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Proplanner is a leader in process
engineering and management software for discrete
manufacturers. These applications automate, streamline
and integrate engineering activities for industrial and manufacturing engineers
who design and plan production systems for new and modified products. Built
around the techniques of Lean Manufacturing and Total Quality Improvement and
deployed via the Internet, Proplanner solutions reduce the time required to
take newly designed products and launch them into manufacturing with better
product quality and fewer product launch mistakes. Proplanner is a privately
held Chapter C Corporation.
At Proplanner our expert service starts with our expert people. Our high-quality
staff, in terms of education and experience, puts Proplanner at the top of the
list when it comes to companies most qualified to assist you in improving and
integrating your Process Engineering needs. Select the links below and see what
Proplanner has to offer.
To learn more about Proplanner and what Proplanner provides companies, please
watch our short video clip.
To learn about the opportunities available with Proplanner, you may visit our
investor and partner sections of the Web site.
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Company Overview
(Video, 13:11 mins, 17.9 MB)
About Proplanner
(Video, 7:43 mins, 17.6 MB)
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The people behind Proplanner
Management Team
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Dave Sly
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President and Founder, is a registered professional engineer with a
bachelors, masters and PhD degree in industrial engineering. Dave
understands well the issues facing the factory planner. Dave's expertise in
software for manufacturing is reflected in his more than 40 papers and over 100
seminar presentations on the subject. Dave, who also holds an MBA, knows
first-hand the challenges of growing a business in this space. He started,
managed for 15 years, and then sold Cimtechnologies Corporation, which produced
and marketed factory planning software. More than $30 million worth of Dave's
products were sold to such technology-savvy manufacturers as Ford, GM,
Chrysler, and Toyota. In addition, Dave has served as the VP of Factory
products for EAI, and the director of the e-factory business unit of EDS.
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Helena Poist
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Vice President
of Marketing, brings 25 years of marketing
experience to the Company. Helena was Chief
Operating Officer and Director of Marketing
and Sales of Cimtechnologies for 4 years.
During this time, Helena learned the
processes of developing, marketing, and
selling software-planning tools to
industrial engineers. Later, as Director of
Marketing of a company called Palisade
Systems, Helena gained valuable experience
in leveraging the business potential of the
Internet. Helena, who also holds an MBA,
serves as an adjunct instructor at Iowa
State University in marketing studies.
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Premnath Gopinath
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holds a Master's degree in Industrial Engineering from Iowa
State University with a concentration on Operations Research and Information
Systems Engineering as well as a Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering.
Premnath has valuable experience in inventory control and production planning,
supply chain management, production scheduling, simulation modeling, e-commerce
systems engineering, and enterprise modeling and integration.
Technical expertise: C/C++, Java, Visual Basic, JavaScript, XML, ASP
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