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Mitch Free, Founder & CEO, MFG.com
Mitch, an Atlanta-native, began his career on the shop floor and has worked his way to the top of the manufacturing industry. He holds two patents and is recognized among his peers for his strategic vision, domain expertise and creative management style. Inc. Magazine named him an "Entrepreneur of the Year" finalist in 2005, and under his leadership MFG.com was ranked by Deloitte and Touche as one of the top technology growth companies in the U.S., and in the top 10 technology growth companies in Georgia. Mitch is an avid speaker at technology forums and conferences. Mitch belongs to the Atlanta Technology Angels, a private group that actively seeks investments in early stage technology companies based in Atlanta. |
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Lisa Reisman, Co-Founder and Managing Director, Aptium Global Inc.
Lisa has over 15 years of experience in management consulting and direct materials sourcing. In addition to past roles at Andersen and Deloitte Consulting. Lisa has also owned and operated her own metals trading company, sourcing and selling a full range of metal products from and to emerging market including: Russia, China, India, Romania, Venezuela, Mexico, Taiwan, South Africa, Ghana, Pakistan and Israel. Her industry expertise spans multiple sectors within manufacturing. She has worked in the aerospace and defense, trucking and shipbuilding industries as a trader and in the high tech, automotive, earthmoving equipment, building products/construction industries as a consultant. |
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James Jin, VP & General Manager, MFG.com China
James is responsible for leading MFG.coms Chinese Operations including the day-to-day running of the Shanghai-based office. Prior to joining MFG.com, James served as the Chief Representative for the Service Solutions Segment of SPX Corporation in Shanghai. In this role he helped to establish the Asia Procurement Office and build a sourcing team of over 20 individuals to support multiple business segments within the company. He also developed a database of 400 top commodity suppliers and pioneered reverse auctions in China utilizing online marketplace platform. Prior to that, James was the General Manager for SPX Air-Xi Gage Company in Wuxi, China. In this role he aided in the restructuring of the organization, its work processes and operating metrics. James holds a Bachelor of Engineering degree from East China University in Shanghai and an International MBA from Thunderbird, AGSIM in Phoenix, Arizona. |
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