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Dick Slansky

Dick Slansky's areas of expertise include PLM, Discrete Mfg Processes, Mfg Enterprise Architecture, CAD/CAM/CAE development, Digital Mfg, Collaborative Production Mgmt, and controls integration for automated manufacturing systems. As Senior Analyst, Dick's responsibilities at ARC include directing the research and consulting in the areas of PLM, factory floor architecture, manufacturing enterprise architecture, and collaborative production management systems. Dick provides technical consulting services for discrete manufacturing end users in the Aerospace, Automotive, and other industrial verticals.

Bill Campbell

Bill Campbell has been with General Motors Corporation for 12 years. His responsibilities include the research and development of new IT technologies to aide in the development and management of manufacturing plant layouts for GM North American assembly plants. Major projects include the implementation of 3D plant layout technologies as it relates to manufacturing equipment, tooling and conveyance systems. To aide in the 2D to 3D migration, 3D laser scanning was also implemented to assist with as-built data collection and 3D modeling. Prior to working for General Motors, Bill was the founder and President of CADTECH, Inc., a Computer aided design engineering firm located in Troy, Michigan. CADTECH was a CAD research & development company which also provided engineering / IT services to General Motors.

Tom Demrick

Tom has more than 35 years of experience in general management, consulting, and information technology in the industrial manufacturing sector. At Oracle he works with executives of leading industrial manufacturing companies to provide Lean Enterprise thought leadership focused on the value of information technology in taking Lean thinking to the next level. Tom has worked on such projects over the last eight years with large global companies including General Motors, Ford Motor Co., Delphi, Paccar, Emerson, Sears, and Ingersoll-Rand. Previous to Oracle, Tom spent 26 years with tier-one automotive suppliers such as Rockwell International (now ArvinMeritor). His experience spans Strategic Planning, Marketing, Capital Planning and Analysis, Cost Systems, Short and Long Range Financial Planning. He has an undergraduate degree from the University of Michigan and a Masters degree from Michigan State University. Tom has been a member of the Institute of Management Consultants and a Certified Management Consultant. He is also a member of the Association for Manufacturing Excellence, Society of Manufacturing Engineers and APICS.