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Introducing the Virginia Smart Manufacturing Accelerator, a program created and operated by GENEDGE
GENEDGE was awarded $2.6 million including cost share to start up the Virginia Smart Manufacturing Accelerator (VSMA) by the DOE Office of Manufacturing & Supply Chains.
This effort is one of 12 in the US to build capacity and capability to commercialize adoption of Smart Manufacturing at small and mid-sized manufacturing companies. A two-year program starting in January 2024, we are funded by the Department of Energy Office of Manufacturing and Energy Supply Chains.
Partners include CCAM, ODU, VCU, VSU and VT to develop and deliver the services, workforce pipeline, curriculum and workshops to begin serving the manufacturing base. The partner deliverables will provide a base to draw from in ramping up a long-term service delivery model.
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Bill Donohue is President & Executive Director of Virginia’s GENEDGE Alliance. The company, in its 27th year, is a Commonwealth of VA political subdivision which is the best public resource in VA helping companies Innovate, Compete and Grow.
Jeff is a CESMII Smart Manufacturing Roadmap Professional and has over 30 years of experience in a variety of industries.
His experience includes lean and six sigma, design for manufacturing, and new equipment and production startup.
His specialty is manufacturing process development, incorporating new manufacturing methods and lean processes into manufacturing.
Ashley is the Administrative Manager at GENEDGE provides administrative management and support for a variety of new and current initiatives, including the Virginia Smart Manufacturing Accelerator (VSMA).
She supports the VSMA team with program administration, grants management, project impact collection, and reporting.
Dr. Johnson has expertise in both cognitive and learning sciences, coupled with a background in human-factors psychology for use in field applications of multi-modal learning and training systems.
Her applied research encompasses the intersection of cognitive and knowledge engineering, aiming to inform the design and evaluation of immersive learning environments that optimize cognitive, performance and training outcomes.
She also advocates and leads Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics (STEAM) outreach efforts in multiple capacities across K-12 pipelines.
Dr. Zhenyu (James) Kong is the Ralph H. Bogle Jr. Professor with the Grado Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering at Virginia Tech. He received his Ph.D. from the Department of Industrial and System Engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2004 and his B.S. and M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the Harbin Institute of Technology, China, in 1993 and 1995, respectively.
His research focuses on sensing and analytics for smart manufacturing and modeling/synthesis/diagnosis for large and complex manufacturing systems. His research has been sponsored by federal agencies such as NSF, DoE, DoD, and ONR, as well as industries, with more than $20M in research funding with a personal share over $5M. He has published over 120 journal and conference papers.
Dr. Manic is a Professor with the Computer Science Department and Director of VCU Cybersecurity Center at Virginia Commonwealth University.
He completed over 50 research grants in AI/ML in cyber and energy and intelligent controls.
He authored over 200 refereed articles, has given over 50 invited talks around the world, authored over 200 refereed articles in international journals, books, and conferences, holds several U.S. patents and has won 2018 R&D 100 Award for Autonomic Intelligent Cyber Sensor (AICS), one of top 100 science and technology worldwide innovations in 2018, and is recipient of the 2023 FBI DCLA Director’s Community Leadership Award for innovative research in AI & cybersecurity.
Matt Stremler spent many years at CCAM as a Research Manager; leading research in Automation. Now he holds the title, Director of Research where he is meeting the needs of CCAM’s advanced manufacturing members. Matt is an experienced research manager for manufacturing processes across many technical areas, including automation, coatings application and surface preparation, computer vision & measurement development, process improvement, etc.
He has extensive technical experience in design, specification, repair, quality inspection, and production process improvement for polymeric coatings.
Matt holds a M.S. in Materials Science & Engineering from the University of Virginia; and a B.S.in Mechanical Engineering from Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology.