Contact any of the following SME Atlanta leaders with questions about SME or for help with networking:

Chairman John Byron HB Fuller, Co. (770) 414-3700 chairman@atlanta-sme.org	John Byron – Chairman John is currently a Sr. Facility Engineer for H. B. Fuller in Tucker, GA. He has over fifteen years of manufacturing experience across a wide array of industries - paper, flexible packaging, plastics, and polyurethanes - creating lean manufacturing environments and driving variation out of manufacturing processes. Originally from Connecticut, John is a graduate of UCONN in Electrical Engineering.
Chair-Elect Ken Barra Spinal Devices (678) 516-8349 kbarra@spinaldevices.com	Ken Barra – Chair-Elect Ken Barra currently works as a Medical Design Engineer for Spinal Devices, a small manufacturing company in Marietta. Spinal Devices manufactures implants and surgical tools for orthopedic and neurosurgeons in spinal reconstructive surgery. Ken has been a member of SME for 4 years and has previously served as Student Chapter Chairman at Southern Polytechnic State University. He is an SME Certified Manufacturing Technologist.
Secretary / Treasurer Dan Kochan Seasons 4, Inc. dank@seasons4.net 770-489-0716	Dan Kochan – Secretary / Treasurer Dan is currently a Manufacturing Engineer for Seasons 4, Inc., a commercial HVAC equipment manufacturer located in Douglasville, GA. His previous 18 years of experience as an Aviation Maintenance Technician have given him the necessary insights for quality control and Lean implementation. He has a BSAST degree from Thomas Edison State College in Trenton, NJ.
Program Coordinator Courtney Stewart Aerotek, Inc. CE Sales Manager (770) 953-5679 (800) 595-2876 costewar@aerotek.com	Courtney Stewart – Program Coordinator Courtney is an Account Manager for Aerotek Engineering, a technical recruiting firm serving the Georgia area. She specializes in placing various skills sets ranging from drafters and designers to high level Professional Engineers.
Membership Chair Danny Catchings Timken, Inc. – Dahlonega daniel.catchings@timken.com	Danny Catchings - Membership Chair Danny is the Lean/CI Manager at the Timken Dahlonega, Ga facility. Danny leads the plant's continuous improvement activities to include identifying opportunities, establishing objectives and facilitaing implementation of lean manufacturing concepts. Danny has also held positions of Lean Leader, Focus Factory Manager and Supervisor at other manufacturing companies. In Danny's spare time he spends it with his wife and two sons playing video games and watching movies. He holds a MBA from Southern Wesleyan University.

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GT Faculty Advisor J. Rhett Mayor Georgia Tech (404) 894-0301   rhett.mayor@me.gatech.edu	Dr. J. Rhett Mayor – GT Faculty Advisor More Information about Dr. Mayor will be Coming Soon!
SPSU Faculty Advisor Dr Simin Nasseri Southern Polytechnic State University (678) 915-7420 snasseri@spsu.edu Web Address Student Chapter Web Site	Dr Simin Nasseri– SPSU Faculty Advisor Dr Nasseri was a Senior Research Associate (Senior Scientist)/ Lecturer at Sydney University, Australia, where she earned her doctorate in Mechanical Engineering. She is currently teaching in the Mechanical Engineering Technology department at Southern Polytechnic State University. Dr Nasseri has been the advisor to the student chapter of SME at SPSU since Fall of 2006.
Membership Council Ron Bohlander Georgia Tech Research Institute (404) 407-6836   (404) 894-1817 (fax) ron.bohlander@gtri.gatech.edu	Dr. Ron Bohlander – Membership Council Ron is the Director of Commercial Product Realization for the Georgia Tech Research Institute. In his off time he enjoys hiking and gardening with his wife. He has been elected a Fellow of SME and of GTRI. He also serves SME as a representative to its Member Council. He holds a PhD in Physics from Imperial College, University of London.
Webmaster John Morehouse Georgia Institute of Technology (404) 385-0895   Email Me	John Morehouse – Webmaster John is a Research Engineer and program coordinator for the Precision Machining Research Consortium in Georgia Tech’s Manufacturing Research Center. Previously he worked in process optimization and cost reduction in the consumer electronics industry, including three years in a production facility in Humacao, Puerto Rico. John has served the Atlanta Chapter as treasurer, chair elect, and most recently, a two year term as chairman. He holds a BSME from Cornell University and a B.A. in Physics from Ithaca College.