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                  Thoughts From Summit Alumni: Metrics Summit 17 
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		 "Eye Opening." 
		  -Mark Davis, 
Engineering Manager, 
Harvard Bioscience, Inc.
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			 "A very useful set of R&D Metrics and ample explanations and applications discussed." 
		  -Philip Kasprzyk, 
Senior Manager, 
II-VI Incorporated
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				"A great teamwork learning environment highly recommended for multiple participants from the same company."
			 
		    -Chris Shigley, 
VP, Information Technology, 
II-VI Incorporated
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		"Great Learning Experience." 
		  -Mehboob Kadri, 
Sr. Programming Manager, 
Medtronic, Inc.
 	 
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				"You get what you measure & this seminar reinforced that!  Informative, pragmatic and actionable."
			 
	    -Barbara Kastanek, 
Director, Engineering, 
Medtonic, Inc.
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				"Great for the tech transfer industry."
			 
		    -Philippe Lapierre, 
Director, 
MSBi Valorisation
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				"This was a geat way to get an overview of different metrics we could apply in our organizaiton."
			 
			-Giovanni Villacres, 
Manager, Commercializtion, 
National Oilwell Varco
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			 "Brad is a very knowledgeable presenter with usable tools to implement."  
			-Yvonne Holland, 
Sr. VP, Product Development & CIO, 
Ross Video
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				"Made me really examine what I was trying to achieve in R&D."
			 
			-Dan Jackson, 
VP, Engineering Services, 
Ross Video
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			 "Mind stretching exercise in metrics methodology and development."  
			-Giles Mathieu, 
Director, Quality Assurance, 
Ross Video
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				"This is an eye-opening workshop for R&D management."
			 
			-Jill Zhang, 
President, 
Sysdyne Technologies, LLC
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				"The workshop provided the tools necessary to support/prove well understood, but not corporately/politically popular, need for change."
			 
			-John Stammetti, 
Manager, Engineering, 
Varian Medical Systems
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				"Worthwhile & Insightful"
			 
	    -Bryan Elanko, Director of Strategy Development, Corporate & Business Strategy, NOV 	 | 
	
		 
		 
				"Very thorough for a complex subject."
			 
	    -Zahid Sharif, Sr. Project Manager, Global Product Development, Rockline Industries  		  
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				"Excellent course content with well qualified instructors."
			 
			-Laura Williams, Sr. Project Manager, Global Product Development, Rockline Industries   | 
			
			"What gets measured gets done, so be strategic on what and how you track your metrics." 
                 
-Matthew Koele, Sr. Project Manager, Global Materials Development, Rockline Industries  		   | 
		 
		  
	
				"Very practical;  Good explanation of why 'effective' is focus of R&D Metrics."
			 
			-Mark Thompson, Manager, PMO, Medtronic, Inc.   | 
			
			"Very Insightful.  Many things we are adapting, but learned that there is more we can do."  		  
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				"A good summary of industry best practices on R&D Metrics, coupled with a practical framework to hit the ground running."
			 
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			"Very knowledgable people who can articulate meaning and purpose." 
		   
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