Panels
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Women in Industry and Academia (WIIA) Panel
Tuesday, April 4, 2023, 2:00 – 5:00 pm – Room 3 (Virtual)
Panel Chair
Dr. Bupe Getrude Mwanza
Associate Director
Graduate School of Business
University of Zambia
Zambia
Dr. Bupe Getrude Mwanza has over 9 years of experience in the Higher Education Sector. She has practical experience in teaching and learning, academic administration and research, and quality assurance in the Higher Education Sector. Bupe has teaching and learning experience in Zambia, Zimbabwe and South Africa. She has experience in Quality Assurance in the Manufacturing Sector. She worked for Best Oil Products and Konkola Copper Mines were she was designated in the Quality Assurance Departments. Bupe has a Bachelor of Science in Production Management, Master of Engineering in Manufacturing Systems and Operations Management and PhD in Engineering Management.
Bupe has published and presented a number of papers on Waste Management, Operations Management, Manufacturing Systems and Engineering Management. She has presented in countries such as Zambia, Zimbabwe, South Africa, Ghana, Colombia, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Macao, Thailand and India. She has contributed to the Research Output of the University of Johannesburg, University of Zambia, Copperbelt University, Cavendish University Zambia and Harare Institute of Technology. Because of her passion in research, Bupe has won best paper awards in Zambia, Zimbabwe, South Africa and Malaysia.
Bupe is a mentor to a number of young ladies. Her profile has been used to mentor young ladies pursing their careers in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) programmes. Bupe is the Chairperson of the Industrial Engineering and Operations Management Chapter in Zambia. She is also a Visiting Senior Research Associate at the University of Johannesburg. She is permanently employed by the University of Zambia, where she serves as the Associate Director and Senior Lecturer in the Graduate School of Business.
Panelists
Michelle Baker
Director of Professional Services /PMO
EW Consulting LLC
West Bloomfield, USA
Michelle is currently the Director of Professional Services /PMO at EW Consulting LLC. She has managed projects and programs in the IT management consulting industry that supported Fortune 500 clients in the automotive, healthcare, technology business management, utility, regulatory, and advertising marketplaces. She is passionate about managing timelines and deliverables for IT and Business programs, also driving team cohesion amidst high stakes, high-level stakeholders, and executing project team members. In addition, she champions professional development and sits on the executive boards of 3 volunteer organizations in her area: Project Management Institute – Great Lakes Chapter, National Black MBA Association–Detroit Chapter, and Lawrence Technological University Alumni Association. She also owns That Project Management Polish LLC, an image consulting company and is a member of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Incorporated.
What’s next for her? Continuing the project management profession through the mentoring of younger practitioners who are coming behind her as well as sitting at the feet of those executive mentors who have come before her. Always lifting as she climbs and in awe of those, she is striving towards!
Speaker Experience
- 2020 PMO Impact Speaker Series
- 2020 Project Management Institute—Great Lakes Chapter PMI Symposium
- 2021 PMI-GLC Dinner Meeting (September)
- 2022 Project Management Institute—Great Lakes Chapter PMI Symposium
- Toastmasters Clubs, University Audiences.
Roxan Ara Cadir
Eduardo Mondlane University
Maputo, Mozambique
Vali Issufo
Head of Department at ICT Center
ICTs for Education, Research & Development Unit
Eduardo Mondlane University
Maputo, Mozambique
Talk title: “Breaking the Glass Ceiling: Women in Industry and Academia. The experience of Mozambique at Eduardo Mondlane University”
Dr. Nita Sukdeo
Associate Professor and Head
Department of Quality and Operations Management
University of Johannesburg
Gauteng, South Africa
Prof Nita Sukdeo is currently an Associate Professor in the Department of Quality and Operations Management within the School of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering at the University of Johannesburg, South Africa. She obtained a Masters in Quality from the Durban University of Technology and a PhD in Engineering Management from the University of Johannesburg. She is currently registered for a PhD in Quality Engineering. She is an emerging young researcher in the field of total quality management and operations management. Her field of expertise also include advanced manufacturing technologies, smart factory, Quality 4.0, quantitative analysis, quality management systems, quality auditing and risk assessment. She is a qualified Lead Auditor, proficient in ISO standards and certification. She is chairperson and director of the Society for Operations Management in Africa (SOMA), a non-executive director of the South African Society for Quality (SASQ) as well as the professional member of the South African Quality Institute (SAQI). She is an active participant of the IEOM Women in Industry and Academia panel session. Prof Sukdeo is passionate about STEM education and the integration of SDGs for gender equality and quality education, she strives for enhancement of women in STEM education and careers.
Dr. Eng. Loice K Gudukeya
Senior Lecturer
Mechanical Engineering Department
University of Zimbabwe
Loice is a Senior Lecturer in the Mechanical Engineering Department at the University of Zimbabwe. She has previously held the post of Assistant Lecturer in the same department at University of Zimbabwe and at the Harare Institute of Technology, in the Industrial Engineering Department.
She is a holder of a PhD in Engineering, University of Johannesburg (2018), MSc in Renewable Energy, University of Zimbabwe (2012), BHon in Engineering: Industrial and Manufacturing, NUST (Bulawayo, 2004). Her PhD research title was: “Towards Green Manufacturing: Improving Environmental Sustainability in The Zimbabwean Steel Industry”.
Professionally Loice is a corporate member of the Zimbabwe Institute of Engineers. Under the same board she is a member of the National Student Award and the Congress Planning Committees. She is also registered with the ECZ. She also in different committees in the department and faculty and has published a number of journal and conference papers. Her research areas are Environmental Sustainability and Cleaner production.
Loice is passionate about promoting Science and Engineering to young girls in primary and high school. The hope is to invite them to the Engineering world and to make them stay in the field. She is currently chairing University of Zimbabwe Women in Engineering, which falls under the Zimbabwe Institution of Engineers, Women in Engineering. The mandate is having a community of Women in Science at the university that holds different events that promote higher numbers of females in the field.
Ms. Sebonkile Thaba
Lecturer in Transport and Supply Chain Management
University of Johannesburg
Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
She is currently a lecturer at the University of Johannesburg, holding Masters of Technology Degree in Operations Management. Ms Thaba serves at the Department of Transport and Supply Chain Management, lecturing 3rd-year students on Purchasing and 4th-year students on Logistics Processes and Practices. Ms Thaba’s research area are enterprise development, Sustainable Supply Chain Management and Cooperatives. She has so far published one book-chapter and 25 peer-reviewed international conferences papers. She has 25 Google Scholar citations with two h-index, and 1 I10- Index. She is awarded Academic Doctorate Advancement Project towards Transformation (ADAPTT) Scholarship, which is the collaboration of University of Florida (USA) and South Africa Higher Education (SA-HE) Network (UJ). Sebonkile received three global prestige’s awards from Industrial Engineering and Operations Management (IEOM)-International Society, Best Track Paper Award, Outstanding Service Award and Teaching & Learning Award in Supply Chain Management. She is a Track Chair for Waste Management and Supply Chain Management, Annual International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management.
Ms. Thaba currently is working on two projects, on Enterprise Development, which is Sustainable Supply Chain Management on Agricultural Farming Industry and Social Value Chain Economy within Local Community Enterprises. She currently a PhD candidate at University of Johannesburg, with a proposed title: Deconstructing the Social in Sustainable Supply Chain Management for African Farmers.
Sustainability Panel
Wednesday, April 5, 2023, 8:00 – 9:45 am – Room 3 (Virtual)
Panel Chair:
Dr. Noha Mostafa
Associate Professor of Industrial Engineering and Management
Mechanical Engineering Department, The British University
Cairo, Egypt
Title of Talk: Circular economy for sustainable manufacturing
Dr. Noha Mostafa is an Associate Professor of Industrial Engineering and Management in The British University in Egypt. She got B.Sc. and M.Sc. in Industrial Engineering from Zagazig University. In 2016, she was a visiting PhD student in Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan and she finished her PhD degree in Industrial Engineering and Management in 2017 from Egypt-Japan University; the topic was the integration between different functions of the supply chain. Dr. Noha has broad expertise including supply chain management, logistics, operations management, lean manufacturing, sustainability, plant layout, design thinking, energy management, and innovation management. She has been working in training and consultation for 15 years.
Panel Speaker I
Khulood A. Rambo, PhD, PMP®
Project Manager
Jeddah, Makkah, Saudi Arabia
Global Ambassador of Sustainability
Dr Rambo earned her PhD, MSc, and BSc in Applied Informatics, Information Systems Management, and Computer Science from the University of Reading (UK), University of Greenwich (UK), and King Abdul-Aziz University (KSA) respectively.
Her research interests have an interdisciplinary nature. While she was a postdoctoral research fellow at the center of clean water and clean energy at MIT (USA), she was engaged in research related to sustainable development of natural resources and exploring the challenges and opportunities of water, energy, and food nexus. On the other hand, her PhD research focused on online human behavior and customized human computer interaction technologies development. She is a researcher, consultant, and an academic in the fields of environment sustainable development, water-energy-food nexus, informatics, and education.
Panel Speaker II
Dr Nick Tucker
Associate Professor
School of Engineering
College of Science
University of Lincoln
Lincoln, England, UK
Title of Talk: Reducing Single Use Plastics with Alternative Retail Packaging for Mushrooms
Nick Tucker is an Associate Professor in the School of Engineering, where he specialises in materials and manufacturing. He has particular research interests in electrospun fibre production, the practical applications for electrospun fibres and in sustainable packaging materials. He was previously a research leader at the New Zealand Institute for Plant and Food Research, and Faraday Research Fellow at the Warwick Manufacturing Group. His industrial experience includes line management in fire-retardant foam manufacture, and production of high-added value ceramics. He also worked as a process technologist manufacturing ceramic cores for investment casting. His research portfolio includes the development of electro-spinning plant and materials (www.revolutionfibres.com), and a number of projects with industrial partners on topics including functional nanofibres, and the manufacture of sustainable packaging materials.
Industry 4.0 Panel
Wednesday, April 5, 2023, 2:00 – 3:45 pm – Room 3 (Virtual)
Panel Chair
Panel Speaker I
Ts. Dr. Mehran Doulat, Ph.D.
Adjunct Professor & Associate Researcher
Best Practice Improvement Resource (BPIR.com)
The Centre for Organizational Excellence Research (COER)
Massy University, New Zealand
Editorial Board for the International Journal of Industrial Engineering and Operations Management (IJIEOM)
Title of Talk: Digital Transformation and Operational Excellence In the Era Of Industry 5.0: Best Practices and lessons learned
Mehran is currently an Adjunct Professor and Associate Researcher at the Centre for Organizational Excellence Research (COER), Massy University, New Zealand. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering, a Master of Science in Engineering Management (specializing in quality management & productivity) from the University of Wollongong, Australia, and a PhD degree in Operations Management. Mehran has also completed a 2-year Post-Doctoral Fellowship in the area of innovation and performance measurement. He has worked as a Visiting Professor, Adjunct Professor and Research Fellow in several research institutions in Asia, Europe, and North America. Mehran has been actively involved in many global collaborative academic research as well as industrial and consultancy projects across a range of industries from manufacturing, service, construction, healthcare, higher education to government entities, and public enterprises. He serves as a member of the Editorial Board, Editorial Advisory and Review Board, and Guest Editor for several high-ranking peer-reviewed international scientific journals as well as scientific and technical committees chairs in many referred conferences. Mehran is an active senior member and contributor of the Industrial Engineering and Operations Management Society International, a certified EFQM Excellence Assessor, and ‘T.R.A.D.E.’ Best Practice method. Mehran’s research focuses on Industry 4.0 & 5.0, Quality 4.0, Operations Excellence, Lean Operations, Digital Transformation, Digital Logistics/Supply Chain, Benchmarking Business Excellence, Sustainable Green Supply Chain, and Lean Six Sigma. Prior to beginning his academic career, Mehran worked more than 10 years in different UAE (Dubai) industries holding various positions and duties. He also served as a Senior Assessor for the Dubai Quality Award (DQA) program for 5 years.
Panel Speaker II
Dr Kanak Madrecha, Ph.D.
Managing Director & Principal Consultant
Kanak Madrecha & Associates, FZE LLC
Jury (DQA, SKEA and DHDA), Assessor (MRMBA & EFQM)
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Title of Talk: Operational Excellence to Delight all 7 Stakeholders in Globally Competitive Business Environment
Dr Kanak Madrecha, Ph.D. (Quality) & PG (Industrial Engg) from National Institute of Industrial Engineering (NITIE) Mumbai (NITIE Distinguished Alumni Award Winner 2013) & BE (Mechanical Engg) from BITS Pilani, Past Jury (Excellence Awards in UAE) & Principal Consultant/ Managing Director (Dr Kanak Madrecha & Assoc)) is a world class leader & professional in business excellence in over 25 different industries. He is also Global Ambassador (STRATandGO). Dr Kanak Madrecha has been honoured by H.H. Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President & Prime Minister of UAE and Ruler of Dubai & other His Highnesses from Dubai & Abu Dhabi several times for his notable leadership contributions to business excellence/ human development movement in the emirate of Dubai/Abu Dhabi/UAE. He has been also awarded by several organizations for his leadership contributions to the business excellence field in UAE/GCC. He is the only Excellence Advisor in UAE who has supported 45 large & reputed organizations from 25 different industry sectors in UAE to win 104 prestigious excellence awards in UAE during the last 23 years. Received 100+ formal client appreciations. He led the assessment of 100+ external and 5 internal excellence awards. He is also Lead Auditor/ Assessor/ Implementer for 9 latest ISO Standards (Quality, Environmental, Occupational Health & Safety, Information Security, Innovation, Risk, Anti-Bribery, Energy & Business Continuity Management).
Panel Speaker III
Mr. Ahmad Sharainon Md Shaarani
Managing Director, MICROCORP SDN BHD
President, ARCHIBUS Solution Center
Kuala Lumpur, Selangor, Malaysia
Title of Talk: Digital Facility Management in Relationship with Operational Management
Mr. Ahmad Sha’rainon Bin Hj. Md. Shaarani is a highly skilled professional with over 27 years of experience in the field of ICT development in Malaysia. He is certified as a Train-the-Trainer by the Malaysian Human Resource Development Fund and was awarded a Professional Certificate in Business Digitization and Transformation by Lincoln College University in 2020. With his vast experience and expertise, Ahmad has successfully implemented and advised on various ICT development initiatives in Malaysia, making him a highly sought-after professional in the field. In recognition of his outstanding contributions to innovation and talent in driving the industry and taking Malaysia abroad, Ahmad Sha’rainon was named one of the SME Icons 2021 by the Malaysian Service Providers Confederation (MSPC). He has also received several important ARCHIBUS awards in the United States for his efforts to market the Digital Facilities Management Solution. Additionally, CIDB acknowledged his BIM experience and understanding as part of National BIM Day 2015 in Kuala Lumpur. He holds a diploma in land surveying from the University of Technology Malaysia (UTM) and has been accredited by the Malaysian Qualifications Agency (MQA) with the Accreditation of Prior Experiential Learning-APEL T7 (Degree) in Information Management. Ahmad is currently pursuing a double master’s degree in Engineering Business Management from UTM and an MBA from Meiji University in Japan.
Panel Speaker IV
Ts. Nur Azrin Ahmad Pakrudin
Head of Department
Healthcare Engineering Services
KPJ Specialist Hospital
Johor Bahru, Malaysia
Title of Talk: Facilities Management in the Private Healthcare Industry; Challenges, Opportunities and Best Practices
Ms. Nur Azrin is currently a Head of Department Healthcare Engineering Services at KPJ Johor Specialist Hospital, holding Masters of Philosophy Facilities Management. Besides that, she is a Professional Technologist (Ts.) and a Certified Healthcare Manager. Ms Nur Azrin has been in facilities management (FM) industry since 2005. She is experience in managing FM for commercial buildings, shopping complex and has been in FM in private healthcare industry for 10 years. She involves in day-to-day operation and various healthcare projects. Ms Nur Azrin has been part of hospital planning team developing new KPJ hospital and renovation of many clinical and non-clinical departments. This includes renovation of Medical Wards, Paediatric Wards, IVF Center, Woman and Baby Center, New Wards Tower (7 floors), Radiotherapy and Oncology, ICU, A&E, Daycare, Endoscopy Diagnostic Services and various of interior design works for the hospital. Her input is crucial to ensure future maintenance and operation concern is taken care at the beginning of the design stage. Recently Ms Nur Azrin has peer reviewed international healthcare journal paper while bustling with her own PhD paper. She is currently a PhD candidate at Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, with a proposed title: Critical Success Factors for Facilities Management Implementation in the Private Healthcare Industry.
Global Engineering Education Panel
Wednesday, April 5, 2023, 4:00 – 5:45 pm – Room 3 (Virtual)
Panel Chair
Engr Dr Paul Amaechi Ozor
Head
Department of Mechanical Engineering
University of Nigeria, Nsukka
Nigeria
Engr Dr Paul Amaechi Ozor is the West African Sub-Regional Coordinator of Industrial Engineering and Operations Management Society International. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Mechanical/Production Engineering from the Enugu State University of Science and Technology as well as Masters and PhD in Industrial Engineering and Management from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka. Dr Ozor had been a Project Manager in a reputable Engineering company in Nigeria for many years. He had been a faculty member of University of Nigeria Nsukka since 2009, and has served the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Faculty of Engineering in various capacities prior to his appointment as the head of Department of Mechanical Engineering in August 2021. Dr Ozor is a Scholar of the Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU), and a fellow of The World Academy of Science. He is a fellow of the global excellence stature (GES) of the University of Johannesburg. He is currently serving as a Senior Research Associate of the University. As a speaker and participant in international conferences, seminars and workshops, he has visited several countries on research grounds. Dr Ozor has published research articles in many peer reviewed local and international Journals and conference proceedings. He has supervised significant local and international postgraduate students to successful study completion. He is an external examiner to University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa. He is a member of the Nigeria Society of Engineers (NSE) and registered with the Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN). His research interest is not limited to Asset Management, Quality, Operations Management, Reliability Engineering, Environmental Influence, Sustainable materials, lean six sigma, smart manufacturing.
Panel Speaker I
Professor Don Reimer
Director of Membership and Chapter Development – IEOM Society
President, The Small Business Strategy Group, Detroit, Michigan, USAAdjunct Faculty – A. Leon Linton Department of Mechanical Engineering
Lawrence Technological University, Southfield, Michigan, USA
Donald M. Reimer is an adjunct faculty at the A. Leon Linton Department of Mechanical Engineering in College of Engineering at Lawrence Tech in Southfield, Michigan. He coordinates the Certificate of Entrepreneurial Engineering Skills. Mr. Reimer holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial Management from Lawrence Technological University and a Master of Arts degree in Political Science from University of Detroit/Mercy. He is a Certified Management Consultant with over 35 years of experience in working with closely-held businesses. He has taught courses in entrepreneurship, strategic management, corporate entrepreneurship and innovation for engineers. Mr. Reimer is a member of the Lawrence Tech Kern Campus Committee, Coordinator of the Lawrence Tech Innovation Encounter. He is faculty Advisor of the Collegiate Entrepreneurs’ Organization. Mr. Reimer serves as a Kern Fellow of The Kern Family Foundation, Co-Direct of the Coleman Fellows Program, member of the National Collegiate Entrepreneurs’ Organization Faculty Advisory Council and is a member of the American Society of Engineering Education. He has operated his own consulting company – The Small Business Strategy Group for 23 years. He published numerous articles on small business, entrepreneurship and strategic thinking. He has received several awards and recognition by local, state and federal agencies for his work in entrepreneurship and minority business development. Mr. Reimer served as member of the Minority Economic Development Committee of New Detroit. Mr. Reimer is member of the Small Business Advisory Council of the Detroit Regional Chamber of Commerce. Mr. Reimer is a member of Advisory Board of the Milwaukee Junction Small Business Assistance Center. He is also a member of the Applied Innovation Alliance. Mr. Reimer serves as a KEEN Fellow for The Kern Family Foundation and is a member of United States Association of Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
Panel Speaker II
Professor Charles Mbohwa, Ph.D.
Visiting Professor, University of Johannesburg, South Africa
Past Pro-Vice Chancellor Strategic Partnerships and Industrialisation
University of Zimbabwe, Harare, Zimbabwe
Professor Charles Mbohwa is a Pro-Vice Chancellor Strategic Partnerships and Industrialisation at University of Zimbabwe and an affiliated Professor in the Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment. He is an established researcher and professor in the field of sustainability engineering and energy. He was the Chairman and Head of Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Zimbabwe from 1994 to 1997 and was Vice-Dean of Postgraduate Studies Research and Innovation in the Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment at the University of Johannesburg from 2014 to 2017. He has published more than 350 papers in peer-reviewed journals and conferences, 10 book chapters and three books. He has a Scopus h-index of 11 and Google Scholar h-index of 14. Upon graduating with his BSc Honours in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Zimbabwe in 1986, he was employed as a mechanical engineer by the National Railways of Zimbabwe. He holds a Masters in Operations Management and Manufacturing Systems from University of Nottingham and completed his doctoral studies at Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Technology in Japan. He was a Fulbright Scholar visiting the Supply Chain and Logistics Institute at the School of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, a Japan Foundation Fellow, is a Fellow of the Zimbabwean Institution of Engineers and is a registered mechanical engineer with the Engineering Council of Zimbabwe. He has been a collaborator in projects of the United Nations Environment Programme. He has also visited many countries on research and training engagements including the United Kingdom, Japan, German, France, the USA, Brazil, Sweden, Ghana, Nigeria, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Mauritius, Austria, the Netherlands, Uganda, Namibia and Australia. He has had several awards including British Council Scholarship, Japanese Foundation Fellowship, Kubota Foundation Fellowship; Fulbright Fellowship.
Panel Speaker III
Professor Eldon G. Caldwell Marin, Ph.D., Sc.D, Dr.Ed. – IEOM President-Elect
Professor, Industrial Engineering Department
Engineering School
University of Costa Rica
San Jose, Costa Rica
Eldon Caldwell is full professor/Cathedraticus of the University of Costa Rica, Central America; member of the IEOM Society Academy of Fellows and member of the IEOM Society Global Council. Also, he has been recognized by the IEOM Society with the “Outstanding Service Award” for his career of over 30 years as an educator, researcher and promoter of development of industrial engineering and as “Distinguished Professor” by IEEE Computer Society, USA.
Dr. Caldwell earned his B.Sc. and Master degree in Industrial Engineering at University of Costa Rica and he earned a Master degree in Service Marketing, as well in Financial Analysis at Interamerican University of Puerto Rico; M.Sc. Health Management Systems at UNED, Costa Rica and a M.Sc. Operations Management at ITESM, México. Finally, he earned three doctoral degrees: 1-Ph.D. in C.Sc. / Industrial Engineering, Autonomous University of Central America; 2- Ph.D. (Sc.D.) in Robotics and Automation, University of Alicante, Spain; and 3-Ph.D. (Dr. Ed.) in Education at the University of Costa Rica, developing the “Theory of Socio-educational Exergy-Anergy and Entropy”.
He is author of many scientific articles and two books: “Marketing of Social Products & Services”, UCR Publications; and “Lean Manufacturing: Fundamentals and techniques for cycle time reduction”, Kaikaku Ins. Press, USA.
Dr. Caldwell served as Director of Industrial Engineering Department at Engineering School of University of Costa Rica, Operations Manager at MASECA, CA; Lean Manufacturing Project Manager at Eaton Corp. Costa Rica, General Manager at Quirós & Cía-Bandag Inc. and General Manager at Lean Systems Intl., USA. He has more than 30 years of experience as advisor and consultant in Operations Management, Lean Manufacturing and Lean Logistics at Interamerican Bank for Development, WHO, UN, World Wide Bank, Coca-Cola, Ministry of Health, Costa Rica, Honduras, Panamá, Costa Rican Institute for Electricity, RTC- Perú, Young Electrical Signs, Nevada, USA, AirCare Inc., Reno, Nevada, Plan International-Honduras, Bournes Co., DOLE Co. and many others. In addition, Dr. Caldwell currently serves as Director of the Central America Robotics and Industry 4.0 Challenge Contest (ROBOTIFEST) and General Manager at Kaikaku Institute Latin America.
Panel Speaker IV
Dr. Ahad Ali
Associate Professor
Director of Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering
Director, Master of Science in Industrial Engineering
Director of Smart Manufacturing and Lean Systems Research Group
A. Leon Linton Department of Mechanical, Robotics and Industrial Engineering
Lawrence Technological University
Southfield, Michigan, USA
Dr. Ahad Ali is an Associate Professor and Director of Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering and Master of Science in Industrial Engineering in the A. Leon Linton Department of Mechanical Engineering at the Lawrence Technological University, Michigan. Dr. Ali is the Director of Smart Manufacturing and Lean Systems Research Group. He earned B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Khulna University of Engineering and Technology, Bangladesh, Masters in Systems and Engineering Management from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore and Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering from University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Dr. Ali is the Executive Director of IEOM Society and Conference Chair of the Sixth International Conference on Industrial Engineering and operations Management, Kuala Lumpur 2016. He advised six doctorate students in Doctor of Engineering in Manufacturing Systems. Dr. Ali has published journal and conference papers. He was past President of IIE Lean Division. Dr Ali has done research projects with Chrysler, Ford, DTE Energy, Delphi Automotive System, GE Medical Systems, Harley-Davidson Motor Company, International Truck and Engine Corporation (ITEC), National/Panasonic Electronics, and Rockwell Automation. His research interests include quality, reliability, six sigma, manufacturing, simulation, optimization, scheduling, maintenance, e-manufacturing, lean, CAE and GD&T and. He is a member of ASEE, IEEE, IEOM, INFORMS, and SME.
Diversity and Inclusion Panel sponsored by Ford Motor Company
Wednesday, April 5, 2023, 6:00 – 7:45 pm – Room 3 (Virtual)
Panel Chair
Professor Don Reimer
Director of Membership and Chapter Development – IEOM Society
President, The Small Business Strategy Group, Detroit, Michigan, USAAdjunct Faculty – A. Leon Linton Department of Mechanical Engineering
Lawrence Technological University, Southfield, Michigan, USA
Donald M. Reimer is an adjunct faculty at the A. Leon Linton Department of Mechanical Engineering in College of Engineering at Lawrence Tech in Southfield, Michigan. He coordinates the Certificate of Entrepreneurial Engineering Skills. Mr. Reimer holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial Management from Lawrence Technological University and a Master of Arts degree in Political Science from University of Detroit/Mercy. He is a Certified Management Consultant with over 35 years of experience in working with closely-held businesses. He has taught courses in entrepreneurship, strategic management, corporate entrepreneurship and innovation for engineers. Mr. Reimer is a member of the Lawrence Tech Kern Campus Committee, Coordinator of the Lawrence Tech Innovation Encounter. He is faculty Advisor of the Collegiate Entrepreneurs’ Organization. Mr. Reimer serves as a Kern Fellow of The Kern Family Foundation, Co-Direct of the Coleman Fellows Program, member of the National Collegiate Entrepreneurs’ Organization Faculty Advisory Council and is a member of the American Society of Engineering Education. He has operated his own consulting company – The Small Business Strategy Group for 23 years. He published numerous articles on small business, entrepreneurship and strategic thinking. He has received several awards and recognition by local, state and federal agencies for his work in entrepreneurship and minority business development. Mr. Reimer served as member of the Minority Economic Development Committee of New Detroit. Mr. Reimer is member of the Small Business Advisory Council of the Detroit Regional Chamber of Commerce. Mr. Reimer is a member of Advisory Board of the Milwaukee Junction Small Business Assistance Center. He is also a member of the Applied Innovation Alliance. Mr. Reimer serves as a KEEN Fellow for The Kern Family Foundation and is a member of United States Association of Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
Panel Speakers
Project Management Panel
Thursday, April 6, 2023, 8:00 – 9:45 am – Room 3 (Virtual)
Panel Chair
Dr. Devinder Banwet
Vice Chancellor Founding
University of Engineering & Management
Kolkata, India
Professor Emeritus, IIT Delhi
Prof. Devinder Kumar Banwet is Vice Chancellor at University of Engineering & Management Kolkata India. He is an Emeritus Professor of DMS IIT Delhi in the area of Operations & Supply Chain Management and a Fellow of the Institution of Engineers (India). He is a Graduate Mechanical Engineer, with Master of Industrial Engineering and PhD from IIT Delhi. Previously he served as a Vice Chancellor of the University of Engineering and Management at Kolkata. He has made significant contributions in publications related to Operations Management.
His areas of research interest include Operations Management, Supply Chain and Logistics Management, Project Management, IT-enabled DSS, Industrial Systems Engineering, Total Quality Management, Manufacturing Strategy, Technology Management, Materials Management, Facilities Planning, Operations Research Modelling, Telecom Systems and Entrepreneurship Management.
Panel Co-Chair
Dr. Vivek Soni F.I.E.
Assistant Professor
Faculty of Management Studies
University of Delhi
New Delhi, Delhi, India
Dr. Vivek Soni is a faculty in the area of Operations and Supply Chain Management at one of the well reputed educational systems at Faculty of Management Studies, University of Delhi. Dr. Soni acts as critical thinking academic enabler to the management students, researchers of both fulltime and part-time executive batches. Dr. Soni holds a Ph.D. in Operations management area from Department of Management Studies, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IIT Delhi), M. Tech. (IIT Delhi), B. Tech. (Motilal Nehru NIT Allahabad) and also MBA degree in Operations Area. His Ph.D. dissertation is on systems modeling for security and sustainability in Indian energy sector and MBA dissertation on higher education policy framework in industry 4.0 context. He has been contributing teaching and research at premier academic institutions such as Jaipuria School of Business (Delhi / NCR) where he served as area chairperson (operations and supply chain) and head (R&D), School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, BULMIM, BIMTECH, Greater Noida, Great Lakes Gurgaon, LBSIM, and TERI School of Advance Studies Delhi.
Dr. Soni has also contributed several papers in international journals such as Journal of Business Research. Indian Journal of Public Administration, Sustainable Production, and Consumption, Transforming Government: People, Process, and Policy, Int. Journal of Energy Sector Management, Information and Computer Security, and Advances in Management Research etc. He is also at editorial advisory board member of Int. Journal of Energy Sector Management. His research work is also appeared in international conferences at Industrial Engineering & Operations Management Society Singapore (2021), International Academy of Business, and Economies (IABE), USA (2012), The Institute of Energy Economics (IEEJ) Japan (2009), and Canadian University of Dubai, (2014). Dr. Soni also works as a consultant to Indian Corporate, is also a fellow of Institution of Engineers India, and a certified independent director by Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Govt. of India. He is active life member of several professional associations/ research, & training forums including the Indian Institute of Public Administration New Delhi. He is contributing to India’s chapter of IEOM Society USA at New Delhi as a unique management proposition towards the operation area.
Panel Speaker I
Dr. Mohammad Ichsan, PMP, PMI-SP
Assistant Professor
Faculty Member of Binus Business School (AACSB Accredited)
Undergraduate Program
Bina Nusantara University
Jakarta, Indonesia
Mohammad Ichsan is an Assistant Professor of Binus Business School. He has published some books and papers in the area of project management. He has over 20 years of experience in managing projects in multiple industries such as Information Technology, construction, telecommunication, and financial services. His current research domain is Project Management Office, Sustainable Project Management, Agile Project Management, and Strategic Project Management. His teaching area is project management, operations management, and supply chain as well as research methodology in the both undergraduate and graduate programs.
Dr. Ichsan received his electrical engineering degree from Hochschule Darmstadt in Germany (Diplom Ingenieur) and his master’s degree from the University of Indonesia in Project Management (Magister Teknik – Cum Laude), meanwhile, his Ph.D. is pursued from Bina Nusantara University majoring Strategic Management. Dr. Ichsan has also professional project management credentials such as Project Management Professional (PMP) and Project Management Institute – Scheduling Professional (PMI-SP) from Project Management Institute and Project Management Office – Certified Practitioner from PMO Global Alliance. He was appointed as Regional 15 Mentor PMI and a member of Project Management Institute Global and Indonesia Chapter.
Panel Speaker II
Uzair Ahmed Qazi
Assistant Manager Operational Excellence
Indus Pharma (Pvt.) Ltd.
Karāchi, Sindh, Pakistan
Panel Speaker III
Engr. AKM Mizanur Rahman
Assistant General Manager
Head of Development
RFL Electronics Ltd sister concern of RFL Group
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Mr. AKM Mizanur Rahman presently leads the washing machine, blender motor, Electric Kettle, Induction & Infrared cooker coil manufacturing project. Also, his roll Products/Project feasibility study, Sourcing & Development, import planning, Production Planning, Indirect Sales monitoring, Prepare SOP for production & Quality Control.
He was in Walton Group before coming RFL & here responsibility was In Coming quality control, according to Acceptance Quality Level (AQL). In process quality control, according to Standard Operating Procedure (SOP). Various circuit check in the aging test. Semi finish parts checking and qc passed according to standard parameter, drawing and master sample. Final QC passed after testing. Develop training manual and arrange training for QC team & KPI. Technical data analysis for sourcing of machine & erection. Sourcing, testing & After-sales service of generator. Pre-shipment Inspection for raw materials, parts and finished goods. Pre-production Inspection of each model of motorcycle. All parts checking of CKD engine, control quality for assembly & testing. Control quality when assemble a motorcycle according to BOM (Bill of materials) Checking all adjusting, dimension, smoke test, horn test, light intensity test etc. Submit all kind of rejection/ repair report to commercial department
Before Walton he was in Otobi Ltd & here responsibility was Prepare schedule for production (MPS). To prepare Bill of Materials according to drawing & design, Routing (Time Scheduling) for production. Calculate MRP-I (Materials Planning), MRP-II (Capacity Planning), Wastage materials calculation & wastage minimization. Prepare confirm pipeline/production status. Maintain relation between Production planning & Procurement. To ensure the maintenance work of machineries regularly. Maintain 5s Kaisen rules. Maintain health & Safety.
Panel Speaker IV
Yasar Ajlouni
Project Management Advisor
Kasih Food Production Co.
Amman, Jordan
Yasar Ajlouni is a seasoned program management professional with 35+ years of experience across several industries, including aviation, manufacturing, utilities, consumer packaged goods, nuclear and real estate. Yasar has 12+ years in PMO experience and holds several certifications including PMP, MSP, PMOC, PMO Value Ring CP, Certified Innovation Manager, Digital Business Transformation Management, Accredited Customer Experience Master, and Foundational Certification in Agile Scrum. An author of several PM articles, Yasar has been featured on Project Management Times as well as Business Analytics Times amongst others. Yasar is a speaker and member of PMI Thought Leadership Committee, a judge for the PMO Global Alliance for the past 4 years, and in 2018, he was one of five awarded most valuable PMO judges globally. Yasar is a retired Brigadier from the Royal Jordanian Air Force, holds a Masters Degree in Engineering from King’s College London, and is a passionate father for two engineers.
Panel Speaker V
Dr. Olufemi Adetunji
Associate Professor
Department of Industrial Engineering
University of Pretoria/Universiteit van Pretoria
Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa
Dr. Olufemi Adetunji is an associate professor in the department of Industrial and Systems Engineering at the University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa. He earned his Bachelors in Agricultural Engineering and his Masters in Industrial and Production Engineering from the University of Ibadan Nigeria. He also had a Post Graduate Diploma in Computer Science from the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, and his doctorate in Industrial and Systems Engineering from the University of Pretoria, Pretoria, both in South Africa. He is professionally certified in SCOR-P by the Supply Chain Council, certified in CPIM and CSCP by APICS, certified in SAP ERP systems by SAP, and has a green belt in lean six sigma. He has published several journal and conference papers. Dr. Adetunji has also conducted research and process improvement projects in diverse industries including Finance, Education, Manufacturing and Information Systems. His teaching and research interest is in the application of models to the design and operation of Manufacturing Planning Systems and Supply Chain Engineering.
Lean Six Sigma Panel
Thursday, April 6, 2023, 2:00 – 3:45 pm – Room 3 (Virtual)
Panel Chair
Sadique Salim
Vice President, Bangladesh
Six Sigma Management Institute
Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Sadique Salim is one of the well-known resources in the field of Lean Six Sigma, Design Thinking, Innovation, Start UP acceleration and Business Excellence in the South Asia. He is known for transforming organization with little or limited resources. Sadique is one of the first Design Thinking, Six Sigma experts in his home country. He has been practicing Six Sigma in his work and as a consultant for last 16 years and helped set it up for many organizations. He is featured frequently as a guest speaker is ACCA Asia programs, universities, seminars where he talks about Design Thinking, Six Sigma, Operational Excellence, Business Transformation and Data Science. Sadique is a Certified Lean Six Sigma Master Black from Six Sigma Management Institute. He is also a Certified Project Management Professional for last 10 years from Project Management International, USA. He also received certification on Design Thinking from AHO (The Oslo School of Architecture and Design, Norway) and Designing Better Services from Telenor Academy- Pebble Road (Thailand). Since 2014. Sadique has guided over 50+ organizations, both manufacturing and services across ten countries in their Organizational Excellence journey, Design Thinking implementation, TQM and Six Sigma implementation and known for his avid skills in successful Business Transformation and Change Management. He is also a frequent pro bono consultant for local start-ups and plays an active role in raising funds and investments for them. He also represents some global venture capitalist organizations in Bangladesh. He received Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) from IBA, Dhaka University and MBA from North South University, Bangladesh. Salim is a Certified Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt from Dr. Mikel J Harry Six Sigma Management Institute and Certified Project Management Professional from PMI.
Panel Speaker I
Johan Deger
Global Category Manager
Alfa Laval
Lund, Skåne, Sverige, Sweden
Johan Deger holds a master’s degree in engineering from the University of Lund, Sweden, and is an industrial engineer. He is also a Certified Advanced Procurement Professional from IFPSM. With 20 years of hands-on experience in sourcing and manufacturing, including serving as a factory manager in China, Johan has gained valuable practical expertise in his field. Currently, he is serving as the Global Category Manager in Global Sourcing at Alfa Laval. Johan is also a Lean Six Sigma Black Belt with a particular focus on sourcing and supplier development.
In addition to his professional achievements, Johan Deger is also passionate about training future Green Belts. He believes in the importance of creating positive change within the industry, and sees training both internal candidates and suppliers as a key means of achieving this goal. By imparting his knowledge and skills to others, Johan hopes to inspire a new generation of professionals who are committed to sustainability and continuous improvement in sourcing and supplier development
Panel Speaker II
Dumidu Ranaweera
Global Director APAC, Middle East, Africa & Oceania – Dr Mikel J Harry Six Sigma Management Institute Inc.
Chief Executive Officer – Lean Six Sigma Asia LLC.
Sri Lanka
One of the well-known resources in the field of “Lean Six Sigma” (referred to as the ‘Lean Six Sigma Guru of Sri Lanka’ by print media) and “Organizational Excellence” in the region and has been personally endorsed by the principal architect of Six Sigma Dr Mikel J. Harry as one of the best resources available on “Six Sigma”. He is featured frequently as a Keynote Speaker/ Chief Guest/Award Judge in many international and local conferences/forums (i.e., Japan, USA, Singapore, Australia, India, Bangladesh, Vietnam, Malaysia, Maldives, Netherlands etc.) and carries extensive expertise relating to Organizational Excellence & Lean Six Sigma.
During his illustrative career, Dumidu has been recognized by many industry forums and associations. These include Lean Six Sigma Coaching Excellence Medal by SSMI USA, Karma veer Chakra Silver Award by REX in association with the United Nations, ‘Business Leader of the Year 2017 & 2019’ Awards during Sri Lanka Quality Leadership Awards, ‘Hall of Fame Award’ during Asia Training & Leadership Awards 2019 and in Sri Lanka in 2017, IT-BPO Young Outstanding Professional Sri Lanka Award from ICTA, Distinguished Industry Achievement Award from IEOM in 2021 etc. He is also the first individual outside the USA to be awarded the ‘Executive Master Black Belt’ status by the late Prof. Mikel J. Harry was recently listed under the “101 Most Fabulous Global Training & Development Leaders” at the World Training and Development Congress 2020. He currently works as an Advisor/ Consultant for three main universities in Sri Lanka and was responsible in re-designing the curriculum of the Quality Management Degree and the Business Process Management degree offered by SLIIT and the University of Moratuwa respectively. In 2017, Dumidu also introduced Lean Six Sigma methodology to Maldives with HR Maldives.
Dumidu has guided over 300+ organizations, both manufacturing and services across 10 countries in their Organizational Excellence journey and known for his avid skills in Lean Six Sigma deployment and credentials in multiple business disciplines. During his illustrative career, he has mentored over 1000+ process excellence projects across various domains and trained over 30,000+ resources including over 800 Black Belts /Master Black Belts. He has also been responsible for award-winning Organizational Excellence & Lean Six Sigma deployment programmes and implementation of management systems in novel domains.
Apart from EMBB certification from SSMI, he also holds three Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt certifications from BMG University, Indian Statistical Institute & Dialog Axiata, Black Belt certifications from ASQ & Motorola University and Lean Practitioner certification from BMGI. His other credentials include, MBA with Merit (USJ-PIM), BBA (Colombo), Diploma in Quality Management with Distinction (SLSI), ASQ CQE, ASQ CMQ/OE, ASQ CQA, Sri Lanka’s 1st IASSC Accredited Training Associate, Lean Bronze, Lead Auditor ISO 9001 QMS, ISO 14001 EMS & ISO 27001 ISMS, Certified TPM Facilitator (CII, JIPM, TPM Club), PMP, PGDM (CIM-UK), ACMA (CIMA-UK), FCMA (CMA-SL), Senior member ASQ, Council member SLAAQP, HMM (Harvard) & NDHRM (IPM) etc. Dumidu is also currently reading for his Doctorate in Business Administration.
Panel Speaker III
Michael Connell
CEO
MICOMA Enterprises
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Michael has a B.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering and an MBA from the University of Maryland system. He is a Lean Expert, a certified Lean Six Sigma Black Belt, and a registered Project Management Professional (PMP).
After 30 years in a variety of roles within Manufacturing and Service organizations as an engineer, Lean Expert/Six Sigma Black Belt, and Quality/Safety & Continuous Improvement Managers, Michael took what he learned about making processes better, along with his observations of how people approach problem solving, and decided to become his own boss just prior to the Covid Pandemic.
By building on the shoulders of Quality Giants – Deming, Juran, Ohno, Harry and others, Michael follows the lead of these minds that have shaped the 20th century “quality of business” landscape, particularly where it pertains to improving digital processes. He gets most of his satisfaction leading people to the realization that they are the true worth of any organization.
Panel Speaker IV
Rizwan Elias
General Manager, Manufacturing
RegenOrganics
Nairobi, Kenya
Experienced Six Sigma Practitioner
Rizwan Elias is currently the Head of Operations at RegenOrganics, a Kenyan based circular economy company that converts organic waste into regenerative products.
He has worked in the manufacturing sector for the past 7 years – managing and building teams in various departments; Maintenance, Continuous Improvement, Quality Engineering, Health & Safety, Production and Operational Excellence.
Rizwan has a Bachelor of Engineering in Mechatronic Engineering and a Master of Science in Advanced Manufacturing Technology. Rizwan is currently pursuing a Six Sigma Black Belt certification from Dr. Mikel J Harry Six Sigma Management Institute.
Panel Speaker V
Daniel Santillanes Loredo, MBB. MBA
Regional Partner Six Sigma Management Institute México
Independent Consultant
Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt
Mexico City
Mexico
Daniel Santillanes has over 20 years of leadership and management experience with global Fortune 100 companies. With working relationships across the Americas in industrial, consumer products, pharmaceutical, logistics, steel, agroindustry, energy & consulting sectors.
He has implemented Lean Six Sigma and trained over 500 belts over the last 17 years, while implementing multifunctional and multicultural teams, building capabilities & achieving millions of dollars of savings and financial benefit through the application of LSS philosophy, methodology and tools.
Panel Speaker VI
Bob Scanlon
Regional Partner at Six Sigma Management Institute
Management Consultant, Lean Six Sigma, Operational Excellence, Biz Ops Dashboards and Metrics Expert, Business Transformation, Training, Coaching, Kaizen
Frederick, Maryland, United States
Global Supply Chain and Logistics Panel
Thursday, April 6, 2023, 4:00 – 5:45 pm – Room 3 (Virtual)
Panel Chair:
Dr. Abdelaziz Berrado
Professor and Academic Coordinator
Department of Industrial Engineering
The Ecole Mohammadia d’Ingénieurs (EMI)
School of Engineering
Mohammed V University
Rabat, Morocco
Abdelaziz BERRADO is Professor and Academic Coordinator of Industrial Engineering in EMI School of Engineering at Mohammed V University in Rabat. He was previously Industrial Engineering Department Chair at the same institution. Prior to his current position, he was a faculty member of Engineering Management at AlAkhawayn University in Ifrane. He holds a Ph.D. in Decision Systems and Industrial Engineering from Arizona State University. He researches advanced analytical methods and frameworks for knowledge generation and decision support in organizations. He focuses on data analytics for Operations and Supply Chain Modelling, Planning, Improvement and Control with applications in Healthcare, Education and other Industries. He has led several funded applied research projects with local and international impact and published research papers in renowned journals. In addition to academic work, he interacts closely with the industry through training and consulting projects. He is a fellow of IEOM Society and a member of INFORMS and IEEE. Previously, he was a senior engineer and data analytics lead at Intel.
Panel Speaker I
Prof Zoubida Chorfi
Equipe de recherche AMIPS
Ecole Mohammadia d’Ingénieurs
Mohammed V University
Rabat, Morocco
Zoubida CHORFI, Ph.D. is a Professor of Industrial Engineering in EMI School of Engineering at Mohammed V University in Rabat. She received her Dipl-Ing degree in Industrial Engineering from (EMI), Rabat, Morocco, in 2011. She earned Ph.D in Industrial Engineering from same institution in 2019. She has more than three years of industrial experience in several industrial companies. Her areas of interest include supply chain management, performance measurement, multi-criteria decision analysis, design of experiments, Machine learning etc. She published several papers in research journals and conferences.
Panel Speaker II
Mohamed-Iliasse Mahraz
Département Génie industriel
Ecole Mohammadia d’Ingénieurs
Mohammed V University
Rabat, Morocco
Mohamed-Iliasse MAHRAZ holds an MS degree in Supply chain management, from LORRAINE University in Metz, France. Currently, He is a Ph.D. student at Department of industrial engineering with Research Team in modeling and decisions support for systems at Ecole Mohammadia d’Ingénieurs (EMI), Mohamed V University, Morocco. He is interested in ERP systems. His work is focused, more specifically, on examining a Critical Success Factors for ERP implementation in Moroccan organizations.
Panel Speaker III
Sbai Nouçaiba
Senior Lecturer
SIST British Education
Rabat, Morocco
Sbai Nouçaiba is a Senior Lecturer at SIST British Education Morocco, delivering courses in Business Management, Project management, Operations Management, and Supply chain management. She is pursuing her Doctoral Studies (PhD near completion) in Engineering Sciences and Supply chain management at EMI School of Engineering at Mohamed V University in Rabat. She is a member of the Analyze, Modelling, and Integration of Processes and Systems (AMIPS) research team in EMI. Her doctoral main research investigates multi-echelon inventory management with a special focus on sizing multi-echelon inventories in the pharmaceutical sector. Her research interests are in the areas of supply chain management, simulation in supply chain networks, Project management, and multi-criteria decision-making. She published Articles and several conference papers and participated in international conferences in Morocco as well as Europe, USA, and Turkey. She holds an engineering degree in Industrial Engineering from the EMI School of Engineering at Mohamed V University in Rabat.