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| Speaker Bio's  Randy Phares - Dr. Box
The Key Note Speaker for Day One of the conference is Randy Phares - Dr. Box. Dr. Box won the "Best Achievement of Organizational Improvement in Manufacturing Award" for 2009 given by the Global Six-Sigma and Business Improvement Awards. He led the best financial turnaround of the year for a box plant at Temple-Inland in 2009. He is the President of the Paperboard Packaging Group, the fastest growing group in the industry with over 2600 members. He is President/Chairman of the Board for the South Texas Manufacturers Association and on the Board of the United Way of South Texas. His plants have won "Best Performing Plant" awards for four years, been runner up for the Arizona State Pioneer Award for Quality, and exceeded TAPPI Excellence performance. He is a leading resource for our industry with expertise, in Safety, Quality, Marketing, Manufacturing, Design, Sales, Lean Manufacturing, Trends and much more. He has lead plants to success in Corrugated, Folding Carton, and Distribution with both Integrateds and Independents. His Key Note will be on "Leading World Class Performance". Randy has volunteered to chair this conference and lead it to excellence. Click on his picture to learn more about Dr. Box.  JoAnn Hines - Packaging Diva
The Key Note Speaker for Day Two of the conference is JoAnn Hines - Packaging Diva. The Packaging Diva, has more than 30 years of expertise in the packaging industry. She has been interviewed on TV and radio, and spoken at the White House (twice). JoAnn’s advice and articles appear in virtually every packaging industry publication, numerous business and international publications, and on many website portals. She is an accomplished author, speaker, publisher, marketer, and e-commerce expert. She has received numerous leadership awards and among other honors was named "One of the 50 most influential packaging leaders in the 20th century." She is the founder of Women in Packaging, Packaging Horizons Magazine, Packaging Career Hotline, Packaging Coach, Packaging Diva, Packaging Launch and Packaging University. Her Key Note will be on "Developing Your Personal Brand". She will teach you how to build your personal brand of excellence leading you and your company to prosperity. Click on her picture above to learn more about the Packaging Diva.  Reza Shafii
Reza Shafii is a pioneer in Green Printing. His book, Go Green on Your Next Print is one of the first books published in the topic of green printing. Reza has established a unique approach to accurate color reproduction using the most bio degradable materials and earth friendly processes. His printed materials have won many industry awards for quality and creativity. Reza has a Master's Degree in Industrial Engineering and Operations Research from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. In 1985, Reza and his wife, Jennifer, started a chain of quick copy centers called CopyCat. TigerPress evolved from the original CopyCat and now is a leader in Green Printing. TigerPress has expanded its operations in to the packaging industry and operates two manufacturing plants in Northeastern USA. TigerPress manufactures printed folded cartons for the pharmaceutical, food and beverage industries. Reza has served on a number of boards of directors for non-profit organizations and offers consulting services to businesses seeking to improve profits through greater efficiency.  Neal Stuber
Neal Stuber has his MBA, is a certified Six Sigma Master Black Belt,and is the winner of a Global Six Sigma and Business Improvement Award. Neal is the Production Manager at Temple-Inland Edinburg, part of the organizations International Division (Fortune 1000). Over the course of 20 years, Neal has managed manufacturing operations in several U.S. states and has performed project and process engineering work in the Corrugated and Building Products industries. He served as an engineer on merchant vessels during the 1992 Persian Gulf Crisis.  Frank Perkowski
Frank Perkowski is a widely known and recognized industry consultant and expert in paper and packaging markets. He has over 25 years of industry experience including during the last 12 years as an industry consultant. Over the last 8 years Frank has been the principle of his own management consulting business. Frank has extensive experience across virtually all paper based printing and packaging segments as a result of completing over 250 assignments as an industry consultant. Most of his focus has been in packaging markets, with a particular focus on projects that involve market/customer research, opportunity assessments, transaction advisory services, and new product/market development initiatives. Frank has many years as a polished conference presenter and has written many industry focused article. Additional information about Frank's background and project experience can be found at the company's website at www.bd-advisory.com
 Roman E. Popil
Roman E. Popil is a Senior Research Scientist at Georgia Tech/IPST and has been leading the Institute industry-sponsored research in corrugated box structures and testing methods since 2002. Roman has been active in paper industry research since 1986 covering areas of newsprint printability, formation measurement, and other leading industry topics. He has authored over 50 research papers including applications and properties of barrier coatings, physical testing of paper and corrugated board properties.  Cris DeWitt
Cris DeWitt is a veteran of manufacturing information technology. As an executive, he was the Divisional CIO of a public company that builds complex manufacturing equipment, and as a technologist researched how to secure manufacturing data for the National Institute of Standards and Technology. Cris's years of experience as a technologist and entrepreneur (recipient of "top 50 Fastest Growing Companies" award) are reflected in his accomplishments. Cris is a visionary in the practical application of security, manufacturing optimization, and learning technologies. Today, Cris is the CTO of agileTCP, a management consultancy that helps companies generate and sustain broad based, high speed, relentless improvement and innovation. Cris also serves on the advisory board of several private companies.  Brian Anderson
Brian Anderson is founder and principal of BA Search Group. His practice encompasses three lines of business, executive search, executive coaching and retail consulting customized to fit the specific and highly individualized needs of his clients. Before launching his own practice, Brian spent over two decades leading, coaching and building high performance teams. Brian launched BA Search Group in March of 2003 and resides with his wife Tammy and three children in Aurora, IL. Brian Anderson is a registered corporate coach and certified selection expert who also provides a suite of other services that include but are not limited to: executive coaching, career coaching and retail consulting. He has developed sales training programs, implemented mystery-shopping programs and built visual management tools to enhance brand awareness. Brian is a skilled facilitator, a thought provoking speaker and has published several online articles. Certifications: • Leadership Effectiveness Training • Bell Leadership Selection of Achievers • Interviewing for Productivity and Longevity, Wicklandel-Zulawski • Friedman Multiple Store Supervision • WABC, RCC Certified Jim Shaw
Jim Shaw is a Packaging Industry Expert for Next Generation Technology. He has over 25 years of industry experience. Presentations and Speakers are subject to change without notice. | |
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