Dusty Alexander, President and CEO of Global Shop Solutions, a global ERP software provider for small- to mid-sized manufacturers. This family-owned company is headquartered in The Woodlands, Texas, and has offices in Mexico, Europe, Asia, New Zealand, and Australia. The company has been in business for 40+ years with 300+ employees focused on their on-premise… Continue reading Dusty Alexander, Global Shop Solutions

Gary Bertoline is senior vice president for Purdue Online & Learning Innovation as well as distinguished professor of Engineering Technology & Computer and Information Technology at Purdue University. While serving as dean, he co-founded the Polytechnic Institute and the Indiana Next Generation Manufacturing Competitiveness Center. The author of multiple textbooks in computer-aided design and engineering… Continue reading Gary Bertoline, Purdue University

Glenn Daehn, PhD, is principal investigator and director of a new $52 million National Science Foundation Engineering Research Center called “Hybrid Autonomous Manufacturing, Moving from Evolution to Revolution” otherwise known as HAMMER. The Ohio State University is the lead institution of a consortium that is dedicated to quickly transitioning new manufacturing processes and technologies to… Continue reading Glenn Daehn, The Ohio State University

Jay McCoy serves as Vice President of Manufacturing at Ariel Corporation , the world’s largest manufacturer of reciprocating gas compressors. During Jay’s 17-year tenure at the Mount Vernon, Ohio, based company, he has also worked as Director of Manufacturing – Machine Shop and as Superintendent. One of his previous positions was as VP of Operations… Continue reading Jay McCoy, Ariel Corporation

Danny White serves as senior director of Portfolio & Product Management  at  ECI Software Solutions. For 30+ years, ECI has served small to medium-sized manufacturers with cloud-based business software solutions.  Danny has 35 years of leadership in manufacturing technology.  Prior to ECI, he was VP of Product Management for Epicor Software and has worked for… Continue reading Danny White, ECI Software Solutions

Mike Maynard is managing director and CEO of the Napier Group, a $7M PR and marketing agency for B2B technology companies.  For 14 years, Mike and his team have helped mid-sized B2B manufacturers identify, attract, engage and drive sales opportunities with customers.   Mike has directed major PR and marketing programs for a wide range of global… Continue reading Mike Maynard, Napier Group

Taylor-Winfield Technologies Donnie Wells is president of Taylor-Winfield Technologies, a leader in the design and manufacture of material joining equipment and systems. With over 135 years of continuous operation, this Youngstown, Ohio-based company produces parts joining, welding, processing and automated assembly for a diverse set of industries.   In addition to his helmanship at Taylor-Winfield, Donnie… Continue reading Donnie Wells

Rosemary Coates is founder and executive director of the Reshoring Institute, a nonprofit organization focused on expanding U.S. manufacturing supply chains. She is also president of Blue Silk Consulting, a supply-chain management consulting firm that has helped global supply chain clients for more than 25 years. She is a best-selling author of five supply chain… Continue reading Rosemary Coates, Reshoring Institute

Jeannine Kunz serves as Chief Workforce Development Officer at SME (the Society of Manufacturing Engineers), where she provides end-to-end workforce and training solutions for communities, companies and educational institutions by leading new partnerships, programs and service offerings.  Prior to this newly created role, Jeannine served as vice president of Tooling U-SME. She is a recognized… Continue reading Jeannine Kunz, SME

Carol Latham is the retired founder, president, and CEO of Thermagon, a Cleveland-based custom manufacturer of high performance heat-transfer materials for electronic components. Under her leadership, Thermagon changed the microchip industry and, within five years of its launch, achieved sales of $18 million annually. She writes about her experiences in the book A Chip Off… Continue reading Carol Latham, Thermagon