2008 Conference Workshops
Thank you for attending the 2008 Manufacturing Advantage Conference. In an effort to get information into the hands of the attendees we are posting the presentations (pdf format) as we receive them.
Lean Manufacturing — Learning Through Lego Simulation
Ted Theyerl, Project Manager, NWMOC
Technology and Business Incubators—Commercializing Innovation
Randy Hulke, Director
Technology and Business Incubator, University of Wisconsin-Stout
Lean Metrics and Performance Measures for Success
Jim Fackleman, Senior Manufacturing Specialist, WMEP
Simulator Experiences: Avoiding the Crash and Burn
George Johnson, Instructor, Jack Running, Fire Training Specialist
Mike Spencer, Instructor, Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College
Introduction to Packaging: Why Packaging Counts!
Robert Meisner, Assistant Professor
Jack Vaughan, Lecturer
Brad Reiser, Graduate Student
University of Wisconsin-Stout
Practicing Safety Head-On and Hands-On
Steven Senor, Program Coordinator, Chippewa Valley Technical College
Confined Space Rescue Simulation
Jason R. Goeldner, Instructor
Jim Nelson, Instructor
Nicolet Area Technical College
Defying the Gravitational Pull of Change
Kari Dahl, Endowed Chair
People Process Culture , University of Wisconsin-Stout
And I Thought 5S Was Just Cleaning!
Barb Nicol, Sr. Management Engineer, NWMOC
Get Registered to do Business with the Federal Government
Aina Vilumsons, Director
Wisconsin Procurement Institute
Interactive Simulation Training for Lean Line Balancing
David Ding, ASQ Six Sigma Black Belt
Assistant Professor, University of Wisconsin-Stout
How to Attract Capital with Effective Business Plans and Presentations: Part 1
Pete Marsnik, President, ClearWater Systems, LLC
Manufacturing is not Dead, but it is Nano!
Forrest Schultz , Professor, University of Wisconsin-Stout
Leadership One Step at a Time
Dave Vollmer, Trainer/Consultant, Chippewa Valley Technical College
The Supply Chain—Global Economies, Local Effects
Scott Hodek, Economist, DWD-Office of Economic Advisors
Improvement Using a Koosh® Ball
Dave Vollmer, Trainer/Consultant, Chippewa Valley Technical College
Innovation and Development: Where Do I Begin?
Jerry Johnson, Director/Professor
Engineering and Technology Department
University of Wisconsin-Stout
Michael Cropp, Project Manager
Center for Innovation and Development
University of Wisconsin-Stout
Cloning Those Technical Gurus and Documentation on the Fly
Tim Tewalt, ElectroMechanical Instructor
Chippewa Valley Technical College
The Round Table System: Lean-Flow in Action
Lloyd Peterson, Director, Stout Advanced Management Assistance
University of Wisconsin-Stout
Session A - 2:00 - 2:45 p.m.
A1 RFID: Overview of Principles and Applications
Sam Gould, Technology Specialist, Minnesota Technology, Inc.
A3 Navigating OSHA
Steven Senor, Program Coordinator, Chippewa Valley Technical College
A4 Manufacturing isn’t Rusting Away!
Brad Nasset, Project Manager, NWMOC
A5 Creating the Organization That Will Put Yours Out of Business
Kari Dahl, Endowed Chair
People Process Culture Center, University of Wisconsin-Stout
Through the examination of your own company, you will discover your company’s case for change. You will design strategies to reach your vision and learn ways of inspiring your staff to move your dream to reality. Come learn to create company values, and a purpose and vision that you can begin implementing the day you return to work.
A7 How to Attract Capital with Effective Business Plans and Presentations: Part 2
Pete Marsnik, President, ClearWater Systems, LLC
A8 Manufacturing Training Tool Kit
Mark Borowicz, Lead Client Specialist
Charles Duffert, Project Manager
Weng Liew, Client Specialist
Northcentral Technical College
A9 Manufacturing Youth Apprenticeship (YA) – A Pipeline to the Future Workforce
Robin Kroyer-Kubicek, Youth Apprenticeship Curriculum Specialist
Department of Workforce Development
Bob Anderson, Child Labor Law, WI Department of Workforce Development
Ron Polum, Production Supervisor, Pointe Precision
Curriculum Definitions
A Note on Child Labor Laws
Checklist
Contact Reference List
A10 Get the Skills… Critical Core Manufacturing Skills!
Sandy Bishop, Customized Training Coordinator, Nicolet Area Technical College
Dan Burns, Trainer/Consultant, Chippewa Valley Technical College
Advanced Manufacturing Solutions – Northwest
Wisconsin Technical College System
Session B - 3:00 - 3:45 p.m.
B1 Provoking Positive Passion for Productivity!
Steve McCombs, Manufacturing Process Consultant, Western Technical College
B2 Selling Your Products to the Federal Government: The Absolute BEST Use of Your Federal Tax Dollars
Aina Vilumsons, Director, Wisconsin Procurement Institute
B3 Our Industry…OUR Image! Changing the Misconception
Dan Conroy, Human Resources Director, Nexen Group
Bob Meyer, Director, Stout Technology Transfer Institute
University of Wisconsin-Stout
Manufacturing Works / Gold Collar Careers
B4 Fostering Innovation Through Federal Programs
Pat Dillon, Northwest Regional Director, Wisconsin Entrepreneurs’ Network
B5 DACUM: An Integrated Lean Approach to Training Development
Mark Hendrickson, Manager
Manufacturing and Technology Education Center
Dave Vollmer, Trainer/Consultant, Chippewa Valley Technical College
This workshop session will provide you with an overview and simulate a “DACUM” targeted job analysis. The DACUM, Design A CurricUM, method is used internationally for targeted training development for rapid deployment from job analysis to training. The DACUM Job Analysis approach will help you develop targeted training, communicate training needs with educational institutions, and establish performance baselines for existing job profiles. Examine this process as a management tool that you can use to develop and coordinate effective implementation of training.
B6 Keeping Energy Manageable
Dean Laube, Energy Advisor, Focus on Energy
B7 Sustainable Decision Making: Is it on Your Radar Yet?
Danny Bee, Assistant Professor, University of Wisconsin-Stout
B8 Capitalizing on Communications – Constraints, Computing and Collaboration
Steven Schlough, Professor, University of Wisconsin-Stout
James Smith, Associate Professor, University of Wisconsin-Stout
B9 Creating Lean Behaviors Through Lean Accounting and Measures
Mark Stevens, Partner – Manufacturing Consulting, Wipfli LLP
Jeff Wulf, Senior Manager, Wipfli LLP
Kurt Gresen, Partner, Wipfli LLP
Session C - 4:00 - 4:45 p.m.
C1 Quick Changeover
Jerry Day, Project Manager, NWMOC
C2 Apprenticeship: Growing Your Skilled Workforce
Myra Stachowicz, Apprenticeship Training Representative
Panel Participants
Wisconsin Bureau of Apprenticeship Standards
C3 We Did the Tools, Now What? – Developing a Culture for Improvement
Dave Vollmer, Trainer/Consultant, Chippewa Valley Technical College
C4 Understanding Customer Loyalty
Dick Lamers, President, D. Lamers and Associates LLC
C5 Enhancing Competitive Advantage through Effective Risk Control (Safety, Health and Environmental Protection)
Elbert Sorrell, Ed. D. CSP, Professor/Director
Risk Control Center, University of Wisconsin-Stout
C6 Keeping Energy Manageable (continued from SESSION B6)
Dean Laube, Energy Advisor, Focus on Energy
C7 NanoRite—An Example of Partnership at Work!
Hans Mikelson, Instructor, Chippewa Valley Technical College
Forrest Schultz, Chair, Department of Chemistry, Nano Science Coordinator
University of Wisconsin-Stout
Doug Dunham, Associate Professor, University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
C8 The Master of Science in Manufacturing Engineering Program
Danny Bee, Assistant Professor, University of Wisconsin-Stout
C9 Identity Theft and Information Security—The Impact on Employees and Business
Kevin McDaniels, Certified Identity Theft
Risk Management Specialist
Pre-Paid Legal Services, Inc.
Protecting Personal Information-A Guide to Business
Red Flag Rule
Your Growing Exposure to Identity Theft Risks