TUESDAY'S Plex-A-Palooza SPEAKERS

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Patti Nowak is the owner of Control+M Solutions, LLC, working solely with Plex for over 17 years, initially starting as a Plex customer then moving into consulting.   Focused on responsiveness and creative solutions, her team has worked on implementation, optimization and assessment projects in hundreds companies, with industries ranging from metal processing to consumer goods.  She leverages her corporate experience in IT, manufacturing and accounting to find efficient solutions focused on manufacturing floor simplicity.

John Howard II, Founder/CEO of JH2 Performance Group, LLC will be sharing some of his significant experience with Operational Excellence Success.  As an executive operations & engineering leader and  Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt, John has assisted many companies in improving their manufacturing efficiency in a number of industries, by focusing on employee-based business improvements focused on culture, safety, quality and productivity.  He's led, deployed and managed successful, sustainable solutions within organizations from GM, Amazon, Eaton, DOD, Caterpillar, Navistar, Hospital systems and other agnostic industries,  

John will focus on helping you identifying opportunities for improvement in your business, helping you integrate and align Strategic Deployment Plans and getting the most out of your company operating system.

A Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineer by education with 18 years of Automotive supplier experience in a handful of process and Manufacturing equipment roles.  In 2017, Albie entered the PLEX sphere and implemented the last Classic PCN to Go-Live.  From there the hook was set; an official PLEX enthusiast, with a deep love for Workflow, ECR, MRP/PRP, Program Management and Tooling.

Dan Mullins is a Partner Enablement Technical Consultant with nearly 25 years of experience working with the Plex Smart Manufacturing platform. Specializing in the Plex Manufacturing Execution System (MES) suite of solutions, Dan excels in driving pre-sales engagements to successful closures by providing comprehensive support and expertise. His primary focus is on training and integration solutions, ensuring that clients can seamlessly adopt and benefit from the Plex ecosystem. Dan’s extensive experience and deep understanding of the platform enable him to deliver tailored solutions that meet the unique needs of clients and partners.

Veronica Meyer has been working with Plex since 2013 and has been with Control+M since 2019.  That has given her a broad base of customers and insight into working with Plex.  She is an Accredited Partner Developer which means report writing and code are right up her alley.  She spends her time assisting with EDI troubleshooting and new EDI Trading Partner development for both Food and Beverage and Manufacturing trading partners.

Manu is an analytics professional with over 15 years of experience in the manufacturing industry. He has a passion for helping customers improve the profitability, productivity and predictability of their manufacturing processes via data driven insights.

Manu is currently the Sr. Product Manager of Plex Reporting & Analytics at Rockwell Automation. In his role, he is responsible for developing and executing the Plex Analytics strategy, including product positioning, roadmap guidance, and thought leadership.

Prior to joining Rockwell Automation, Manu held various cross functional roles at other technology companies, including Plex Systems Inc. and National Instruments Corporation 

Professional with both functional and consultative experience. More than 25 years of varied experience in Metals, Automotive, Electronic, Aerospace, and Agricultural industries, including significant time dedicated to systems integration in the engineering, finance, sales, production planning, and shop floor process areas. Experience developing new business processes and enabling these business processes with various packaged and custom solutions.

Chris Dodson, CPA has been with Control+M for almost 3 years now, but a Plex user for 9 years.  Former CFO/CIO at a Steel Tube Manufacturer.  He specializes in all things Accounting, Costing (Standard and Actual), MRP/PRP, and Finite Scheduling, along with knowledge in multiple other areas. 

Vicki Beltran has spent almost the entirety of her career working in and leading implementation efforts – be it hardware, software or ERP transformation initiatives. Primarily working in the medical and food packaging industry, she has been involved in business analysis and implementation of various ERP systems.

Leveraging technical knowledge, project management, and critically important change management, Vicki has managed two successful implementations of Plex. Through the use of subject matter experts, strong leadership support and ongoing change leadership, Pacur continues to move with Plex into future activities to better use the data that Plex affords its users.

Along with her IT responsibility, Vicki is an Assistant Adjunct Professor at the University of Southern California Bovard/Masters in Project and Program Management. Her focus is Organizational Change Management and Project Risk Management.

With more than 15 years in the manufacturing SaaS industry, Jason Prater co-founded Cella to build software for manufacturers that make a positive impact on the shop floor.

Jason set out with a goal of solving the small struggles that happen hundreds of times a day, focusing first on inventory management and empowering businesses to make the transition to a serialized inventory management system 

Mike McCormick has close to 20 years of experience integrating a wide range of   hardware and software solutions several manufacturing industries including steel, automotive, semiconductor and food.  With a master's degree in electrical engineering from the University of Michigan, Mike has published several papers relating to the semiconductor industry, showcasing a deep technical understanding and a strong ability to solve complex manufacturing challenges.  Outside of work, he enjoys backpacking hiking and fishing in the great outdoors.