Our Mission
Collaborative Visions, Inc. was formed in 2001 to provide insight, analysis and consulting to users and vendors in the emerging area of Product Lifecycle Management (PLM).  PLM is a business IT strategy that is focused on addressing the “big picture” problem of developing and delivering innovative products on a continuous basis..  It involves leveraging the assets of product intellectual capital across the value chain to maximize product innovation, improve development speed and agility, and enhance capabilities for delivering custom and user-tailored products that more closely align with customer preferences.   Our primary mission is to help clients maximize and accelerate initiatives aimed at exploiting PLM opportunities.  As a trusted business partner, Collaborative Visions is committed to our client's success.
 

Analyst Biographies

David Burdick, President
dburdick@collaborativevisions.com

Mr. Burdick is the Founder and President of Collaborative Visions, Inc where he leads all research and consulting activities in the areas of Product Lifecycle Management. He has more than 20 years of experience in engineering and manufacturing information technologies and is widely recognized as a leading authority in the emerging field of PLM.

Prior to founding Collaborative Visions, Mr. Burdick served as a Vice President for Gartner Group's Manufacturing Applications Strategies Service covering C-Commerce, CPC, CAD/CAM/CAE and PDM markets and technologies since 1992.

Prior to joining Gartner Group, Mr. Burdick spent eight years at Dataquest where he served as Vice President of Technology Analysis overseeing the activities of all U.S.-based research analysts in the areas of semiconductors, peripherals, computers, telecommunications and software. During his tenure at Dataquest, Mr. Burdick developed, launched and served as the lead analyst for a number of high technology research services including CAD/CAM and workstations.

Prior to his tenure at Dataquest, Mr. Burdick was a Senior Systems Engineer for Auto-trol Technology where he served as a key technical consultant for the development, marketing and installation of CAD/CAM/CAE systems. Before Auto-trol, Mr. Burdick was a Design Engineer for International Harvester where he assisted in the design and implementation of large-scale CIM systems.

Mr. Burdick has a bachelor of science degree in mechanical engineering from Bradley University and has completed graduate course work toward a master's degree in electrical engineering at the University of Illinois


Amy Mesner, Research Analyst
amesner@collaborativevisions.com

Ms. Mesner is a Research Analyst with Collaborative Visions, Inc. where her responsibilities span both primary and secondary research and data collection within the PLM market. Additionally, Amy serves as the primary webmaster for the Collaborative Visions web site. She has more than 10 years of experience in marketing and public relations.

Prior to joining Collaborative Visions, Ms. Mesner held positions in marketing, sales, and public relations for Hyatt Corporation, Disney Corporation and Pelto & Associates. 

Ms. Mesner has an associates of arts degree from Bowling Green State University.