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Nextworld
Individual Professional
Education:
Joyce Swanke
CFPIM, Six Sigma Black Belt, MBA, BSIE
Sr. Director, Supply Chain Solution Management
Nextworld
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Professional Bio
Over 35 years of experience in Manufacturing and Manufacturing Software Industries.
Manufacturing roles:
Production Engineering
Industrial Engineering Manager
Production Planning Manager
Engineering & Quality Manager
Operations Manager
ERP Implementation Leader
Transitioned to manufacturing software with roles including:
Manufacturing & Distribution Software Implementation Consulting
Client Manager
Manufacturing Product Management
Manufacturing & Supply Chain Solution Engineering
Industry Principal – Process Manufacturing Industries
Industry Principal – Discrete Manufacturing Industries
Business Transformation Consulting
Global Center of Excellence for HANA (Big Data and IoT Initiatives)
Current role is Manufacturing and Planning Product Manager for Nextworld, who is developing a cloud-native Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) solution.
I have an MBA in Operations Management and Finance & Accounting and a BS in Industrial Engineering. Certifications include Six Sigma Black Belt and Certified Fellow in Production and Inventory Management (CFPIM) though APICS (the Association for Supply Chain Management). Currently working towards Demand-Driven Planner Certification.
I am also a co-founder and current Chair of Colorado Women in Manufacturing (WIM) Chapter.
Manufacturing roles:
Production Engineering
Industrial Engineering Manager
Production Planning Manager
Engineering & Quality Manager
Operations Manager
ERP Implementation Leader
Transitioned to manufacturing software with roles including:
Manufacturing & Distribution Software Implementation Consulting
Client Manager
Manufacturing Product Management
Manufacturing & Supply Chain Solution Engineering
Industry Principal – Process Manufacturing Industries
Industry Principal – Discrete Manufacturing Industries
Business Transformation Consulting
Global Center of Excellence for HANA (Big Data and IoT Initiatives)
Current role is Manufacturing and Planning Product Manager for Nextworld, who is developing a cloud-native Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) solution.
I have an MBA in Operations Management and Finance & Accounting and a BS in Industrial Engineering. Certifications include Six Sigma Black Belt and Certified Fellow in Production and Inventory Management (CFPIM) though APICS (the Association for Supply Chain Management). Currently working towards Demand-Driven Planner Certification.
I am also a co-founder and current Chair of Colorado Women in Manufacturing (WIM) Chapter.
Company
Nextworld
Individual Professional
Education:
University of Missouri - Columbia 1984
Bachelor of Science Industrial Engineering (BSIE)
Regis University Denver 1990
MBA Operations Management and Finance & Accounting
Volunteer Work:
WIM Colorado Chapter Co-Founder
WIM Colorado Chapter Marketing Director - Current
WIM Colorado Chapter - Previous Chair, Vice Char & Membership
Chapter Affiliation
Colorado
Areas of Expertise
Engineering, IoT, Lean, Machine Learning, Marketing, Production, Quality Control, R&D, Sales, Six Sigma