Doug Akers, Vice President of Product Management, PTC Doug Akers is the Vice President of Product Management within the extended PLM segment of PTC and is responsible for the leadership of global solution definition and management activities as it pertains to the ALM technologies; he also manages the strategy and roadmap of PTC’s enterprise ALM products and solutions. Doug joined PTC in August 1995 and has held positions within customer support, marketing, and product management for both the Integrity and Interoperability businesses since that time. Doug holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science and Psychology from McMaster University.  

Marc Lind, SVP Global Marketing, Aras Marc Lind is responsible for worldwide marketing at Aras, a provider of next generation Product Lifecycle Management solutions for global companies with complex products and processes. Prior to joining Aras, Marc was co-founder of PartsDriver, a supply chain software company focused on the automotive market. Earlier in his career he led a new product development reengineering initiative at Analog Devices (NYSE: ADI) that resulted in development cycle time improvements for global outsourcing operations. He holds a BBA from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst and is a member of Association for Manufacturing Excellence, APICS, and the Product Development and Management Association.  

Scott Whiteman, Senior Manager, Accenture Scott Whiteman is a Senior Manager supporting Accenture Product Lifecycle Services. Over the last 20+ years of his professional career, Scott has focused his attention within Product Lifecycle Management process and its supporting technologies. Scott was the founder of a start-up engineering services firm that supported close to 100 clients and has led the development of technical delivery centers across the globe. Within the Automotive and Transportation industries he has played integral roles in transforming the product development process.  

Louis J. Pascarella, Principal Consultant, Geometric Louis (Lou) J. Pascarella is a Principal Consultant with Geometric, focused on Product Creation Methodologies, Product Lifecycle Management and Application Management. He has been working with global automotive, aerospace, and software vendors for over 35 years in the areas of Visualization, CAD, PLM, and Software Lifecycle Management with a focus on strategy, planning, consulting, systems engineering, and knowledge capture & management. Lou has a strong background in PLM technology development and implementation (Teamcenter, Windchill, and ENOVIA), solution architecture, and enterprise middleware technologies (EAI, SOA).  

Gerald J. Deren, Executive Director, Americas Business Development & Consulting, Siemens Strategic Industries Americas Gerry Deren leads a team of Business Development & Consulting professionals and Solution Architects across Siemens PLM industry business units as well as new and emerging markets. Mr. Deren has spent the past 25 years primarily focused on Automotive, and Aerospace and Defense, and the last eight years dedicated to Space and Global supply chains. He also represents Siemens as part of the Stanford Global Supply Chain consortium and has been as a speaker on the topic of global collaboration and taken part in multiple panel discussions. Business Development & Consulting is responsible for capturing the voice of the customer and representing it through the solution development process and to provide back to the customers - insight into current industry and market trends, Value of change and Leading Practices. It is through this customer interaction that we are

Dr. Nicholas (Nick) Bell, CIO, Global Product Development, Information Technology, General Motors Nick Bell was appointed as the CIO, Global Product Development in December 2012 and is responsible for all IT applications development and support of GM’s Global Product Development function, as well as contributing to the IT Transformational journey in General Motors IT. Prior to his current position, Nick was Executive Director Vehicle Solutions IT. He has also served as the Global CIO for GM Information Technology, Manufacturing & Labor (from April 2010) and responsibility for GM IT’s “2010 Program” (re-contracting of out-sourced IT Global Service Contracts). Nick served as Chief Information Officer for General Motors North America from 2007 through 2009. In this position, Bell had accountability for all Information Technology and Systems for GM’s North American Operations. Bell joined GM in 2005, as GM North America region, Process Information Officer for Sales, Service & Marketing Systems, from Volvo Car Corporation,

Popular education program will take place in Ann Arbor, Michigan from December 1-5. ANN ARBOR, Michigan, 3 September, 2014 — CIMdata, Inc., the leading global PLM strategic consulting and research firm will bring its highly acclaimed Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) Certificate Program to Ann Arbor, Michigan from December 1-5. The program is recognized as the PLM industry’s most comprehensive solution-agnostic education offering. The three- or five-day program prepares PLM professionals to successfully address the challenges commonly faced in PLM strategy development and implementation. The assessment-based certificate program includes a personalized classroom experience, individual and team-based exercises, and individual evaluations of achievement. The program is facilitated by a team of CIMdata experts. Upon successful completion of the program, participants receive a CIMdata PLM Certificate and become a member of CIMdata’s global PLM Leadership community.  “We look forward to bringing our PLM certificate class to Ann Arbor, Michigan. This location has proven to be significant

SPRING Technologies announces the release of NCSIMUL Machine 9.2, flagship of its NCSIMUL SOLUTIONS portfolio. Pursuing its commitment to the development of the factory of the future, SPRING Technologies is enriching its solution with additional properties for its Composites module and enhancing its capabilities in terms of automation, ergonomics and, ultimately end-user productivity. "NCSIMUL Machine is our flagship. We have been developing the solution for 17 years and we progress it with state-of-the-art technology, drawing on our expertise in industry applications, and addressing market needs", explains Olivier Bellaton, Managing Director of SPRING Technologies. "With Version 9.2, we bring our users the very best technology to automate tasks that deliver no added value, and secure the information, data exchange and tool paths - all of this in a 3D graphic environment. Each new version brings us a step closer to SMART INDUSTRY." With NCSIMUL Machine users can: Control the global machining process; Simulate, check, optimize and modify their

SENER announces the new FORAN V70R3.0, available from the 31st of July, 2014. With more than 45 years in the market, FORAN takes advantage of SENER´s innovative development effort as the key factor to give added value. The new version incorporates improvements for the users and on its own technology. Some remarkable new aspects are described below. FORAN offers a solution covering all design stages and disciplines. The process starts with the forms generation in FORAN or imported from a third-party solution. The module FGA for the generation of the general arrangement allows a quick definition of compartments and spaces in 3D. This module incorporates new functionality for the early positioning of equipment in the 3D model that can be linked intrinsically to the spaces of the ship and will be integrated with the rest of outfitting solutions in further design stages. A new module, FABSIC, groups all the former applications related with the

Informative Graphics Corporation (IGC®) announces Brava!® Enterprise 7.2 for EMC Webtop. This release of Brava for Webtop will also be integrated into the latest version of EMC Documentum Capital Projects, available soon. Brava 7.2 includes these features and enhancements: The cross-platform Brava HTML5 client now offers vector viewing for crisp views at tight zoom levels plus the ability to set CAD layer visibility and view object attributes. The new Brava 3D ActiveX client displays 3D models. Measure, locate and identify parts, access part and subassembly info, view multi-plane cutaways and cross sections, and explode assemblies. Sign documents electronically, adding an electronic signature, initials or a professional seal with Brava, then create a PDF of the signed document. Checkview streamlines repetitive form reviews. Use Checkview to flag form areas requiring review and provide instructions to reviewers. Reviewers are stepped through each area and must approve or reject each one to move on to the next. Enhanced text