In this webinar, panelists will address compliance and the growing importance of corporate sustainability, utilize multiple data sources for improved insights and how to build a plan to benchmark your plant and increase savings.
Speakers
Des Cooling
Director of Plant Integration – Sustainability at Ever.Ag
Des Cooling leads the innovative Sustainability and Energy Manger product offering by Ever.Ag. With over 25 years’ experience in Manufacturing process integration and analytics across various industries he has been responsible for the design and implementation of a product that takes plant sustainability to a new level by mapping energy consumption down to devices and batches without the need of new physical metering. Working across dairy, distilling and pharma Des has helped multiple organizations map, identify and save on utility consumption within the manufacturing process resulting in improved energy metrics, production performance and in turn reduced carbon emissions of a facility.
Ryan Mertes
Business Unit Lead for the In Plant Software Solutions at Ever.Ag
Ever.Ag’s Chief Solutions Officer Ryan Mertes is responsible for the commercial operations of four software business units within the company, specializing in In Plant software solutions. Mertes’ career in dairy began as President of Data Specialists, Inc. (DSI). During his eighteen years at DSI, he visited over 100+ dairy plants and worked with dozens of companies, implementing software systems to support their growth. Ryan holds a bachelor’s degree in accounting from Arizona State University. He is a Certified Public Accountant and worked with manufacturing companies in Australia and the United States for five years prior to his work at DSI.