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Program -- Keynotes & General Sessions
Opening Keynote Speaker -- "It's Time to Saddle Up" 7:30 a.m. -- 8:30 a.m. Take a look at American manufacturing in the wake of the recent recession. Nucor's John Ferriola examines where America's manufacturers are today, how we got here, what this recovery is going to look like, and how we can restore our place in the world as a nation that makes and builds things. 
John FerriolaChief Operating Officer Nucor Corporation John J. Ferriola graduated from the Maritime Academy, State University of New York with a bachelor's in Electrical Engineering. He began his career with Bethlehem Steel Corporation in 1974, and worked in various operating and management roles. He joined Nucor Corporation in 1991, as manager of maintenance and engineering at the Jewett, Texas bar mill. In 1995, Ferriola was named general manager of Nucor's Grapeland, Texas joist fabrication division. Later the same year, he was named vice president and general manager of Nucor's Norfolk, NE bar mill. In 1998, he was named vice president and general manager of the Crawfordsville, IN sheet mill. On January 1, 2002, Ferriola was appointed to Executive Vice President. His current position as of September 30, 2007 is Chief Operation Officer of Steel Making Operations. Ferriola has been active in the A.I.S.T. for over twenty years and has served on their board of directors. Nucor and affiliates are manufacturers of steel products, with operating facilities primarily in the U.S. and Canada. Products produced include: carbon and alloy steel -- in bars, beams, sheet and plate; steel joists and joist girders; steel deck; fabricated concrete reinforcing steel; cold finished steel; steel fasteners; metal building systems; light gauge steel framing; steel grating and expanded metal; and wire and wire mesh. Nucor, through DJJ, also brokers ferrous and nonferrous metals, pig iron and HBI/DRI; supplies ferro-alloys; and processes ferrous and nonferrous scrap. Nucor is North America's largest recycler. Total Process Control 2:40 p.m. -- 3:40 p.m. This presentation will discuss Total Process Control (TPC), which is a methodology to identify and address product and process failure modes. At Eaton Corporation, we use TPC as our best practice tool to upgrade existing Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEAs) for products currently in volume production and to develop more robust FMEAs for products still in the development process. Speakers  Don Brown, Senior Vice President
Manufacturing - Operational Excellence, Eaton Corporation
Don Brown was promoted to senior vice president - manufacturing on February 15, 2010. Brown joined Eaton as manager - manufacturing technologies, for the Electrical Assemblies Group in December 2001. Before joining Eaton, Brown was owner of a private technology deployment firm. Prior to that, he held various assignments of increasing responsibility in the areas of manufacturing, advance manufacturing, quality and engineering with Schneider Electric and Reliance Electric. Brown holds a bachelor's in industrial engineering from Georgia Southern University in Statesboro, Georgia.  Scott
A. Gray, Vice President - Corporate Quality, Eaton Corporation
Scott Gray was promoted to vice president - Corporate Quality on September 1, 2007. Gray joined Eaton as Director, Quality, for the Automotive Group in March 2006. Before joining Eaton, Gray was vice president - quality for Freudenberg-NOK General Partnership in Plymouth, Michigan since 1997. Prior to that, he held various assignments of increasing responsibility in the areas of quality and engineering with Borg-Warner Automotive, Medeco Security Locks, AVEX Electronics, Motorola and Buick Motor Division of General Motors. Gray holds a bachelor's in industrial engineering from General Motors Institute in Flint, Michigan. Gap to Excellence Transformation 2:40 p.m. -- 3:40 p.m. Ingersoll Rand's Mocksville, N.C. operations had been facing challenges for many years including substandard utilization, facility issues and challenges in meeting order commitments to customers. In 2006-2007, the facility was slated to be closed. However, with a strong and committed workforce and excellent support from the local community and local and state governments the decision was made to turn Mocksville into a machining Center of Excellence within Ingersoll Rand. This presentation details the lean, DMAIC and gap-to-excellence processes that occurred within the span of one year that turned transformed Mocksville into the world-class facility it is today. This plant is now the “catching” ground for work being consolidated from other Industrial Technologies facilities as well as from facilities in the other Ingersoll Rand divisions. By utilizing the gap-to-excellence tools and principles, the facility exceeded the initial project plans and delivered cost savings significantly above what had been projected -- all without a single lost-time incident. Speakers  Rick Ryan, Vice President,
Americas Operations-Industrial Technologies Sector, Ingersoll Rand
Rick Ryan joined Ingersoll Rand in 2009 as Vice President, Americas Operations for the Industrial Technologies Sector, a $2.4B sector that specializes in compressed air systems, tools, pumps and material handling. He is currently responsible for 7 plants in North and South America and nearly 1,000 employees. Prior to joining Ingersoll Rand, Ryan worked for General Electric for 25 years. He began in GE's Manufacturing Management Program holding positions as quality engineer, buyer and supervisor. From there, he joined GE's Appliance Division and held the roles of process engineer and technical manager. Following this, Ryan moved to GE's Lighting Division where he spent 13 years in roles of increasing responsibility including operations manager, engineering/quality manager, plant manager, and Master Black Belt. Ryan then moved onto GE's Advanced materials division and held the positions of Global Operations Leader and then Chief Operating Officer for Momentive Performance Materials, where he led operations in 12 plants and warehouses worldwide and managing supply chain, sourcing, quality, engineering and EHS. Rick has a bachelor's in electrical engineering from the University of Cincinnati and a master's in business administration from Ohio State University.  Keith
Sultana, Vice President, Global Operations- Industrial Technologies Sector,
Ingersoll Rand
Keith Sultana joined Ingersoll Rand in 2008 as Vice President, Global Operations for the Industrial Technologies Sector, a $2.4B sector that specializes in compressed air systems, tools, pumps and material handling. He is currently responsible for 17 factories around the world, global sourcing and more than 3,000 employees. Prior to joining Ingersoll Rand, Sultana worked for General Electric for 17 years. He began as a co-op building aircraft engines and then joined their Manufacturing Management Program manufacturing locomotives. Over the next 12 years he worked in GE Lighting. His first role was as a quality engineer and then he progressed through quality/shop operations management and went on to become a Master Black Belt. Following this, Sultana's roles included plant manager, distribution/logistics manager and plant manager for multiple facilities. These experiences allowed Keith to see business from its beginning through to the final customer. Sultana spent his last three years at GE with the Security division as its Global Operations Manager. This business consisted of 35 acquisitions that were put together to build a leader in security technology by leveraging innovation to grow. Combining the cultures, talent and supply base of these companies into one that drove process and shared ideas was a key challenge. Keith has a bachelor's in mechanical engineering from Michigan State University and he is the Ingersoll Rand executive sponsor to Penn State's Institute for Industrial Engineers. Wednesday, April 21 Wednesday Keynote Speaker -- "Parker Hannifin's Lean Journey" 7:30 a.m. -- 8:30 a.m. Kathy Miller, vice president, lean enterprise and quality, will discuss Cleveland-based Parker Hannifin's lean journey in a highly decentralized global organization. She will detail the impact of a comprehensive lean implementation on the company performance and reputation. With annual sales exceeding $10 billion, Parker Hannifin is the world's leading diversified manufacturer of motion and control technologies and systems, providing precision engineered solutions for a wide variety of mobile, industrial and aerospace markets. The company's products are vital to virtually everything that moves or requires control, including the manufacture and processing of raw materials, durable goods, infrastructure development and all forms of transport. Traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "PH," Parker is strategically diversified, value-driven and well positioned for global growth as the industry consolidator and supplier of choice.  Kathy
MillerVice President, Lean Enterprise & Quality Parker Hannifin Corporation Kathy Miller is Vice President-Lean Enterprise & Quality for Parker Hannifin Corporation. Parker, the global leader in motion and control technologies, had sales of approximately $10 billion in fiscal 2009, employs more than 52,000 people and has operations in 48 countries around the world, with more than 300 manufacturing plants. Miller began in her current role in 2005 and has responsibility for the successful development and implementation of Parker's business systems including the Parker Lean System, Strategy Deployment and Parker's quality systems. She also conducts extensive lean training throughout the Parker organization. Under Miller's leadership, Parker has been on a lean journey that has seen the company transform its manufacturing performance into a true competitive advantage. Across a broad range of metrics that include steadily increasing productivity and customer service, improved quality, and reduced inventory, the Company has delivered remarkably consistent financial and operational performance. Miller has also led the company's quality strategy and facilitates the strategy deployment process, which starts with the executive leadership team and cascades throughout the entire organization. Miller joined Parker in 2004 as the Group Lean and Quality Manager for the Fluid Connectors Group. Prior to joining Parker, Miller was an Operations Manager at Delphi Delco Electronics. At Delphi, Miller was responsible for 2 large manufacturing plants which produced automotive electronics for 5 different product lines. In 2003/2004 her operations were the recipient of a Shingo Prize for the business results of a successful lean transformation. Her previous experiences have included progressive assignments in Engineering, Marketing, and Operations. Miller has been trained in a broad range of lean systems including the Toyota Production System and as a Six Sigma Green Belt. She has endorsed and been acknowleged in books on Lean including: Developing a Lean Workforce by Chris Harris and Rick Harris, and Getting Things Done: A Leader's Guide to Planning and Execution by Pascal Dennis. Miller has a Bachelor of Science Degree in Industrial Engineering from Kettering University (formerly General Motors Institute) and an MBA from Ball State University. Miller is a member of the Association for Manufacturing Excellence and serves on the MBA Advisory Board of the Ball State University Miller College of Business. Wednesday Keynote Speaker -- "Reshaping The Timken Company" 12:30 p.m. -- 2:15 p.m. Hear how The Timken Company has reshaped its portfolio for profitable growth. In recent years the company has accelerated a strategy to pursue a more diversified mix of industrial markets, focusing on demanding customer applications where it can bring the most value in improving energy efficiency, reliability and safety. Through its bearings and power transmission business and steel business, the company has expanded into new products, markets and geographies and is poised to emerge from this economic recession stronger than ever.  James
W. GriffithPresident and CEO The Timken Company James W. Griffith is president and chief executive officer of The Timken Company and a member of the company's board of directors. Since being named president in 1999, Griffith has led a transformation of The Timken Company focused on creating ever-increasing levels of value for customers and shareholders. By harnessing its legendary quality and industry-leading innovation, Timken has pushed beyond its historic leadership in the tapered roller bearing market into a vast global market for technologies to manage the friction generated by moving parts and improve the transmission of power in a wide array of machines. Griffith joined The Timken Company in 1984 and has held positions as plant manager, vice president of manufacturing in North America and managing director of the company's business in Australia. From 1996 to 1999, he led Timken's automotive business in North America and the company's bearing business activities in Asia and Latin America. He was elected president, chief operating officer and director in 1999 and was named chief executive officer in 2002. Griffith is vice president of the World Bearing Association. He is a member of the Management Executives' Society and serves on the boards of directors of the US-China Business Council, Goodrich Corporation (NYSE: GR) and the Manufacturing Advocacy and Growth Network (MAGNET). He also serves on the board of Mount Union College. Griffith holds a bachelor's degree in industrial engineering and a Master of Business Administration from Stanford University. Conference speakers, topics, and sessions are subject to change at any time. Last Updated April 5, 2010. |
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