What You'll Learn:

 
Aras helps the world’s largest manufacturers like GE Aviation, Airbus, BMW, and Microsoft bring complex products to market. Our software platform is also ideally suited to support MRO activity, and we have customers such as GA Telesys, PEMCO, and others.

Speakers

Ben Macre
Ben Macre
GA Telesis
Vice President - MRO Services - Composite
Ben Macre is the Vice President and General Manager for GA Telesis MRO Services Composite Repair Group. Macre is responsible for all aspects of the day-to-day operations of the composite repair facility located in Fort Lauderdale, FL. His duties include planning, staffing, training and day to day operations as well as responsibility for the overall facility profit and loss.

Macre began his career in aviation in 1989 at Flightcraft in Hayward, CA and between 1989 and 2008 worked with American Airlines/TAESL where he held various positions in production. Macre later joined PEMCO World Air Services, where his responsibility levels increased including various director positions until Macre joined GA Telesis in 2017, bringing with him 28 years of aviation experience. Macre’s broad background in the industry has been key in successfully managing GA Telesis MRO Services in its continuous growth, productivity, improvements, and increases in quality and reliability.
Macre attended Oklahoma State University and is a Six Sigma Green Belt certified. He holds an A&P mechanics certificate.

Graeme Taylor
Graeme Taylor
Aras
MRO Product Manager
Graeme has broad experience of Aerospace maintenance industry in both the UK and the USA. He originally training as a Marine Engineer which compliments his Aviation broad industry experience. He is passionate about the task of incorporating maintenance capabilities into the Aras Innovator platform.

Jason Kasper
Jason Kasper
Aras
Director of Product Marketing
Jason Kasper joined Aras Corporation in April 2017 and is a Product Marketing Manager with his primary focus being Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul, Manufacturing Execution Systems and their importance within the Product Lifecycle. Jason has over 20 years of experience in working with customers to develop enterprise software solutions for industries such as Manufacturing, Oil & Gas, Mining & Metals, Utilities, and Transportation.

Before joining Aras Corporation, Jason was an Analyst at LNS Research, focused on Asset Performance Management, Internet of Things, and the Digital Twin. Prior to this, Jason held senior level positions at Meridium, IBM, ABB and Aspen Technology dedicated to the development of industry solutions for asset intensive organizations with a primary focus on Enterprise Asset Management and Asset Performance Management markets. Jason holds a BS in Management from California State University, Chico and an MBA from the D’Amore-McKim School of Business at Northeastern University.