David is an industry veteran in Digital Transformation and is focused on helping his firms deliver their products effectively with PLM. His background includes both developing and marketing PLM software as well as implementing and customizing PLM in industry. He has over 15 years of experience implementing configuration management concepts in PLM in the industrial and aerospace industries. Prior to joining Aras, David held PLM roles at Cummins, B/E Aerospace, and General Electric. Over this time he and his teams have deployed PLM systems, simulation processes, Model Based Definition, Configuration/Change Management, Materials Libraries, CAD/design automation and other business process improvements. David holds a BS in Mechanical Engineering from the University at Buffalo and an MBA in Management from Purdue University. He is certified in Configuration Management (CM2), Project Management (PMI) and Six Sigma in DMAIC and DFSS.