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Appendix B: Biographies of Speakers
Appendix B: Biographies of Speakers
Pages 126-141
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Mr. Breiner holds bachelor of science degree from Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Dallas, Texas.
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Beth worked for Dow Chemical, Owens Corning, and Lafarge North America as a research engineer and R&D Manager. She has 12 active patents in new products, applications, and manufacturing processes with Dow Chemical and Lafarge North America.
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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. From1996 to 1999, he led Timken's automotive business in North America and the company's bearing business activities in Asia and Latin America.
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In these efforts, DVIRC is working closely with economic development and private enterprise partners, area universities, federal laboratories, and research institutions to drive economic growth through the development of commercially-viable technologies to SMEs. Seeing the need for educational leadership in the region around the STEM Center concept, Joe organized the Greater Philadelphia Engineering Deans Economic Development Council.
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Under Kill's leadership, Enterprise Minnesota is the voice of Minnesota's manufacturing industry, where it continues to raise the state's manufacturing profile as an appreciated, highly advanced industry that is a key driver of the state's economy. Each February, Enterprise Minnesota releases the State of Manufacturing™, the largest and most comprehensive annual report on the state's manufacturing sector.
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Kota coordinates federal advanced manufacturing R&D and addresses issues related to innovation, manufacturing competitiveness and technology commercialization. He identifies gaps in current federal R&D in advanced manufacturing, develops policy recommendations and implementation strategies to enhance U.S.
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DANIEL LURIA Daniel Luria is vice president and research director at the Michigan Manufacturing Technology Center (MMTC)
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PETRA MITCHELL Petra Mitchell joined Catalyst Connection (previously known as the Southwestern Pennsylvania Industrial Resource Center, SPIRC)
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Before joining Catalyst Connection, she was employed by GE Aircraft Engines, where she was a selected participant in the Manufacturing Development program, completed comprehensive Advanced Course in Manufacturing, and held positions in manufacturing engineering. She joined Catalyst Connection as a senior operations consultant, focusing on improvements in material flow, production planning and scheduling, facility layout, energy usage, and setup reduction.
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Research and Development Investments, Technology Transfer, Alternative Energy, Energy Efficiency and Advanced Manufacturing, Personalized Medicine, Information Technology, and Nanotechnology. In 2004, the Secretary of Energy appointed him chairman of the Science and Mathematics Education Task Force and, later, to the Secretary of Energy Advisory Board.
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Recognized as one of the most influential leaders in the region, Dr. Proenza's acknowledgements include: selection to the Inside Business Power 100, first appearing on its list in 2004 and rising to number 18 in 2011, the 2008 Visionary Award, the 2006 Northeast Ohio Regional Vision Award, the 2005 CASE V Chief Executive Leadership Award, and the 2001 Executive of the Year Award from the Society of Marketing Executives.
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Professor Shapira has directed multiple research and policy studies on technology adoption and innovation including assessments of manufacturing extension services, industrial networking and manufacturing technology partnerships, entrepreneurship initiatives, and university-industry research networks and clustering. He leads the Nanotechnology Research and Innovation Systems group at Georgia Tech, which is associated with the Center for Nanotechnology in Society at Arizona State University (CNS-ASU)
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. In this capacity he is responsible for the NIST suite of external partnership programs, including the Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership, the Technology Innovation Program, the Baldrige Performance Excellence Program, and NIST technology transfer and small business innovation research awards.
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, published by the Center for American Progress and Oxfam America, and the Handbook on Climate Prosperity (May 2009) , published by the International Economic Development Council.
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He is also directing a major study on best practice in regional innovation programs, entitled Competing in the 21st Century: Best Practice in State and Regional Innovation Initiatives as well as a complementary, global analysis entitled Comparative Innovation Policy: Best Practice in National Technology Programs. Today's meeting on "Strengthening American Manufacturing: The Role of the Manufacturing Extension Partnership" is held under the auspices of the project entitled, 21st Century Manufacturing: The Role of the Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, an evaluation of the operation, achievements, and challenges of the Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP)
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where he directed the project and sales portfolio for CSW's business and industry initiatives. This included sector- and cluster-related work; Gary has helped multiple states and local areas develop approaches and practices to advance sector and cluster strategies as the framework to align economic development, workforce development and education policies.
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