Board of Advisors
Executive Committee
Andrew Roberts, Board Chair
Senior Director, Advanced Manufacturing
BraunAbility Corporation
Winamac
Todd Miller
President & CEO
Myers Spring
Logansport
Susan Murray Carlock
Vice President of Business Development
Mursix
Yorktown
Ben Nagel
President/CEO
CCT Enterprises
Auburn
Bob Ferguson
President
Applied Solutions LLC
Carmel
Ralph Curtis Palmer III, Ph.D.
Associate Director of Quality – Americas
Linde
Indianapolis
Edward Garza
Owner
El Popular
East Chicago
Steve Rider
Vice President, Quality Control
Subaru of Indiana Automotive
Lafayette
Johnny Goode
President & COO
MSP Manufacturing
Bloomington
John Smith
Former CEO
Wood-Mizer
Indianapolis
Jim Hurst
Vice President
N.K. Hurst Company
Zionsville
Ranae Stewart
Senior Executive Director
Purdue Manufacturing Extension Partnership
Carmel
Iain James
Vice President of Manufacturing
Knauf Insulation
Shelbyville
Economic & Industry Advisors
Brooke Linehan
Invited Federal Program Liaison
Federal Program Manager
NIST Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership
Gaithersburg, MD
Lisa Metcalf
Program Director, Business Services
Indiana Department of Workforce Development
Indianapolis
Jon Myers
VP, Small Business & State Director, Indiana SBDC
Indiana Small Business Development Center
Indianapolis
Bryce Carpenter
Chief Operating and Strategy Officer
Conexus Indiana
Indianapolis
Purdue Manufacturing Extension Partnership Staff
Michael Dees
Director, Manufacturing Services
Purdue Manufacturing Extension Partnership
Carmel
Bill Pearce
Director, Operations
Purdue Manufacturing Extension Partnership
Carmel