CENH Speakers/Instructors

Bill Benoit
Bill served 28-years in the US Army before entering academe. Although he was a Research and Development officer and experimental test pilot, He commanded an artillery battery, an aviation company (in combat – Vietnam), a transportation battalion, an ordnance maintenance battalion and two large research laboratory complexes. He graduated from the U.S. Navy Test Pilot School (USNTPS) and later was a Flight Instructor at the USNTPS where he taught calculus, helicopter performance flight test theory, and helicopter stability and control flight test theory. He has flown 76 different aircraft and has several thousand hours in his log book. He is a Master Army Aviator.

In his retirement grade of Colonel, he served as the Director of Procurement and Production of the U.S. Army Aviation Systems Command with over 500 procurement and production personnel; as the Commander of the Army Materials and Mechanics Research Center with 600 scientists, engineers and support personnel; and as the Commander and Director of the U.S. Army Harry Diamond Laboratories with 1200 scientists, engineers and support personnel. Virtually all of his service has been in operations management.

He is the recipient of the Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC) and the Legion of Merit (LOM.)

Academic Experience:

Leaving the Army, he entered academe at Plymouth State University (PSU) in New Hampshire. There, he taught operations management, management science, Statistical Process Control (SPC), purchasing management, statistics, and strategic management, at both the undergraduate and graduate levels for 22 years.

At PSU, he also served as the Director of the MBA program for eight years and as Chair of the Business Department. As Chair, he led the Department to achieve ACBSP accreditation in 1995. Upon leaving PSU, he took a two-year fulltime appointment at Southern New Hampshire University, teaching the same courses that he did at PSU at both the undergraduate and graduate levels.

Educational Background:

DBA. (Doctor of Business Administration – Management) - Nova Southeastern University (NSU)
MSSM (Master of Science in Systems Management – Quantitative Option) –University of Southern California (USC)
Bachelor – Mathematics – University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNO)
Certified in Integrated Resources Management (CIRM) - APICS
Certified Supply Chain Professional (CSCP) - APICS
Distinguished Graduate – Department of Defense Management College - Project Managers Course (20 weeks) – Ft. Belvoir VA
The U. S. Army Command and General Staff College – Ft. Leavenworth KS
The U. S. Navy Test Pilot School – Experimental Test Pilot - Patuxent Naval Air Station
The Artillery Advanced Course – Ft. Sill/Ft. Bliss
U.S. Army Flight School – Army Aviator - Ft. Rucker, AL
Infantry Officer Candidate School (OCS) – Ft. Benning GA

Dick Woodward, CFPIM, CIRM

Dick Woodward is currently the Assistant Overnight Grocery Manager for Hannaford’s in Plymouth. He has twenty-five plus years of manufacturing experience in a variety of line, staff, consulting and training positions. Dick has been responsible for several manufacturing systems implementations.

He has worked in a variety of line and staff positions in the following functions: Quality Assurance; Manufacturing; Customer Service and Materials. His manufacturing experience was gained with such companies as: MPB Corporation; Jarvis Cutting Tools; Portland Valve; New Hampshire Ball Bearing; and Beau Interconnect Systems.

Some of Dick’s previous assignments have included: project management for manufacturing software implementation; in-house education; and public workshops. Client companies include: Madame Alexander Doll; William Arthur; Gillette, Sprague Electric; Windham Engineering; TECO; DCI and Phonon Corporation.

He is certified at the fellow level in production and inventory management (CFPIM), as well as being certified in integrated resource management (CIRM). Dick is an APICS qualified AMES, CPIM, CIRM, and Train-the-Trainer instructor.

He is listed in Who's Who, Executive Edition, 1994/95 and Who's Who in Executives and Professionals, Millenium Edition. Dick has spoken at APICS International Conferences, Seminar 1, and is a frequent speaker at APICS chapter meetings and other professional organizations..

David L. Rivers, CIRM, CFPIM, CSCP
Biographical Background
Mr. Rivers’ extensive background in training and education has been focused within the
certification education curriculum for APICS; The Association for Operations
Management. (www.apics.org). Dave has served on the APICS Curriculum and
Certification Council for over fifteen years. This group of twenty five to thirty people
comprised of subject matter experts from Academia, Consulting, and Industry develop
and maintain the body of knowledge and exam content for the APICS CPIM and CSCP
Certification programs. Dave is currently Chair of the CPIM program’s capstone module;
Strategic Management of Resources. In addition to his APICS activities, Dave is
currently instructing the APICS Certified Supply Chain Professional (CSCP) program for
Northeastern University, Boston Massachusetts.

Prior to becoming a part time faculty member of Northeastern University, Dave was
employed within the medical device industry at two Johnson & Johnson Companies:
Codman & Shurtleff 1980-1995, DePuy Orthopaedics 1995-2006. Additionally, Dave has
over ten years experience within the electronics industry.

Dave is an experienced APICS Instructor, teaching the entire CSCP course, and each of
the five APICS CPIM courses. He has facilitated group study for the APICS CIRM
courses and has also presented at a number of APICS venues, including: local Chapter
Professional Development Meetings, The Northeast Supply Chain Conference (NECON),
APICS Region 1- Seminar 1, APICS Volunteer Workshops, and at APICS National
Conventions on a variety of topics a number of times.

Mr. Rivers received his Bachelor of Science from Northeastern University, and his
Master of Science in Applied Management from Lesley University.

Dave has been an APICS member for over 30 years, and is now serving as President for
the Boston Chapter of APICS.

Harvey McChesney, III, CPIM

Harvey McChesney, III, CPIM is president of McChesney Associates. Harvey’s purpose is to help you vividly express your thoughts, feelings, and needs through effective communication. He has extensive experience teaching presentation skills, training methods, team competencies, facilitation skills, and structured problem solving. Harvey uses a natural and energetic style to create an interactive learning environment.

Harvey has 20 years experience in manufacturing engineering, process analysis, facilities design, systems definition and installation, project management, and productivity improvement. He received a B.S. in Industrial Engineering from Lehigh University, has served on the APICS Board of Directors and was the Chairman of the 1994 APICS International Conference and Exhibition. Harvey also led the team that revised the APICS Train the Trainer materials and developed the Learning Dynamics for Instructors course. He is a Master Instructor for both of these courses as well as a frequent speaker and can be reached at h.mcchesney@att.net  or (610) 799-4756.