George Adinamis

George is an experienced Manufacturing engineer and project manager who has developed expertise in a number of precision-driven industries. His depth of manufacturing expertise includes conventional and non-conventional Machining (ECM), sheet metal forming and fabrication, TIG Welding, MIG Welding, resistance welding, and vacuum brazing. George develops machining process plans from simple to complex machined parts for the aerospace, automotive industrial, medical, and off-road industries. Through machinability studies, George validates specific recommendations that help manufacturers reduce production costs, increase part quality and optimize their processes without interrupting customer operations. George is experienced in, CAD and CAM for machining and production tooling, fixtures, and gaging on platforms that include multiple versions of Siemens NX, SolidWorks, Mastercam and Autodesk.

Kevin Coffman

Kevin is the President of Champion Screw Machine Engineering and has been working at Champion for 25 years.  He attended Michigan State University and has a degree in Business Administration.  He is the Chairman of the IT-FOM Committee and has been a member of the committee since 2005.

Bob Drab

Bob has worked in the steel industry for over 42 years working for three top-notch steel mills.  He graduated in June 1977 from Drexel University in Philadelphia, PA, with a Bachelor degree in Metallurgy and in Mechanical Engineering. Bob started at Carpenter Technology in Reading, PA where he took on various jobs in the mill starting with powder manufacture. He also assisted in a project making nickel strip from powder and worked on a hot eddy current inspection system in their rolling mill.  His other jobs included manufacturing cost analysis, billet preparation, ESR melting, rotary and open die forging, customer support for power generation and high temperature machining bar.  He was eventually their machinability specialist. Bob resigned from Carpenter in 2003 to join Ugitech – a French stainless mill which became part of Schmoltz & Bickenbach,  He worked as a machining specialist to promote their high machinability stainless steels.  In 2012, he joined Corey Steel Company as their Quality Manager/Metallurgist.  His role at Corey includes managing the ISO quality system, mill support as well as support for the producer mills and Corey’s customer base.

Jerry Eighmy

Jerry Eighmy is a graduate from Miami University with a Bachelors Degree in economics. Jerry is currently the Purchasing Supervisor and Business Team Leader for American Turned Products..

Adam Estelle

Adam Estelle joined the Copper Development Association (CDA) in 2008 and currently manages several market development initiatives designed to defend and grow the use of copper and copper alloys.  Adam is the Director of CDA’s Rod & Bar Council which is comprised of companies that produce brass rod for precision machined and forged products.  In addition, Adam manages a market development initiative for copper alloys based on their inherent antimicrobial properties, and he also leads an industry working group formed to protect the viability of the copper and brass recycling stream.  Adam holds a Bachelor’s of Science in Materials Science & Engineering from the University of Arizona.

Miles Free III

Miles Free is the Director of Industry Affairs for the Precision Machined Products Association. Prior to joining PMPA in 2003, Mr. Free was Director, Quality and Development, at Republic Engineered Products. Mr. Free started his career at United States Steel, where he served in Environmental Engineering and Laboratory Supervisor positions. He joined Bliss and Laughlin Steel in 1985, where he lead the implementation of the Cold Finished Bar Industry’s first Quality Operating System awarded Q-1 status. He has had numerous articles published and over a million views on his blog precision Speaking of Precision, and is a widely sought presenter on Problem solving, Quality, and Technical subjects. Mr. Free holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Youngstown State University, a MBA from Walsh University, chairs the Engineering and Technology Division of the Ohio Academy of Science and the National Institute for Metalworking skills.

Mike Goldman

Mike Goldman has been in manufacturing for 35 years. Mike started his career in Aerospace manufacturing in California. He worked in the Aerospace industry for the first 10 years of his career then moved back to the Chicagoland area where he worked in the commercial industry for about 10 years. Mike Goldman currently works at Camcraft which is an automotive and aerospace manufacturer. He has worked at Camcraft for 15 years as a new product engineer and Prototype department manager.

Gary Griffith

Gary has worked in worked 51 years in a variety of Engineering, Manufacturing and Quality positions. Gary currently is President of his consulting firm “Griffith Training.”  He has conducted many quality seminars and he is the author of numerous books. Gary recently was recognized as a winner of the 2018 Hromi Medal for his work in inspection training over his career. The honor was be presented to him at the ASQ Quality Conference in Seattle in late April. He was also recognized in Quality Magazine as the 2019 Professional of the Year which was presented to him at the annual Quality Show in October. Gary is a graduate of CSU-Long Beach and holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Industrial Technology. On top of this, Gary holds many certifications, including Certified Quality Engineer and a lifetime credential as a Certified Instructor from the state of California.

Rich Henning

Rich holds a bachelor’s degree in computer science and business management from Kent State University with additional graduate level training from Case Western Reserve University.  Rich is President of Henning Software, a ERP Software Development company located in Hudson Ohio that provides ERP and Accounting software solutions to thousands of manufacturing users throughout the USA and abroad. Henning Software, founded in 1990, is currently celebrating 30 years in business.  Rich spent his formative years developing software and providing long-range information systems planning for Ernst & Whinney and the world-renowned Cleveland Clinic Foundation.

Ron Herrera

Ron is a Mechanical Engineering graduate of Worcester Polytechnic Institute and the GE Manufacturing Management Program.  He has spent time with GE, Cummins Engine, Power Drives and has been with Erie Specialty Products, for most of the past 20 years, doing both quality and engineering . He has been married to his wonderful wife Theresa for over 27 years, (who is also an engineer) and his passions are Scouting and Ice hockey.

Jack Horner

Jack has been in the metals industry since July 1986, starting in the Spectrographic laboratory as a Chemical Analyst with Brush Wellman (Materion).  He progressed through additional roles while at Materion including ASTM participation, ISO management, Lab Accreditation and laying the groundwork for a LIMS system.  After 11 years, he accepted a position with Chase Brass & Copper Company as Quality Supervisor for the metals QA/QC laboratory, and was promoted to Quality Manager in 2002. During his time with Wieland – Chase,  he has been involved with many continuous improvement projects in the mill as well as providing customer technical assistance for machining brass rod products.  Other responsibilities include day-to-day quality support, management of the ISO quality system and is a contributing member of ASTM.  Jack holds a BA in Chemistry from Cedarville University (1985) and has lived in Ohio his entire life.

Dan Ignasiak

Dan Ignasiak is the President/Owner of SEPCO-Erie. Dan’s father, Leo, founded the company in 1965. It was Dan’s desire to have fun at work and his vision of a “world class” company that led to the culture change at SEPCO-Erie.

Greg Knight

Greg Knight has 35 years of experience in the screw machine industry. Greg Knight has been an operator, lead setup person, tool engineer, CAM layout/job design expert, quality engineer, plant manager as well as the Vice President at AMT Machine Systems. Greg also owned his own shop for over 15 years, and ran Brown & Sharpes, Multi Spindles, and CNC lathes and mills. He is currently President at Advanced Machinery Solutions.

Scott LaFave

Scott LaFave is currently the Director of Business for PAWS Workholding and responsible for sales, marketing, and support of the PAWS Engineering Team. Scott also works as Vise President of Business for Montague Manufacturing. With 25 years of Business Management and Marketing experience, Scott has developed most of the business systems used at PAWS Workholding and Montague to grow the companies to their current capabilities Scott has a passion for people, systems, innovation, and technology.  He shares a similar passion as Joel, that being to see American Manufacturers thrive and compete on the world stage.

Mike Longo

Mike is the Director of Lorain County’s Workforce Development Agency, located in Northeast Ohio.  The Workforce Development Agency serves as the One-Stop Operator for the OhioMeansJobs – American Job Center located in Lorain County, and is responsible for helping to coordinate the career and business services provided to jobseekers and businesses being offered to the employers in his community. Mike has over 33 years of experience within the areas of Workforce Development and Human Services.  During his career, he has continued to focus on developing better partnerships with the agencies and programs that are connected through the workforce structure with the pursuit of building a more integrated system for the job seekers and employers in his community. 

Mike Lynch

Mike Lynch is President of CNC Concepts, Inc., a supplier of training materials to academia and industry. Over the past 40 years, he has held positions as tool designer, CNC programmer, NC analyst, and CNC operations manager for firms such as GTE Automatic Electric, Rockwell International, Cincinnati Milacron, and KGK International Corporation. Considered an expert in CNC manufacturing, Mr. Lynch has written extensively about CNC. He has authored five CNC textbooks published by McGraw Hill and the Society of Manufacturing Engineers. His monthly column “CNC Tech Talk” has appeared in Modern Machine Shop Magazine for over thirty years. Mr. Lynch has also spoken extensively about CNC at events hosted by the Society of Manufacturing Engineers, Modern Machine Shop Magazine, the Machine Distributors National Association, The National Center for Tooling, and several manufacturing-technology centers. He has also presented numerous in-plant courses for progressive CNC-using companies. Currently, his company is providing curriculum to FANUC America as part of FANUC Certified CNC Training in the form of online classes, textbooks and workbooks, and computer-based training.

Brett May

Brett May started running his first screw machine in Aug 1978 at  just 17years old. Shortly after, he moved into a setup apprenticeship program which shaped the carrier path that lead him into starting an attachment and rebuild business in 2007 called BME Inc.  Brett has consistently been learning and improving his proficiency with cam machines over the past 43 years and is committed to keeping machines relevant for the foreseeable future.

Jennifer Meek Eells

Jennifer Meek Eells since November 2013 has served as Executive Director to the Stark Tuscarawas Workforce Development Board and oversees the operation of OhioMeansJobs one stop employment and training centers in Stark and Tuscarawas Counties in Ohio. She also has 7 years as Deputy Director with the Workforce Initiative Association (Workforce Development Board), 18 years with Stark County Job and Family Services as Program Administrator managing Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) work activities and subsidized child care programs, as well as 3 years served  as a County Job and Family Services Representative on the State of Ohio Governor’s Child Care Advisory Board. Jennifer is passionate about workforce issues and eager to help individuals become employed and businesses to find the employees they need.

Joel Montague

Joel Montague is currently President of PAWS Workholding, a maker of automated hydraulic clamping products and fixtures for CNC production milling applications.   Joel also works in sales and process development for Montague Manufacturing, a contract manufacturer specializing in high volume milling. Joel has 20 years of experience in Process Engineering and Fixture Building as it relates to the manufacturing of parts on a CNC Milling Center. With knowledge about various workholding techniques and processes, Joel has worked with the PAWS Engineering team to create many custom fixtures for companies needing to add more productivity and process control into their milling department.  He truly enjoys consulting companies on the many benefits of automated, Multiple-Part Workholding. Joel has a passion for helping US Manufacturers solve their workholding challenges, be more productive, and keep manufacturing work and jobs at home here in the USA.  On a personal note, Joel is an avid hunter, a competitive mountain bike racer, and a soccer fanatic.

Aneesa Muthana

Aneesa Muthana is a hands-on leader with extensive experience in almost every aspect of a production machining environment. In 1993, Aneesa took the opportunity to run a small, struggling company.  Her passion and experience drove her to implement the changes necessary to substantially grow the business into a successful Swiss CNC operation. Aneesa attributes this success to building a high-performance team that embraces leading-edge technology, software, and equipment.

Andrea Narra

Andrea Narra has a Master Degree in Business Administration in Italy (March 2005) after spending the last year of University in Valencia (Spain). After different experiences in marketing and sales, started working for Eural Gnutti in June 2012 initially as Latin America Sales Manager and in 2013 as Americas Sales Manager. At the end of 2013 moved to Chicago to manage Eural Usa, Eural Gnutti’s American branch  opened to better serve and support metal service centers, machine shops and OEMs inEural Gnutti S.p.A. is the largest European manufacturer of rods and bars both extruded and cold drawn, in Aluminum alloys, series 2000, 6000 and 7000 and became a world leader in the development and production of free-cutting lead free aluminum alloys. Eural has the automotive certification IATF 16949 and the aerospace certification AS 9100.

Scott Petrisko

Scott Petrisko is an applications engineer for Absolute Machine Tools. Scott has been in the CNC industry for 25 years and has focused on primarily in the production turning products field.

Michael J. Reader

A native of Delavan Wisconsin, Mike continued his education at U.W. Madison where he graduated in 1986 with a B.S. in Economics with an emphasis in Finance.  Upon graduation, he moved to Chicago to pursue a career in Commodity Futures.  In early 1995, Mike relocated the family to London England after being named the Director of Global Operations for the Futures division of Bank of America, responsible for offices in Singapore, London, Paris and Chicago.  As fate would have it, a family emergency in late 1995 brought Mike and family back to SE Wisconsin to provide support for the family business, Precision Plus, a precision machining shop. The next 25-years working within the precision machining industry have been extremely rewarding.  Precision Plus serves a multitude of industries and clients from Aerospace, Medical, Industrial and Defense.  As a business dependent on a highly skilled workforce, Mike understood from early on, the success of the business was dependent upon developing and retaining the very best craftsmen and women.  This starts with creating career awareness, and Mike has been an industry champion for years, working closely with the surrounding K-12 school districts, the local Gateway Technical College (GTC) and the Milwaukee School of Engineering (MSOE).  Mike serves on many of the school advisory boards, has served on the Gateway Foundation, helped found the Reader Precision Machining RPM Center within the GTC Elkhorn Campus and currently serves on the MSOE Board of Regents.  In addition to his service with the local schools, Mike has been a strong supporter of the national trade association, the Precision Machined Products Association (PMPA) since the late 1990’s.  He has served on a multitude of committees, ultimately working up to President of the association for the 2019/2020 term.  This engagement has fostered many industry relationships that has allowed Mike to tour some of the very best machine shops in North America and Europe.   Mike continues to work on behalf of the industry and trade association through the PMPA Education Foundation, alongside Gateway Technical College President, Dr. Bryan Albrecht.

Clay Schalk

Clay Schalk has been a Swiss CNC Machinist and programmer for Clippard Instrument Laboratory for 8 years. Clay attended The Whitewater Technical Career Center for machine trades. He has also been a member of PMPA’s Technical Program Committee for the last 3 years. Currently Clay is enrolled at Cincinnati State college for mechanical engineering technology.

Dave Seabrook

Dave Seabrook has been at Micron Manufacturing for 24 years and has served many functions from receiving raw material to shipping product to customers. Dave was the Quality Manager for 4 years but for the last 10 years has spent his days as IT Manager and a Continuous Improvement leader. He has overseen Micron’s network including the communication of its production equipment, gaging, and tool cribs. Over the last several years he has worked to secure this equipment and insure backups are in place in the event of an attack or system failure.

Kristian Smith

Kristian Smith, M.Ed., CEC, is the Director of Adult Education at the Lorain County JVS in Oberlin, Ohio. He has worked in career & technical education for nearly 25 years, in the classroom and as an administrator. He has worked at schools in Ohio and Oklahoma, inspiring students to find their professional passions. He is a member of the Iota Lambda Sigma Career & Technical Honors Society, and has been named a Claus Nobel Educator of Distinction for his dedication and commitment to excellence in the classroom. Although Kristian has never been directly involved with manufacturing, he has always been a gearhead and loves anything with a motor that goes fast and had done several frame-off restorations of cars and motorcycles. 

Peter W. Stechow

Peter Stechow is a Journeyman Tool and Die maker /engineer, 40+ years of experience in manufacturing with a focus on cutting tools of all types. Peter is also a Navy Vet, father of two and just celebrated 30 years of marriage.

Brady Stevens

Brady Stevens is a team lead for Global Shop Solutions ERP Software Consulting Department. He has been with the company for over 12 years, visited hundreds of facilities, and specializes in making manufacturers more effective through the use of mobile devices, barcoding, labeling, RFID, and more to move towards a paperless and touch free environment.

Michael Tamasi

Michael Tamasi is President and CEO of AccuRounds, a contract manufacturer dedicated to being the leading value solution for custom mechanical components and sub-assemblies used in numerous industries including medical, aerospace, semi-conductor, robotics and emerging technologies. Michael, a second-generation owner, has been working in the family business for over 35 years. Michael is very active in industry and educational organizations including government appointments to the Massachusetts Advanced Manufacturing Collaborative, currently serving as Co-Chair, and previously sitting on the MA STEM Advisory Council.  In February of 2014, he was named to the New England Advisory Council for the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston and served for five years, Chair in 2018.  Michael has been active in the National Tooling and Machining Association for over thirty years, serving on their Boston Chapter’s board for fifteen years. He is also Chairman of the Board for GBMP, Chairs the Executive Committee for Business Leaders United for Workforce Partnerships, serves as a NIMS Audit Team Leader and is an Ambassador for MassEcon. Michael currently sits on the advisory board for the Mechanical Engineering Department at the University of New Hampshire, where he received a Bachelor of Science degree in mechanical engineering.  He also received a Master’s degree in business administration from Babson College.

Akshat Thirani

Akshat Thirani is CEO and Co-founder of Amper. He has grown up immersed in the factory floor as a 4th generation manufacture and his company helps manufacturers track and improve their operations. He started Amper to help manufacturers of all sizes have access to modern technology using simple, practical and affordable approaches. Akshat has been featured in the 2020 Forbes 30 Under 30 list for Manufacturing & Industry and in the Manufacturing Engineering’s 2018 Class of 30 Under 30. He attended Northwestern University and is based in Chicago.

David Wynn

David Wynn has have an MBA from the University of Tennessee. David is also the Chief Financial Officer of ABF Engineering in South Fulton, Tennessee that specializes in Brown and Sharpe and Swiss CNC. David believes that anything and everything should be automated and is also a strong believer that to sustain continuous improvement you need to be a lifelong learner. David also serves on the PMPA Board of Directors and has experience in computer programming, CNC programming and accounting.