ERP Tech Summit 2024 Speakers

Chandler Watts

ALLIANCE MANAGER, STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP, AVIDXCHANGE

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Chandler Watts is AvidXchange’s Alliance Manager, Strategic Partnerships, and has held various partner account management roles for the past seven years. At AvidXchange, he works with value-added resellers to achieve mutual business goals at every stage of the sales cycle through sales enablement, prospect discovery, and education.

Chandler resides in Charleston, SC, and spends as much time as possible on the golf course, catching redfish, surfing and relaxing at the beach, and going to concerts. Born and raised in Greenville, South Carolina, he is a die-hard Carolina Gamecock fan, and still attends every sporting event he can!

Topics:

  • A Guide to Payment Automation in Accounts Payable

Dan O'Dowd

CHANNEL MANAGER, INFOR COMPASS

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Dan O’Dowd joined Infor in 2020 as a direct sales rep in Hospitality, working with golf courses, wineries, museums, and performing arts centers. He moved to Infor Compass in 2022, supporting channel partners in their efforts to provide ERP solutions to manufacturing customers.

Dan lives in Statesboro, Georgia, with his wife, Angela. They have two children, Davis (20) and Brendan (17). 

Topics:

  • Fourth Shift's Future - Infor's Direction- Product Roadmap

Eric Lindberg

ENTERPRISE ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE, LEVATA

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With over 26 years of experience in barcode, mobile computing, RFID, and mobile robotics solutions, Eric Lindberg is passionate about helping businesses automate and optimize their operations. As part of Levata, North America's leading provider of these technologies, Eric works closely with customers to integrate the right solutions tailored to their needs and budgets. With a background in ERP software sales and a long-term partnership with ICG, Eric ensures smooth project implementation and ongoing support, leveraging a deep understanding of manufacturing workflows to drive success. There is a better way, let’s find it and make it happen together. 

Topics:

  • Mobile Data Collection Architecture - Levata/EMKAT Barcodes, Inc.

Keith Vincent

CEO, MFGStream

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Keith Vincent founded Computer Aided Business Solutions Inc. (CABS) in 1984, where he developed the widely used VisiBar and VisiWatch programs. After personally creating the early versions of VisiBar, Keith transitioned development to his team and focused on working with Fourth Shift, beginning with his first implementation for a client in the late 1980s. Over the years, Keith has supported hundreds of Fourth Shift and VisiBar sites. In 1999, he sold CABS to Fourth Shift and became the company's General Manager of the Americas. More recently, Keith and his team launched MFGStream in response to Infor's decision not to support VisiBar independently of Fourth Shift.

Topics:

  • Fourth Shift Training: Streamline Your Shop Floor with MFGStream - Part 1 & 2
  • MFGStream Platform - What's New
  • Shop Floor Data Collection and Automation with MFGStream for Fourth Shift
  • ERP Dashboards - Power BI/Tableau
  • EDI for Fourth Shift - MFGStream EDI vs. the World

Raquel Tapia

SENIOR ERP CONSULTANT, ICG

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With 26 years of experience in Fourth Shift, Raquel Tapia has worked as a Senior Financial and Manufacturing Consultant at Innovative Consulting Group. Raquel holds a BE in Industrial and Systems Engineering from ITESM, where she first encountered Fourth Shift during a demo. Raquel's career began at Fourth Shift de Mexico, which later became SoftBrands Mexico and was eventually acquired by Infor. During this time, Raquel implemented Fourth Shift and provided consultancy, support services, and training for companies across America and Europe. After leaving Infor, she continued her journey with ICG, expanding her expertise to include Acumatica ERP.

Topics:

  • Fourth Shift Training: Product Costing Variance Analysis
  • I Didn't Know My Fourth Shift ERP Did That!
  • Forecasting and Forecast Consumption within Fourth Shift

Roger Weidel

DIRECTOR OF SALES, ICG

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Roger has been with ICG for 5 years and is the Director of Sales. With over 45 years of experience with ERP and MRP, he has implemented and optimized ERP at over 100 sites domestically and internationally. Over those years, he has transitioned from Senior Consultant, Director of Services for the Americas, Senior Account Manager for the Americas and EMEA, and now, Director of Sales.

Topics:

  • Fourth Shift Training: Master Production Scheduling 
  • Which ERP Platform is Right for You? 
  • Fourth Shift's Future - Infor's Direction- Product Roadmap 
  • MFGStream Platform - What's New!
  • Shop Floor Data Collection and Automation with MFGStream for Fourth Shift - Overview and Demo
  • EDI Solutions with EDI-Visualizer/Success Stories
  • EDI For Fourth Shift - MFGStream EDI vs. the World
  • Fourth Shift's Modern Web Interface - Workplace
  • Round Table - Fourth Shift - ERP Upgrades-Enhancements - Extension Productions
  • Acumatica ERP Demo
   

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