Our Consulting Team
Dan Abernathy - CPIM , MCP
Principal - Managing Director
Dan has 13 years of manufacturing management experience in
aerospace (Northrop B-2 Division), electronics and imaging systems (Fairchild-Weston), avionics (Cardion-General Signal), and semi-conductors (General Instrument). His areas of expertise include Operations Planning and Control, Program Management, Materials Management, Total Quality Management, and Self Directed Team Building and Motivation. He has implemented and worked with large MRP/ERP implementations at three of his companies, and has consulted on over 250 ERP implementations since 1994. Dan's educational background includes a BBA degree in Finance (Cum Laude) from Dowling College in New York, 28 hours of MBA coursework from Hofstra University and Cal-Poly Pomona, and an APICS Certification in Production and Inventory Control. Dan has also been a past recipient of the Northrop B-2 Division Quality Award, and The B-2 Division Supplier of the Year Award.
Dynamics GP Manufacturing Applications
Dynamics GP Inventory and Order Processing
Dynamics GP Field Service Applications
Dynamics GP Installation and Configuration
Dynamics GP Financial Applications
SQL Server 2008 Administration
Don Kapuscinski - CPIM , MCP
Principal - Senior Manufacturing Consultant
Don has 18 years of Materials and Manufacturing Management experience in such diverse industries such as aerospace (British Tire and Rubber/ Hawker Siddley and Loral) along with additional experience in repetitive manufacturing environments (Sensormatic) and with high-tech electronics firms and job shop environments. His areas of expertise include Materials Management, Manufacturing Management, Warehousing and Distribution, Manufacturing Cost accounting, Estimating, Budget Projections and Repetitive Manufacturing. He has been an ERP Consultant since 1994 and has been involved in over 250 installations with clients such as Allied Signal, Hewlett Packard, Texas Instruments, Applied Materials and Beckton Dickinson. Don has worked on the implementation teams for other ERP/MRP software packages that include MAPICS and Cullinet. His educational achievements include a BS (Cum Laude) From New York Institute of Technology, APICS CPIM certification since 1983 and continuing education from such experts in manufacturing and materials as APICS and The Ollie Wight Company. Don Has also has been an instructor for national APICS classes teaching "Making MRP Work".
Dynamics GP Manufacturing Applications
Dynamics GP Financial Applications
Microsoft Dynamics Sure Step Methodology
Peter Kelly - MCP
Principal - Senior Manufacturing Consultant
An experienced Operations Leader with a success record won in a variety of industrial environments including Aerospace (APW - Aerospace Director - Mfg. Operations, Burbank, CA), High Tech (Americ Disc- Plant Manager Modesto, CA, Motorola- Manufacturing Manager, Toronto, Canada, Dataproducts- Manufacturing Manager, Dublin, Ireland), and traditional manufacturing (Crouse Hinds- Director Ops. / Factory Manager Syracuse, NY). Hands On Customer Service experience in both OEM and after market. Extensive World Class Manufacturing implementation expertise (including Kaizen, JIT , SMED, SPC and Value Chain Management). Peter's education includes a BS Business UCD Ireland Honors (Cum Laude) earned in 1987 and he worked towards his MS (Computer Science) at Syracuse University 1994.
Dynamics GP Manufacturing Applications
Microsoft Dynamics Sure Step Methodology
Tammy Guarino - CPIM , MCP
Senior Manufacturing Consultant
Tammy has over 30 years of manufacturing and materials management experience in medical device manufacturing (Safety Syringes), aerospace (Magnavox APS Division) and high volume/high tech companies (American Telecommunications Corporation and Cypher Data Products). She has consulted on over 200 implementation sites since 1995. Tammy is a member of the ISPE (International Society of Pharmaceutical Engineers) and is an expert in FDA regulations and software validations. Dynamics GP Manufacturing Applications
Dynamics GP Financial Applications
Laura Peters – MBA, MCP
Senior Financials Consultant
Laura has over 30 years experience as a seasoned Financial Consultant with proficiencies in Financial Management, Distribution, Warehouse Management, CRM, EDI Job Costing and Report Writing. She is fluent in Spanish and French. Laura has an MBA from the University of Phoenix and received an Honorable Mention for Thesis done in English/Spanish comparing accounting systems in U.S. to Mexico. She is on the Advisory Board for Association of Women in Technology.
Dynamics GP Financial Applications
Microsoft CRM
Why are we the right choice when you need manufacturing software solutions? The answer is a consulting team that is the best in the business.
Our team is led by Dan Abernathy, CPIM, MCP, who serves as principal and managing director.Dan has 13 years of manufacturing management experience in aerospace (Northrop B-2 Division), electronics and imaging systems (Fairchild-Weston), avionics (Cardion-General Signal), and semi-conductors (General Instrument). His areas of expertise include Operations Planning and Control, Program Management, Materials Management, Total Quality Management, and Self Directed Team Building and Motivation, which can be applied to distribution software.
Dan has implemented and worked with large MRP/ERP implementations at three of his companies. Dan's educational background includes a BBA degree in Finance from Dowling College in New York, 28 hours of MBA coursework from Hofstra University and Cal-Poly Pomona, and an APICS Certification in Production and Inventory Control, which is what makes him knowledgeable about the best ecommerce software.
Principal and senior manufacturing consultant Don Kapuscinski, CPIM , MCP, has 18 years of Materials and Manufacturing Management experience in such diverse industries such as aerospace, along with additional experience in repetitive manufacturing environments and with high-tech electronics firms and job shop environments.
Don’s areas of expertise include Materials Management, Manufacturing Management, Warehousing and Distribution, Manufacturing Cost accounting, Estimating, Budget Projections and Repetitive Manufacturing. He has been an ERP Consultant since 1994 and has been involved in over 250 installations with clients like Allied Signal, Hewlett Packard, Texas Instruments, Applied Materials and Beckton Dickinson. Don has worked on the implementation teams for other ERP/MRP software packages that include MAPICS and Cullinet, which is why you can depend on him for distribution software.
His educational achievements include a BS from New York Institute of Technology, APICS CPIM certification since 1983 and continuing education from such experts in manufacturing and materials as APICS and The Ollie Wight Company.
You can also trust Peter Kelly, MCP, who serves as principal and senior manufacturing consultant. This is because he’s an experienced operations leader with success in a variety of industrial environments including Aerospace, High Tech, Motorola, and traditional manufacturing.
Peter also hashands on customer service experience in both OEM and aftermarket, which is why he can help with production scheduling software. He also has extensive manufacturing implementation expertise. Peter's education includes a BS Business UCD Ireland Honors (earned in 1987 and he worked towards his MS (Computer Science) at Syracuse University 1994.
Tammy Guarino, CPIM , MCP, is a senior manufacturing consultant that knows about retail software, because shehas over 30 years of manufacturing and materials management experience in medical device manufacturing (Safety Syringes), aerospace (Magnavox APS Division) and high volume/high tech companies (American Telecommunications Corporation and Cypher Data Products). She has consulted on over 200 implementation sites since 1995. Tammy is a member of the ISPE (International Society of Pharmaceutical Engineers) and is an expert in FDA regulations and software validations.
Senior Financials Consultant Laura Peters, MBA, MCP, has over 30 years’ experience as a seasoned Financial Consultant with proficiencies in Financial Management, Distribution, Warehouse Management, CRM, EDI Job Costing and Report Writing, which can be applied to analysis involving the best ecommerce software. She is fluent in Spanish and French. Laura has an MBA from the University of Phoenix and received an Honorable Mention for Thesis done in English/Spanish comparing accounting systems in U.S. to Mexico. She is on the Advisory Board for Association of Women in Technology.
