfect environment for networking, but only if you are prepared to make the contacts that you want to make.