Vision, Leadership, Experience
Helping organizations maximize investments in manufacturing technology and people!
questions that we can help you answer
Technology assessment / Technology planning
- Are you using the best and most appropriate technology?
- Is your goal to be a technology leader or follower? How do you compare to competitors?
- Do you have a long term technology plan and is it aligned with your business and human resource plans?
Recruiting and workforce development
- Why are you having difficulty finding operators and maintenance techs?
- Are you a discrete, hybrid, or process manufacturer? How does that affect your skill needs and your relationship with educators?
- Can you describe your skill requirements in language that educators understand?
- Do you have established working relationships with both local educators and funders?
Manufacturing leadership
- Do your managers fully understand the technology that your employees operate and maintain?
- Is someone an advocate for the importance of workforce development?
- Is your plant able to justify the manufacturing technology to make you competitive?
Examples of our work
Manufacturing Technology Commentary
Manufacturing Technology Commentary
Manufacturing Technology Commentary
Keith was engaged for more than a dozen years to provide commentary on manufacturing technology and manufacturing workforce development via a monthly blog sponsored by the publishers of Packaging World, Automation World and Pharmaceutical Packaging.
Technology Analysis
Manufacturing Technology Commentary
Manufacturing Technology Commentary
CMS is sent to international technology trade shows to seek out and assess what is new and real in manufacturing technology, preparing reports and podcasts of findings for the sponsors.
Business Issues
Manufacturing Technology Commentary
Workforce Development
CMS conducts research and prepares reports on technology issues that can affect business, such as this two part series prepared for the packaging industry to bring awareness to and remove the mystery from plant floor cyber security.
Workforce Development
Curriculum Certification
Workforce Development
Keith was the originator, editor and major contributor to the definitive how-to book on workforce development for manufacturing.
Curriculum Certification
Curriculum Certification
Curriculum Certification
CMS helps VoTech's, Community Colleges, and Universities across the country implement and certify industrial maintenance and mechatronics youth, adult ed, and degree programs. Keith was the lead certifying agent for the Industrial Maintenance Training Centers of PA and North America.
Technology ROI
Curriculum Certification
Curriculum Certification
CMS has been sought out to write and speak about technology justification and return on investment.
Organization Leadership
Technical Certifications
Technical Certifications
Keith served as Director of ISA's Food and Pharmaceutical Industries Division, was an early member of the Organization for Machine Automation and Control and was the founding Director of the OMAC Packaging Workgroup, each a global engineering community of practice.
Technical Certifications
Technical Certifications
Technical Certifications
CMS led development of PMMI's Mechatronics Certification Exams and prepared study guides for electrical, mechanical, controls and PLC exams.
Competency Model
Technical Certifications
Technology Leadership
Working with the Mid-Atlantic Mechatronics Advisory Council and PMMI, CMS led the development of the Mechatronics & Industrial Maintenance Competency Model that was adopted by US DOL and used as part of NAM's Manufacturing Institute's Skills Certification Program for manufacturing.
Technology Leadership
Technology Leadership
Technology Leadership
In his many roles in manufacturing engineering and IT, Keith was recognized as a global leader in implementing advanced manufacturing technology architectures.
Acclaimed Results
Technology Leadership
Acclaimed Results
Keith's efforts in workforce development were acclaimed by state and federal officials, educators, and plant managers.
Board Positions
Technology Leadership
Acclaimed Results
Keith has served on the Boards of Directors and Advisers of technology companies, technical organizations, and non-profits. He can help your board help your business or organization.