13th Annual Mexican Steel Conference

WORKING EXPERIENCE:

08/06-present Director of Economic and Development Department, Graduate School of Public Administration and Public Policy, Tec de Monterrey, Mexico

01/02-04/06 Commissioner in the Federal Telecommunications Commission (Mexico).

Member of the Board and Chief Executive Officer General Area of Planning and Economic Analysis

12/93-01/02 Assistant Director of Analysis, Vector Casa de Bolsa and Chief Economist of Grupo Pulsar Internacional.

07/92-12/93 Director, Economic Consultancy CIEMEX-WEFA in Mexico.

04/88-06/92 General Director, Consultores Económicos Empresariales, S.C. in Mexico

(company of own economic consultancy).

EDUCATION:

08/07-present Studing the PhD -- Philosophy in Administration, ITESM,

Graduate School of Business and Management (EGADE), Monterrey, Mexico.

1991-1992 Master’s degree in Economics, ITESM, Campus Ciudad de México, Mexico

Bachelor’s degree in Economics, ITAM,

Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México, Mexico.

EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES:

08/07-12/07 Professor, Regional Economy in the Masters in Economics and Public Policy,

EGAP-ITESM, Monterrey Campus.

08/07-12/07 Professor, Monetary Theory and Policy, Department of Economy,

ITESM, Monterrey Campus.

01/07-05/07 Professor, Economectrics Methods in the Masters in Economics and Public Policy,

EGAP-ITESM, Monterrey Campus.

01/07-05/07 Professor, Financial Prospective in the Masters of Strategic Prospective,

EGAP-ITESM, Monterrey Campus.

MEMBERSHIPS:

? He has been member of the Macroeconomic Council of the Section of Business of the Newspaper El Norte of Monterrey and Reforma Newspaper in Mexico City .

? President, Colegio de Economistas de Nuevo León (2000-2002).

Thomas J. Ferkany, Global Supply Mgr. Steel and Non-Ferrous Products, Stanley Works

Diverse background offers him a unique perspective into buying steel products. 15 years of metal experience includes mill sales, distributor sales and now OEM purchasing.

Tom began his metals career in 1992 as a flat rolled salesman for the Rouge Steel Company (now Severstal NA) in Dearborn, Michigan. In eight years, Tom held various automotive sales and management positions at Rouge --- calling on the likes of Ford, Daimler Chrysler and major Tier 1 stampers.

In 2001 Tom joined Titan Steel, Baltimore, Maryland as General Manager Flat Rolled Products. Titan’s flat rolled distributor business sold processed steel products in the US (Midwest and East Coast) and Canada (Greater Toronto). At the same time Titan’s trading arm introduced Tom to the global import and export steel market place.

In September of 2005 Tom joined the Stanley Works in New Britain, Ct. in the Global Supply Group. His expertise today goes beyond procuring steel but also leading lean (cost out, reduction of lead-times, value stream mapping) functional teams and taking part in multiple due diligence projects. Tom holds an undergraduate degree from Bowling Green State University in Bowling Green, Ohio.