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2018 Ross SIG Conference

This annual customer conference offers sessions across Ross Special Interest Groups, including the Chemicals, Metals & Natural Products, Food & Beverage, Life Sciences and Services industries. Special Focus Groups revolve around Finance, Technology and Operations. Attendees have the opportunity to meet with Ross product experts, as well as their peers from other customer companies.

Ryan Swain

Paradise Tomato Kitchens
Director of Information Technology
Louisville, KY

paradisetomato.com

Ryan Swain has been with Paradise Tomato Kitchens since 2001. When it was determined that the company’s ERP system needed to be replaced he led the selection and implementation of Ross ERP in 2008.

Since that time, Ryan and his team have undertaken 4 major ERP upgrades, implemented Factory MES, Supply Chain Management and Tabware. Ryan and the PTK team played a significant role in integrating TabWare with Ross and Factory MES.

8:00am EDT

Registration and Information Ellington Prefunction

4:00pm EDT

Customer Leadership Meeting (Invitation Only) Ellington Salon C

6:00pm EDT

Welcome Reception Ellington Prefunction

7:00am EDT

Breakfast Overlook East

8:00am EDT

Opening General Session Ellington DEFKelly Finch • Jack Payne • Jill Smith

10:00am EDT

The New Data Warehouse Option for Ross Analytics Ellington Salon CRavi Reddy • Ryan Swain

11:00am EDT

Ross ERP: To Upgrade or Not To Upgrade? Ellington Salon CDavid Dancer • Kelly Finch • Les Howell • Ryan Swain

12:00pm EDT

Lunch Overlook East

1:00pm EDT

Connecting with Audiences through Storytelling PiedmontAndy Sirmon

2:00pm EDT

Factory MES: Learn How O-AT-KA Used Automation to Improve Recording of Downtime Ellington Salon BKelly Finch • Tyler Graham • Roy Thomas Next Level Server Architecture Ellington Salon ARavi Reddy

3:15pm EDT

Kettle Cuisine does Supply Chain Planning Ellington Salon CBrian Donushi • Tom Puorro

8:30am EDT

General Session Ellington DEFJack Payne • Jill Smith

10:00am EDT

O365 and Cloud Solutions Roundtable InmanMarcey Iverson • Zac Miller • NOREX • NOREX

11:00am EDT

Technology Focus Group Ellington Salon AMegan Owens • Michael Viglas

1:45pm EDT

IT Security and Risk Management Roundtable InmanMarcey Iverson • Zac Miller • NOREX • NOREX

2:45pm EDT

Factory MES: See What's New & What's Next Ellington Salon CRoy Thomas

4:00pm EDT

Adapting Document Connect to Custom Requirements PiedmontRob Richardson

8:00am EDT

SIG: Food & Beverage Ellington DEFChris Balay • Tim Ringle

9:45am EDT

Ross Version 8: Deep Dive with Q&A Ellington DEFJack Payne

11:00am EDT

Closing Session & Prizes Ellington DEFKelly Finch • Jack Payne • Jill Smith