SearchManufacturingERP.com has a team of dedicated editors who bring you the best Manufacturing
ERP information from around the Web. Our staff searches the Web daily for the latest news and
technology updates. We also keep in constant contact with users and top technical experts to bring
you a constant stream of fresh, original content. Here's a look at who's behind the site:
Scot Petersen Editorial
Director spetersen@techtarget.com
Scot Petersen is Editorial Director of TechTarget's Business Applications and
Architecture Media Group, and was formerly Editorial Director for the CIO/IT Strategy group at
TechTarget. Scot has more than 20 years of experience in journalism and is a past editor of eWeek
magazine. He has a master's degree in English and an MBA from Northeastern University.
David Essex Executive Editor dessex@techtarget.com
David oversees editorial strategy and execution for the five application-specific sites
in TechTarget's Business Applications and Architecture Media Group. He helped launch
SearchFinancialApplications.com after two years as site and news editor of
SearchManufacturingERP.com and remains a regular contributor to both sites. He also coordinates
editorial projects across SearchCRM.com, SearchOracle.com, and SearchSAP.com. David has covered IT
for 26 years and was an editor at BYTE, PC Resource and 80 Micro. His freelance
articles have appeared in Computerworld, PC World and numerous other publications and
websites. He has an M.S. in community economic development from Southern New Hampshire University
and a B.A. in journalism from the University of Rhode Island.
Mark Brunelli News Director mbrunelli@techtarget.com
As news director for SearchDataManagement.com, Mark Brunelli spends his days
talking to data management professionals, industry analysts and software vendors. His goal is to
learn the latest news, tips, trends and tricks that can help those data management professionals do
their jobs better. Some of his coverage areas include data integration, data governance, data
quality, master data management, data services, database management systems and data warehousing. A
former general assignment reporter with The Boston Globe, Mark has spent the last ten years
writing about various issues of interest to the IT community. He is committed to the highest
journalistic standards and always welcomes your data management story ideas.
Brenda Cole Site
Editor bcole@techtarget.com
As Site Editor for SearchManfacturingERP.com, Brenda works with the editorial team and
expert contributors to produce articles, guides, newsletters, tips, podcasts and other site
content. She is a graduate of Northeastern University, where she majored in Journalism with minors
in English Literature and Sociology.
Prior to joining TechTarget in 2008, she held co-op positions at the Boston Globe, where she worked
in the library department, and the Massachusetts Archives, where she was involved in genealogical
research and historical preservation projects.
Kerry Flood Managing
Editor kflood@techtarget.com
Kerry is the managing editor for SearchFinancialApplications, SearchManufacturingERP,
SearchSAP, SearchSQL, SearchOracle and SearchCRM. Prior to joining TechTarget, Kerry was an
associate editor at Wellesley Information Services, specializing in SAP technology, and worked part
time for five years at a local newspaper. She graduated from the University of Massachusetts Boston
with a bachelor's degree in English.