June 21 & 222023 DETROIT, MICHIGAN - Usa 1st International Conference on Automotive Body Finishing in North America

Speakers

Hector AGUILERA

Technical Sales Engineer

DÜRR SYSTEMS

Bryan ARNOLD

Principal Engineer

TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA

Greg BAUSCH

Strategy Manager - Mobility

PPG

Donald CAMPBELL

Technical Development Manager

BASF

David CRANFILL

Technical Director

BASF

Paul CZORNIJ

Head of NA Design

BASF

Shawn DVONCH

VO Paint Engineering Paint Applications and Engineering Senior Applications Engineer

FORD MOTOR COMPANY

Cassiano FABRIS

CEO

WENKER

Hans-Georg FRITZ

Manager New Technologies 

DÜRR SYSTEMS

Henry FULMER

Paint Shop Materials and Automation Steering Specialist

BMW SPARTANBURG

Yuko GIDCUMB

Engineering Material Development Leader

TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA

Yuko graduated from the University of Michigan with a Chemical Engineering degree prior to starting her career at Toyota R&D in 2003.

At Toyota, she started off as a paint design engineer before transferring to the materials development group, with focus on body primers.

After completion of an international assignment on 2011, Yuko then expanded into the high viscosity development area.

Currently, she works as the Senior Engineering Manager of the materials development group that focuses on the localization and development of body paint, pretreatment and electrocoat, and high viscosity materials.

Daniel GREEN

Materials Engineer

GENERAL MOTORS

Stephen HALL

Product Manager - Light Vehicle

AXALTA

Lisa HANSEN

Regional Manager Environmental Quality Office

FORD MOTOR COMPANY

Charles HICKENBOTH

Research Manager, Coatings R&D, Auto OEM

PPG

Marcel ISROW

Senior Facilities Engineer

GENERAL MOTORS

Adam LACKNER

Title Manufacturing Engineering - Paint Operations Senior Manager

FIAT CHRYSLER AUTOMOBILES

Ray LI

PPA Technology Excellence Manager

ABB

Randy MASON

Senior Manager - Global Product, materials and NA Plant Execution

GENERAL MOTORS

Patrick MCKERNAN

Chief Engineer VOME - Global Paint Engineering

FORD MOTOR COMPANY

Marco MENDOZA

Senior Manager - Global Paint Manufacturing Engineering

GENERAL MOTORS

Taylor MOWERY

Indirect Lead Team Manager

Honda Manufacturing of Indiana

Mark MURRAY

Director Sales

DÜRR SYSTEMS

Erik NOVAK

Director of business development

4D TECHNOLOGY

Rick OSTIN

Senior Consultant – Application Technology

DÜRR SYSTEMS

Kevin O’CONNOR

Director of Global Product Management

AXALTA

Jean-Marc PINEL

Technical Director

PPG

Pierre PRONOST

Research and Innovation Manager

PLASTIC OMNIUM

Rae ROBY

Automotive Business Line Manager

BYK Gardner

Matthew SIKOWSKI

Director of Engineering

FANUC

Matthew Sikowski is a Director of Engineering at FANUC America Corporation focused on the development of robotic paint and dispense applications and processes within automotive paint shops. Spending the majority of his career in the paint industry, he has experienced the full life cycle of robotic automation from development, quoting, product launches, project acceptance, to the eventual replacement of the first robotic system he programmed. Although the automotive industry can be rigorous, it provided a personal benefit of experiencing many diverse and inspiring cultures across the globe.

Matthew SIKOWSKI

Director of Engineering

FANUC

Speaker TBC

GENERAL MOTORS

Speaker TBC

CAR MANUFACTURING COMPANY

David TRUDELL

Paint Process Specialist

GENERAL MOTORS


Jake WELLAND

Product Engineering Manager

AXALTA

Philip WILLIAMS

Senior Development Specialist - Automotive Coatings

BASF

Faye ZASKI

Group Manager of Materials Engineering Department

TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA