International Manufacturing Technology Show - September 10-15, 2012 - Chicago, IL, McCormick Place

Ms Orange started working at AMT in October, 1990, in the Statistics Department. From there, she transferred over to HR for several years only to be lured into the Exhibitions Department. Lee Anne performs a wide variety of tasks from maintaining the data for IMTS.com and the Directory of Exhibits, to coordinating the “fun” at the tradeshow like RobotCombat and Junkyard Wars. Additionally, Lee Anne works on The Emerging Technology Center which showcases the new and innovative technologies in our industry.

Her experience throughout the Association as well as an AA in retailing and a BS in Child Psychology serve Lee Anne for the gamut of responsibilities she is assigned with regularly.

If you would like to follow Lee Anne on Twitter you will find her @LeeAnne_Orange.

Mr. Eelman joined AMT in 1996 and has been involved in worldwide exhibitions in the manufacturing industry for over 20 years. As Vice President - Exhibitions, Mr. Eelman is responsible for AMT events world wide, including trade shows, open houses and special events.

Diyana joined AMT in 1999 as an industry economist, where she managed statistical and market research programs designed to assist corporations in developing strategic plans for domestic and international markets. In 2003, she was promoted to membership manager and was responsible for membership retention, recruitment, marketing, data collection, data integrity, and the association website. She also managed the SkillsUSA Precision Machining Championship and served as Chairman of the Technical Committee. As the association website content grew, it was clear that a new position for managing the website was needed. Diyana was eager to fill this position and now manages www.AMTonline.org and www.IMTS.com.

Diyana received a B.A. in International Studies from the University of South Florida. According to the Gallup Organization Strengths Finder, her top 5 themes are Achiever, Activator, Ideation, Significance, and Relator. Diyana's interest include: video, social media, web analytics, statistics, databases, content management, marketing, design, programming, tennis, traveling, and much more...

Connect with or find out more about Diyana on LinkedIn at http://www.linkedin.com/in/diyana.

Carlos Mortera graduated from Monterrey Institute of Technology with a B.S. in Computer Systems in Monterrey, Mexico and pursued Masters Degrees in Business Administration & Manufacturing Sciences as well as numerous certifications in Operations, Sales/Marketing & International Management.

Amber Thomas graduated with political science degree from Penn State University. She joined the Association right out of college in 1985 and worked as an industry economist in statistics before joining government relations department two years later. Current her responsibilities include legislative research, AMT member grassroots, congressional testimony, and government relations information on the AMT website.

Derek Singleton is an ERP market analyst at Software Advice, a free online resource that presents reviews and comparisons of manufacturing software.

Meredith Fabrizio joined the AMT in 2007 as a college intern in the Exhibitions Department. Following a successful internship, she began a full time position in June 2008 one week after graduating from the University of Maryland with a BA in Communications. After an extremely successful IMTS 2008, Meredith took on the role of coordinating the operations for AMT Member Pavilions in Trade Shows abroad. In addition to international Trade Show operations, Meredith manages AMT Webinars, and coordinates all aspects of IMTS operations. Meredith is currently taking classes to earn her Certification in Exhibition Management (CEM) . She anticipates completion in September 2010.

Greg Strosaker has served as the Vice-President of Marketing and Product Management at Mayfran International since September 2008. Mayfran provides cost-saving solutions for chip, coolant, and scrap management in metalworking and recycling operations, and has been a long-time IMTS exhibitor. Prior to joining Mayfran, Greg was the Director of Marketing and Product Management at Telesis Technologies, another long-time IMTS exhibitor, and before that spent 13 years with General Electric. Greg also manages his own blog, Constant Cogitation, on which he provides tips on industrial marketing, business strategy, and leadership. He can also be found on Twitter as .

Dave Edstrom has been in the computer industry for 32+ years. Dave worked for Sun Microsystems for almost 23 years in a variety of leadership positions. Dave has held a variety of positions ranging from an Assembler Programmer, Technical Management, System Engineer, Chief Technologist, Technical Director and Principal Engineer positions for a variety of companies.

Dave has been working with Unix since 1981 and had concentrated on Sun's future hardware and software directions since 1988. Dave was the Chief Technologist for the Sun Microsystems Software Practice from 2004 through 2010. Dave has been working with the AMT - The Association of Manufacturing Technology and has been a key contributor to the MTConnect standard.

Currently, Dave is working as a consultant for AMT as the Director for The Office of Strategic Innovation. Dave was named President and Chairman of the Board for the MTConnect Institute in May of 2010.

Emilie Barta has been helping exhibitors increase their presence at trade shows since 1998 through presentations, demonstrations, product launches, booth tours, game shows, and other methods used to gather crowds and increase leads. She is an experienced Professional Trade Show Presenter, representing some of the best known and most innovative products at over 200 high tech, electronics, housewares, medical, and manufacturing trade shows across the US. Emilie also produces and hosts promo videos for exhibitor's social media channels and acts as their Media Spokesperson to handle press relations. Prior to a trade show, Emilie assists exhibitors in creating a strategic trade show marketing plan, consults with exhibitors on how to get attendees out of the aisle and into their booth, and trains booth staff on proper trade show sales techniques and etiquette. In her spare time, Emilie blogs about trade shows, as well as hybrid and virtual events.

For more information please visit http://ProfessionalTradeShowPresenter.com or visit Emilie on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/EmilieBarta.

Penny Brown joined AMT in March 2009 as Journalism Manager, focused on writing and editing press releases, marketing e-mails, web content, and printed marketing materials. Penny’s positions prior to joining AMT include deputy managing editor for an industry news magazine, contract technical editor for the federal government, and sports editor for USA Today. She is also a certified group exercise instructor and enjoys educating others on the benefits of a healthy lifestyle – including, of course, the occasional dessert and glass of wine (or two)!

Penny holds a B.S. in journalism from Bowling Green State University and looks forward to her first go-round with IMTS.

Mr. Bernard Martin has a unique background. Starting his career in finance and management & sales consulting he has first hand experience in manufacturing, distribution and manufacturer's agency management which gives him a very unique skill set.

Mr. Martin has an undergraduate degree from the University of Pittsburgh in Political Science and Economics and worked on his MBA in San Francisco at the University of Phoenix with a 4.0 GPA

Mr. Martin was the VP of Sales & Marketing for Toolex and managed all aspects of their workholding product rollout. He later moved to Northern California and worked for Western Tool & Supply, one of the largest, privately held, cutting tool distributors in North America. In 2000, Mr. Martin started his own "rep" agency and quickly became the #1 sales agency and/or the #1 growth agency in the country for many of his principals.

In late 2009, Mr. Martin became President of Highlander Tool, an start-up industrial distributor based in Johnstown, PA. Starting from scratch he negotiated with over 180 manufacturers to develop a unique product offering. In mid 2010 Mr. Martin's role at Highlander changed as he moved into a consultancy role at Highlander Tool and formed Rapid Production Marketing as a consultancy agency.

Bernard T Martin
President
Rapid Production Marketing
232 Dogwood Circle
Baden, PA 15005-2346
c: 412.996.5700
bernie@rpmconsultants.us
www.rpmconsultants.us
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Derek joined Software Advice after graduating from Occidental College with a degree in political science. He writes about various topics related to ERP software with particular interest in the manufacturing and distribution software markets. In his spare time he enjoys training in boxing and martial arts.

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Ron Stodghill, columnist for the Charlotte Observer, has spent his career writing about business leaders, trends and culture -- from the factory floor to the corner office. Prior to joining the Observer, he wrote for such publications as Time, Business Week and the New York Times.

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The IMTS Industry & Technology Conference brings the industry together, under one roof and at one time, to discuss new opportunities. Network with a community of your industry peers and explore fresh ideas to enhance your business. Leave with different perspectives on overcoming day-to-day and long-range challenges.

Sessions explore innovative as well as revered technologies, business development and optimization, plus workforce efficiency and productivity. Special emphasis is placed on maintaining focus on your short- and long-term goals during a tough economic environment.