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Michael P. Jacobs
Diane M. Haig
Jason C. Koan
Kevin T. Kerrigan
Troy Shrock

Michael P. Jacobs is the founder and President of Applied Manufacturing Technologies. He founded the company in 1989 after a successful career with GMF, now Fanuc Robotics, where he was responsible for product marketing, planning and development of offline robot programming and simulation software. Prior to entering the robot industry, Mike held engineering and R&D positions with Westinghouse Corporation and Eaton Corporation.
Mike graduated with a BS in Electrical Engineering from Michigan State University, a MS in Electric & Computer Engineering from Wayne State University, and is a Professional Engineer. Currently, Mike's professional & community affiliations are with the World President's Organization, Robotics Industries Association, Society of Manufacturing Engineers, and the Detroit Economics Club.

Diane M. Haig is Chief Knowledge Officer, managing the human resources and information technology departments at AMT. She joined the company in 1996 as a software engineer in the systems group. Diane's professional experience includes work with General Dynamics, General Motors, Retail Resources, Oakland Community College, Detroit College of Business and Preferred Engineering. She brings over 20 years of software engineering experience to AMT.
Diane holds a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from Oakland University and a Master of Science degree in Computer Science from Oakland University. She is currently a member of Crittenton Hospital's Board of Trustees, and Lake Superior State University industrial advisory board.

Jason C. Koan is the Controller at Applied Manufacturing Technologies. He is responsible for financial statements, accounts payable, administration group supervision, cash management and forecast, purchasing, payroll, invoicing and facility maintenance.
Jason joined AMT in 2000 as Controller with a degree in Accounting from Eastern Michigan University.

Kevin T. Kerrigan is a member of AMT's executive team. After completing his Mechanical Engineering Apprenticeship in England, Kevin worked as a design engineer in the United Kingdom and Europe at companies such as BMW, Mercedes and Audi. In 1986 he co-founded Eurotech Design, Inc., a Michigan based design and engineering firm. Kevin joined AMT in 2005.
His professional affiliations include membership in the Society of Automotive Engineers, and the Robotics Industries Association.

Troy Schrock is co-founder and a principal at CEO Advisors, LLC, a professional consultancy, and serves as a management and financial advisor to the AMT executive team. Prior to founding CEO Advantage, Troy was a CPA and manager in a professional accounting firm, and an independent consultant specializing in emerging mid market companies.
Troy earned his Bachelor of Science in Accountancy from the University of Illinois.