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Stan671
04-13-2005, 01:50 AM
SEG America has asked Doug Field, Segway LLC's Chief Technology Office and Vice President of Design & Engineering to be the keynote speaker at SEG America's first SegwayFest being held in Sacramento, CA on Saturday May 14, 2005.

Doug has agreed! Thank you, Doug

We all look forward to very interesting and fun presentation from Doug. The keynote address will take place in the dinning hall after dinner. All full registrants to the SegwayFest and those just coming to dinner are all invited to the keynote address.

Here is Doug's bio from Segway LLC's web site:

As the Vice President of Design and Engineering and Chief Technology Officer for Segway LLC, Doug leads some of the most talented engineers and designers in the world in the conception, development, and delivery of radically new forms of transportation. Doug's team is wholly responsible for the development of the Segway Human Transporter (HT) as well as all the research and development of future Segway products.

Doug's career of managing and developing new products and manufacturing processes for the automotive and medical industries led him to DEKA Research & Development in 1996. He worked at DEKA for several years leading the prototype design and overall technical leadership for the INDEPENDENCEâ„¢ IBOTâ„¢ Mobility System. Prior to that he was the Manager of Process Development for Johnson & Johnson Medical, Inc. where he led the introduction of advanced manufacturing processes for high-volume medical device production. Earlier in his career, Doug was a vehicle development engineer and team leader at Ford Motor Company, focusing on the development of ride, handling, and noise and vibration characteristics on several car platforms.

Doug was a fellow in the dual degree Leaders for Manufacturing Program, a partnership between the MIT School of Engineering, the MIT Sloan School of Management, and major U.S. manufacturing firms, where he earned a masters degree in mechanical engineering and an MBA. He attended Purdue University for his undergraduate education, where he received a BS in mechanical engineering with highest distinction.

Stan Dobrowski