Katrina ThompsonKatrina Thompson is the Chief People Officer (CPO) for FORVIS. She has more than 25 years of experience in human resources (HR) and has been with the firm for more than 20 years, serving in various roles. As CPO, she leads a dynamic group of HR...
Speakers
Brandon Moses – MFGCON Speaker
Brandon MosesBrandon Moses is the Lead Reliability Engineer for Berry Global. Brandon is an accomplished reliability engineer with over 13 years of professional experience in the automotive, manufacturing and quality control industries. Brandon’s career experience...
Andrew Pearl – MFGCON Speaker
Andrew Pearl Andrew Pearl is the Vice President of Reliability at EMCO. Andrew has spent 15 years in manufacturing, working with plants to retrofit and upgrade existing machinery to improve production and reliability. He has spent the last 3 years developing and...
Allan Swicegood – MFGCON Speaker
Allan SwicegoodAllan Swicegood has been a part of North Carolina’s manufacturing community for over 37 years. He now serves as President of American Machining Solutions where he continues to grow his love of manufacturing and a strong desire to help others in our...
Dean Harmon – MFGCON Speaker
Dean HarmonDean Harmon owns Empire Machine and Fabrication in Clayton, North Carolina. He has worked and been in management in manufacturing facilities for the last twenty-six years. In 2012, Dean opened Empire Machine. Empire Machine is a small full capability...
Mitch Day – MFGCON Speaker
Mitch DayMitch Day is the president of Dayco Manufacturing, a machine manufacturing company in Johnston county. In 1990 Mitch began his machining career working for his father who started his business in 1979. He worked with him for 17 years until 2007. At that time,...
Norbert Kozar – MFGCON Speaker
Norbert KozarNorbert Kozar has 37+ years of manufacturing experience. Innovation has been the hallmark of his career. He started as a machinist/programmer before moving into management. Research and Development have been key to his success at every stop. He strives...
Brandon Ruppe – MFGCON Speaker
Brandon RuppeThrough his experience with the Foothills Workforce Development Board and Cleveland Community College, Brandon Ruppe has assisted companies in recruiting, retaining, and developing employees. He specializes in assisting large and small companies to...
Sandra Jenkins – MFGCON Speaker
Sandra JenkinsSandra Jenkins started at STI as a Fabric Inspector and moved through the ranks to become HR Manager. Sandra is very community oriented and has served as the Board Director for the Partnership for Children and the United Way Board. She is pursuing her...