Zakary Smith received a degree in Mechanical Engineering and Technological Entrepreneurship from Northeastern University in Boston, MA. Zakary Smith has been doing innovative engineering solutions and have successfully launched over 100 products from concept through production across the aerospace, automotive, consumer, industrial and medical industries. Some notable products include the Tesla Model 3 Battery Pack, Google X Loon, Samsung Smartwatch. Taking products from conceptualization to mass production through co-developing innovative engineering solutions with product innovators is his passion. Currently, Zakary Smith is Co-Founder and CEO of Mata Inventive which focuses on artificial intelligence and industry 4.0 solutions for global manufacturing and is also Founder and CEO of Instaversal where they specialized in Product Development consulting with expertise in CAD Design, supply chain, materials design, industrial design, predictive engineering, rapid prototyping, NPI, and go-to-market strategies.

In this episode of Manufacturing Come Up, we have the chance to have Noah Graff as our guest. Noah buys and sells used machine tools around the world specifically for the precision machining Industry.

He runs a Website/Podcast dedicated to the Precision Machining Industry.

His specialties: Knowledge of the world machining market. Negotiating. Podcasting, Blogging, Producing Documentary Videos, Meeting Strangers.

Noah has a bunch of great insights and you don't want to miss this!

In this episode, Dan Burgos who is the Founder, President & CEO of Alphanova Consulting, shares his insights, expertise and discussions about manufacturing and profit maximization. Alphanova Consulting is a management consulting firm that helps manufacturers achieve and sustain operational cost reductions of 20%+, improve on-time delivery to 99%+, and reduce defects to improve product quality to 99%+. These changes help their clients grow company profit margins by up to 25%.

Dan and his team have over 15 years of experience helping manufacturers in various industries, including aerospace, injection molding, construction products, chemicals, fiberglass, electronics, consumer goods, oil & gas, and medical devices. Dan’s approach is to partner with manufacturing business leaders to uncover and eliminate business performance problems while coaching leaders to create a high-performing culture.

To learn more about Dan Burgos & Alphanova Consulting, you can reach them at:

www.alphanovaconsulting.com

dburgos@alphanovaconsulting.com