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Program -- Keynotes & General Sessions
Tuesday, April 20 Opening Keynote Speaker 7:30 a.m. -- 8:30 a.m. 
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. Wednesday, April 21 Wednesday Keynote Speaker -- "Overview of Parker's Lean Journey in a Highly Decentralized, Complex, Global Organization and its Resulting Impact on Company Performance and Reputation" 7:30 a.m. -- 8:30 a.m. 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 12:30 p.m. -- 2:15 p.m. James W. Griffith President and CEO The Timken Company Conference speakers, topics, and sessions are subject to change at any time. Last Updated March 8, 2010. |
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