Speakers

Howard Goldberg

Chief Operating Officer (COO)

Howard Goldberg was appointed to COO in July 2019 and was hired as VP of Business Development in May 2018. In his COO role, Howard ensures all aspects of HQ and SMIC operations, accounting, finance, compliance, and Human Resource functions achieve the goals and objectives of CESMII. The COO has four major areas of responsibility:

  1. Membership Operations
  2. Institute Business & Operations
  3. Institute Compliance and Contracts
  4. Smart Manufacturing Innovation Centers (SMICs), which are visible, credible, high-value regional ‘lighthouse extensions’ of CESMII.

Howard brings over 20 years of leadership experience in successfully growing the Business and Operations of leading-edge sensor-solutions companies. Howard was most recently the Executive Vice President of Operations for Pressure Profile Systems, a developer of tactile sensors that enable the “sense of touch” for electronic products, where he drove the launch of the most complex product in the history of the company and achieved a 14% increase in record shipment revenues. Additionally, Howard was the former President and COO of Interlink Electronics (NASDAQ: LINK) a globally recognized manufacturer of human-machine interface sensors, where he achieved a 36% increase in revenues. Howard presents an extensive portfolio of successfully introducing both product and supply chain solutions to a broad spectrum of industries: microelectronics and sensors, wearables and IoT, consumer electronics, medical devices and digital healthcare, automotive, industrial control, energy, aerospace, and defense.

Howard holds a Ph.D. and M.S. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Michigan (Ann Arbor), a B.S.E.E. from Lehigh University and an Executive Management Certification from Rice University. Additionally, he is an inventor on 10 issued patents related to sensor/actuator design and fabrication.

John Dyck Chief Executive Officer

John Dyck (Past Chairman of the Board, MESA Int.)


John Dyck was appointed CEO of the Clean Energy Smart Manufacturing Innovation Institute (CESMII) in June of 2018. CESMII is a public/private partnership committed to transforming the U.S. manufacturing market and increasing global competitiveness through the application of smart manufacturing technologies and workforce development, both in manufacturing operations and in the supply chain. John brings a highly pragmatic perspective to CESMII, and a crisp focus on outcomes that will benefit the nation’s energy and economic security.

John is known globally as a domain expert on both technology and business management in the nexus that often separates IT from Operations, and for the past 10 years, he has been at the vanguard of how innovations like Cloud and the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) impact manufacturing. He has pioneered the application of these technologies in a wide range of manufacturing industries and supply chains. John was recently awarded a number of patents for the application of IIoT and analytics in manufacturing workflows and business processes.

John was recognized by the Society of Manufacturing Engineering (SME) in 2020 as one of ‘30 Leaders Transforming Manufacturing in the USA.

Prior to joining CESMII, John held senior leadership positions in large corporations like GE and Rockwell Automation, and was effective in raising VC funding and building a successful software startup called Activplant.

John currently sits on the CyManII Board of Directors, and serves as the past Chairman of MESA International’s (Manufacturing Enterprise Solutions Association) Board of Directors. Mr. Dyck holds a degree in Electronics Engineering from Conestoga College.