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  <title><![CDATA[Amazon Exec to Discuss Operations Engineering at the Company]]></title>
  <body><![CDATA[<h1>About Ron Kyslinger</h1><p>Ron Kyslinger leads a recently formed worldwide operations engineering team at Amazon. The goal of the team is to design the global fulfillment centers and distribution facilities of the future (equipment and processes), while leveraging Amazon’s internal robotics technology to the highest extent possible.</p><p>Ron and his team are also developing and setting standards for aligning numerous business units with independent business models. They are working to identify and leverage synergies within the various businesses to decrease overall operating costs and improve corporate profitability. The team is also working to leverage automation throughout Amazon’s operations.</p><p>Ron has a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from the University of Pittsburgh and a master’s degree in business administration from Central Michigan University.</p><h1>About GTMI Manufacturing Lunch Seminars</h1><p class="p1"><strong>Who:&nbsp;</strong>All students, industry partners, faculty and staff are invited. Registration is not required. A light lunch will be served. Free.</p><p class="p1"><strong>When/Where: </strong>Session begins at 12 p.m. at the Georgia Tech Manufacturing Institute, Room 114</p>]]></body>
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      <value><![CDATA[<p>Ron Kyslinger will provide participants a look at Amazon's fulfillment and distribution operations and what innovations are in the pipeline. March 14 from&nbsp;12 to 1 p.m. in Room 114 of the GTMI building!&nbsp;Another excellent installment in the GTMI Manufacturing Lunch Seminar Series.</p>]]></value>
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      <value><![CDATA[<p>Tina Guldberg<br />Director, Strategic Partnerships<br /><a href="mailto:tina.guldberg@gatech.edu">tina.guldberg@gatech.edu</a><br />404-385-4950</p>]]></value>
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