Scott Whitlock's vision for Flexware grew out of his passion to strengthen manufacturing in America. He grew up in rural Indiana and saw first-hand how a manufacturing firm becomes the life-blood of a community (Connersville, Indiana used to be home to a $1B Visteon manufacturing facility). Scott’s passion and work ethic for his customers translate possibilities into real-time, bottom-line realities. Ones that save time and money, increase quality and throughput, and make the manufacturer's life easier...and more profitable.Prior to founding Flexware in 1996, Scott was a Senior Electrical Engineer at Indiana Automation, Inc. in Noblesville, Indiana. Scott was also a Software Sales Engineer at Advanced Interface Solutions (AISI) briefly in the spring of 1996.Scott holds a Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering Technology from Purdue University. He is a past board member for the Indiana Chamber of Commerce. He is also a past advisory board member for Purdue University's Technology Assistance Program (TAP) as well as current advisory board member for Purdue's School of Engineering Technology (SoET) program within the Purdue Polytechnic Institute. Scott is also currently the Board Chair for Springhill Experiences, a camping ministry based in Grand Rapids, Michigan.Specialties: Manufacturing IT, Manufacturing Improvement, Lean Manufacturing, Automation, Controls, Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES), Enterprise Manufacturing Intelligence (EMI), Tracking and Genealogy, Traceability, Leadership, Entrepreneurship, Christians in Business, Digital Transformation, IoT, IIoT, RTLS, Precision Agriculture.