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About Us

About SmartFactory™

Learn about the history, leadership and value of
the SmartFactory™ organization and solutions.

SmartFactory™ and Industry 5.0 Benefits

We love manufacturing and improving the way manufacturing companies operate and grow their business. We love making ERP platforms deliver on their promise for manufacturing businesses.

We bring these loves together to create and deliver products and services that radically expand the technical capability and operational excellence for manufacturing companies built leading ERP platforms.

We have a relentless pursuit to continue to find and fill functional and technical gaps that accelerate manufacturing operations in a manner that delivers on the promise of Industry 5.0.

Our dedication to manufacturing, ERP, and Industry 5.0 is the foundation for the SmartFactory™ solutions that deliver real digital manufacturing for a better and more cost effective operation.

The Awesome SmartFactory™ Team

Sylvain Thauvette

Managing Partner

A graduate of HEC Montréal, Sylvain has worked in the business and technology consulting industry for over 25 years. His responsibilities have ranged from Consultant to Global Project Manager to Principle to CEO and Owner.

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David Gustovich

Executive Vice President

An accomplished executive leader, strategic business builder and growth driver with over 35 years of diverse selling, software and business experience. Dave has been the Area VP, Global Manufacturing and Supply Chain for Oracle | NetSuite. Dave founded IQity Solutions, acquired by NetSuite in 2016.

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Ken Staresinic

Vice President

A highly experienced leader in driving operational excellence and value delivery for over 30 years. A manufacturing leader in materials planning, supply chain, manufacturing technologies and Industry 4.0. Previously the Director, Supply Chain Excellence for Oracle | NetSuite. Also a co-founder and SVP of IQity Solutions.

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Alan Goeke

VP - Business Development

An expert with over 40 years of manufacturing, distribution and retail experience through consulting, project management, solution architecture and managing technology practices. Al has led his own companies and also held leadership positions within NetSuite, Epicor, and Infor. Al brings strong advocacy of the TOC principles of manufacturing and process management along with Lean-focused implementations.

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Dylan Adamek

Dir. - Business Development

Dylan has over eleven years of experience in the software vertical with various Cloud, ERP, and FinTech solutions. He is a results-oriented individual having held roles in implementation, pre-sales consulting, support, and sales. Bringing expertise across multiple supply chain industries, Dylan has extensive experience delivering solutions within manufacturing, wholesale distribution, and food & beverage.

He also spent over four years at Oracle NetSuite as a top performing Senior Solution Consultant & Account Executive managing customer relationships through ERP evaluation, initial SOW, and deployment, ensuring excellent customer experiences.

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Our Values

Key differentiators that drive SmartFactory™ success in every customer engagement.

Pragmatism

We know what works and doesn’t when it comes to business and manufacturing technology. We bring pragmatic solutions to complex challenges to deliver quick benefit and value.

Excellence

Deep business, technology, process and project experience—coupled with dedication to customer success—motivates us to do everything with excellence from solution development to delivery.

Innovation

We never rest on the past but continuously strive to identify, develop, package and deliver innovative solutions to manufacturing challenges that set us and our customer apart in our industries.

Honesty

We tell it like it is, communicating openly and transparently. We know that this leads to better projects, better relationships and better success for everyone.

Leadership

We relentlessly continue to push ourselves, the industry, and our customers to greater manufacturing success through advanced technologies, deep experience, proven solutions, and a rigorous attention to delivering real and measurable manufacturing improvement.