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Dick Arra | Georgette Belair
| Stephen Bull |
Charles Gagnon | Dr. John Irven
Stephen Jenner |
Michael S. Mills | Barry J.
Novotny | Dr. Michael Zedalis
 Dick
Arra
Vice President and Director
Navigation and Military Space
ITT, Space Systems Division
(SSD)
Dick Arra is Vice
President and Director of Navigation and Military Space
at ITT�s Space Systems Division (SSD). SSD develops
complex space borne payloads that provide the GPS
signals to earth for use by the ever present GPS
receivers. Prior to joining SSD, Mr. Arra was
sequestered by their CEO to establish ITT�s critical
�Value Based Product Development� initiative � a
disciplined management process to drive profitable
growth through new products modeled after Cooper�s
Stage-Gate system. During this five year project, Dick
led the successful implementation of VBPD across their
complex, global organization spanning 4 very diverse
divisions, 50+ value centers and across 90+ countries.
Dick was instrumental in designing the world-class
innovation program as well as steering its
organization-wide implementation. Dick obtained his
Master�s of Business Administration degree (Finance) at
Fairleigh Dickinson University, his Masters of
Engineering (Electrical) at NYU and Bachelor�s of
Engineering (Electrical) at Manhattan College.
Case Study Presentation:
Value Based Product
Development: Reaping the Benefits of Effectively
Integrating Voice of the Customer with Stage-Gate
 Georgette
Belair
R&D Project Leader & Master Black Belt
Ethicon Endo-Surgery
a Johnson & Johnson Company
Georgette Belair led
the Deployment and Integration of Design-for-Six-Sigma
for Ethicon Endo-Surgery (EES) in Cincinnati, OH. In her
role, Georgette and her team were responsible for
deploying the Design Excellence Process to the New
Product Development organization at EES. This included
integrating the best practices and methods of DFSS into
EES processes, providing training to the teams,
sponsors, and champions; and mentoring individual team
members, Green Belt or Black Belt candidates. Georgette
and her team were responsible for deploying and
integrating a robust VOC Process into New Product
Development, resulting in higher customer satisfaction,
better products to the customers, and less time re-concepting.
Prior to her role at Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Georgette
held significant Six Sigma roles for non-medical
industries, including GE Lighting. Her roles included
leading the charge to deploy Six Sigma, Stage Gate, and
Team-based problem solving. Georgette has earned Black
Belt and Master Black Belt Certification both outside
Johnson & Johnson and within Johnson & Johnson.
Georgette holds a Bachelor�s Degree in Mechanical
Engineering and Masters of Business.
Case Study Presentation:
Beyond Gates-Building the Right NPD Organization
 Stephen
Bull
Vice President, R&D
Telecom Division
EXFO Engineering
Stephen Bull was
appointed Vice President, Research and Development of
EXFO in December 1999. He is responsible for EXFO�s
Telecom Division�s product development initiatives as
well as for Life Sciences and Photonics product
development efforts and manages two departments that
include highly specialized engineers and technicians
working to advance research on future technologies
within the industry.
Mr. Bull joined EXFO in
1995. He held the position of Group Leader, Engineering
Management, from July 1995 to September 1997 and
Assistant Director of Engineering
from September 1997 to December 1999.
Prior to joining EXFO,
Stephen Bull was General Manager and Managing Director
of Space Research Corporation, a military engineering
company in Belgium, from June 1990 to March 1995.
Stephen Bull holds a
bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering from Laval
University in Quebec City. He is currently on the board
of the Concurrent Engineering Institute of Quebec.
Stephen is also a Certified New Product Development
Professional and a member of the Product Development
Management Association. He speaks regularly at
conferences on product development.
Case Study Presentation:
Innovating for Success: A telltale experience in
implementing a product innovation process through a business
 Charles
Gagnon
Director of Technology
Business Development
Hydro-Quebec
Charles Gagnon is the
Director of Technology Business Development at
Hydro-Quebec since October 2000. Prior to this, Mr.
Gagnon was head of research for Transmission and
Distribution technologies at Hydro-Quebec�s Research
Institute (IREQ).
Mr. Gagnon started his career as a researcher in power
system simulation software in 1985 at IREQ. In 1196, Mr.
Gagnon became President and CEO of TEQSIM International
(a subsidiary of Hydro-Quebec), a start-up he
co-launched for the purpose of developing and
commercialising real-time power system simulators on the
international market.
His academic background is in electrical engineering and
computer science (Sherbrooke University, Canada) as well
as management and business administration (McGill
University, Canada).
Case Study Presentation:
Driving Value Creation with the Right Portfolio Mix
 Dr. John
Irven
Director of Technology
Packaged Gases
Group
Air Products
Dr. John Irven is Director of Technology for Air
Products, Packaged Gases Group, where he is responsible
for the global R&D and innovation of new products,
processes and applications in industrial gases
technology. A particular area of focus is on gases for
welding and fabrication processes, as well as
applications across Electronics, Specialty and Helium
gases businesses.
Before joining Air Products, John read Natural Sciences
at St. John�s College Cambridge, worked for the Plessey
Company on Electronic materials and semiconductor
processing, and Standard Telecommunication Laboratories
on optical fibre technology, in which his PhD is based.
He is a chartered scientist, chartered chemist, and
Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry, and is
visiting Professor in Chemistry at Queen Mary University
of London. He chairs the TWI (Welding Institute)
Cambridge Research Board activities on welding and
fabrication, and is member of EPSRC, and RSC solid state
committees. New products developed by John�s team have received a
number of external recognitions, including a UK Queen�s
Award for Enterprise, Innovation 2004, the inaugural ECN
Dow Corning Chemical Industry new product innovation
award 2004, and endorsements from the UK Chartered
Institute of Marketing and TUV Germany.
He has presented talks at a number of scientific
meetings, as well as on the topic of Innovation.
Case Study Presentation:
Pushing the Envelope - Driving Innovation in a Mature Market
 Stephen
Jenner
Director
Criminal Justice Information
Technology
(CJIT)
Steve heads the Portfolio Unit that was established in
2005 to manage the $3billion investment by the UK
government in modernising and joining up the criminal
justice system in England and Wales. As such his
responsibilities include: making the case for continued
investment to HM Treasury; investment appraisal;
portfolio prioritisation; and benefits realization.
Since June 2006, he has also filled the position of
Director heading CJIT, following the appointment of his
predecessor, John Suffolk, as the first UK Government
CIO. Steve joined CJIT in 2003 to lead the team
responsible for business case development and benefits
management from the CJS Exchange � the IT that joins up
the individual case management systems in the police,
courts and corrective services.
Steve is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of
Management Accountants and has an MBA from Strathclyde
Business School. He is a member of the Senior Civil
Service and has over 16 years experience in the Criminal
Justice System, primarily in the Prison Service where he
was Head of Internal Audit (1994-1999) and Head of
Financial Accounting (1999-2001). In 2001-2002 Steve
enjoyed a 12 month secondment to Queensland, Australia
where he led on the implementation of cross-government
initiatives in the Department of Corrective Services. He
also holds a Masters in Applied Criminology from
Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge University.
Steve regularly speaks at conferences on the subjects of
Portfolio Prioritisation and Benefits Management � in
the last 12 months he has presented to the OCED in
Paris; to the European Commission in Brussels and
Vienna; to the Queensland Government; and to a Justice
Conference in Washington.
Case Study Presentation:
Gates with Teeth: Implementing a "Center of Excellence" for
Investment Decisions
 Michael S.
Mills
Manager
Corporate New Initiative
Delivery
Procter
& Gamble
Michael S. Mills is the
corporate owner of P&G's world-class idea-to-launch new
product process, SIMPL�. Modeled off of Cooper's
Stage-Gate process, it is believed that its successful,
global implementation is one of the reasons the company
remains a leader in profitable new product development.
Mills is also responsible for developing and leading the
implementation of TAOSIL, The Art of Successful
Initiative Leadership - a framework for leading
Initiatives. Mills is Manager, Corporate New Initiative
Delivery at P&G.
Case Study Presentation:
Initiative Success - the
P&G Way
 Barry
J. Novotny
Global NPD Process Manager
/RD&E Business Manager
Kennametal
Barry J. Novotny has worked at Kennametal, Inc. for the
last 10 years, serving as the Global NPD Process manager
and the RD&E Business Manager the last seven. He is a
graduate of the Penn State University, 1992, with a B.S.
Accounting and earned his M.B.A. in 1999 at the St.
Francis University in Loretto, Pennsylvania. In 2000 he
joined Kennametal's Corporate Technology group where he
first became involved with the implementation of
Kennametal's New Product Development Process. Over the
last seven years he has been intimately involved
institutionalizing Stage-Gate throughout Kennametal on a
global basis. His leadership and expertise in Stage-Gate
has help Kennametal remain competitive in the markets
they participate as can be seen in dramatic increase in
Revenues from New Products from 17% to over 45% since
implemeting Stage-Gate at Kennametal.
Case Study Presentation:
Stage-Gate
Implementation - A Catalyst for Achieving a Competitive Edge
 Dr. Michael
Zedalis
Senior Vice President
Science &
Technology
Ansell Healthcare, Inc.
Dr. Zedalis has led Ansell's global Science and
Technology organization since 2002 with laboratories
based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; Pendleton, South
Carolina; Suratthani, Thailand; Redditch, England and
Juarez, Mexico. These laboratories support new product
and process development for Ansell's three (3) business
divisions: Medical Gloves, Consumer Products and
Occupational Gloves. Dr Zedalis began his career with
AlliedSignal / Honeywell, where he held a number of
senior positions in the corporate Technology group,
including Director of Strategic Technologies, with
responsibility for advanced materials and manufacturing
technologies. Dr Zedalis holds an MSc and PhD in
Materials Science & Engineering from Northwestern
University, a BSc in Metallurgical Engineering from
Lafayette College, and a Masters of Technology
Management from the Stevens Institute of Technology.
Case Study Presentation:
Deploying Stage-Gate on a Global Scale -
Critical Elements that Drive Performance
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