Bob Collins, CFPIM, CIRM is a Senior Consultant with Spectrum, an Oak Brook, IL Internet Professional Service firm with end-to-end strategy implementation and ASP services that transform business into e-business.

Bob is past President of the Michiana Chapter of APICS and is currently the VP of APICS Region XIII (Indiana and Illinois). As VP, Bob is a member of the Society Board of Directors and has spent time on the Ed Forum and is currently on the Membership And Chapter Development Committee. He was recently elected VP of Education, Programs and Materials to the 2001 Society Board of Directors. Bob has been teaching APICS' Certification classes for many years, including many classes here in Michiana. He was a practitioner in manufacturing for 12 years, holding positions that included purchasing manager, production planner, and human resources manager. He ran his own consulting business targeting the enterprise resource management area for over six years prior to joining Spectrum.