Manufacturing
- Division Mission/Objective/Purpose
- Division Leadership
- Position Papers and Testimony
- Division Meetings & Events
- Useful Division Website Links
- Questions
Division Mission/Objective/Purpose
Purpose
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Advocate national support for defense manufacturing
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Promote defense manufacturing excellence
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Support promising technologies, processes, and implementation
methodologies
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Conduct manufacturing research/study efforts
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Conduct government-industry forums focused on defense
manufacturing
Division Charter
Updated roster w/o email (a/o 04 May 2012)
NDIA Manufacturing Division Committee Structure (a/o 07 May 2012)
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Division Leadership
Chair
Ed Morris
Director, Mechanical Engineering & Manufacturing
Lockheed Martin Corporation
E-mail: ed.morris@lmco.com
Vice-Chair
Dean Bartles, Ph.D.
Vice President & General Manager, Large Caliber Ammunition
General Dynamics - Ordnance and Tactical Systems (OTS)
E-mail: dean.bartles@gd-ots.com
DoD Supply Chain Network Committee Chair
Dr. Kenneth W. Sullivan; Ph.D., P.E.
Associate Director, Office for Enterprise Innovation and Sustainability
Research Institute
University of Alabama - Huntsville
e-mail: sullivk@uah.edu
Technology for Manufacturing Committee Chair
Kevin Fischer; Manager, Manufacturing Technology Pursuits
Rockwell Collins Engineering & Technology
E-mail: klfische@rockwellcollins.com
Defense Manufacturing Communication Committee Chair
Ron Perlman, Esquire
Partner
Holland & Knight LLP
E-mail: ronald.perlman@hklaw.com
Manufacturing Workforce Committee Chair
Dale Iverson
Program Manager
Raytheon Missile Systems
Email: ddiverson@raytheon.com
Military Power Sources Committee and Reserve Battery
Committee Chair
Jim Gucinski, Program Manager
Tiburon Associates
E-mail: jag@tiburonassociates.com
Advanced Manufacturing & Engineering Systems
Committee Chair
Dr. Al Sanders, Director, Technology & DFM Methods, Advanced Manufacturing Engineering
Honeywell Aerospace HQ
E-mail: al.sanders@honeywell.com
Joint Committee for Systems Engineering and Manufacturing
Committee Co-Chair
Dennis Kox
Senior Manager, Advanced Manufacturing
Raytheon Missile Systems
E-mail: dennis_m_kox@raytheon.com
Committee Co-Chair
Dr. Thomas Christian
Technical Advisor, Systems Engineering
Air Force ASC/EN
E-mail: thomas.christian@wpafb.af.mil
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Position Papers and Testimony
Manufacturing Division - Supply Chain Network Committee White Paper: Recovering the Domestic Aerospace and Defense Industrial Base (a/o January 2012)
Manufacturing Division - Advanced Manufacturing Engineering Capabilities Committee White Paper: 21st Manufacturing Modeling & Simulation Research and Investment Needs (a/o May 2011)
Manufacturing Division - Power Sources Committee White Paper: The Imperative Military Need for Portable Power and the Critical Problems With Power Today
(a/o April 2011)
H.R. 4692, The “National Manufacturing Strategy Act of 2010” testimony given on behalf of the Division by Mr. Mark Gordon to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce: Click here (a/o 15 July 2010)
Please click here to view/print/download the GAO Report on Standardizing Manufacturing Risks. (a/o April 2010)
Testimony given by Gen. Lawrence Farrell to the Senate Banking and Financial Services Committee, Economic Policy: Click here (a/o 13 May 2009)
Testimony given by Ashton Carter: Click here
DPA Letter of Support: Click here (a/o 21 April 2009)
2008 DMC Industry Keynote Address - Ed Morris (a/o 2 December 2008)
Manufacturing Division White Paper: Maintaining a Viable Defense Industrial Base (a/o 8 August 2008)
Manufacturing Division White Paper: Maintaining a Viable Defense Industrial Base (condensed version) (a/o 8 August 2008)
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Division Meetings & Events
Upcoming Meetings
May 23-24, 2012, Montreal, Canada
August 15-16, 2012, Washington, DC
October 17-18, 2012, Washington, DC
Past Meetings
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Useful Division Website Links
Supply Chain Network Committee Web Portal
Military Power Sources Committee and Reserve Battery Committee Web Portal
Federal Committee Seeks Information on Domestic Forging Capabilities
House Manufacturing Caucus list (pdf) - (as of July 2007)
courtesy of Congressman Tim Ryan OH-17,
Co-Chair of the House Manufacturing Caucus
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Questions
For more information on this Division, please contact:
NDIA Manufacturing Division Director
CAPT Bruce Roulstone, USN (Ret.)
Assistant Vice President, Operations
E-mail: broulstone@ndia.org
NDIA Manufacturing Division Conference POC
Ms. Tia Pitt
Meeting Planner, Operations
E-mail: tpitt@ndia.org
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