TMAC TEAM
The TMAC team consists of 70 staff with expertise in manufacturing excellence. The TMAC Team serves over 500 manufacturers per year throughout the state of Texas from 8 regional offices.
Administrative Team
Mei-Hwa Huang
Manager, IT Applications and Services
Expertise: IT Operations and Systems, Technical Support / In Manufacturing Since 2005
Catrina Berkey
Administrative Assistant
Expertise: Process travel reimbursements and other misc. expenses / In Manufacturing Since 2012
Brisa Castrejon
Accountant
Expertise: Purchasing, Accounts Payable and Account Reconciliation / In Manufacturing Since 2018
Tonnee McCullouch
Administrative Assistant - Statewide
Jose Reyes
Business Operations / Data Manager - Statewide
Janie Rivera
Administrative Assistant
Expertise: Travel, Requisitions | In Manufacturing Since 2009
Katie Beaver
Director of Finance
Expertise: Finance, Human Resources / In Manufacturing Since 2012
Board of Directors
Business Advisors
Satya Kudapa
Operations Manager (Metroplex)
Expertise: Leadership and Team Management, Strategic Planning and Process Improvement, Data Analysis and Performance Management, Grant and Project Management, Certified Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt, Certified Quality Lead Auditor,…
Russ Aikman
Lean Six Sigma Program Manager
Expertise: Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt / In Manufacturing Since 1985
Rolando Colindres-Bran
Business Advisor
Expertise: Lean Methodologies, Continuous Improvement, Lean Six Sigma Black Belt, Shingo Prize Examiner and Certified Shingo Facilitator, ISO 9001 and AS9100 Quality Management Systems, TWI, Lean Principles, Quick Response Manufacturing…
Nikou Manouchehri
Business Advisor
Expertise: Biomedical Engineering, Lead Certified Auditor (AS 9100, ISO 13485, ISO 9001, EU MDR), Black Belt, Audits, Quality Improvement Process Solutions (Strategic Planning, CAPA, and Risk Assessment, Training) / In…
Nathan Sisler
Business Advisor
Expertise: Environmental Health Sustainability Professional, HACCP Certified, Stormwater Management Planning, OSHA 30-hour, ISO 14001 EMS Lead Auditor, Utility Cost Reduction Strategies / In Manufacturing Since 2012
Mona Basim El-Khatib
Business Advisor
Expertise: Quality Assurance, Regulatory Affairs Business, Medical Device Experience (including, FDA, EU, Health Canada, and Middle East). International Register for Certified Auditors (IRCA) QMS Principal Auditor / In Manufacturing Since…
Kurt Middelkoop
Business Advisor
Expertise: Industrial Engineering, ISO Environmental and Safety Management Systems, LEED AP, Senor Technology, Pollution Prevention Best Practices / In Manufacturing Since 1984
Juan Paramo
Business Advisor
Expertise: Mechatronics, Automation, R&D, Machine/Process Monitoring, Process & Product Design / In Manufacturing Since 2006
Ghassan Khatib
Business Advisor
Expertise: Engineering Management specialized in quality systems and regulatory affairs for medical devices and pharmaceutical, implementing cybersecurity systems in compliance with CMMC / In Manufacturing Since 1998
Eric Thompson
Business Advisor
Expertise: Lean Six Sigma Black Belt, TWI Certified Trainer for Job Relations, Job Instruction and Job Methods / In Manufacturing Since 2002
Edward Kressler
Business Advisor
Col. Darold Tippey (RET.)
Cybersecurity Lead
Expertise: Product and Process Development, Design of serial number 1 modules for new to market products, DoD/DOE Cybersecurity and Procurement Processes. Black Belt, SME Bronze Certification / In Manufacturing Since…
Cyrus Rahimzadeh
Director of Automation and Operational Testing
Expertise: Manufacturing Automation and Machine Design, Machine Monitoring, Data Analytics, AI, Patents / In Manufacturing Since 2000
Christopher Meeks
Business Advisor
Expertise: LSS Master Black Belt, AS 9100 Lead Auditor / In Manufacturing Since 2006
Barbara Ward
Business Advisor
Expertise: Quality Management System Implementation and Auditing; Lead Auditor Certifications in ISO 9001, AS9100 and IATF 16949; Lean Six Sigma Black Belt / In Manufacturing Since 1984
Laura Rodriguez
Business Advisor
Jesus Cano
Business Advisor
Hector Ramirez
Business Advisor
Oscar Salcedo Jr.
Business Advisor
Jeeva Senthilkumar
Business Advisor
Lisa Forson
Business Advisor
Justin Pelt
Business Advisor
Joseph Raymer
Business Advisor
Corey Mitchell
Business Advisor
Adam Loucks
Business Advisor
Igor Chebotniagin
Business Advisor
Expertise: Lean Six Sigma, Project Management, Occupational Safety and Health Management Systems, Risk Management / In Manufacturing Since 2012
Conrad Soltero
Business Advisor
Expertise: Workforce Development (TWI & Toyota Kata), Lean, QMS, EMS, SMS, Environment (P2), Innovation Engineering, Six Sigma Black Belt, Constraint Theory / In Manufacturing Since 1993
Raja Vemulapalli
UHCL Student
Expertise: Manufacturing / In Manufacturing Since 2024
Dustin Delano
Business Advisor
Expertise: Advanced Manufacturing, New Product Development, and Systems and Process Engineering / In Manufacturing Since 2007
Waylon Ward
Business Advisor
Expertise: Lean Manufacturing, Supervisor Development, TWI / In Manufacturing Since 1993
Naveen Narra
Business Advisor
Expertise: Advanced Manufacturing, New Product Development, and Systems and Process Engineering In Manufacturing Since 2007
Kristin Wheatley
Business Advisor
Expertise: Lean, Process Improvement, Quality Management Systems, Compliance and Manufacturing / In Manufacturing Since 1991
Atul Ambhore, MSME, MBA, CPIM
Business Advisor
Expertise: Operation and Supply Chain / In Manufacturing Since 2012
Chris Brewer
Business Advisor
Sandra Hawkins
Business Advisor
Miguel Carrera
Business Advisor
Expertise: Lean Six Sigma, Continuous Improvement, Process Engineering , New Product Development / In Manufacturing Since 2012
Celeste Cormier
Business Advisor
Expertise: Texas CTE Classroom Teacher, Workforce Development / In Manufacturing Since 2024
Business Development
Brittany Rosenberg
Business Development
Expertise: Partnership Building, Grant and Prize Proposals, Pitch Decks, Operational Sustainability, Recycling, Remanufacturing, Circular Market Building, & Reverse Logistics / In Manufacturing Since 2016
Artrese Hartman
Workforce Development Manager - Statewide
Expertise: Advanced Manufacturing, New Product Development, and Systems and Process Engineering In Manufacturing Since 2007
Robb Misso
CEO of the Texas Alliance of Manufacturers Associations (TAMA)
Leadership Team
Darik Pickerel
Regional Director - West Texas
Expertise: Project Management, Operations Management, Environmental, and Health & Safety / In Manufacturing Since 2018
Robert Phalen, Ph.D., CIH, FAIHA
Regional Director - Gulf Coast
Expertise: Occupational Safety and Health; Environmental Health and Safety (EHS); Industrial Hygiene / In Manufacturing Since: 2017
MD Shafiuddin Shatu
Interim Regional Director - Southeast
Amit Lopes
Regional Director - Paso del Norte
Expertise: Advanced Manufacturing, New Product Development, and Systems and Process Engineering / In Manufacturing Since 2007
Charaee Tropp
Regional Director - Metroplex
Expertise: Environmental, Health, Safety and Quality / In Manufacturing Since 2001
David Ortiz
Regional Director - South Texas
Expertise: Supply Chain Management, Operations Management, Continuous Improvement and Project Management / In Manufacturing Since 2005
Rodney Reddic
Executive Director - Statewide
Expertise: Lean Process Improvement and Value Stream Management / In Manufacturing Since 1991
Bill Rafferty
Regional Director - South Central
Expertise: Lean Transformations / In Manufacturing Since 1998
Ki-Young (Young) Jeong, PH.D., MBA, PMP, CPIM
Associate Regional Director
Expertise: Supply Chain Network Optimization, Inventory Management, Operations Optimization / In Manufacturing Since 1994
Marketing Team
Robin Evans
Event Coordinator
Expertise: Event Planning and Communications / In Manufacturing Since 2004
Gabriela Sosa
Public Relations and Marketing Coordinator
Andrea Cortinas
Digital Marketer
Layke Holmes
Marketing Director
Expertise: Market Research, Content Creation, Brand Strategy / In Manufacturing Since 2024
