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Tom Seubert is currently a project manager for an MES development project. Previously, he worked as an MES consultant and an MES delivery and pre-sales manager. Before that, he worked on several shop floor and MES projects going back to the year 2000, when General Motors/Electronic Data Systems were developing MES solutions. Tom has more than 25 years of experience with manufacturing processes and controls, 18 years of experience with IT, and 17 years of experience with MES. He has consulted on MES solutions for the multi-tiered automotive market, as well as the aerospace, plastics and steel, tire, food and beverage, and pharmaceutical industries. He also helps instruct adults and youth in learning leadership skills within the Boy Scouts of America. Tom was a keynote speaker at the Industrial Engineering and Operations Management Society International Conference in Orlando, Florida in September 2015, and a recipient of their Distinguished Service Award the same year. He was also the recipient of the 2014 Boy Scouts of America District Award of Merit. He earned his BS in electrical engineering from Lawrence Technological University in Southfield, Michigan.