CHESTER H. FRAME, CPIM, CSCP - An educator, trainer, seminar presenter and management consultant with experience in implementations and customer support for customers around the world.  Chet is the founder and head of Border Business Consultants, a bilingual, international consulting and training firm focused on improving efficiency in operations, supply chain management, and business processes through Lean, Six Sigma, and Kaizen.  Mr. Frame has more than thirty-two years of hands on experience working in Operations Management and Logistics Management, having worked with companies like Tyco, Thomson Consumer Electronics, Philips, Cummins, Johnson & Johnson, General Electric, Johnson Controls, Teleflex, Delphi, Lexmark, and Lear. Chet holds a Six Sigma Administrative Green Belt. 

Recently, BBC has expanded its market to include process improvement projects in Eastern Europe and Western Asia with companies like Ideal Standard (the European business unit of American Standard), Curtis Electronics, Epiq, Novartis, and Hamilton Data Systems.  They have been involved with process improvements with a division of Dover in the U.S. and Canada.  Helping people acquire the skills necessary to understand continuous improvement and empowering them to make changes has lead to many successful projects.

 One of the APICS nationally recognized presenters and trainers; Chet trains the trainers and led the TEAM Process in APICS. Chet is certified as CPIM, and CSCP, and he is an instructor for Train-the-Trainer and Learning Dynamics for Instructors in English and Spanish.  Chet is the Past President of the El Paso/Juarez Chapter of APICS and is currently serving on the staff for APICS Terra Grande District.  He taught the first CPIM classes in Spanish.

QUINN GOLDEN is the proprietor of Granite State Webs, a firm specializing in Internet Website Consulting and Management.  Quinn has 25 years experience in various types of management from Customer Service Manager, to Purchasing Manager. His operating and management experience includes Production Planning, Shop Floor Scheduling and Inventory Control. A hands-on practitioner, his 10 years as Purchasing Manager grew a company from 40 employees at 20 million in annual revenues to one of 450 employees with annual revenues of 200 million.  His 6-person department was responsible for 20 million dollars worth of inventory and documented 100,000 dollars a year of cost reductions. With a strong background in Purchasing and Planning he specializes in putting together creative win-win inventory scenarios for his customers.

BRUCE HIRSCHAUER - Starting with sgi (formerly Silicon Graphics, Inc.) gaining extensive knowledge with managing and optimizing logistics processes and procedures for the deployment of over $20M in spare parts to support 7x24 customer install base across the U.S.

Bruce is currently the Supply Chain Manager of Navtrak Inc., during the last 6+ years he has held a variety of responsibilities in materials and operations management. In his role, Bruce provides experience in developing cost cutting, high performing teams focused on achieving organizational objectives resulting in positive bottom-line outcomes. 

Having spent the last 18 years in Logistics & Supply Chain Operations, his specific work experience involves process development & improvement; operational design; support development; distribution strategies; 3PL relationships.  

Bruce received his B.A. from the University of Maryland, College Park and served in the US Air Force for 4 years.

DON GUILD, CFPIM - Twenty years in manufacturing line operations, beginning in 1964, including shop supervision, scheduling and materials management, and operations management. Implementation of automated requirements planning and participative management systems. Two years of consulting in the mid-1980’s for Dr. Eli Goldratt, specializing in the application of finite scheduling techniques and constraints theory. Founded Synchronous Management in 1986 to focus on the hands-on application of lean techniques in purchasing, manufacturing, and distribution. Experienced in training and application of value stream mapping, pull/kanban system design and implementation, cellular manufacturing, plant layout, changeover reduction, and lean performance metrics. Hundreds of clients have ranged in size from $1MM per year to over $1BB per year in annual sales. 

Manufacturing environments served include high-volume, repetitive production, engineering prototype shops, job shops, vertically integrated fabricators, and purchase-and-assemble shops. Industries served include casting and forging, machinery, aerospace, biotechnology, electronics components and assembly, food processing and consumer products. Pioneering work includes capacity-based lot-sizing techniques for changeover-intensive resources, make-to-order kanban for the non-repetitive job shop, and Virtual Pull for complex supply chains. (Synchronous Management, 51 Seaside Ave. Milford, CT 06460, Office: 203-877-1287, Cell: 203-671-8533, Email: guild@att.net

 SCOTT LAUX , CPIM, C.P.M Way back machine……..Beginning with Dialogic Corp Scott continuously expanded his circle of responsibility; gaining positions of increasing responsibility throughout his 19 years of Supply Chain Management experience. Dialogic Corp; a leading supplier of computer telephony products was acquired by Intel Corp June ’99 for $780M. The company had 1998 revenues of $294 million and a 25% average growth rate for the 5 years prior to acquisition. For Dialogic and Intel Scott’s expert knowledge of planning, purchasing and logistics supported upsides within lead-time and maintained low levels of excess during downturns, but most importantly focus was on maintaining low levels of inventory and JIT delivery for production requirements. Scott then managed a $40M annual International supplier base (Shanghai, China with subsidiaries in Hong Kong, and Singapore) for Class 1 medical devices at Pride Mobility Products Corp. Scott’s responsibilities with Pride Mobility also included demand management of International subsidiaries located in Australia, Italy, and the UK as well as Domestic Distribution centers in five (5) states.    

 Today Scott is currently the Director, Supply Chain Management for Navtrak, Inc. located on the Eastern Shore of Maryland and doing business nationally. Navtrak is a fast growing SaaS (Software as a Service) Technology Company Maryland that provides MRM (Mobile Resource Management) and AVL (Automated Vehicle Location) solutions to Companies with Mobile Fleets. Navtrak Inc.; Ranked #19 in Deloitte's Technology Fast 50 Program for revenue growth of 316%.

 Scott brings us 19 years (and counting…) of  Supply Chain experience in both Technology and Class A medical device industries. Having gained the majority of his experience in leadership roles for smaller, venture backed start up technology companies; Scott is a self-motivated, results-driven leader who thrives in a dynamic environment where change is the norm. As of the past six (6) years Scott has developed a strong background in Service Operations for Navtrak, Inc. managing their remote staff (nationally dispersed) of Regional Field Engineers. 

Scott holds CPIM designation achieved in 1998 through APICS, C.P.M in 2000 through ISM, and most recently achieved Black Belt certification in 2008.

JANICE LEE JUVRUD - As a Principal in the Meridian Group, Company Culture Consultants, Janice works with leaders who know that company culture is the real bottom line — because it affects everything that happens in the company.

Over 15 years of experience her work includes leading a culture change for a bio tech start-up at risk of losing their IPO and FDA approval. Their new culture developed the Executive Team from a complacent team to an enthusiastic, responsible team securing all their deadlines.   

Consulting to the Executive Team of an international institute led the team and employees to a culture of employees who felt they had a stake in their organization. This revitalized team and employees secured 1.2 million funding which had been at risk.

Meridian Group is an industry leader in culture change solving complex issues such as: removing silos between divisions, increasing productivity, reducing costs, improving safety, ensuring successful process and system improvement initiatives, improving reliability and customer satisfaction. In unionized companies Meridian Group improves union/management relationships. For example, in a division of a national supermarket chain; eliminating employee grievances, signing contracts 24 months earlier than previous years, reducing workers compensation claims from draining 25% of net profits to well below industry norms and improving productivity 10% to 40%. 

Former clients include Chevron, Hewlett, Levi's, UPS, Giant, Ghirardelli Chocolate, Safeway Stores, Lucky Supermarkets, Jewell-Osco, Cal-Trans and numerous small to medium-sized companies.  

Before joining Meridian Group, Janice managed a residential remodeling company, increasing sales from $20,000 to 1.2 million by developing a culture where success was the only option.  She was awarded "Contractor of the Year" by the International Remodeling Contractor's Association, the "BIG 50" award by Remodeling Magazine and was featured in the Sunday NY Times article highlighting the remodeling industry. 

Janice received an MA in Organizational Change and Leadership at JFK University School of Management, Walnut Creek, CA.

When not working with clients you will find Janice spending time with her family, hiking in the highlands of Northern New Jersey and finding the best blues in the tri-state area.

DAVID LIDDELL, president and founder of SKYE Business Solutions, is an insightful and trusted advisor to organizations interested in improving their performance and results. Based on more than 20 years of experience in organizational and business development, he objectively evaluates organizations and their employees to identify opportunities for increased efficiencies and productivity. Recognizing that employees play a key role in a company’s performance, David utilizes his analysis to create customized employee training and development solutions designed to enhance employee performance, leadership skills, team building, strategy planning and organizational development.

He is widely respected for his skills as an expert problem solver, trainer, speaker, facilitator and coach. As a certified 360 Solutions training partner and Profiles International strategic business partner, he brings proven expertise to his creation of customized employee development solutions.

DANIEL A. MARINO, CPIM is a Senior Partner of Marino Associates, LLC; Mr. Marino has more than twenty-five years in materials and manufacturing with experience in ERP, Lean/Agile Manufacturing process JIT, MRP II, Capacity Planning, Supply Chain Management, and Global Procurement. Dan has experience with SAP’s R3, Oracle, Microsoft Navision, and other state of the art ERP systems. He has managed and completed many successful implementations of Lean Manufacturing and Supply Chain Management.  Dan has a degree in Business Management and Industrial Engineering. He is a Certified Instructor for Boston University in their Lean Certification program. Dan has managed the efforts of three acquisitions, two in the US and one in Europe. His expertise in facility layout and product flow, Kaizen Blitz, and Value Mapping, allowed for the consolidation of plants and major improvements in material flow and logistics. He is a frequent speaker and educator on the local, national and international level.  www.dmarinoassociates.com, 860-623-2521

MARY ANN MAULDWIN, CFPIM, CSCP is a graduate of the University of North Carolina. She has a Bachelors’ in English and Secondary Education and an Associates Degree in Mechanical Engineering. She is certified at the fellow level in production and inventory management. Mary Ann achieved APICS’ new Certified Supply Chain Professional certification in December 2006. Mary Ann has spoken at numerous international conferences and seminars throughout the United States. She has also published articles on supply chain management and lean manufacturing processes. Mary Ann has worked as a consultant, Director of Materials, Purchasing Manager, and Director of Supply Chain Management. She is now Director of Operations for Roush and Yates Racing Engines. She was elected to the Board of Directors for Roush Yates in 2010.  Mary Ann joined Roush and Yates in May, 2004. According to Mary Ann, “It has been an exciting opportunity to utilize the APICS body of knowledge and lean manufacturing principles in another industry, especially one that is constantly changing.” Mary Ann has served on the APICS Board of Directors as Region XI Vice President for two years and as VP of Education – SIGs in 2005. At the Charlotte APICS chapter level, Mary Ann is Chapter President and an instructor.  

Mary Ann’s accomplishments in the racing industry were featured in the February 4, 2010 edition of Wall Street Journal.  Mary Ann is currently working on a book on operations management in sports and entertainment.

GARY PEZZUTI of Summit Group has spent the past 30+ years as a Placement Professional serving most of the manufacturing sector and specializing in "Contingency Search" and "Interim Professionals".  He has observed evolutionary changes in hiring procedures as well as the emergence of numerous "magical marketing techniques".  And while there are no magic pills, Gary has developed an efficient method of teaching candidates more effective ‘real life’ presentation techniques... satisfying the desires of the candidates as well as fulfilling the requirements of the position and the expectations of the hiring authorities.

In addition, Gary has been a member of the Northern New Jersey Chapter of APICS since 1981; presently serves as Treasurer for Central Jersey Chapter of APICS and Secretary for West Jersey Chapter of APICS.  He is Past President of the Board of Unity Church of NYC, Treasurer of The Eric Butterworth Foundation and Adjutant for the Military Order of the Purple Heart - Chapter 202.

EDMUND W. SCHUSTER has held the appointment of Director, Affiliates Program in Logistics at the MIT Center for Transportation and Logistics and is currently working as Co-Director Administration and Research Associate, the MIT Data Center.  Prior to MIT, Ed worked in various corporate management positions at Welch's and Oscar Mayer.  His interests are the application of models to logistical and planning problems experienced in industry.  He has a bachelor of science in food technology from The Ohio State University and a master in public administration from Gannon University with an emphasis in management science.  Ed also attended the executive development program for physical distribution managers at the University of Tennessee and holds several professional certifications.  In 2004 he won the E. Grosvenor Plowman award given by the Council of supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP). Edmund W. Schuster, Co-Director, The Data Center, Laboratory for Manufacturing and Productivity, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, edmund_w@mit.edu, 603.759.5786, www.mitdatacenter.org

GARY A. SMITH, CFPIM, CSCP, CPSM CPSD - Gary is Director of Supply Chain Operations for the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA), a position that he has held since 2004. He is responsible for sourcing, procuring, warehousing, and delivery of over 25,000 items in the repair and maintenance of the Authority's 175,000+ apartments in 334 developments. Prior to joining NYCHA, he spent most of his career in the private sector in supply chain management and consulting. Gary also serves as Director of Education for CSCMP's New York City Roundtable and Director of Facilities Management Sourcing Group for the New York City Chapter of ISM. Gary holds a degree in Industrial Management from the Georgia Institute of Technology.

 STAHL, ROBERT, CPIM has spent the last 30 plus years as a practitioner and coach developing leading edge processes for manufacturing, logistics, and supply chain management. He is a teacher, writer, and S&OP Coach with an extremely strong track record of success.

Bob has worked with many of the world’s leading corporations and has authored six books – including Sales & Operations Planning-The How To Handbook, 3^rd Edition, and Sales & Operations Planning-The Executives’ Guide three of which are used in the APICS certification program. He is S&OP Editor for the Foresight Journal of the IIF (International Institute of Forecasters) and writes a quarterly column on S&OP.  

He also heads up the consulting practice for TF Wallace & Company. Bob is also one of the inaugural members of the Seminar 1 Hall of Fame.  

GLENN TANZMAN, Principal, Tanzco Management Consulting, LLC - has an MBA from Fairleigh Dickinson University, a Masters of Industrial Engineering from Purdue, and a BS in Chemistry from CCNY. He is a Certified Manufacturing Engineer from SME and a Certified Quality Engineer from ASQ. Glenn is VP of Programs for the Mid-Hudson Chapter of APICS and is the current Chairman of ASQ Section 302 where also serves as their Education Chair.

 Glenn is an ISO 9001/ISO 14001 Certified Lead Auditor and has achieved the RABQSA-OI level as a Business Improvement QMS Auditor. Glenn is a subject matter expert on RoHS and REACH has given numerous workshops on these environmental laws.

Glenn is the principal of Tanzco Management Consulting LLC, which provides training and consulting in Lean Manufacturing, Lean Six Sigma, REACH, RoHS and Supply Chain Management. Glenn teaches Organizational Behavior and Operations Management courses at Mount Saint Mary College and Marist College.

MICHAEL T. WALSH, CPIM, QI, LSSMBB, Lean Sensei - Founder and President of the Quality Solutions Group; a Business Education, Training and WorkforceDevelopment company specializing in Lean Supply Chain Management, Quality Tools Training, Strategic Quality Management, and Continuous Improvement Programs. QSG has dozens of satisfied domestic clients in all industries, and has been successful in serving the needs of international clients in Mexico, Canada, France, Italy and India. 

Michael has 30 years of business experience incorporating senior management, and as a consultant, and as a practitioner and as an educator. His operating and management experience includes materials, purchasing, quality, inventory control, logistics, production and security.  Michael has been an APICS member for nearly thirty years. Mike has been an APICS Qualified Instructor since 1996 and is a frequent speaker at chapter meetings, regional/ international conferences and workshops. Michael currently serves APICS as the President of New Bedford APICS Chapter # 1. Mike is the Executive Director of Seminar 1 (www.Seminar1.org) – the premier and longest running Supply Chain Educational Conference and Exposition for the Northeast region. Mike has also created the 2 Day Lean Certificate Workshop featured at Seminar 1.

GEORGE A. YARUSAVAGE, CTL, C.P.M., has held a number of transportation, logistics, and purchasing management positions in his 36-year career.  Currently he is a principal in Fortress Consulting and an Executive Consultant to the CATTAN Services Group.  His most recent positions include North American Manager of Logistics for M-real USA; Manager of Transportation Procurement for Verizon Wireless; and Director of Technical Logistics for NBC Olympics, where he won an Emmy for his work in the 2000 Sydney Games.  George also was part of the GE Corporate Transportation staff and helped start a family jewelry business.  In addition, he has the unique distinction of being re-hired by three former employers: NBC, GTE/Verizon, and Continental Forest Industries. 

George has a BS in Logistics from Penn State, an MBA from NYU, and has earned three logistics certifications: the CTL (Certified in Transportation & Logistics) from the American Society of Transportation & Logistics (AST&L), the CPIM (Certified in Production & Inventory Management) from APICS, and his lifetime C.P.M. recertification from the Institute of Supply Management (ISM).  He was also a Registered Practitioner before the Interstate Commerce Commission prior to its demise.   

George’s professional activities have included holding various local and national offices in a number of professional organizations.  Today he is AST&L’s Vice Chairman and has served as President, Chairman, Secretary, and Program V.P.  He is also currently the Secretary and Education Chair of the NYCONN Roundtable of the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals, and Treasurer & Past President of ISM-7 Counties.  In addition he is the Treasurer of ISM’s national Logistics and Transportation Group.

MARYANNE ROSS, CFPIM, CIRM, CSCP has been a full time APICS Instructor since October 2001. She brings us 18 years of manufacturing expertise within the medical, plastics, automotive, electronic, and metalworking industries.  Maryanne has extensive experience in scheduling, purchasing, production, and inventory control, along with three years of material management for a tier-one supplier to General Motors.  She has earned the APICS designation of Qualified Instructor, holds three APICS certifications, and holds the Logistics Institute’s P-Log certification. 

Maryanne has been a member of APICS since 1989.  She has developed interactive exercises to enhance the entire suite of APICS Fundamentals and CPIM review courses, and has been instrumental in creating activities and enhancements for the CSCP modules.  She is also a trained instructor for the new APICS Lean and Global Sourcing workshops. 

Maryanne has held a number of officer positions at the chapter and district level.  She is now serving on the APICS Board of Directors as the Mid Atlantic District Director.  She has developed and presented at Congress for Progress, Seminar 1, APICS International Conferences, an APICS Webinar, APICS Leadership Institutes, and at many District and Chapter events. 

In her spare time, Maryanne enjoys spending with her family and her three Dachshunds.  She is a Civil War buff, and enjoys hiking, gardening, and bird watching.  She is a graduate of the Dale Carnegie Leadership Development course and continues to serve as a Dale Carnegie Team Leader.  Maryanne is a trained facilitator of the Covey Speed of Trust workshops.  She is an avid reader of motivational materials, and enjoys doing motivational presentations for church and civic groups.  She can be reached at maryanneross36@gmail.com or 703-969-4295.