CIO

Chuck Oler is Senior VP and CIO of Tuthill Corporation, a $500M “lean” manufacturer of industrial equipment headquartered in Burr Ridge, IL. Founded in 1892, Tuthill now manufacturers a broad range of industrial products with over thirty locations worldwide. Their continuous improvement system is The Tuthill Business System (TBS) which is modeled after the Toyota Production System.

Andre T. Allen began his information technology career in 1989. During his career, Andre has held several technical positions, including positions in Software Applications Development, LAN/WAN/Infrastructure Administration, and Database Administration. Andre has also held many leadership roles across many technical disciplines, including Manager of Software Engineering, Director of Product Development, Director of Infrastructure & Technology and Director of IT Program Management. Andre has served in an executive capacity for the past 10 years.

Kevin B. Boyd is the Vice President of Project Management for Tribune Company, America’s largest employee-owned media company, operating businesses in publishing, broadcasting and interactive. He joined Tribune Company in 2006 as the leader of Chicago Tribune’s Project Management Office. He is an adjunct professor at Northwestern University teaching classes in Ecommerce.

Timothy D. Mather, is the CTO of PMA Consultants LLC, a diversified, US-based global project management firm. PMA employs 200+ professionals in 16 offices and ranks as the 29th Construction Manager for fee firm in the US, according to the 2008 survey by Engineering News-Record.

Ron is Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer at SPSS Inc., a leading worldwide provider of Predictive Analytics software and solutions. With members of his team deployed globally in 10 countries, Ron is responsible for leading SPSS’ worldwide information technology program including advanced technology support for the company’s globally dispersed product development labs in the U.S., Europe, and Asia.

Manoj Kulkarni is Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer of Career Education Corporation (CEC). Kulkarni leads and manages all areas of the company’s Information Technology (IT) department including systems design, application development, asset management and computer systems operations.

Ian Robertson is the Senior Director of Global Supply Chain Sustainability for Chicago’s Wm Wrigley Jr Co. In this role Ian is responsible for ensuring that sustainable and responsible methods of manufacturing and operating are integrated into the everyday business operations of the Wrigley Company everywhere we do business.

David Patzwald joined Schneider Electric in 2005 as Vice President, Information Technology, responsible for all information systems and services in the North American Operating Division.

Dave joined the company with over 20 years of diverse business and information technology experience. Prior to Schneider Electric, he was the founder and president of smallCo, an IT solution business whose clients included Kinko’s, Wm. Wrigley Jr. Co., and Brach’s Confections.

David Bent is Sr. Vice President & Chief Information Officer United Stationers Supply Company, and President United Stationers Technology Services. United Stationers, with headquarters in Deerfield, Illinois, is North America’s largest wholesale distributor of business products. With sales of $5.0 billion, the company offers some 100,000 brand-name items from more than 1000 manufacturers, as well as its own private-brand merchandise line. He joined United Stationers in May 2003 and leads a team of 220 IT associates.