Tennessee

Tennessee

PMA Tennessee Presentations, Dinner and Networking

Speakers

David Diaz
Servo Press Scientist, Nidec Press & Automation David Diaz

David Diaz, PhD., servo press scientist for Nidec Press & Automation, specializes in optimizing servo press operations and best stamping practices, leading to increased production rates. With a doctorate in Advanced Manufacturing and industrial experience around the world in the sheet metal forming industry, David has been consulting and delivering numerous seminars and workshops for various audiences, always looking to get one more stroke per minute.


Bill Hickey
Chairman, Lapham-Hickey Steel Corp Bill Hickey

Bill Hickey is chairman of Lapham-Hickey Steel Corp., a steel service center founded in 1926. This family-owned and operated company has 11 locations with approximately 850 employees. Lapham-Hickey is currently ranked as one of the top 50 service centers in the United States. Bill has held several positions within Lapham-Hickey since his employment at the company began in 1975. He has been in his current position since 2018. Bill also has held chapter and national leadership positions in MSCI and currently is a member of the Chairman’s Emeritus Council. Bill was appointed to a position to ITAC-7. ITAC-7 is an advisory committee to the Department of Commerce and the United States Trade Representative. He held the position of Chairman of the Committee for 4 years. He remains an active member. Bill is a former Trustee for the PMA Educational Foundation.


Bill remains active in the Illinois Manufacturer’s Association. He is currently a member of the Board of Directors and served a 2-year term as Chairman (2016-2017). He has held other officer positions on the board of directors. In June of 2020 Bill was presented with a Lifetime Achievement award – the institute’s highest honor. Bill was then inducted into the MSCI’s Hall of Fame for being such an icon within the metals distribution industry along with his significant leadership and service within the greater business and civic communities. The Association of Steel Distributors named Bill as its 2019 Steel Executive of the Year. In 2014, Bill was the recipient of the Richard L. Duchossuis Alumni Award for Integrity and Values from Morgan Park Academy. Metal Center News named Bill as the 2012 Service Center Executive of the Year.

 


Daniel Sharkey
Partner, Brooks Wilkins Sharkey & Turco PLLC Daniel Sharkey

Dan Sharkey concentrates his practice on supply-chain issues: negotiating contracts and litigation. He is co-founder of Brooks Wilkins Sharkey and Turco PLLC and previously was an associate and shareholder with Butzel Long, PC. From 1995-1999, Dan was a Captain, U.S. Army Judge Advocate General’s Corps, 3d Infantry Division (Mech.)- Trial Counsel and Special Assistant U.S. Attorney. Dan has a law degree from Vanderbilt University School of Law and a business degree from The University of Notre Dame. He has successfully negotiated and litigated hundreds of manufacturing supply-chain disputes, ranging from original equipment manufacturers versus Tier 1 suppliers to raw-material suppliers versus lower tiers.


 


 


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