JMP Discovery Summit events are a great way for users to sharpen their JMP skills, expand their knowledge of JMP use within different industries, and connect and network with other JMP explorers from around the world.
These events take months of planning and wouldn’t happen without the direction of dedicated Discovery Summit steering committee members. These individuals help us design and deliver the best conference possible and bring unique expertise and passion for JMP.
Each year, we say goodbye and thank you to committee members whose terms have come to an end, and we welcome the newest steering committee members.
Meet our incoming Discovery Summit Americas steering committee members
Diana Ballard (@diball)
Diana Ballard is a statistician at Brewer Science, Inc. and has spent 30 years working in various industries, including semiconductor, automotive, computer manufacturing, pharmaceutical, and solar, among others. A JMP user since 1995, Ballard has split her time between consulting on statistics and Design of Experiments (DOE), teaching statistics and JMP, and writing JMP scripts, and has also facilitated a JMP User Group within Brewer Science. Her interests lie in strip and split plot DOEs and discussions of experimental units.
Erin Pavlacky (@EPavlacky)
Erin Pavlacky is a technical leader who is passionate about using predictive models and statistical analysis to drive innovation and solve problems. Currently, Pavlacky is the Global R&D Director for the Personal Care markets at H.B. Fuller, where she leads a global team of chemists, material scientists, and engineers to create best-in-class adhesive solutions for the hygiene, health/medical, and beauty markets. Prior to this, Pavlacky spent seven years as a technical program manager and formulator for photothermographic medical films. She has championed a culture of leveraging JMP, data analytics, and predictive modeling throughout her career. She holds a B.S. in Chemistry and a Ph.D. in Coatings and Polymeric Materials from North Dakota State University.
John Moore (@JohnDMoore1)
John Moore has worked for Elanco Animal Health for 23 years and currently serves as an analyst at Elanco Knowledge Solutions where he aids Elanco’s customers in maximizing outputs from their data. Moore holds a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering and a M.S. in Engineering Management from Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. An avid JSL scripter and the creator of several JMP add-ins, Moore began using JMP 8 during Six Sigma training and is now a Six Sigma Master Black Belt. He also enjoys teaching and coaching others on the power of JMP.
Kevin Vedvik (@kvedvik)
Kevin Vedvik is a Principal Statistician at Exact Sciences, where he supports the product development and assay transfer teams with experimental design and analysis. Additionally, he works closely with the quality control department to track and trend test results, helping to ensure products meet the expected performance standards. Kevin has worked in the life sciences and molecular diagnostics industry for 25 years, spending the last 12 years focused on helping teams improve their processes by teaching and supporting the use of experimental design tools and statistical analysis. He has a Bachelor of Science in Human Biology, and a Master of Science in Biochemistry, and earned his Black Belt in Design for Six Sigma in 2012.
See a complete list of all US Steering Committee Members, past and present.
