Nov 17 - Black & Decker's Gise to Keynote at 3D Collaboration Show

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Black & Decker's Gise to Keynote at 3D Collaboration Show

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LOVELAND, CO, Nov 17, 2008 - Longview Advisors, organizers of the annual 3D Collaboration & Interoperability Conference and Exhibition (CIC), announced today the keynote speaker for the 2009 Collaboration & Interoperability event, to be held May 18-20 in Estes Park, Colorado.

Glenn Gise, Senior Technology Manager at Black & Decker, will give the keynote address to kick off the fourth annual conference, a two-day event covering current challenges and solutions in design collaboration.

Mr. Gise implemented Black & Decker’s first PDM system back in 1994 and recently worked closely with other managers in a new company-wide effort to update overall digital processes. The company had inherited product data from diverse PDM systems through business acquisitions, creating complications in interoperability. His presentation will examine the re-framing of the PDM problem, explain the challenges of the large-scale migration, and weigh in on many of the essential issues of collaboration and interoperability in a manufacturing enterprise.

“Migrating into a unified global PLM system takes every ounce of IT resource an organization has,” says Gise. “At Black and Decker, our situation is made more complicated by the sheer magnitude of our global product portfolio and operational footprint. Virtually everyone has heard of a Black and Decker product. It takes a huge distribution and support organization to maintain this global presence and positive brand impression. To make matters even more complex, no company can grow without acquisition - we’re no different. Each new acquisition brings a completely different IT environment, supply chain, distribution and MRO operation. I’m at the CIC to say if Black & Decker can do it, so can you.”

“Glenn’s experience at one of the world’s most respected manufacturers tells a story that I think encapsulates a situation we’re seeing in manufacturing industry-wide. Companies frequently find themselves in a very complicated spot when it comes to interoperability with multiple CAD and PDM systems, and start to realize the drag on resources and responsiveness,” says President of Longview Advisors David Prawel. “It’s an endemic problem, but one that also leads to huge opportunities. Glenn’s story at Black & Decker demonstrates the strategy and leadership required to bring about transformative effects.”

Longview Advisors is also pleased to announce the free online availability of audio recordings of keynote, panel discussions, and other proceedings of the last CIC conference, which was held in May 2008. Previously, only attendees to the conference could access this content. The audio is now available to public at www.3Dcic.com.

Speaking opportunities at the 2009 CIC are still open to industry experts. Those interested in speaking at the event should send a 500-word session proposal along with a brief biography including previous speaking experience, to Longview Advisors by Monday, Dec 15, 2008. Proposals may be sent through the email form on the contact page of the CIC website.

About Longview Advisors

Longview Advisors Inc. provides consulting services in the business, technology and application of 3D software in product lifecycle management. For more information, please visit: www.longviewadvisors.com, or the Longview advisors blog: www.3Dubiquity.com. To find out more about participating in the 2009 3D Collaboration & Interoperability Conference, please visit: www.3Dcic.com.

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