Orange County's Link to the Operations and Supply Chain's Educational and Professional Communities

Instructor

Current Courses and Bio

Nick Testa

CFPIM, CSCP, CLTD, CIRM, Jonah and Master Instructor
CSCP, CPIM, CLTD, Supply Chain Boot Camp, Lean, Global Sourcing Workshop and Private On-sites (additional info)

In 2006 Nick served as President and Chairman of ASCM, The Association for Operations Management.  He has also chaired the ASCM Annual International Conference, been President and VP Education of the Orange County Chapter, and served in a wide variety of international, national, and local positions.  Nick currently serves as the President Elect for the Orange County Chapter.

He is a college and post graduate instructor in technical and management subjects, and speaks frequently at professional and management meetings.

Nick holds a BS in Physics from the University of Santa Clara, MBA from the University of Southern California, ASCM’s CFPIM, CSCP, CLTD, and CIRM, a CSUF Certificate in Production and Inventory Control, and a Jonah from the Goldratt Institute.

Jerry Gonzalez

P.E., MBA, CQE, CMQ/OE, CSCP
CPIM, Train the Trainer

Jerry Gonzalez is a Professional Engineer with over 25 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry, manufacturing Large Volume Parenterals and Medical Devices. He has held positions in Engineering, Manufacturing, Planning, Scheduling and as SPC trainer.  He is the Business Systems Manager at B Braun Medical, Inc. where he is responsible for the functional support of the site ERP system and two Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES).  Jerry shares his MES knowledge and experiences speaking at domestic and international conferences.  As a volunteer, Jerry is a past president of the ASCM Orange County chapter and current a member of the ASCM District Manager Committee.

John Brewer

CPIM, CSCP, CLTD, CSSBB, CSQP, CPSM, MBA and Associate Instructor
CPIM, CSCP courses

Former President, VP Membership and current Board member of ASCM-Orange County.

John has served as a Manufacturing Engineering Manager, Supply Chain Director, Quality Director, Division Controller, and Manufacturing Site Manager.  John served as a Juran Quality Trainer for 11 years at Texas Instruments. He is currently working in aerospace manufacturing and has worked in electronics and scientific instruments manufacturing.

John holds a BS in Biology from Texas Christian University and a Masters in Science Education from Columbus State University.  He graduated from the Army Officer Engineering School and is Airborne and Ranger qualified.

Cliff Peebles

CPIM, CSCP and Master Instructor CPIM
CPIM courses and Private On-sites

Cliff has been teaching CPIM courses since 2007, and was named the Orange County Instructor of the year for 2015.

A graduate of Northern Kentucky University, with a degree in business management with over twenty years of experience, Cliff has served as the plant manager of a medical device maker, operations manager for a plastics film converter and distributor, and a materials manager for a manufacturer serving military customers.

Sean Ghotbi

CSCP, Supply Chain Boot Camp courses

Sean is a project/program management professional with over twenty years of diverse experience in analyzing, planning, executing, managing, and directing portfolios of corporate projects and business initiatives including, but not limited to, capital equipment manufacturing, acquisition and deployment, supply chain management, enterprise management and financial solution implementation (ERP/CRM), engineering and production processes improvement, business management applications integration, Project Management Office (PMO) implementation and operation, as well as information systems development and operation, predominantly in the manufacturing and service sectors.

Mark LeBrun

CPIM

Mark LeBrun has over 15 years experience working in different aspects of supply chain and is currently a Senior Planner Buyer for RBC Bearings. Mark has worked in inventory control, purchasing, production control, customer account management and supervised shipping and receiving for both aerospace and industrial manufacturing plants. He has implemented numerous processes and improvements throughout his organization using his knowledge of best practices and the ASCM body of knowledge. Mark is currently enrolled in Undergraduate Studies for a Bachelor in Business Administration focusing on Supply Chain Management and Logistics at Brandman University.