Speaker:  Corbett Foster

Commodity Manager, Danaher Tool Group 

Meeting Location

CPCC Harris Campus, room 2124

 2nd floor of the Harris Conference Center

building (or Harris II). 

RESERVATIONS

Email Teresa Gregory at Tgregory@ryrengines.com or online at www.apicscharlottesoutheast.com no later than 4:00 PM on Friday, November 14, 2008. No shows will be billed.

DINNER MEETING COST: $15.00

UNREGISTERED GUESTS:  $20.00

 

Agenda for Meeting  

                        6:00PM - 6:30PM       Registration

                        6:30PM - 7:00PM       Dinner

                        7:00PM - 8:00PM       Professional Development

 About our Speaker

Corbett Foster graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1994 with an engineering degree.  After serving five years in the 3rd Infantry Division as a field artillery officer, he accepted a logistics role at Duracell.  While at Duracell, a Gillette company, Corbett served in a series of roles of increasing responsibility including logistics, scheduling, and procurement.  In 2004, Corbett left Duracell and accepted a role as Materials Manager at Danaher’s Tool Group division located in Gastonia, NC.  Danaher, a $12B diversified manufacturing company, designs, manufactures, and markets innovative products, services, and technologies with strong brand names and significant market positions.  Brands include Craftsman, Fluke, Tektronix, Hach, Gilbarco, Video Jet, Pelton & Crane, Leica, and KaVo, among others.  Danaher’s success is due in no small part to the Danaher Business System (DBS).  Based on the principles of lean manufacturing, DBS has evolved from a collection of manufacturing improvement tools into a philosophy, set of values and series of management processes that collectively define who Danaher is and how it operates.  Corbett is currently a commodity manager responsible for steel and hand tools.

Corbett has an MBA from Wake Forest University.  Other credentials include C.P.I.M, CPM, and CSCP.