The CONNSTEP Team
Your business will benefit from the expertise and knowledge that the experienced team at CONNSTEP brings to your organization and its employees. We’re dedicated to helping Connecticut’s manufacturing and business community successfully thrive in a competitive environment.
Leadership
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Beatriz Gutierrez
President & CEOBeatriz leads the development and execution of CONNSTEP’s strategic plan, supporting Connecticut manufacturers in process improvement and technology advancement.Read more -
Jeff Orszak
Director, Strategic Growth & TechnologyJeff assists Connecticut companies with innovation and product development. He is responsible for coaching companies to originate new ideas, innovative concepts and best practices that contribute to organizational improvement and problem solving.Read more -
Mike Stimson
Director, Strategic Engagement & ProcessMike manages the continuous improvement and quality delivery teams to ensure the delivery of impactful projects that meet or exceed expectations.Read more
Regional Managers
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Bob Allard
Regional ManagerBob Allard is responsible for account management and business development for the Southern Connecticut region.Read more -
Burr Brown
Regional ManagerBurr Brown is responsible for account management and business development for the Southwest Region of Connecticut.Read more -
Carol Grosso
Regional ManagerCarol is responsible for account management and business development for the Northwest region of Connecticut covering all of Litchfield county, the Waterbury area, and the towns along the northwestern edge of Hartford county.Read more -
Kathleen Milazzo Swahn
Regional ManagerKathleen is responsible for account management and business development for the greater Hartford region of Connecticut.Read more
Consultants
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Jack Crane
Senior AdvisorJack provides manufacturers with guidance and mentoring in strategic planning, marketing, new product development, and linking strategy deployment with Lean activities.Read more -
Anna Mumford
Business Growth ServicesAnna works with manufacturers and other businesses to analyze and assess their current state, working with company leadership to develop actionable plans for growth by implementing industry best practices and benchmarking resources.Read more -
Terry Collins
Continuous ImprovementTerry provides consulting, training, facilitation, and mentoring to manufacturers, healthcare institutions, and government agencies in pursuit of enterprise-wide excellence.Read more -
Matin Karbassioon
Continuous ImprovementMatin provides consulting, training, facilitation, and mentoring to manufacturers, healthcare institutions, and government agencies in pursuit of enterprise-wide excellence.Read more -
Frank Murphy
Continuous ImprovementFrank provides consulting, training, facilitation, and mentoring to Connecticut manufacturers and service providers – focusing on utilization of Lean tools for efficiency improvement, increases in throughput, quality improvement, and top-line growth.Read more -
John Granatelli
CybersecurityJohn provides support both internally and externally, helping CONNSTEP and its clients identify, understand, design and implement IT solutions to improve our businesses.Read more -
Helena Reilly
CybersecurityHelena provides cybersecurity assessments, conducts risk analyses and performs compliance reviews with small and mid-sized Connecticut manufacturers.Read more -
Sal Morlando
CybersecuritySal provides cybersecurity assessments, conducts risk analyses and performs compliance reviews with small and mid-sized Connecticut manufacturers.Read more -
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Mike Varney
Quality ManagementMike offers CONNSTEP’s Quality Management Services to small- to mid-sized manufacturers.Read more -
Erik Fogleman
TechnologyErik provides a broad technical and market understanding of automation and Industry 4.0 products and applications.Read more