John has over 20 years of experience in manufacturing and planning. His focus has been on improving manufacturing processes, cost reduction, optimization of resource utilization and introduction of new parts. John’s experience ranges from the cosmetic and beverage industry to CNC machine shops where he has vast exposure to mass, continuous, and batch production as well as the job shop environment. Throughout his career, he has held various positions in Manufacturing, Production Control, Industrial Engineering, Project Management and Education & Training. Most recently he was in charge of the Production Control, Engineering, and Quality Assurance departments in the Components Division at Husky Injection Molding. 

May Fung has been an APICS member since 1998 and was CPIM certified in 2000.

A materials management professional with 7+ years of progressive experience in fast pace and dynamic supply chain environments.  May has worked in various industries including plastics, cosmetics, telecommunications and vaccines. 

Her work experience includes production planning, procurement, inventory management, warehouse management, trade compliance, system integration and 3rd party service provider management.

Branko Tosic, founder of Danex Systems Limited, a consulting company assisting small and medium enterprises in the integration and optimization of their supply chains.

Branko has been in the Information Systems and Technology business for almost 30 years. Over the last 15 years he has specialized in the implementation and integration of Enterprise Resource Planning and Supply Chain Management applications. He has worked with clients in Europe and across North America. His client base ranges from small automotive manufacturing plants to global pharmaceutical and consumers packaged goods corporations. Branko has been conducting APICS Certification courses since 1999.

Anil has been APICS member since 2001 and CPIM certified. He is currently working as a Global Process Architect in Supply Chain Management at Celestica Inc.

Anil holds Ph.D. in Chemistry  from University of Windsor and has several years of Research and Teaching experience in Chemistry and Pulp and Paper Science. Has over dozen papers published in refereed journals.

Anil has been an active APICS member  and works hard to provide quality PDM events to the members.

Anil can be reached at 416.448.2487.

Ramanpreet has been a member of APICS since 2005 and is currently working as Black Belt - Six Sigma at Air Canada. He has varied experience in heavy and light manufacturing, retail and airline industry. A huge buff of Supply Chain Management, Operations Innovation and Change management, Raman has bachelors and masters in Industrial Engineering and International MBA degrees. A long distance runner, Raman strives for continuous improvement and change and managing the resulting change.

Mauro Girardo has 19 years experience in manufacturing environments, including metal fabrication and assembly, plastic molding and assembly, and electrical assembly. He has been involved in all aspects of manufacturing from shop floor supervision, scheduling, maintenance and inventory; with a strong focus on process and productivity improvement. He is currently the Manufacturing Manager for a leading jewellery manufacturer.

Mauro has been a member of APICS and Certified in Production and Inventory Management (CPIM) since 2001. He graduated from the University of Toronto with a BASc in Mechanical Engineering and he is also a member of the Professional Engineers of Ontario (PEO).

Mark has been a member of APICS since 2001 and is currently the Quality Manager for an Aerospace manufacturer. With over 25 years of experience in manufacturing, he has worked in various technical and managerial capacities including, R&D Technologist, Manufacturing Engineer, Production Manager, and as an ERP Implementation Consultant. 

He is a member of the American Society for Quality (ASQ) and holds several ASQ certifications, including the Certified Six Sigma Black Belt (CSSBB) certification. Mark is also a member of the Institute of Industrial Engineers (IIE), the Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME), and the Project Management Institute (PMI) and holds the PMP certification from PMI. His core beliefs are strongly focused on quality, productivity, and continuous improvement.  Mark can be reached at 416.890.8374

Siddhartha (Sidd) Pandey is a recent MBA graduate from the Schulich School of Business with a major in Supply Chain Management and a minor in Organizational Behavior. He is currently working as a Network Analyst in the Supply Chain area of Frito Lay Canada. His role involves tactical analysis in logistics and development of reporting. He completed his B.Eng from RECJ/NITJ in India and gained diverse experience for 5 years before joining the business program at York. His professional experiences range from manufacturing, operations to business development.

Sidd became actively involved in APICS as a student member at the York chapter. He was an executive member of the student chapter and he was instrumental in developing the Supply Chain club at the Schulich School of Business. Sidd is an avid supporter of student chapters and believes that involvement with these chapters greatly assists students in their professional development.

Dace Lauva has been an APICS member since 2005 and was CPIM certified in 2006.  She has been in the manufacturing business for over 20 years. Her work experience includes financial planning, production planning and scheduling, purchasing and inventory management.

Chaim is an acknowledged expert consultant and educator in the fields of Supply Chain Management (SCM), ERP, S&OP, Inventory management, Lean Manufacturing, TOC, manufacturing, distribution systems, organizational change and cultural transformation. He has been consulting for various corporations, educational institutions and APICS chapters, for more than 20 years. He has managed numerous successful ERP Implementation and technology projects and developed many educational programs in Supply Chain Management, ERP, Lean Thinking and TOC. He published numerous articles on the subject of Integrated Business Systems and key implementation success factors, change management, TOC, Lean Manufacturing, Value of Education and Cost Benefit Analysis. He is widely quoted and a frequent speaker at various events and conferences around the globe. Most recently he conducted a cross Canada Supply Chain Preparedness Survey for Microsoft and was a key note speaker at Microsoft’s ‘Smarten Your Supply Chain’ event in Toronto.

Chaim possesses a unique combination of hands-on management, consulting and project experience that enables him to provide value added assistance to his clients not only with the principles and techniques but also with the practical management application and implementation. He has educated and helped transform many companies and improved their operations efficiencies and bottom line.

Chaim is currently a Professor at Seneca College Faculty of Business, teaching operations management and Enterprise Resource Planning.

Most recently (2002 – 2007) he was acting VP of SCM and Technology for a manufacturer of milling products for the building industry. In his role he was responsible for corporate education, managing the Supply Chain including Materials Planning and Inventory Management. He was also responsible for the IT department as well as corporate continuous improvement projects which involved the implementation of an ERP system as well as an RF technology project.

Before that (1996 – 2002) he was a acting manufacturing manager for a medical device company where he managed the implementation of two major ERP implementations, as well as company education, various technology, automation and plant expansion projects.

Chaim is the past (1999-2000) Vice President APICS Region VIII (Canada).

Prior to C.S. Consulting Associates Inc. he was Assistant Vice President Materials Management for a Communications company, as well as consulting with KPMG and Price Waterhouse Coopers where he was responsible for Manufacturing and Distributions Systems.

Chaim is Certified at a Fellow level in Production and Inventory Management (CFPIM), Certified in Integrated Resource Management (CIRM) and Certified Supply Chain Professional (CSCP) by APICS, The Association for Operations Management. He is qualified by APICS to teach CPIM, CIRM, Train The Trainer (TTT) and Learning Dynamics for Instructors (LDI). Chaim is also certified as a Jonah by the Goldratt Institute.