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 16 May 2013)
NDIA Manufacturing Division Committee Structure (a/o 25 February 2013)
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Division Leadership
Chair
John VanKirk
Vice President, Aerospace & Defense
Kennametal, Inc.
E-mail: john.vankirk@kennametal.com
Vice-Chair
Mark Gordon
Director, Defense R&D
NCAT
e-mail: mark.gordon@ncat.com
Vice-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
DoD Supply Chain Network Committee Chair
Evelyn King
Senior Manager, Supplier Development
Lockheed Martin Corporation
e-mail: evelyn.j.king@lmco.com
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
Joel Leonard
Producer/Host
SkillTV
e-mail: joel@skilltv.net
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
DMC 2011 Contributions
Military Power Sources Committee
The Warfighter and DC Power: Urgent Actions Required to Sustain and Secure Our Competitive Advantage - Kurt Worden
DoD Supply Chain Network Committee
Complexity in Manufacturing Supply Networks: Consequences, Causes, and Corrections - Jack White
Supplier Base Management: Managing the Whole, Not Just the Parts
Imperatives for Tomorrow’s Success: SCRAM Supply Chain Risk &
Agility Modeling - Ed Bacheson
Manufacturing Services Modeling for Agile Supplier Networks - Nenad Ivezic
Defense Industrial Base Assessments: Opportunities for Expanded
Cooperation - Brad Botwin
TACOM LCMC VisCom: Visibility and Communication Tool - Randal Gaereminck
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Manufacturing Division - Advanced Manufacturing Engineering Capabilities Committee White Paper: 21st Century Advanced Manufacturing Modeling & Simulation Roadmap Focus Area Recommendations (a/o January 2013)
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
June 19-20, 2013 - Holland & Knight
October 16-17, 2013 - Holland & Knight
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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