Annual CMII Conference Speakers



Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday: Morning General Session Presentations

Welcome From Master of Ceremonies  Bill Deringer, RS Information Systems

The Rebranding of CMII  Vince Guess, CMII Research Institute

CMII Awareness & Overview by Ken Black, Institute of Configuration Management

CMII, the Common Language by Vincent Chaix and Doug Shelburne, AREVA

System CM Implementation Template (A summary presentation, with detailed review to follow in afternoon breakout session)  by Mitch Kaarlela, Lockheed Martin Aeronautics

Realizing the Fruits of PLM Infrastructure in the Supply Chain by Tom Smura, Harris Corporation

Boeing’s 787 GoldCare: In-Service CM for Turnkey Maintenance Services by Peter L. Smith, Boeing Commercial Aviation Services

When Management is not an Obstacle - business processes in a company run by a CMII grad by Alan Kiraly, Enterprise Informatics

Effectivity, Implementation and Traceability: A Different Perspective by David Tondreau, EchoStar Technologies

How to Market CMII - European Experience to Promote CMII by Thomas Schwartz, GfKM

Implementing CMII and ISO Using Off-the-Shelf Applications by Jesús Borrego, Intermap Technologies

CMII & Six Sigma; A Match Made In Data by Robert Pope, U.S. Postal Service, Retired

Transition Plans; Not Just Another Requirements Document  by Cheryl Anderson, Lockheed Martin Mission Services

The New Corporate Challenge: Managing A.D.D. (Acquisition Data Dilemma) by Joseph Barrows, Brocade Communications

Misconceptions of Traditional CM - Would CMII Help?  by Carol Cotty, ConfigOnline

Not Just CMII but Quality Too  by Paul O’Neill, Evolve

Why Agile Methodologies Don’t Work - And coupling the positive features into the CMII Model  by Sheri Robinson, Institute of Configuration Management



Monday and Tuesday: Afternoon Workshops and Breakout Sessions

Life Cycle Configuration Management - Business Process Improvement Results Using CMII  by Crystal Reed, Program Executive Office (PEO) C4I

System CM Implementation Template (Detailed Review) by Mitch Kaarlela, Lockheed  Martin Aeronautics

Requirements; Why Do We Need Those When We Already Know What the Customer Needs? by Cheryl Anderson, Lockheed Martin Mission Services

CMII Compliant Exhibitors will also provide software demonstrations throughout Monday and Tuesday afternoons.




This information is subject to change. Additional speakers will be announced as they confirm their participation.