Speaker: Billy McLellan

Billy McLellan is a passionate storyteller and veteran of marketing with 10 years of experience across brand communications, creative ideation, production, and media strategy. Throughout his 4+ years at Google, Billy has partnered with clients and Agency CXOs to profitably grow their businesses through custom business plans rooted in their most important goals.

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Speaker: Luke Sheppard

Luke Sheppard’s 20-year career spans OEM and dealer roles in the US and Canada in engineering, operations, general management, and executive leadership. He’s also the author of Driving Great Results, a handbook that provides managers at any level with fundamental tools in decision-making, communication, managing people, and executing consistently to help them run their businesses better.

Speaker: Alan Berger

Alan Berger has over 30 years of international product development experience in the off-highway vehicle industry, much of which he gained through roles of increasing importance with Volvo Construction Equipment culminating in the role of Senior Vice President, Technology followed by Chief Technology Officer at CNH Industrial. Alan drove Volvo’s electrification strategy that is becoming visible in the market now. At CNH, he was responsible for the Precision Farming business and developed CNH’s complete technology transformation approach.

Currently, Alan is Managing Partner at a new off-highway advisory practice called abcg™ and is Chairman of the Board at the Society of Automotive Engineers ITC and Independent Director at Multi-Wing A/S.

Speaker: Brett McMickell
Dr. McMickell is currently the Senior Technologist for Kubota North America where he leads the technology roadmap and overall technology portfolio. In this role, Dr. McMickell coordinates closely on all aspects of technology development and investment. He was previously the CEO of AgJunction until its acquisition by Kubota in 2021. Prior to joining AgJunction, Dr. McMickell held a variety of leadership positions at Honeywell Aerospace including serving as the Senior Director of Engineering in charge of Actuation Systems.

Dr. McMickell holds an M.B.A. in Global Management from the Thunderbird School of Global Management. He received his M.S. and Ph.D. in Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering from the University of Notre Dame. He also received a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Utah with a certificate in Mechatronics.
Brett is a recognized innovator. He was awarded the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Lawrence Sperry Award for his achievement in the advancement of small satellite technology. He currently holds 10 patents or patents pending.

DBS Training Sessions

DBS Trainings will be available to all dealers this year at Connect on Saturday, September 23rd. See below for descriptions of each training and and select the sessions you would like to attend. More information on the sessions will be shared closer to the event.

1:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Join the RIMSS training session to learn how to effectively manage your business and create a better customer service experience using CRM and reporting. The session will also provide an overview of the function of the RIMSS Business System, followed by an open discussion lead by the RIMSS experts ready to help you take your business to the next level.

1:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Join HBS Systems training session for a unique learning experience covering a variety of topics including warranty campaign lookup, Kubota Invoice download/import, KPAD 4.0 Integration, IKQ Integration and much more. Additionally, the experts at HBS Systems will offer one-one time with their team to help take your business to the next level.

2:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Join Charter's training session to learn about Kubota Interfaces and Tech Efficiency. You will learn about Kubota Interfaces and how to incorporate them into your business operations. Additionally, you will gain knowledge on how to improve your tech efficiency, making it easier to manage your business and provide better service to your customers.

1:00 PM - 4:00 PM  

Join e-Emphasys' training session on IntelliDealer Kubota Interface Bundle 5.0 to learn about Kubota setups and workflows through IntelliDealer, including job codes. The session will also cover best practices and utilization, providing practical skills and knowledge that can help you streamline your business processes. 

1:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Espresso & Educate: How to Maximize Your Data to Drive Profits

Effective analytics is crucial for dealership success because it provides valuable insights and actionable information. By harnessing the right data and monitoring it over time, dealers can efficiently oversee work processes, evaluate technician effectiveness, and make well-informed decisions that enhance dealership profitability. During our session we will cover:

• An understanding of the foundations of analytics (timing, data structure, data sources, etc.)
• How to interpret your data to take timely and useful action.
• How integrations, like a timeclock system with labor rounding and monitoring work-in-process, can help dealerships avoid lost work and control costs.

1:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Come learn more about what Primus can do to make your job easier.

Not a current user?

Come learn what our web-based business system can do and what all the hype is about.