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Dr. Don Kinard is a Senior Fellow for Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Production Operations and has been with LM for 38 years. Don supports Digital Transformation as well as programs such as F-35. Prior to his current assignment he was lead for F-35 production rate transition and earlier the Director of F-35 Production Engineering responsible for Joint Strike Fighter Tooling, Planning, Manufacturing Engineering, and Aircraft Systems Testing. Before joining F-35 in 2004 Dr. Kinard held various positions in both Engineering and Manufacturing during his 18 years on the F-22.
Don is the lead for the LM Corporate Strategic Technology Advisory program for Advanced Manufacturing as well as the Manufacturing Fellow’s team whose objectives are to develop and share engineering, manufacturing, and sustainment technologies throughout all of the LM business units. His technical interests include materials and structures, digital thread/twin integration, digital transformation, Industry 4.0, manufacturing technology, manufacturing system design, and production management.
Sr. Fellow |
LOCKHEED MARTIN
Tyrone Ellis is a Technical Executive with more than 20 years of industry experience in global companies. He currently serves as Aftermarket Engineering Leader in one of the Business Units for Trane Technologies, a global climate innovator. He joined the company (Formerly Ingersoll Rand) in 2012. In this role, Ellis is responsible for developing and leading the deployment of technical solutions and operational excellence initiatives for the Aftermarket business operating system in the Americas. Before this role, Ellis held Executive positions in Corporate Engineering as well as Integrated Supply Chain and Quality in one of the Business units, winning the coveted Chairman’s Award as Global Leader of the year in 2016 for driving transformation in quality and customer performance leveraging digital applications.
Prior to his current organization, Ellis held technical leadership roles at two primary companies, Bose Corporation and Robert Bosch Automotive, both known for world-class quality, reliability, and service programs. The scope of his roles spanned across the customer value chain deploying digital solutions within various assignments in quality, operations, and engineering. Ellis won leadership and performance awards at each of these businesses for leading organizational change initiatives that yielded superior results in business performance.
Aftermarket Engineering Leader |
TRANE
TECHNOLOGIES
Erin Chase is the Director of Operational Excellence, Digital Manufacturing Transformation, and Continuous Improvement at Johnson Controls Inc. Erin has worked across business teams including EHS, employee relations, operations, digital manufacturing, supplier quality, supply management, and new product integration. Her strength is crossing functional boundaries and bringing diverse teams together to drive change.
Throughout her career Erin has leveraged servant leadership principles to create a culture of innovation and continuous improvement within her teams. She believes that digital manufacturing is critical to long term competitiveness, and should be employed to make jobs easier, better or faster for every employee that interacts with the technology.
Prior to joining Johnson Controls, Erin spent two years with Corning, Inc, and 14 years with John Deere.
Director, Operations Excellence & Digital Manufacturing |
JOHNSON CONTROLS
Angela holds a BS in Electrical Engineering, MS in Telecommunications Management, and is a certified Project Management Professional ™. She recently served for more than ten (10) years as a Subcontracts Program Manager at Collins Aerospace, managing complex third-party products for their large OEM customers such as Boeing and Airbus. While at Collins she was recognized as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) in Lean Manufacturing, Continuous Improvement, and Supplier Management.
Since leaving Collins in late 2020, Angela has launched Thurman Co., LLC, a technical project management consulting firm in Houston, TX. Thurman Co. provides its clients with customized project management solutions. She is also a Board Member for the Texas Chapter of Women in Manufacturing.
Director, Smart Manufacturing |
KOHLER
Dr. Gilbert Meyer-Gauen is the Director of Asset Management for NOV, one of the leading oil and gas drilling equipment manufacturers. In his current position, he and his team are responsible for developing software products that reduce maintenance costs and improve NOV’s manufacturing equipment reliability. Dr. Meyer-Gauen has a Master of Science and a Ph.D. from the Technical University Braunschweig in Germany.
Executive Director & Plant
Manager |
GE
APPLIANCES -
A HAIER
COMPANY
Scott Burkey is a Technology Fellow at Westrock, a global manufacturing and consumer packaging company headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. He takes a pragmatic approach to implementing new ways of making training more effective and supporting front-line workers. Having worked as a software developer for over 20 years for brands like CNN, TBS/TNT and Coca-Cola, Scott now champions new technologies in the manufacturing industry which he believes will be one of the biggest adopters of augmented and virtual reality.
Prior to WestRock Scott delivered VR products for the National Basketball Association. He serves in an advisory capacity to startups and non-profits. Scott is a United States Marine Veteran that enjoys running and backpacking with his wife and 4 children in Atlanta, Georgia.
Technical Fellow, XR |
WESTROCK COMPANY
Jeff Winter is the Sr. Director of Industry Strategy for manufacturing with Hitachi Solutions. With over 18 years of experience working for different industrial automation product and solution providers, Jeff has a unique ability to simplify and communicate complex concepts to a wide range of audiences, educating and inspiring people from the shop floor up to the executive board room. As part of his experience, Jeff is also very active in the community of Industry 4.0. He currently is a part of the International Board of Directors for MESA (Manufacturing Enterprise Solutions Association), the leader of the Smart Manufacturing & IIoT Division of ISA (International Society of Automation), a U.S. registered expert for IEC (International Electrotechnical Commission) as a member of TC 65, and is on the Smart Manufacturing Advisory Board for Purdue University.
Director, Smart Mfg. Division |
ISA
Devin is the Founder and CEO of Squint, the leading platform for digitizing a factory's procedures using Augmented Reality (AR) on a mobile device. The Squint team is laser-focused on eliminating friction in training, operations, and maintenance on the shop floor.
Director Manufacturing 4.0 Integration |
COOLEY GROUP
Ryan is the Business Development Manager for Telit's IoT Platforms division and a Co-Founder of Industry 4.0 Club. He specializes in helping businesses in the Factory Automation & Manufacturing sectors leverage the latest IIoT technology to overcome complex organizational challenges, from edge to cloud.
Ryan collaborates with senior leadership at global manufacturers to identify potential process optimizations and to lead teams in delivering effective Industry 4.0 solutions, including Predictive Maintenance and AI/ML deployments. He is an expert in creating customized and scalable business development strategies for new markets and technologies, conducting market analysis, benchmarking products, road mapping for the future, and improving marketing content.
Outside of work, Ryan enjoys spending time with his dog Leo, automating his home, and exploring his new hometown Austin on his Segway.
Industry 4.0 Transformation Manager |
MICHELIN
NORTH AMERICA, INC.
Ryan is the Business Development Manager for Telit's IoT Platforms division and a Co-Founder of Industry 4.0 Club. He specializes in helping businesses in the Factory Automation & Manufacturing sectors leverage the latest IIoT technology to overcome complex organizational challenges, from edge to cloud.
Ryan collaborates with senior leadership at global manufacturers to identify potential process optimizations and to lead teams in delivering effective Industry 4.0 solutions, including Predictive Maintenance and AI/ML deployments. He is an expert in creating customized and scalable business development strategies for new markets and technologies, conducting market analysis, benchmarking products, road mapping for the future, and improving marketing content.
Outside of work, Ryan enjoys spending time with his dog Leo, automating his home, and exploring his new hometown Austin on his Segway.
President, Director of Operations |
WIN-TECH, INC
Ryan is the Business Development Manager for Telit's IoT Platforms division and a Co-Founder of Industry 4.0 Club. He specializes in helping businesses in the Factory Automation & Manufacturing sectors leverage the latest IIoT technology to overcome complex organizational challenges, from edge to cloud.
Ryan collaborates with senior leadership at global manufacturers to identify potential process optimizations and to lead teams in delivering effective Industry 4.0 solutions, including Predictive Maintenance and AI/ML deployments. He is an expert in creating customized and scalable business development strategies for new markets and technologies, conducting market analysis, benchmarking products, road mapping for the future, and improving marketing content.
Outside of work, Ryan enjoys spending time with his dog Leo, automating his home, and exploring his new hometown Austin on his Segway.
VP of Quality Assurance & Continuous Improvement |
CORNERSTONE
BUILDING
BRANDS
Ryan is the Business Development Manager for Telit's IoT Platforms division and a Co-Founder of Industry 4.0 Club. He specializes in helping businesses in the Factory Automation & Manufacturing sectors leverage the latest IIoT technology to overcome complex organizational challenges, from edge to cloud.
Ryan collaborates with senior leadership at global manufacturers to identify potential process optimizations and to lead teams in delivering effective Industry 4.0 solutions, including Predictive Maintenance and AI/ML deployments. He is an expert in creating customized and scalable business development strategies for new markets and technologies, conducting market analysis, benchmarking products, road mapping for the future, and improving marketing content.
Outside of work, Ryan enjoys spending time with his dog Leo, automating his home, and exploring his new hometown Austin on his Segway.
CEO & General Manager |
LINDE +
WIEMANN US
INC.
Ryan is the Business Development Manager for Telit's IoT Platforms division and a Co-Founder of Industry 4.0 Club. He specializes in helping businesses in the Factory Automation & Manufacturing sectors leverage the latest IIoT technology to overcome complex organizational challenges, from edge to cloud.
Ryan collaborates with senior leadership at global manufacturers to identify potential process optimizations and to lead teams in delivering effective Industry 4.0 solutions, including Predictive Maintenance and AI/ML deployments. He is an expert in creating customized and scalable business development strategies for new markets and technologies, conducting market analysis, benchmarking products, road mapping for the future, and improving marketing content.
Outside of work, Ryan enjoys spending time with his dog Leo, automating his home, and exploring his new hometown Austin on his Segway.
Manufacturing Engineering Lead - Assembly |
BORGWARNER
Ryan is the Business Development Manager for Telit's IoT Platforms division and a Co-Founder of Industry 4.0 Club. He specializes in helping businesses in the Factory Automation & Manufacturing sectors leverage the latest IIoT technology to overcome complex organizational challenges, from edge to cloud.
Ryan collaborates with senior leadership at global manufacturers to identify potential process optimizations and to lead teams in delivering effective Industry 4.0 solutions, including Predictive Maintenance and AI/ML deployments. He is an expert in creating customized and scalable business development strategies for new markets and technologies, conducting market analysis, benchmarking products, road mapping for the future, and improving marketing content.
Outside of work, Ryan enjoys spending time with his dog Leo, automating his home, and exploring his new hometown Austin on his Segway.
Director of Advanced Learning Capabilities |
INVISTA
Ryan is the Business Development Manager for Telit's IoT Platforms division and a Co-Founder of Industry 4.0 Club. He specializes in helping businesses in the Factory Automation & Manufacturing sectors leverage the latest IIoT technology to overcome complex organizational challenges, from edge to cloud.
Ryan collaborates with senior leadership at global manufacturers to identify potential process optimizations and to lead teams in delivering effective Industry 4.0 solutions, including Predictive Maintenance and AI/ML deployments. He is an expert in creating customized and scalable business development strategies for new markets and technologies, conducting market analysis, benchmarking products, road mapping for the future, and improving marketing content.
Outside of work, Ryan enjoys spending time with his dog Leo, automating his home, and exploring his new hometown Austin on his Segway.
Vice President
of
Sustainability |
DOMTAR
Ryan is the Business Development Manager for Telit's IoT Platforms division and a Co-Founder of Industry 4.0 Club. He specializes in helping businesses in the Factory Automation & Manufacturing sectors leverage the latest IIoT technology to overcome complex organizational challenges, from edge to cloud.
Ryan collaborates with senior leadership at global manufacturers to identify potential process optimizations and to lead teams in delivering effective Industry 4.0 solutions, including Predictive Maintenance and AI/ML deployments. He is an expert in creating customized and scalable business development strategies for new markets and technologies, conducting market analysis, benchmarking products, road mapping for the future, and improving marketing content.
Outside of work, Ryan enjoys spending time with his dog Leo, automating his home, and exploring his new hometown Austin on his Segway.
Director - Digitalization |
SCHAEFFLER
Ryan is the Business Development Manager for Telit's IoT Platforms division and a Co-Founder of Industry 4.0 Club. He specializes in helping businesses in the Factory Automation & Manufacturing sectors leverage the latest IIoT technology to overcome complex organizational challenges, from edge to cloud.
Ryan collaborates with senior leadership at global manufacturers to identify potential process optimizations and to lead teams in delivering effective Industry 4.0 solutions, including Predictive Maintenance and AI/ML deployments. He is an expert in creating customized and scalable business development strategies for new markets and technologies, conducting market analysis, benchmarking products, road mapping for the future, and improving marketing content.
Outside of work, Ryan enjoys spending time with his dog Leo, automating his home, and exploring his new hometown Austin on his Segway.
Head of Technology |
BSH HOME
APPLIANCES
GROUP
Ryan is the Business Development Manager for Telit's IoT Platforms division and a Co-Founder of Industry 4.0 Club. He specializes in helping businesses in the Factory Automation & Manufacturing sectors leverage the latest IIoT technology to overcome complex organizational challenges, from edge to cloud.
Ryan collaborates with senior leadership at global manufacturers to identify potential process optimizations and to lead teams in delivering effective Industry 4.0 solutions, including Predictive Maintenance and AI/ML deployments. He is an expert in creating customized and scalable business development strategies for new markets and technologies, conducting market analysis, benchmarking products, roadmapping for the future, and improving marketing content.
Outside of work, Ryan enjoys spending time with his dog Leo, automating his home, and exploring his new hometown Austin on his Segway.
