Donald Clark, CPIM-F, CSCP, MCP
Alithya - The MSFT Practice
Enterprise Architect
Donald has more than 25 years’ experience in implementing ERP systems and over 19 years with Dynamics AX and D365 F&O projects in roles ranging from presales and analysis to application expert, functional architect and solution architect. He is a Certified Fellow in Production and Inventory Management (CPIM-F) and a Certified Supply Chain Professional (CSCP). He has more than 26 years’ experience teaching the ASCM body of knowledge to a wide range of organizations as well as a variety of other operations related classes in numerous settings and to students with varying levels of experience as well as organizational position. Donald also creates and delivers educational presentations and seminars focusing on various aspects of supply chain, inventory, operations, quality, lean and materials management. His professional experience has been focused on operations and manufacturing management and has held positions ranging from production manager through vice president of manufacturing prior to beginning his consulting career.
Alithya - The MSFT Practice
Enterprise Architect
Donald has more than 25 years’ experience in implementing ERP systems and over 19 years with Dynamics AX and D365 F&O projects in roles ranging from presales and analysis to application expert, functional architect and solution architect. He is a Certified Fellow in Production and Inventory Management (CPIM-F) and a Certified Supply Chain Professional (CSCP). He has more than 26 years’ experience teaching the ASCM body of knowledge to a wide range of organizations as well as a variety of other operations related classes in numerous settings and to students with varying levels of experience as well as organizational position. Donald also creates and delivers educational presentations and seminars focusing on various aspects of supply chain, inventory, operations, quality, lean and materials management. His professional experience has been focused on operations and manufacturing management and has held positions ranging from production manager through vice president of manufacturing prior to beginning his consulting career.
Everardo Fernandez
OK Foods
Senior Vice President of Operations
Evolve along all Company team members to achieve our highest performance and growth within the company, by this means supporting to reach its profitability.
Bachoco S.A. de C.V. Jul 2006-Current
Feb 2022 -Current
SVP Of Opertation at Bachoco USA (Ok Foods Inc.)
Responsible for All US processing plants operations and projects, manage a yearly budget of 800 million pounds.
Oct 2016-Jan 2022
Southeast Business Unit Manager
Responsible for Bachoco business in the states of Tabasco, Chiapas, Oaxaca, Guerrero, Tlaxcala, Veracruz, Puebla, Morelos with sales over $600 million usd per year. 2.8-3 million birds per week.
Operations: 3 Feed Mills, 2 Hatcheries, 153 Broiler Farms, 1 Processing Plant, 33 Distribution Centers, 3,900 employees.
Company Efficiency Award 2017.
Company Quality Award 2019
Company Profit Award 2020
Nov 2010-Sept 2016
Corporate Quality Mgr.
Responsible for all Quality and Food Safety Systems as well as Process Improvement Program (LSS), including all company processes: Live Production, Feed Mill, Processing Plants and Customer Service, over 285 team members.
Achievements: Quality System Implementation, based on SQF all over the company (10 complexes), all of it with 90% internal resources, 7 plants already SQF level 2 certified.
Implementation of Quality Culture Change program, Quality and Food Safety Scorecard along with the bonus program linked to it, Created the customer complaints data base in SAP, Implementation of Quality cost indicators out of SAP, with savings over 5 million usd in 2014 vs 2013.
Customer complaints KPI reduction 17% vs 2013.
Finalist on the 2014 SQF “Quality Supplier Achievement Award”
Safe Quality Food Institute Technical Advisory Council Member
GFSI Mexico Group Council Member
GFSI Global Technical Group Member
Norms and Certifications Anetif Commissioner
OK Foods
Senior Vice President of Operations
Evolve along all Company team members to achieve our highest performance and growth within the company, by this means supporting to reach its profitability.
Bachoco S.A. de C.V. Jul 2006-Current
Feb 2022 -Current
SVP Of Opertation at Bachoco USA (Ok Foods Inc.)
Responsible for All US processing plants operations and projects, manage a yearly budget of 800 million pounds.
Oct 2016-Jan 2022
Southeast Business Unit Manager
Responsible for Bachoco business in the states of Tabasco, Chiapas, Oaxaca, Guerrero, Tlaxcala, Veracruz, Puebla, Morelos with sales over $600 million usd per year. 2.8-3 million birds per week.
Operations: 3 Feed Mills, 2 Hatcheries, 153 Broiler Farms, 1 Processing Plant, 33 Distribution Centers, 3,900 employees.
Company Efficiency Award 2017.
Company Quality Award 2019
Company Profit Award 2020
Nov 2010-Sept 2016
Corporate Quality Mgr.
Responsible for all Quality and Food Safety Systems as well as Process Improvement Program (LSS), including all company processes: Live Production, Feed Mill, Processing Plants and Customer Service, over 285 team members.
Achievements: Quality System Implementation, based on SQF all over the company (10 complexes), all of it with 90% internal resources, 7 plants already SQF level 2 certified.
Implementation of Quality Culture Change program, Quality and Food Safety Scorecard along with the bonus program linked to it, Created the customer complaints data base in SAP, Implementation of Quality cost indicators out of SAP, with savings over 5 million usd in 2014 vs 2013.
Customer complaints KPI reduction 17% vs 2013.
Finalist on the 2014 SQF “Quality Supplier Achievement Award”
Safe Quality Food Institute Technical Advisory Council Member
GFSI Mexico Group Council Member
GFSI Global Technical Group Member
Norms and Certifications Anetif Commissioner
Mike Lindsey
Perdue Farms
Director of Manufacturing Systems
Mike is the Senior Director of Manufacturing Systems with responsibilities for all plant technology-based systems within Perdue Foods reporting to the CIO in the IT department. His role includes delivering manufacturing system solutions to the company that employs the latest technology solutions. This has been accomplished by designing, developing, implementing, and maintaining operational technology and automation solutions which employs new, but proven technologies. Mike oversees 30 professionals located across the Perdue enterprise in primarily technical roles. His duties are primarily focused on the strategic direction of the technical side of the organization delivering benefits to our People, Products, Planet, and Profitability goals. He has 3 direct reports at the leadership level.
Mike has 37 years of Manufacturing Systems experience, all at various roles within Perdue. He has participated on all transformational projects within Perdue including, SAP installation, Digital transformation and Industry 4.0 including IIoT, Data analytics, Packaging Validation using Vision AI/ML , 3rd party Warehouse integration, CFS inventory weigh and label systems and SAP installs, CAT2 MES solution, Kronos Time and Attendance systems, Marel manufacturing weighing systems, Ossid weigh and label packaging systems, MARC WMS and plant floor control systems, SAP MII systems for actual costing solutions and various Rockwell control applications. Mike and his wife Shannon have been married for 37 years, they have one son, and reside in New Church, Va.
NASA Engineering intern 1983-1985
Perdue since 1986
Multiple roles from Operations leader, Programmer, Systems Analyst, Regional Manager, Development Manager, Director and currently the Sr Director.
Perdue Farms
Director of Manufacturing Systems
Mike is the Senior Director of Manufacturing Systems with responsibilities for all plant technology-based systems within Perdue Foods reporting to the CIO in the IT department. His role includes delivering manufacturing system solutions to the company that employs the latest technology solutions. This has been accomplished by designing, developing, implementing, and maintaining operational technology and automation solutions which employs new, but proven technologies. Mike oversees 30 professionals located across the Perdue enterprise in primarily technical roles. His duties are primarily focused on the strategic direction of the technical side of the organization delivering benefits to our People, Products, Planet, and Profitability goals. He has 3 direct reports at the leadership level.
Mike has 37 years of Manufacturing Systems experience, all at various roles within Perdue. He has participated on all transformational projects within Perdue including, SAP installation, Digital transformation and Industry 4.0 including IIoT, Data analytics, Packaging Validation using Vision AI/ML , 3rd party Warehouse integration, CFS inventory weigh and label systems and SAP installs, CAT2 MES solution, Kronos Time and Attendance systems, Marel manufacturing weighing systems, Ossid weigh and label packaging systems, MARC WMS and plant floor control systems, SAP MII systems for actual costing solutions and various Rockwell control applications. Mike and his wife Shannon have been married for 37 years, they have one son, and reside in New Church, Va.
NASA Engineering intern 1983-1985
Perdue since 1986
Multiple roles from Operations leader, Programmer, Systems Analyst, Regional Manager, Development Manager, Director and currently the Sr Director.
Vernon Smith
CAT Squared
CEO
Vernon Smith grew up on a family-owned poultry farm in South Africa and has extensive experience in the poultry industry. Before co-founding CAT Squared, Vernon earned a Bachelor’s degree in computer science and business economics as well as a Master’s degree in computer science before working as a food-industry process control specialist. As CEO, Vernon has integrated CAT Squared’s individual software modules into a cohesive MES solution for meat manufacturers offering complete visibility of plant-floor processes. Under his leadership, CAT Squared has been honored with the Governor’s Award for Excellence in Global Trade by Gov. Asa Hutchinson and twice recognized as a finalist for Arkansas Business of the Year.
CAT Squared
CEO
Vernon Smith grew up on a family-owned poultry farm in South Africa and has extensive experience in the poultry industry. Before co-founding CAT Squared, Vernon earned a Bachelor’s degree in computer science and business economics as well as a Master’s degree in computer science before working as a food-industry process control specialist. As CEO, Vernon has integrated CAT Squared’s individual software modules into a cohesive MES solution for meat manufacturers offering complete visibility of plant-floor processes. Under his leadership, CAT Squared has been honored with the Governor’s Award for Excellence in Global Trade by Gov. Asa Hutchinson and twice recognized as a finalist for Arkansas Business of the Year.