Dr. Russell F. Henke
Endorsements & References
Here's a treasured endorsement:
"I have known Dr. Henke for over forty years (including having been closely associated with him for a significant portion of that time) and have the utmost admiration for his outstanding and innovative contributions to advancement of the capabilities of American industry. From the beginning of his career to the present he has pioneered, over and over again, the creation of unique and singularly effective software systems, processes and management methods for highly cost-effective performance of the total product realization process in industrial organizations. Further, he has continuously devised and instituted creative and imaginative modus operandi for quickly and effectively reducing these uniquely beneficial products to practice in such organizations. As a result of these accomplishments, the capability and cost-effectiveness of American industry is today at a much higher level than it could possibly have been in the absence of Dr. Henke.
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Dr. M. Eugene Merchant
1913 - 2006
Formerly Senior Consultant
Techsolve, Inc.
Cincinnati, OH
(Dr. M. Eugene Merchant began his career in 1936 with a graduate fellowship sponsored by Cincinnati Milacron. Working under Hans Ernst, Milacron's then director of research, Gene started analyzing the nature of friction between the metal-cutting tool and the chip being removed from the work piece by it. Conceived more than 50 years ago, Merchant's thesis work developed a mathematical model of the metal cutting process that is still taught today by universities all over the world. From there, Dr. Merchant moved on to harnessing the power of computers. More than forty years ago, Gene visualized today's computer-integrated manufacturing systems, and thus was a driving force in productivity improvements that have played a major role in creating the standard of living Americans enjoy today. Dr. Merchant is one of only 25 people who have been inducted into the Automation Hall of Fame at the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago. Every year the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) with the Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME) has presented an award, that is named after Dr. Merchant, for improving the productivity and efficiency of manufacturing. Dr Merchant worked at Milacron nearly 50 years until he reached the mandatory retirement age of 70, however, he did not retire. Even beyond 90 years young, this mild-mannered scientist still went to work most days as a senior advisor at TechSolve and he still traveled around the world to help manufacturers and the people who work for them. Dr. Merchant has been sorely missed since his passing in 2006).
Send an email to Dr. Henke to find out more about Dr. Merchant & TechSolve.
Another Valued Endorsement:
I am pleased to be the sponsor for Dr. Russell F. Henke as a candidate for the grade of ASME Fellow for ASME International. I have known and worked with Dr. Henke for 17 years and know of his work for the engineering profession and his many contributions to Mechanical Engineering.
Also, I have supplied four additional letters from persons of high reputation who have comprehensive knowledge of Dr. Henke's engineering contributions over the years. I personally know each of these sponsors and feel that they can accurately judge, from personal experience, Dr. Henke's qualifications.
I have been an ASME member since I was a student at North Carolina State University in Raleigh, NC where I joined the ASME student section in 1949. I served as student section secretary, treasurer, vice chairman and chairman for both my junior and senior years. After graduation, I promptly converted my membership from student member grade to junior member. I served ASME as regional vice president and enjoyed my work with this professional society and have been active throughout my entire career. When I was elected as a Fellow grade, I was quite honored, for I knew the difficult qualifications that must be met to be named an ASME Fellow.
Last year I had the opportunity of serving as our International President of the Society of Manufacturing Engineers with headquarters in Dearborn, MI. During my term in office, I worked closely with Dr. Henke while he was an International Board of Directors member in 2002-2003.
I was also elected a Fellow in the National Society of Professional Engineers and also consider that a distinctive honor.
I am honored to sponsor Dr. Henke for this truly outstanding award and hope that your committee will look favorably upon this candidate.
Marcus B. Crotts, P.E.
CROTTS & SAUNDERS ENGINEERING, INC.
Winston-Salem, NC
(Marcus B. Crotts started his career in Engineering in high school by taking science and mathematics curriculum leading to graduating as a Mechanical Engineer from N.C. State University in 1953. He obtained three patents early in his career in wave-guide forming techniques. He authored publications and instructed while in the Air Force. And then, in a small diner at 230 N. Main Street, Winston-Salem, N.C., Marcus Crotts and Charles Saunders co-founded Crotts and Saunders Engineering Inc. On February 6, 1956. Crotts and Saunders Engineering Inc. accomplish machine designs, specializing in pneumatics and hydraulic metal working production machines. Forty-three years later, the company continues to actively pursue engineering solutions for a very distinguished group of clients. Marcus B. Crotts has been cited for the many contributions to manufacturing engineering technology and the machine tool industry. For his "long term" contributions to engineering ad industry, and acting as a catalyst in the implementation of technology, N.C. State University, university of Illinois and the N.C. Soc. Of Engineering have recognized Marcus and the "Engineering of the Year". Marcus is listed in "Who's Who" in Engineering).
Send an email to Dr. Henke for more on Crotts & Saunders.
Here's another important endorsement:
I have known Dr. Henke for over 25 years through my interactions as a customer with SDRC, a company he managed from obscurity to prominence in the CAE field. His, and his colleagues’ pioneering work at SDRC has had vast impact not only on my own career and that of many engineers and scientists in the Automotive and Robotic Industries, but possibly on most industries that exploited the advent of massive digital computing to prosperity and success. Throughout his career Dr. Henke has guided, through his leadership and technical knowledge, a variety of Hi-Tech enterprises towards the introduction and commercialization of a multitude of innovative and successful products. His contributions can be readily recognized at well-known companies such as SDRC/EDS, Gould, and Schlumberger where he contributed materially to their prosperity.
It’s infrequent to see managerial prowess combined with technical proficiency in one individual. This combination enabled Dr. Henke to make such unique contributions to Industry on National and International scales. As a pioneer in the engineering software field Dr. Henke’s vision and innovation have been an enabling instrument that pushed the capabilities of engineers to increasingly higher levels. The result has been enhanced engineering efficiency, product reliability, reduced product cost and improved competitiveness.
Dr. Henke’s accomplishments in the creation and promotion of leading technology innovations and his managerial leadership and contributions to industry are fully harmonious with the highest standards.
Hadi A. Akeel, Ph.D.
Fellow-ASME
Member-NAE
Fellow SME
President,
American Technology Corporation
Rochester Hills, MI
(HADI A. AKEEL holds a Ph.D in Mechanical Design from the University of California, Berkeley; a M.Sc. in Engineering Mechanics from UCLA; and a B.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Cairo, Egypt. He holds over 30 publications in refereed Journals and Conference Proceedings and over 55 U.S. and Foreign Patents in Robotics, Automotive, & Aerospace. He has held positions at FANUC Robotics North America, Inc. as Senior Vice President & Chief Engineer; 1982-1999; FANUC LTD: Technical Counselor; General Manager, FANUC Berkeley Laboratory; FANUC USA Corporation, Vice-Chairman; and General Motors Corporation, Manufacturing Staff; Department Head.
Send an email to Dr. Henke to obtain more info about Dr. Akeel.
Here's an ongoing unsolicited endorsement:
"I've known Russ Henke through most of his involvements in CAD and engineering automation, and I give him my enthusiastic and unequivocal endorsement. I know of no one else who has Russ' range of business expertise, technical knowledge and consulting experience. If you are considering creating a new business, or a major change in an existing one, the most cost-effective investment you can make is to engage Russ' business/management consulting services. Check out Russ' Web Site."
Dr. Joel N. Orr, Head, Orr Associates International
Send an email to Dr. Henke to obtain more info about Dr. Orr.
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Here's another recent testimonial:
"Dr. Henke's success as an independent management
consultant comes as no surprise to me. His business and
operational strengths were very apparent even in the early
SDRC years, where we worked side by side for over a decade.
These days, the consulting services provided by Dr. Henke and by
WAMware, Ltd. are exceedingly complementary, and taken
together, offer clients a very broad array of hi-tech assistance".
Wayne A. McClelland, founder of WAMware, Ltd.
(Wayne McClelland is the principal of WAMware, Ltd.,
providing worldwide process and implementation consulting
services to end users and solution providers in the
CAD/CAM/CAE space since September 1996. Prior,
Wayne enjoyed a stellar 25-year career at SDRC, where he
was VP and executive in charge of development & marketing
for the very successful I-DEAS (tm) Master Series software).
Send an email to Dr. Henke for more info about Mr. McClelland.
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Here's still another recent testimonial:
"I am always appreciative of the opportunity that I had and have, to work with Dr. Henke. I have learned a lot from him and it is making a difference in my business today and in my daily life."
Mehrdad Tabrizi, president & founder
(Mehrdad Tabrizi is the president of Silicon Designs International, Inc., a solutions provider founded in April 1998 to bring seasoned electronics designers to bear on customer designs of integrated circuits (ICs) and of Intellectual Property (IP)-based silicon designs. Dr. Tabrizi has leveraged his long career in electronic design automation to amass access to nearly 250 design engineers in the USA and over 100 offshore, to bring to bear on client problems.
SDII is based in San Diego, CA).
Dr. Tabrizi also founded a web-based solutions and e-commerce company in October 1999, known as
Send an email to Dr. Henke to find out more info about Dr. Tabrizi.
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Here's an anecdote of interest:
"The excellent working relationship between Dr. Russ Henke and me goes back to 1974, when I first joined SDRC. Russ had already been at SDRC for five years and was COO at the time. We worked closely together at SDRC till 1982, and then again at Schlumberger Applicon in Boston from 1982 to 1984. I reported to Russ at Applicon as Director of Marketing, where I supervised 60 employees in electronics, mechanical, manufacturing and AEC marketing. After 1984, we both went on to different start-up companies. I then began my consultancy Miller Associates here in Massachusetts in 1994;
Russ founded HENKE ASSOCIATES in California in 1996. So in a very real sense, we're both back in the same line of work again!"
RICHARD C. MILLER, Principal, Miller Associates, North
Andover, MA
(Dick Miller is an independent consultant now residing on the east coast. Dick is an experienced, entrepreneurial team builder with
excellent communications skills, possessing a strong track record of 30 years of technical, marketing and managerial experience in
start-ups, maturing and large manufacturing companies. He currently provides assistance to his clients in fund-raising, sales, marketing,
and international business development and marketing. He holds a BS and MS in Mechanical Engineering. Dick is available to assist in
consulting engagements with HENKE ASSOCIATES, or
on his own.
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The Northwest chimes in:
"In recent years, Connor Bates, Inc. has had a number of occasions when our principals partnered with HENKE ASSOCIATES on projects for high-tech clients. In all cases clients benefited from strategic, yet practical results. It was truly a pleasure to work with a results-oriented professional like Dr. Henke."
Linda Brackett, President & Owner
Connor-Bates, Inc.
Portland, OR.
Send an email to Dr. Henke to find out more about Conner-Bates, Inc.
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A January 2002 Note from Stephen Shapiro:
"Hi Russell, Just wanted to say that I saw your website, and the quote you used from my book, 24/7 Innovation. Great stuff. I hope you enjoyed the book. When I am in the Bay Area, I
would love to get together with you, chat, and compare notes. In the meantime, if I can do anything to help you out, just let me know. Regards."
Stephen M. Shapiro
Author of 24/7 Innovation --
A Blueprint for Surviving and Thriving in an Age of Change
Published by McGraw-Hill
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And we hear from "Rebel Country":
"Having recently entered the consulting business myself on the east coast of the USA, I am delighted to be able to align with Dr. Russ Henke of HENKE ASSOCIATES in the west. This gives Russ and me a chance to work together again on selected projects, just like
we used to at SDRC and also when Russ was a Board Member at MacNeal Schwendler."
Dennis A. Nagy PhD
Technology Business Consulting
Chapel Hill, NC
In early 2005, Dr. Nagy became Vice President, Marketing and Business Development, with CD-adapco (a leading global vendor of CFD and CAE software and services).
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And we hear from COLORADO:
"Dr. Russ Henke is one of the best senior executives I have encountered in my 38 years in high tech. He has an understanding of all aspects of a
business including financial, engineering, marketing and sales. He is the best organized and thorough CEO level executive I have ever worked with.
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John Isaac
Mentor Graphics Corporation
Longmont, CO.
Send an email to Dr. Henke to find out more about John Isaac and/or MGC.
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And another endorsement:
"I have very fond memories of my 6 years at Mentor Graphics Corporation – most of them
under Dr. Henke’s leadership. I always admired his no-nonsense management
style and appreciated the new innovative ways in which he let many
of the guys including myself develop leadership skills even when it was
virtually impossible to promote all of the talented people at Mentor
into management positions. The great thing about working with him
was that he was both fun to work with as well as a great coach.
I am glad to see that he is continuing to succeed as an independent
management consultant."
Sanjay Gangal
V.P. Sales & Marketing
www.EDAtoolsCafe.com
World's #1 Electronics Web Portal
Campbell, CA
Send an email to Dr. Henke to learn more about Sanjay Gangal and/or IBSystems.
-------------------------------------------------------And still another endorsement:
"Dr. Henke's outstanding resume speaks for itself. What it doesn't tell you
is that his approach to business and working with people extracts more productivity and dedication from employees than any business leader I have ever had the opportunity to work with. Dr. Henke is extremely demanding, yet reasonable
and pragmatic - with nothing but the highest standards for business ethics. He is equally strong at working strategic or operational issues. Any organization, public or private, small or large, would be fortunate to have Dr. Henke as an executive, advisor or board member."
Eric E. Jacobs
Director of Marketing
Adept Technology, Inc.
San Jose, CA
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From the MidWest:
"I have known Dr. Russ Henke since 1970, in connection with my professional experience at SDRC, Gould Electronics, IBM and as Chairman of the SAE, Computer Applications Committee. Dr. Henke has made many distinguished contributions to the engineering profession in the United States over a sustained period of multiple decades as teaching professor, business executive and professional consultant. In every instance, Dr. Henke has directly influenced worldwide mechanical and electrical design automation methods and practices. Further, his indirect influence on the state-of-the-art in mechanical engineering has been even greater as author, publisher, and speaker on many foundational topics dealing with advanced engineering technologies and tools which are now widely accepted and used in the engineering design community. He has done this while simultaneously contributing his time and energy to many professional engineering associations including ASME, SME and the IEEE, in every city where his career has taken him. In addition, Russ has worked with numerous charitable organizations in his community such as Junior Achievement and The Special Olympics. He has been recognized formally as a Distinguished Alumnus in 1989 by his (and my) alma mater (The University of Cincinnati) as well as by being named a Fellow of the Society of Manufacturing Engineers and most recently, as a Fellow of ASME. Above and beyond his professional accomplishments, Russ has spent much of the last decade working with start up companies on a purely pro bono basis, helping fledgling entrepreneurs achieve their lifetime ambitions."
Edward J. Carl
President/CEO
Cincinnati, OH
Send an email to Dr. Henke to find out more about Ed Carl and/or CH Mack.
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From the Silicon Valley:
"In my former position as General Manager, I worked closely with Russ during his six year tenure as a Vice President at Mentor Graphics Corporation. Russ is a consummate professional and a consistently valuable contributor to high technology. I believe Russ embodies the values and sparks the caliber of innovation that help to fuel our national and international competitiveness as an industry."
Wendy Reeves Dunn
Group Director, North America
Cadence Design Systems, Inc.
San Jose, CA
Send an email to Dr. Henke to find out more about Wendy Dunn and/or Cadence.
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From the NorthWest:
“Over the past six years, Russ has made very valuable contributions to Mentor Graphics. Most recently, during his two-year tenure here in Wilsonville, Oregon as Vice President & General Manager of our worldwide Professional Services Division (PSD), Russ was responsible for developing a new strategic plan and building a solid organization of professionals to implement that plan. As a result, 1995 produced record revenue growth and profitability well above plan. During his previous four years as Vice President & GM of the PCB Division based in San Jose, CA, Russ succeeded in establishing the division as a profitable worldwide market share leader. Please join me in thanking Russ for his contributions to MGC over the past six years.”.
Dr. Walden C. (Wally) Rhines (left)
President & CEO
April 1996
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From San Diego, CA:
"I met Russ Henke on my very first day of work as a new employee of SDRC in 1979. Russ was giving a seminar to key SDRC customers in Southern California on the benefits of CAD/CAM/CAE. I was a relatively green engineer, having taught in academia for four years after receiving my Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of California. I attended Dr. Henke's seminar as part of my training/orientation, which was a wonderful beginning to a long career at SDRC, especially compared to my expectations of filling out orientation paperwork on my first day of work.
I was quite literally inspired by Dr. Henke. His vision of the future of CAD/CAM/CAE, and his ability to communicate that vision, dramatically reinforced the good fortune of my decision to join SDRC. I had joined a company committed to changing the way mechanical engineering was done, lead by a team of people like Dr. Henke with the vision and ability to make it happen. Later I learned about Dr. Henke's passion for balance and ethics in our business and how it was communicated to every employee as a set of specific goals and objectives related to the three fundamental areas of technical and business excellence, and people orientation. I applied what I learned from Russ throughout my 20 year career at SDRC, and later when I spun off a new consulting company with a group of my SDRC colleagues.
I lost touch with Russ for awhile after he left SDRC, but recently reconnected with him to seek advice to help set the strategic direction of our new company. He continues to inspire."
Jeffrey W. Young, Ph.D., P.E.
Vice President & General Manager
ATA Engineering, Inc.
San Diego, CA
Send an email to Dr. Henke to find out more about Dr. Young and/or ATA.
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From the Software Language niche:
"I have known Dr. Henke for more than 20 years. In fact, I have had the distinct honor to work for him at three different companies over this period. It gave me first-hand knowledge on his strategic business vision, his operational prowess and his mastery of complex technologies especially in CAD. Dr. Henke was instrumental in bringing forth the first 32-bit CAD/CAM system at Applicon and the first fully integrated solid-based CAD/CAM/CAE system at ATP, both of which are now standard practice in the CAD industry. I was proud to be part of the team in both endeavors under his leadership."
Sheng-Chuan Wu, Ph.D.
Vice President, Corporate Development
Franz Inc.
Oakland, CA
Send an email to Dr. Henke to learn more about Dr. Wu and/or FRANZ.
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From Central Europe:
"I have known Dr. Russ Henke for eight years now, and I have
been pleased to have a chance to work with him on many
different projects on the East and West Coasts of the
USA, as well as in Europe. Together we have provided
management consulting, business development and partnership
negotiations to several very satisfied worldwide clients.
I look forward to many additional projects with Dr. Henke in
future".
Dipl.-Ing. Manfred Fritsch
Consultant for
Strategic Planning - Analysis -
Optimization - Coaching - Training
Husum, Germany
Send Dr. Henke an email to find out more about Manfred Fritsch.
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