Rahim Alsaffar, Lead Engineering Specialist at Johnson Controls Automotive Group

Mr. Alsaffar will discuss how collaboration technology, people and processes help deliver high-volume products at the lowest cost in the shortest time, with unrivaled quality. Rahim has over 15 years of combined product development and product design operations experience, with a recent focus on leveraging technology to improve quality.

Chad Jackson, President of Lifecycle Insights and author of the popular Engineering Matters newsletter (www.engineering-matters.com)

Mr. Jackson is a recognized authority on design and engineering in new product development and introduction with over fifteen years of experience in the industry. Before founding Lifecycle Insights, Chad led the Product Innovation and Engineering practice for Aberdeen Consulting, as Vice President and Principal Analyst. Prior to Aberdeen, Chad held a number of roles at an engineering software provider for more than a decade.

Howard Mason, Corporate Information Standards Manager, Office of the CIO, BAE Systems

Information is a key asset for all the players in today’s global supply network. With the increasing emphasis on through-life support by both customer and supplier, the same information is also critical for tomorrow and the entire product lifecycle. As information systems evolve ever faster, industry in the US and Europe is turning to joint efforts to define and deploy the key information standards that they need to protect their investment in information. This presentation will discuss the new era of collaboration between US and European aerospace industries and information interoperability across the supply network and through the product lifecycle, with real-life practical examples.

Keith Hunten, Senior Staff Aerospace Engineer, Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company

Lockheed Martin Aeronautics and Jotne EPM Technology for the past 2 1/2 years have been developing an advanced open standards system for Simulation Data Management (SimDM) using the STEP standard ISO 10303-209 ed2 (AP209 ed2). The objective of the SimDM project is to help eliminate most of the current constraints on long term data retention and sharing of CAD and CAE information using this internationally-recognized standard format. This presentation will describe the approach used to design, develop and test this system that will enable cost-effective data sharing, streamlined processes and improved efficiencies between organizations that create, modify and archive complex engineered products.

Rob Fisher, director of marketing for Madison Electric Products

How Madison Electric Products broke new ground in the electrical industry by leveraging social media to crowdsource product development and position the company as innovative and forward-thinking.

David Briggs, Associate Technical Fellow - 787 Engineering Information Delivery, The Boeing Company

The Boeing 787 program uses a 3D Model Based Definition design process and has the requirement to distribute this data to a worldwide supply chain and customer base. This talk will describe the system developed to share 3D design data in the 3D PDF and STEP neutral formats to meet the interoperability challenges of the 787 program.