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Michael J. Hammons, Chief Executive Officer
Michael Hammons is the CEO of Vigilistics. Michael brings nearly 20 years of senior leadership experience. In his role as CEO, Michael is focused on accelerating the growth of the company and driving operational excellence to deliver increased customer value.
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Prior to joining Vigilistics, Michael served as CEO for Nexiant. During his tenure at Nexiant, Michael ensured the continuity and success of all Nexiant business operations -- including sales, marketing, manufacturing, financial, administrative and human resources functions.
Earlier in his career, Michael served as CEO of ARGO Tracker where he was able to create one of the strongest technology companies in support of national and international supply chain cargo security. ARGO Tracker won multiple industry awards for its technology solution set and was able record significant valuation growth.
Preceding his success at ARGO Tracker, Michael was Vice President, Global Operations for Cogent Communications reporting directly to the Chief Executive Officer. In this position, Michael was responsible for the day-to-day operations of five divisions within Cogent Communications and led the operation migration efforts of nine acquisitions. Michael also held senior management positions at Ernst & Young Consulting, BancaDigital, and the 3M Company.
Michael earned a Masters in Business Administration from Harvard Business School and a Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial Engineering from California Polytechnic State University.
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Craig Nelson,
Founder and Chief Strategy Officer
Craig Nelson is recognized as the leading expert on practical application of software and automation in food manufacturing. Craig shares this expertise in a unique role as an independent consultant to the FDA on matters of regulatory compliance where automation is used for regulatory reporting. He recently rewrote Appendix H of the Pasteurized |
Milk Ordinance (PMO) and lectures on this topic at FDA-sponsored training meetings nationwide. |
Prior to Vigilistics, Craig was a founding partner of Mission Controls Automation. His vast process industry experience and innovative approach to system integration and management helped Mission Controls become the premier provider of automation and MES software to major food processors.
As a systems integrator, Craig utilized products and tools from the major vendors. He recognized the need for a configurable application to solve industry-wide challenges and, with his partners, invested considerably in creating the Vigilistics product in collaboration with seven major dairy and food processing companies.
As Chief Strategy Officer, Craig inspires the further development and application of Vigilistics software. His unique perspective on solving the operational and regulatory challenges that face all food manufacturers continues to drive cost-saving innovation in those companies. His contribution to practical application of Food Safety and Bioterrorism Act regulations continues as a consultant and speaker for the FDA, regular industry speaking engagements, and publications on these topics.
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Charles Scalfani, Chief Architect
Charles was the Chief Architect of the highly experienced team of software engineers and information architects that created the Vigilistics software. Innovative application of Microsoft technology, object-oriented design and high availability fault tolerance created the system that is running today, 24/7, in complex process manufacturing plants. |
Over 15 years in software engineering exposed Charles to a wide range of applications, from ink-to-digital processing for the entertainment industry, to high-volume transaction processing in enterprise business systems. As a software engineer for Mission Controls, Charles used the tools provided by the leading vendors to attempt to meet the requirements of data collection and reporting. Realizing the limitations of the conventional process automation designs, Charles took a clean sheet approach to the Vigilistics design. The result is a tracking and tracing solution with high performance, that is a modular and scalable solution and requires no custom programming.
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Ron Huffman, Vice President Customer Relations
Ron Huffman is the Vice President of Customer Relations for Vigilistics. In this role he manages the initial customer assessment through continuing results support.
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Prior to joining Vigilistics, Ron was Director of Operations Analysis for Bimbo Bakeries, a billion dollar food manufacturing company. At Bimbo, Ron developed and implemented operational monitoring and analysis systems for food manufacturing and distribution. He was responsible for developing and implementing key operational performance indicator reporting including raw material and finished goods inventory tracking and control. He previously was an Operations Manager for Bimbo Bakeries in Texas, where he was responsible for diagnosing and resolving manufacturing issues.
Ron was a Production Superintendent for Mrs. Bairds Bakeries in Texas, where he managed overall production and had responsibility for meeting goals and minimizing costs. He implemented intelligent automation systems that helped bring his plant to the #1 rank of 12 Texas manufacturing facilities.
Ron has a Master of Business Administration degree from The University of Texas and a Bachelor of Science from Kansas State University. |
