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Dean L. Bartles, PhD, FSME, is vice president of advanced programs and strategic growth at General Dynamics – Ordnance and Tactical Systems Division (St. Petersburg, Fla.). Bartles has a proven track record of defense manufacturing, primarily in the munitions field, working for Fairchild Republic Co., followed by General Defense, Olin Corp., Primex Technologies and eventually General Dynamics through subsequent acquisitions. He has served in both a domestic and international program capacity, with emphasis on tank ammunition, artillery ammunition, mortar ammunition, mortar weapons and small specialty vehicles. Bartles graduated from Shepherd College with a BS in business administration. He holds a master's in international business from Tampa College, an MBA from Shippensburg University, an MIB from Tampa College and a doctorate in business administration from Nova Southeastern University. He currently serves on the Department of Commerce Manufacturing Council, the Industrial Committee of Ammunition Producers as the chairman emeritus and the Manufacturing Council of the National Defense Industrial Association. Bartles is a 2012-13 SME international director and is a member of the Industry Advisory Board of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers. Bartles is a board member of the Army Research and Development Advisory Committee, serves on the Smart Machine Platform Initiative Advisory Committee and is a member of the National Council for Advanced Manufacturing. He previously served as chair of the American League of Export Security Assistance in 2001 and served more than 10 years on the U.S. State Department’s Defense Trade Advisory Group. Bartles also served on the executive board of the Defense Industry Offsets Association. He is a member of the Association of the United States Army, the National Defense Industrial Association, the Tampa Bay Area Foreign Relations Committee, the American Marketing Association, the Academy of Management, the Academy of International Business and the American Society of Mechanical Engineers. Member Since 2002 |
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Bryan G. Dods is executive, manufacturing technology leader, global supply chain management at General Electric Energy (Greenville, S.C.). The Manufacturing Technology organization has responsibility for new product and technology introduction across GE Energy's global factory and supplier network. Dods has 24 years of manufacturing experience in various quality assurance, production management and technology development roles. He has been active in re-establishing manufacturing as a competitive advantage through participation with industry consortiums, government agencies, research institutes and universities. Dods is building GE Energy's Manufacturing Technology organization using a distributed manufacturing technology center model to utilize the best of GE's internal resources and leverage partnerships with global external resources. He holds a BS degree in metallurgy, mechanics and materials science from Michigan State University, an MS degree in materials engineering from Washington University in St. Louis and an MBA from Washington University in St. Louis. Member Since 2010 |
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Steven R. Schmid, PhD, CMfgE, PE, is associate professor of aerospace and mechanical engineering at the University of Notre Dame (Notre Dame, Ind.). Schmid's research interests include manufacturing, design, tribology and orthopedic implants. Recent research includes mechanisms through which emulsions lubricate metal rolling and ironing, development of new friction and heat transfer models for use in finite-element simulation of forging and metalworking operations, use of environmentally friendly polymer coatings in ironing, and novel forming and fabrication schemes for metal foams. He received his BS degree in mechanical engineering from the Illinois Institute of Technology in 1986 and subsequently joined Triodyne Inc., where he investigated machinery failures and consulted in machine design. Schmid earned his master's in mechanical engineering from Northwestern University in 1989 and his PhD in 1993. He joined the faculty at the University of Notre Dame in 1993, and teaches and conducts research in the fields of design and manufacturing. Schmid holds a professional engineering license and is a certified manufacturing engineer. He has authored 18 books or book chapters, more than 40 journal papers and more than 100 conference papers. Schmid was a recipient of the 2000 SME John T. Parsons Outstanding Young Manufacturing Engineer award and the 2000 ASME Newkirk Award. Member Since 1994 |
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Albert J. Shih, PhD, FSME, is professor, mechanical engineering, biomedical engineering; associate director of the Medical Innovation Center; and acting director of manufacturing engineering at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. After he received his PhD degree from Purdue University in 1991, Shih worked at Cummins Inc. as a manufacturing engineer. From 1998 to 2002, he was an associate professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at North Carolina State University. Shih joined the faculty of University of Michigan in 2003. His research and teaching interests are in design and manufacturing. Shih has conducted research in precision machining of advanced materials, precision machine design, noncontact optical metrology and friction stir joining. Currently, his research and teaching is in biomedical design and manufacturing focusing on the application of advanced design and manufacturing technology to advance medical devices, healthcare operations and patient safety. Shih works closely with collaborators in the University of Michigan Medical School and is a cofounder of the U of M Medical Innovation Center. He joined the 2009 Class of SME Fellows and is also fellow of ASME. Shih is the recipient of the 1999 ASME BOSS Award, 2000 NSF CAREER Award, 2004 SAE Ralph Teetor Education Award, 2009 Fulbright Scholar, 2010 UM Rackham Faculty Recognition Award and the 2011 UM College of Engineering Research Award. Member Since 2002 |
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Anil Srivastava, PhD, is manager, manufacturing technology at TechSolve Inc. (Cincinnati). Srivastava's R&D interests include precision machining, grinding, machining of composites, sensors application to manufacturing processes, process design and optimization. He received his BS degree in mechanical engineering in 1974 from Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, and an MS and PhD in 1978 and 1985, respectively, from the Indian Institute of Technology. Srivastava is a member of ASM International since 1996, a member of ASME since 2003 and a corporate member of CIRP since 2002. He has served on the NAMRI/SME Scientific Committee since 2004 and has been a selected speaker for SME's Tooling for Composites conferences in Salt Lake City (2008) and San Diego (2009). Srivastava is also an editorial board member for the Journal of Manufacturing Technology Research and the International Journal of Nanomanufacturing. In 2003, he was the recipient of a $6,000,000 NIST-ATP award, and in 2009, received a $700,095 award from the Defense Logistics Agency. Srivastava conducts technical research and development work that can be directly transferred to industries in production environment. He supports industries in solving its machining-related production issues. Member Since 1996 |
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Lihui Wang, PhD, FSME, PE, is a chair professor of sustainable manufacturing at KTH (Royal Institute of Technology), Sweden. His research interests are focused on adaptive process planning, Web-based real-time monitoring and remote control, and human-robot collaborations toward better sustainability. A fellow of SME, Wang is actively engaged in various NAMRI/SME activities. In addition, he is the editor-in-chief of the International Journal of Manufacturing Research, editor of Robotics and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing, editor (Northern Europe) of Journal of Intelligent Manufacturing and associate editor of the Journal of Manufacturing Systems. Wang is also a registered professional engineer in Canada. His accomplishment has won him 12 international and institutional awards. Member Since 1999 |