CAD/CAM Industry Veteran, Andrew Rodger, Joins CIMdata

ANN ARBOR, Mich. - Jan. 20, 2015 - PRLog -- CIMdata, Inc., the leading global Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) strategic management consulting and research firm, announces that Andrew Rodger has joined the firm as a Senior Business Development Manager.

During his over 30 year career Mr. Rodger has provided PLM strategic support to a wide variety of clients over a spectrum of industries including: Aerospace, Automotive, White Goods, Consumer Packaged Goods, Consumer Goods and Apparel, Retail, Heavy Equipment, Oil and Chemical, High-Technology Electronics, and Medical Devices.

“Each of these industries face unique challenges, but there are also many similar issues regarding, for example, ideation, conceptual design, change management, workflows, analysis, simulation, and visualization. By establishing common terminology we can help our customers identify the key issues and appropriate strategies for their PLM initiatives,” said Mr. Rodger.

Throughout his career, Mr. Rodger has tackled tough issues involving the integration of product design information into connected topics, including:  ideation and requirements management, regulatory compliance, risk management, supplier management, BOM management, inventory and field service management, and portfolio and project planning.

Peter Bilello, President of CIMdata stated, “Andrew comes to CIMdata with a wealth of business development expertise that, along with his highly collaborative style, will enable us to continue building out our business practice areas. His extensive industry and PLM strategy development and application knowledge is an excellent fit with CIMdata’s core strategic management consulting domains of expertise. We are very happy to have him on board.”

Most recently, Mr. Rodger worked in the ENOVIA organization at Dassault Systèmes’ (DS), prior to that he was at IBM PLM, and was a founding partner in the US office of the data management company SmarTeam, which was later purchased by DS.  Before that he worked in industry at BSA/Triumph, Shell Oil, Robert Bosch, and as a high tech consultant at IDG, BBN, @d:Tech, and eMarketWorld.

Mr. Rodger holds a master’s degree in Communication Management from Simmons College where he was also an Adjunct Professor, and a BA in Economics, Meteorology, and English from the University of London.