Meet The Team
Doug Caywood
Co-Founder
Doug’s career has always had had an entrepreneurial bias while he worked FOR global technology companies and worked WITH global manufacturers.
Doug has managed global software partnerships at Hewlett-Packard, Microsoft and LiveTiles. He has extensive experience in the Consumer Goods Industry. In addition he has been involved supporting many non-profit organizations CGF, GMA, CGT, SMLC, CESMII, and others.
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Developing strategic partnerships and leveraging technology as appropriate to drive manufacturing forward are his passions. Balancing people, process and technology.
Jim Wetzel
Co-Founder
Jim's career has centered around innovation and improving things. He is known as a visionary in Smart Manufacturing and was one of the early champions nationally.
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Jim spent most of his career at General Mills and retired as Director of Engineering - Global Reliability. He was responsible for improving the existing asset base in GMI manufacturing across the globe.
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Jim was Chairman of the Board of the Smart Manufacturing Leadership Coalition ( SMLC) and was the interim CEO of the Clean Energy Smart Manufacturing Innovation Institute.