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Mark Hehl is president of Hehl & Associates. His efforts have helped companies successfully set up and improve operations in various countries including India, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Thailand, China, Taiwan, Korea, The Philippines, France, Germany, Brazil, Mexico, The Dominican Republic and Ecuador. These projects have resulted in significant reductions in operating costs along with improved schedule performance, service levels and quality. In recognition of his contributions, the Timex suppliers in China honored him with the award of the Chinese name "Ho Man Kai".

Mr. Hehl holds a BS Degree in Electrical Engineering from the New York Institute of Technology and a MS Degree in Management from the Polytechnic Institute of New York. Mark was a Delegate and featured presenter at the Third China-American Quality Symposium held in Shanghai, China, September 2004, the PMI Global Congress, Atlanta, 2007 and at the Segundo Congreso de Calidad held in Ouito, Ecuador, June 2007. Mark is listed in the United Who’s Who Executive Directory 2002-2003.

Mr. Hehl spends a significant amount of time in both Latin America and Asia assisting his clients and their suppliers on various sourcing and improvement projects. He is very familiar with the Latin American and Asian cultures and ways of conducting business there.

Some recent conference speaking engagements:

• PMI Global Congress-North America-October 2007-Atlanta
• PMI Global Congress-North America-October 2010-Washington, DC
• Segundo Congreso de Calidad-June 2007-Quito, Ecuador
• SNEC PMI Conference-May 2007-Hartford
• SNEC PMI Conference-May 2006, 2007 & 2009-Hartford, CT
• SME Fabtech Conference-November 2005-Chicago
• Industry Week SMART Conference-September 2005- Bloomingdale, IL
• IPC Conference-October 2005-St. Petersburg
• Third China-American Symposium-September 2004-Shanghai

For more information, please see Mr. Hehl's website:  http://www.hehlassociates.com