Steve Garrett, CVS President & Director, Chapter Effectiveness

Steve is principal and COO of Kirk Associates, LLC.   He has over 22 years of professional experience as an Architect and Value Management professional.  He has facilitated numerous workshops in the areas of value analysis, strategic planning, project criteria development, value analysis training and program management for national and international clients.  Steve has been a member of SAVE since 2002, but has not previously held a chapter office.  He has presented papers at several SAVE International Conferences in the past.  Steve is also active in his Oakland County community, and partners with technology companies to develop web content.

Greg Andrysiak, CVS, Vice President

Greg Andrysiak, CVS, is currently Principle Consultant and President at Cost Innovations LLC ^TM. He is conducting training and workshops primarily to reduce product cost through the application of VAVE, Benchmarking, and DFMA.  Greg is a certified value specialist and has an approved Mod I course.  He has conducted hundreds of work shops resulting in hundreds of millions of dollars in savings.  Greg has been an active SAVE International member since 1994, and has served as Vice President of Communications (June 2000 to May 2001), and served as Director of Manufacturing for SAVE International (2004 to 2009).

John Borza, PE, AVS, Immediate Past-President

John Borza is a registered Professional Engineer and a SAVE certified AVS.  John has been involved in Value Management since late 2002, and has previously served as VP, President, Past-President, Host Chapter Conference Committee Chairman, and Acting Director of Communications of the Greater Michigan Chapter of SAVE International. He has recently formed his own consulting company, Value Innovation, LLC, after retiring from TRW Automotive where he worked for 33 years, in various Engineering and Management roles. John holds a Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering and a Master's in Business Administration from the University of Michigan. He is an Altshuler Institute Certified TRIZ Practioner, and a Pretium certified TRIZ Master Black Belt.  John is also a member of SAE and Tau Beta Pi.

Ron Harris, PE,  Past-President

Ronald has been practicing the Value Methodology since 1964, and completed General Motors Institute’s Value Analysis program in 1966. He joined SAVE in 1966, and presented his first paper on Value at SAVE’s 8th annual Conference in 1968, in Atlanta. He currently provides value, cost, and pricing related services, and has been active in SAVE during most of his career. Ronald was president of the local chapter on three previous occassions. Ronald is an advocate for clearly stating the Value Proposition associated with all chapter presentations and events.

Jim Bolton, PE, CVS, PVM, Director, Admin

Jim Bolton is a Certified Value Specialist (CVS) and a Professional in Value Management (PVM) conducting numerous Module I Workshops globally where he has been the advisor and mentor for over 132 certified AVS practitioners. He is currently the Global Lead for Design for Value and DFMA for Whirlpool Corporation where he has responsibility for developing a Value Engineering and Design for Manufacturing and Assembly process within the corporation. Jim is VP of Global Affair in SAVE International and is the Chapter Effectiveness Director for the Greater Michigan Chapter of SAVE International.

Jim Canham, CVS, Director, Finance

Jim is currently VP of Michigan Operations for Alfred Benesch & Co.  He became involved in VM in 1995 while with the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority.  He joined SAVE and became a CVS when he joined Benesch in 2003.  Jim comes to us from the Chicago Metropolitan Chapter where he was an active member of the chapter and served as its President until his relocation to Michigan in 2010.  Jim earned his bachelors degree from Florida Tech, and started his career working at a small, private consulting firm in Rochelle, Illinois.  Jim, an Eagle Scout, has been active in his community, serving on Rochelle’s Planning Board for 12 years, and president of various condominium boards in Chicago.  Jim is also active in various other professional societies

Sanjay Gaikwad, AVS, Director, Programs

Sanjay is a Design for Value Manager for the Refrigeration and Cooking division at Whirlpool Corporation. He has been with Whirlpool since 2002 and has held  different positions in Engineering and Technology. He has been practicing VM since he joined SAVE in May 2010, and received his AVS Certification shortly thereafter.  Sanjay holds a bachelors degree in Electronics Engineering from Shivaji University in Kolhapur, India and received his Six Sigma Black Belt certification from Whirlpool through Six Sigma Associates, Inc.

Leah Tapp, AVS, Director, Communications

Leah Tapp, PE, AVS, is a highway engineer and VE Team Leader at HNTB Corporation.  She has been involved in Value Management for the last 4 of her 6 years at HNTB.  Leah has been a member of SAVE GMC for 3 years and previously held the positions of Director of Programs and Director of Communications in the Chapter.  She is a graduate of Lawrence Tech and holds a BS degree in Civil Engineering.

Rakesh Shreewastav, P.Eng., AVS Director, Membership

Rakesh obtained his MSc degree in civil engineering from Moscow State University of Environmental Engineering in 1996 and currently works for the Ministry of Transportation Ontario, Windsor Border Initiatives Implementation Group (Windsor BIIG) in London office. Previously, he worked for MTO Northeastern Region, Ontario Power Generation, and multidisciplinary engineering companies and government sectors in Russia and Nepal. Rakesh has been involved in other professional organizations, such as the Ontario Society of Professional Engineers, the Canadian Society for Civil Engineering, the Canadian Society of Value Analysis, and SAVE International.

Gordon Johnson, ESD Affiliate Council Rep.

Gordon Johnson has led over 130 VA/VE studies with 3 major Tier 1 automotive suppliers a truck OEM and an appliance manufacturer over the past 15 years.  His experience also includes several years in automotive component design and development and as a Construction Engineering Technician.  Gordon has been a CVS since 2002 and has previously enjoyed serving in the Greater Michigan Chapter as Director of Membership, Director of Programs and Director of Administration.

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