An award-winning journalist, Steve Plumb has more than 30 years of experience covering all facets of the manufacturing and automotive industries. For the last five years, he has been the Editor-in-Chief of SME Media, including SME’s flagship Manufacturing Engineering & Technology magazine and AdvancedManuacturing.org web site. Steve previously was the senior editor of AutoTech Daily, AutoBeat Daily and AutoBeat Asia, Editorial Director for The Millerschin Group, internal communications lead for Eaton’s Vehicle Group, Editor-in-Chief of Automotive Marketing and Associate Publisher at Campbell Ewald. He holds a bachelor’s degree in marketing from Michigan State University and an MBA from Wayne State University in Detroit.