2. Moderator: Don Pearson
Industry Panel: Using Ignition to Accelerate Growth
Moderator: Don Pearson
Chief Strategy Officer / Inductive Automation

3. Automation Engineer / GlaxoSmithKline
Justin Clark
Automation Engineer / GlaxoSmithKline
Justin Clark – Automation Engineer, GlaxoSmithKline
Justin Clark has been with GlaxoSmithKline for three years as an Automation Engineer in the Automation department in Zebulon, NC.  He is the site owner for OEE performance data, of which Ignition is used as the primary tool for visualizing production data.  He holds Bachelor’s and Master’s Degrees in Electrical Engineering from Oklahoma State University and a Master’s of Integrated Manufacturing Systems Engineering from North Carolina State University.
Justin; could you tell us a little more about yourself and what you do?

4. Head of Technical Services / Yuma County Water Users’ Association
Charles Cowan
Head of Technical Services / Yuma County Water Users’ Association
Charles Cowan – Head of Technical Services, Yuma County Water Users’ Association
Charles Cowan has been in the industrial automation industry for 20 years, with a shift in emphasis from food manufacturing to irrigation canal automation and the power generation, transmission, and distribution sectors for the past 13 years. Charles serves as the Head of Technical Services for the Yuma County Water Users’ Association, a 113-year-old association developed to manage and operate federally owned irrigation and power facilities. Among his many and varied responsibilities at the association, Charles manages the Association’s technology program, which includes IT, SCADA, GIS, and emerging field technologies.
Charles; could you tell us a little more about yourself and what you do?

5. Director of Technical Services / R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company
Chris Hemric
Director of Technical Services / R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company
Chris Hemric - Director of Technical Services, R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company
During his 33 year career with R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, Chris has held positions at many levels of the organization, including Maintenance Technician, Process Control Engineer, Controls and Automation Engineer, and Engineering Management. He currently serves as Director of Technical Services, encompassing a broad range of engineering activities including mechanical and electrical design, controls engineering, facilities management and utilities delivery for the manufacturing operations. He holds an AAS Electronics Engineering Technology from Forsyth Technical Community College, a BS in Industrial Systems and Technology Management from East Carolina University. Chris is a licensed Professional Engineer in North Carolina.
Chris; could you tell us a little more about yourself and what you do?

6. Corporate Engineering / SugarCreek
Dan Stauft
Corporate Engineering / SugarCreek
Dan Stauft – Corporate Engineering, SugarCreek
Dan is a Certified Maintenance and Reliability Professional with a BS in Mechanical Engineering and an MS in Manufacturing Operations. Dan brings with him over 24 years of experience in advanced manufacturing and control systems.  For the past three years, he has been implementing Ignition across six food manufacturing sites; currently 79 devices and 9 SQL databases are connected.  Prior to joining SugarCreek, Dan spend 21 years improving processes in the automotive industry utilizing Cimplicity, Wonderware and various home brewed platforms.
Dan; could you tell us a little more about yourself and what you do?

7. Using Ignition to Accelerate Growth
Justin Clark
Charles Cowan
Chris Hemric
GlaxoSmithKline
Yuma County Water Users’ Assoc.
R.J. Reynold Tobacco Co.
Dan Stauft
Announcement: Please feel free to interject questions for our panelists as we proceed with our discussion.
Group Questions:
- What do you see as the biggest demands your company must rise to meet to stay competitive in your industry?
- What are the biggest challenges you and your team must face on a daily basis?
- How do the tools you use help you meet those demands and challenges?
- What are your customers asking for and how do you meet those requests?
- How can a company in your industry maintain a competitive advantage?
- What trends do you see that may shape the state of the industry you’re in?
- How can a company keep up or even set trends in the industry?
- What direction do you see your company moving into the future?
- What role do you see your industrial automation systems playing as your company grows in the future?
- How can Inductive Automation help facilitate that growth?
Individual Questions:
Justin: What new feature or function of Ignition are you most excited about?
Charles: What’s been the most valuable for your organization in learning how to use Ignition?
Chris: How has Ignition helped you make the most of your resources?
Dan: What’s been your experience in getting new employees started in developing Ignition projects?
SugarCreek

8. Closing
- Thank panel
- Thank audience
- Closing announcements
- End session