The Executive Committee
| President Pearl K. Higgins McAlpin Industries 255 Hollenbeck Street Rochester, NY 14621  |
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Pearl Higgins is the IT Manager for McAlpin Industries, a ProfitKey user since 1992. She has more than 25 years of experience in the IT field, and has worked in companies ranging from aerospace & defense to make-to-order contract manufacturing. Pearl has overseen the growth of McAlpin's Unix network from 20 to more than 100 users, and has worked through two ProfitKey conversions, from 532 to version 6 and from version 6 to version 7. McAlpin Industries, located in Rochester NY, is a make-to-order manufacturer of sheet metal products and assemblies, serving the automotive, business machine, high-tech / telecommunications, medical, and consumer recreation industries. |
| Vice President Jo Ann Simon, CIRM Kimchuk, Inc. Commerce Park Corporate Drive Danbury, CT 06810 |
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Jo Ann works for KimchuK, Inc. in Danbury, CT as Director of Program Management where she is responsible for Quotes, Planning, Program Management and IT, but her position relates to many aspects of the business including Sales, Purchasing, Manufacturing, Engineering, and Customer Satisfaction. KimchuK, Inc. is an Electronic Contract Manufacturer and Design Engineering firm www.kimchuk.com that designs and manufactures Electronic and Electro Mechanical products for a wide range of industries utilizing ProfitKey software. Jo Ann holds an APICS Certification of Integrated Resource Management CIRM. Jo Ann is a noted artist www.joann-simon.com. |
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Treasurer Denis Normandin Exco Engineering 1314 Ringwell Drive Newmarket, Ontario, Canada L3Y7V1
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Denis Normandin is the Controller for Exco Engineering, a Tool and Die manufacturer. His tenure with the company is 27 years. Exco has been using ProfitKey software for approximately 19 years. Denis joined the ProfitKey User Group committee in 2002. |
Secretary Don Hebert Janos Technology, LLC 55 Blackbrook Road Keene, NH 03431
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Don is the IT Director for Janos Technology, LLC, a subsidiary of Fluke Corporation. He has implemented ERP Systems in two optical manufacturing companies and has worked with ProfitKey software since 1992. Janos is a manufacturer of Infrared Optical components and Assemblies and servers a diverse market that includes research, bio-medical, astronomy, defense and commercial applications. Don has a degree in mathematics from the University of Connecticut and is very involved in application development and software customization. |
Local User Group Coordinator Josh Edhlund Liquid Waste Technology 1750 Madison Avenue New Richmond, WI 54017
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Josh has been with Liquid Waste Technology, a Division of Ellicott Dredges (formerly Baltimore Dredge) as their Production Manager for almost four years now. At the time he started, LWT had just contracted with ProfitKey. His company uses the program for a more low volume, highly structured, custom kind of way. They build maybe 60 dredges per year, each with its own product structure. Josh has attended two User Group conferences (Myrtle Beach and Scottsdale) and has thoroughly enjoyed them. |