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Gordon Benzie is our resident blog-master, responsible for keeping the Manufacturing Transformation blog content fresh and interesting. While he isn’t doing that, he is managing Apriso’s public and analyst relations as part of his marketing communications role at Apriso. His posts will likely be commentary and observations on recent analyst reports and research studies.
Jordan Berkley is our green manufacturing expert. Despite his love of the environment, you won’t find him wearing tie-die and singing kumbaya. He likes green cash, and thinks that pollution is just too expensive for any of our pocketbooks. You’ll also see posts from Jordan on Cleantech topics, such as battery, solar or wind manufacturing. Peace out.
Chris Brecher is all about field operations, having led and managed global teams responsible for selling, implementing and supporting large enterprise software solutions. And, as a certified public accountant, he can analyze the financial results at a pretty detailed level. As an avid skier and car enthusiast, Chris has a full repertoire of conversation topics he can engage in with you.
Tom Comstock has been in the manufacturing industry forever … or at least 20 years … so chances are that you have either met him at an event, worked with him at an MES company or at least heard of him. With all his knowledge and Master’s degrees, he usually has something meaningful to say about the state of the industry or new trends transforming manufacturing strategies.
Oliver Drean shares his wisdom here on Manufacturing Transformation based on 15 years in manufacturing and after implementing MES systems at Valeo, Saint Gobain, L’Oréal and Volvo CE. Who better to share their expertise on our blog than a director of solutions who’s work history includes a smattering of current Apriso customers and some of the best-running plants in the world?
Tadeusz Dyduch is one of our product guys who has an appreciation for technical details and engineering challenges. Tad has implemented each of our FlexNet software applications at numerous locations. He’s been at Apriso for over a decade, so blesses us with his in-depth knowledge on manufacturing operations. He just moved to Southern California in January 2011 to work in our corporate office – quite a change in weather from those Polish winters!
Gerry Fosnick had his first exposure to manufacturing back in 1985 while working at plant producing helicopters. This experience, combined with his IT acumen, makes him a genuine “propeller head.” Gerry lives in Japan while running our operations across the Asia Pacific region. He is involved in all aspect of Apriso’s business in that region, so he can have a conversation with you on just about any topic related to manufacturing operations.
John Fishell came to Apriso from north of the border out of Canada, so is an avid fan of playing and watching sports that involve ice, sticks and guys missing teeth. While not enjoying this pastime, he manages our product management, training and quality assurance teams, making sure FlexNet is “ready for prime” time and includes all of the features required by Apriso’s customers.
Rick Gallisa is focused on just about anything you’ll find in the grocery store and consume quickly, from pharmaceuticals to toilet paper. If it’s a product that belongs on a store shelf, chances are Rick works with the companies that make it.
Eric Green has a unique flair for partnerships, with over 20 years of manufacturing and supply chain experience. If you haven’t worked with Eric, you probably know someone who has. He is passionate about building new relationships, doing more with existing partners and finding new, innovative ways to work together for the benefit of our clients.
Jim Henderson is our fearless leader, with a lot of experience running big and small software firms. If you’re an investor in Apriso or the markets we serve, his financial and business insights will be of interest.
Tom Hennessey is one of our marketing guys, so you can thank him for having this blog. Besides helping the sales team, managing lead campaigns and organizing Apriso’s Community days, Tom heads the team responsible for preparing all the communications you hear about from Apriso, so his posts will be focused on corporate communications.
Werner Krings is part of Apriso’s business development team, out of our Munich, Germany office. When he isn’t enjoying Germany’s fine eating and coffee establishments, Werner is active in the social networking websites, especially those with discussions around manufacturing operations and supply chain management.
Milosz Majta has been with Apriso for over a decade, starting first in a Professional Services capability for five years, transitioning to product manager for Quality & Maintenance applications within the FlexNet suite. With a strong applications background, he is passionate about addressing customer pain points surrounding manufacturing operations.
James Montgomery is one of Apriso’s product managers. His job is to make sure we make the world’s best manufacturing software products. He is a busy guy. His current focus is manufacturing process intelligence, so look for posts on analytics, intelligence and quality improvement from James.
James Mok is a strategist, evangelist, consultant, project manager and implementer. He has experience with enterprise software in manufacturing in automotive, high-tech, electronics, industrial, consumer goods and healthcare sectors. Around here we just call him “the Lean guy.” James also has a personal blog at http://jmok007.wordpress.com/.
James Pasmantier is an innovation management expert with over 12 years of experience. He is currently Vice President of Professional Services at Brightidea where he oversees the success of all client innovation campaigns, in particular focusing on best practices and large-scale rollouts.
Michal Piatkowski would give his right arm, if that would help complete a FlexNet enhancement. His passion is software, so he has been a happy camper working at Apriso for over a decade. He currently leads a Product Management team in Poland specialized in manufacturing-focused business process management, where he has had the opportunity to work with a lot of different customers.
Angela Regan is a member of Apriso’s business development team. Angela’s manufacturing background includes stints at AT&T and Lucent, which fostered an appreciation of “How it’s Made.” Her persistence (think puppy with a chew toy) in developing long term relationships have helped many customers articulate and identify process improvement possibilities.
Darren Riley is a Business Solution Consultant. He helps manufacturers develop the ROI to solve operational challenges by aligning appropriate systems and solutions to address the dynamic issues facing the discrete, hybrid and continuous industry segments . Over his career he has spent time with some of the largest global automation and MES providers, but has now found a home at Apriso.
Fred Thomas is our industry director for discrete manufacturing. Fred covers aerospace & defense, automotive and industrial machinery & equipment. Likes include big metal objects, engines and horsepower, especially when there are four wheels involved. Dislikes: recalls and people who doubt the US can compete globally.
Chris Will is a technology visionary, having accurately predicted the market adoption for business process management and a services oriented architecture back in the late 1990s. As Apriso’s co-founder and CTO, he usually has a few good points to make about technology trends and innovations.
Bartosz Wolinski is a former Apriso employee who was a project manager responsible for implementing FlexNet at our customer’s sites. His active role and knowledge of FlexNet deployments provides great insight as to what FlexNet best practices should be followed.