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 7 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…

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

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

Miguel Carrera
Business Advisor
Expertise: Lean Six Sigma, Continuous Improvement, Process Engineering , New Product Development / In Manufacturing Since 2012

Sandra Hawkins
Business Advisor

Atul Ambhore, MSME, MBA, CPIM
Business Advisor
Expertise: Operation and Supply Chain / In Manufacturing Since 2012

Kristin Wheatley
Business Advisor
Expertise: Lean, Process Improvement, Quality Management Systems, Compliance and Manufacturing / In Manufacturing Since 1991

Naveen Narra
Business Advisor
Expertise: Advanced Manufacturing, New Product Development, and Systems and Process Engineering In Manufacturing Since 2007
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

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

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
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