Speakers

Stanley M. Przybylinski

Vice President of Research, CIMdata.com

Stan Przybylinski, Vice President of Research for the management consulting and research firm CIMdata—an internationally recognized authority on Product Lifecycle Management (PLM), has more than 30 years' experience in the development of business-enabling information technology (IT) solutions for research, engineering, and manufacturing organizations worldwide. He has held various positions in research and development, marketing, and communications with both Fortune 100 companies and small organizations.

As Vice President of Research, Mr. Przybylinski is responsible for CIMdata's research agenda, including the CIMdata PLM Market Analysis Report series, recognized as one of the best and most complete sources of market data on the global PLM market. Other research interests include R&D management, requirements management, channel management, social computing, big data, mobile applications, strategic marketing, and software delivery models. He is also the main author of the CIMdata blog, "The PLM Economy."

Shane Wemhoff

Team Leader - Process Improvement Department, Behlen Manufacturing Co.

Shane Wemhoff is the Process Improvement Team Leader at Behlen Building Systems, Columbus, Nebraska. He received his Associates of Applied Science degree in Architectural Technology from Southeast Community College at Milford, Nebraska. He started as a drafting detailer in 1994. Throughout his twenty-year career at Behlen, Mr. Wemhoff also supported the drafting team as a contingent team leader starting in 2003. In 2005, he joined the Process Improvement Team and began exploring ways for Behlen to become more efficient. He was promoted to team leader of the group in 2011. He currently resides in Columbus and can be contacted at shane.wemhoff@behlenedge.com.

Moderator

Carl Smith

Manufacturing Solutions Manager, IMAGINiT Technologies

Carl's analytical abilities and problem-solving expertise have made him a key member of many successful teams, particularly in the manufacturing and electro-mechanical engineering industries. Working as lead consultant, project manager and head trainer, Carl has in-depth knowledge of Autodesk products and their application in manufacturing plants across the U.S.

He has extensive experience performing every aspect of a project, from the needs-analysis to software implementation and training. He has particular insight into diagnosing manufacturing workflows to achieve significant process improvement.

Carl processes a complete command of the digital prototyping process and all the technology tools including Finite Eliminate Analysis, CNC, visualization tools, and document management.

Before Carl moved into Professional Services, his roles included sales support where he managed IMAGINiT's team of training consultants throughout the U.S. East coast.