Contact any of the following SME Atlanta leaders with questions about SME or for help with networking:

Chairman:  Rodger Burgess, CPMR

Blue Ridge Industrial Sales

Phone: (770) 457-9000

rodger@blueridgesales.com

Rodger Burgess is the Owner and President of Blue Ridge Industrial Sales, Inc., a four-person manufacturers' representative sales agency specializing in components and systems for assembly and machine automation. He is a past President of SME Atlanta and has been an active member in our chapter for more than 15 years.

Chair-Elect: Ben Moore

MKajima Building and Design Group
404-317-7438

Photo coming soon!

Ben Moore is the Industrial Engineering Manager at Kajima Building & Design Group, a multinational architectural, engineering, and construction firm specializing in design and construction of manufacturing facilities. He is responsible for business development, engineering, and oversight of all domestic manufacturing and industrial projects. His experience includes bulk materials handling, weighing and blending systems, and assembly operations with a focus on plant layout optimization and Greenfield project development.
 

Secretary: Brad West

More information about Brad will be coming soon!

Treasurer:  Stuart Mcrae

Stuart McRae is a professional engineer, licensed in the State of Georgia, with a background in research and development leading to commercial products. His experience includes program management, product design and engineering, process and supply chain development, and commercial product production. He has played key design and development roles as a consultant and full time employee for several medical manufacturers such as AerovectRx, Scientific Compliance, and Altea’s. As a result of his efforts, Stuart is an inventor on twenty US and international patents. 

Program Coordinators: Lauren Romano (L) and Stephanie Strada (R)

Aerotek, Inc.

lromano@aerotek.com

sstrada@aerotek.com

Lauren and Stephanie joined the Atlanta SME Executive Committee in 2009 and currently split the duties of the Program Chair role. They are both Account Managers in Contract Engineering at Aerotek, Inc., providing engineering services within the DoD, electronics, manufacturing, and medical device market segments. Lauren obtained a B.S. in Psychology from Florida State University, and Stephanie earned a B.S. in Psychology from Georgia State University. 

GT Faculty Advisor: J. Rhett Mayor

Georgia Tech

Phone: (404) 894-0301

rhett.mayor@me.gatech.edu 

Dr. Mayor is an Assistant Professor in the Mechanical Engineering Department at Georgia Tech. Prior to coming to Tech, Dr. Mayor was the President and CEO of Powerix Technologies, LLC, and previously was an Assistant Research Scientist with the S. M. Wu Manufacturing Research Center at the University of Michigan. He received his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Natal, Durban, South Africa in 2001. Dr. Mayor’s research expertise lies in the emerging areas of micro-manufacturing, micro-machining, and micro-power generation, and focuses on the development of enabling technologies in these fields through the application of integrated mechatronics design principles.

SPSU Faculty Advisor: Dr Simin Nasseri

Southern Polytechnic State University

Phone: (678) 915-7420

snasseri@spsu.edu

Web Address Student Chapter Web Site Dr Simin Nasseri– SPSU Faculty Advisor Dr Nasseri was a Senior Research Associate (Senior Scientist)/ Lecturer at Sydney University, Australia, where she earned her doctorate in Mechanical Engineering. She is currently teaching in the Mechanical Engineering Technology department at Southern Polytechnic State University. Dr Nasseri has been the advisor to the student chapter of SME at SPSU since Fall of 2006.

Membership Consultant: Ron Bohlander

Georgia Tech Research Institute

Phone: (404) 407-6836 

ron.bohlander@gtri.gatech.edu

Ron is the Associate Director of the Georgia Tech Research Institute’s Information & Communications Laboratory, focusing his time on building industry relations. In his off time he enjoys gardening with his wife and singing in church choirs. He has been elected a Fellow of SME and of GTRI. He also serves SME as a coach to volunteer leaders in Georgia and South Carolina. He holds a PhD in Physics from Imperial College in London, England.

Webmaster: John Morehouse

Georgia Institute of Technology

Phone: (404) 385-0895

webmaster@atlanta-sme.org

John is a Research Engineer and program coordinator for the Precision Machining Research Consortium in Georgia Tech’s Manufacturing Research Center. Previously he worked in process optimization and cost reduction in the consumer electronics industry, including three years in a production facility in Humacao, Puerto Rico. John has served the Atlanta Chapter as treasurer, chair elect, and chairman, as well as SME national in the role of MCon for the Southeast region. He holds a BSME from Cornell University and a B.A. in Physics from Ithaca College, and recently finished evening classes to obtain an M.B.A. in Business Administration from the University of Georgia.