Speakers Bureau

Our professionals are available for presentations on a variety of topics impacting the industry, ranging from labor and workforce issues to business performance improvement.

Meet the Speakers (click on a topic below to view the speakers for each specialty area):

General Manufacturing
Information Technology
Tax Planning
Lean Manufacturing

General Manufacturing

Karen Kurek, Managing Director, Practice Lead - Manufacturing and Wholesale Distribution
Specializes in financial assurance services, capital procurement, acquisition/divesture strategy formation, tax planning, and setup and operation of cross border/international affiliates

Information Technology

Dean Lemons, Managing Director
Specializes in technology assessments and strategic IT planning engagements, including performing IT General Control Reviews (audits) involving a variety of hardware, software, and operating environments

Patrick Vance, Managing Director
Specializes in information technology network consulting, including project management, design, implementation, and administration of local and wide area networks.

Lee Voigt, Managing Director
Specializes in project management, requirements gathering and application design, and is proficient with the Lotus Domino/Notes, Oracle, and Microsoft client/server and web development platforms

Tax Planning

Bert Hawkins, Managing Director - International Tax
International tax planning focusing on global manufacturing enterprises: Structuring, intellectual property planning, foreign tax credit optimization, foreign tax incentives

Stephanie Simons, Tax Director
Specializes in research and development tax credits and deductions and multiple tax attributes over as many as 20 years to maximize tax benefits

Bob Weigel, Property Tax and Cost Segregation Manager
Specializes in state and local tax consulting services in real estate, cost segregation and personal property tax as well as cost segregation projects

Lean Manufacturing

Mac McHenry, Packaged Solutions Manager
Specializes in lean manufacturing and the implementation and beneficial use of ERP within a multitude of varying manufacturing environments and products ranging from locknuts to sophisticated one of a kind test equipment

Dale Billet, Director - Consulting Services Group
Specializes in systems implementation, production, purchasing and inventory control, information systems selection, business process improvement (Six Sigma Lean), operational reviews and information systems strategic planning