Member Companies

ABB Inc.

Member since: 1996
Ken Morris, Group Vice President Operational Excellence & Supply Management
Mari Jo Cary, Director, Process Improvement Systems

Abbott Nutrition

Member since: 1992
John Ginascol, Vice President, Nutrition Supply Chain
David Poorbaugh, Director, Logistics & Customer Operations

Aggreko

Member since: 2009
Mark Sheppard, Global Head, Operational Excellence

AGRANA

Member Since 2011
Phil Cain, Vice President, Operations

Akron Children's Hospital

Welcome to the COE

Member since: 2011
Grace Wakulchik, Vice President of Operations, Chief Operating Officer
Doug Dulin, senior director, Mark A. Watson Center for Operations Excellence 

Boehringer Ingelheim Roxane Inc.

Member since: 2000
Douglas Lipps, Vice President Operations
Pamela Geelan, Executive Director, Process Excellence

Cardinal Health Inc.

Member since: 2006
William Owad, Senior Vice President, Operational Excellence
Robert Pantano, Senior Vice President

Coca-Cola North America

Member since: 2005
Terry McGann, Director Operational Excellence, Coca-Cola North America

Crane Group

Member since: 1998
Art Dierks, Senior Vice President, TimberTech
Mike Davis, Vice President Operations, Crane Plastics

Diamond Innovations Inc.

Member since: 2004
John Matera, Director, Advanced Manufacturing Engineering
Samuel Anthony, Process Improvement Leader

Emerson Climate Technologies

Member since: 1992
David Conover, Vice President of Lean and Quality
J. R. Roemke, business process leader, Planning Turas Team

Exterior Portfolio

Member since: 2011
Jeff Bycynski, Director of Engineering and Technology

Exel

Member since: 2006
Ted Nikolai, President, Automotive and Chemical/Industrial Americas
Mark Kunar, Vice President of Operations, Automotive

Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co.

Member since: 2006
Patrick Hurley, Vice President Supply Chain

Gordon Food Service

Member since: 2007
Jerry Cagle, director of program sales

GrafTech

Member since: 2010
Robert Pierson,  vice president of operations

Grange Insurance Co.

Welcome to the COE

Member since: 2011
Michael Fergang, Chief Information Officer
Amy Tomaszewski, assistant vice president of operational excellence

Greif Inc.

Member since: 2000
Gaylord Benner, Vice President, Global Supply Chain & Logistics

Huntington National Bank

Welcome to the COE

Member since: 2011
Mark Thompson, Senior Executive Vice President
John Largent, Senior Vice President and Director, Commercial/Corporate Relations
Cheryl Harrison, Vice President and Director, Consumer Operations

Kaiser Aluminum

Member since: 2007
David Conrow, Vice President Kaiser Production System

Keystone Foods LLC

Member since: 2009
Steve Kinney, Vice President of Operations, US Distribution

Lancaster Colony Corp.

Member since: 1998
Thomas Deschler, Vice President Continuous Improvement, T. Marzetti Company

Mettler Toledo Inc.

Member since: 1997
Todd Manifold, General Manager, Industrial Business Unit

Momentive Performance Materials Holdings LLC

Member since: 2007
Bruce Johnson, Vice President, Global Logistics Procurement

Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co.

Member since: 2009
Rachel Lane, Associate Vice President, Business Excellence
Tom Paider, Director IT Applications

Ohio State University Medical Center

Member since: 2007
Gail Marsh, Chief Strategy Officer & Senior Associate VP for Health Sciences

Owens Corning

Member since: 2008
David L. Johns, Senior Vice President /CIO & Chief Supply Chain Officer

Rolls-Royce Energy Systems Inc.

Member since: 2003
Marilyn Davis, Vice President of Quality, HSE and Process Excellence

The Scotts Miracle-Gro Co.

Member since: 1993
Tom Kuharcik, VP of Global Operations

Sonoco-Phoenix

Member since: 2000
Ed Harhager, Area Manufacturing Manager

Tosoh SMD Inc.

Member since: 1996
Marty Blazic, President & COO

Willow Wood

Member since: 2006
Ryan Arbogast, Senior Business Analyst

Worthington Industries Inc.

Welcome to the COE

Member since: 2011
Matt Morbitt, Director, Training & Organizational Development
Andy Reich, Director, Center for Operational Excellence

 

Academic Members

Peter Ward, Co-Director and Management Sciences Department Chair

John Dix, Co-Director and Distinguished Fellow of the Center

Peg Pennington, Executive Director

Andrea Prud'homme - Associate Director

R. Gary Butler- Executive-In-Residence

Nancy Lahmers- Women's Leadership Initiatives

Keely Croxton, Associate Professor, Marketing and Logistics

Julia Higle, Professor and Chair, Industrial, Systems and Welding Engineering

Giorgio Rizzoni, Professor and Ford Motor Company Chair, Center for Automotive Research

Glenn S. Daehn, Fontana Professor of Metallurgical Engineering

Dave Schilling, Professor of Management Sciences/Board Member -- Information Technology Center/Intern Project Coordinator

David S. Hoyte, Distinguished Fellow of the Center

Tom Wallace, Distinguished Fellow of the Center

Larry Ritzman, Distinguished Fellow of the Center

Research Fellows

Gopesh Anand, Assistant Professor with Department of Business Administration at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Rebecca Duray, Associate Professor of Operations and Technology Management, Department Chair at University of Colorado at Colorado Springs

Kathryn Marley with Duquesne University

Rachna Shah, Assistant Professor with Operations and Management Sciences at Carlson School of Management - University of Minnesota

COE Advisor

Al Yonel - contact Al at the following e-mail address: turnlean@gmail.com