Career Enhancement Series
Career-Enhancement Series (CES)
Fulfill your continuing education requirements at SWE 2006! All Career-Enhancement Series (CES) courses carry continuing education units (CEUs). Certificates of completion will be awarded after course is completed. When you attend the course, you will receive a CEU form, as well as an evaluation form. Please return them both to the session moderator. Course fees transcription record and CEU credit.
Engineering and Business Ethics
Presented by Elizabeth P. Butler, Ph.D. and Robin R. Ollis, DuPont
Wednesday, 10/11, 8:00 – 10:00 a.m.
Price: $25.00 CEU: 0.2 Limit: 60
This workshop will introduce the concepts of business ethics and true professionalism as it relates to engineering. Comprehensive guidelines will be shared to ensure participants always use an ethical approach to make the right decisions and draw lines where necessary.
Elizabeth Patricia Butler, Ph.D. is a certified Six Sigma Black Belt from DuPont Field Engineering. Dr. Butler is currently Section Supervisor, Field Engineering Program As part of many responsibilities, she leads the early career development program, as well business relations with functions in Bio Based Materials, DuPont Electronics, DuPont Displays, Performance & Industrial Polymers and Engineering Polymers to identify roles and place Engineers in these businesses. Dr. Butler earned a Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering, from Lehigh University. She holds an M.S. in Materials Science and Engineering from Lehigh University and a B.Sc. from the University of Manchester, Manchester, England.
Robin R. Ollis is an External Affairs Specialist for E.I. DuPont de Nenours & Co. Her current responsibility includes developing, enhancing and maintaining relationships with entities external to the plant site including media, community service groups, environmental and historical preservation activists, business leaders, industrial neighbors, community residents. She is also the site lead for high-profile company litigation. Ms. Ollis holds a BS in Forestry Wood Industries Management from West Virginia University and an MS in Environmental Science from WV Graduate College.
Project Management 101
Presented by: Rebecca Schmieding and Dr. Susan Benysh, IBM Corporation
Wednesday 10/11, 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Price: $75.00 CEU: 0.4 Limit: 36
Work is a series of projects. Project Management skills are vital to the successful completion of projects. Everyone needs these skills to complete projects on time and under budget, with quality. Successful engineers always have a good grasp of project management knowledge. This 4 hour session will teach you the basics of project management. Whether you are just starting out in the work force or have been there a while, or whether you are an engineer or an experienced project manager this session will give you new tips, hints and tools to use in your life.
Rebecca “Becky” Schmieding is an IBM Certified Executive Project Manager as well as PMI certified Project Management Professional with responsibilities for IBM software and hardware delivery. She started with IBM in 1978 as an operating systems programmer. Throughout her career she has held a variety of jobs ranging from management, to providing technical and marketing support for IBM Asia Pacific Marketing, and to coordinating early product delivery programs in Europe. Ms. Schmieding recently received her Masters of Business Administration, as well as Masters of Project Management. She is also is a published technical author and an award-winning speaker.
Dr. Susan Benysh received her PhD from Purdue University in 1998 from the Industrial Engineering Department with an emphasis in Human Factors Engineering. She started working for IBM in 1997, starting the iSeries User-Centered Design Team. Currently, she is the iSeries Team Lead for Hardware Usability and the Product Development team lead for the Serviceability Assessment Tool.
Supply Chain Excellence
Presented by Linette Patterson, Michelle Schneider, and Melissa Tata, Dell, Inc.
Wednesday 10/11, 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Price: $75.00 CEU: 0.4 Limit: 60
Every day, companies win and lose based on their supply chain. Do you even know your company’s supply chain strategy? What is a good inventory turn rate? What is your customer delivery cycle vs. your inventory delivery cycle? Why are procurement, planning, production and/or inventory control, and logistics crucial to the success of your organization? According to the Supply Chain Top 25 for 2005, a study by AMR Research, Dell is ranked as #1 in its successful use of the supply chain. Come learn more about Dell’s strategies for success and how supply chain impacts you as an engineer!
Linette Patterson is the MWD Engineering Manager for Dell Americas Operation. In this role, she manages an organization responsible for quality and process improvements that ensure a great customer experience. She joined Dell in 2004 and held an inventory control manager role before moving to the Engineering and Quality organization. Linette also has seven years experience in consulting and telecommunications and currently serves as Treasurer on the SWE Board of Directors. She holds a BS in Mechanical Engineering from Oklahoma State University and is a licensed Engineering Intern. In her free time, Linette enjoys reading, volunteering at her church, and spending time with her husband and daughter.
Michelle Schneider is a quality engineer for Dell Texas operations. Since joining Dell in 2003, she has held positions in quality as an engineer and manager. Michelle has close to 10 years experience in the electronics industry. Outside of work, she serves on the Girlstart Board of Directors and participates on the ASQ black belt certification exam review board. Michelle has a BS in Chemical Engineering from Northeastern University.
Melissa Tata is a senior manager for Process Engineering for desktops. She has prior experience in Inventory Control Management, Sustaining Engineering Management, Product Engineering, and Black Belt Six Sigma Program Management during her seven year tenure at Dell Inc in the Americas Operations area. Melissa serves as SWE Speaker of the Council of Representatives and is also an officer in the local alumni groups for Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. She received her MS from the former and BS from the later both in Mechanical Engineering.
Project Management Best Practices: Helping You Move Ahead
Presented by Gwenn C. Carr and Gary Englehardt, The Pegasus Organization International
Wednesday, 10/11, 1:00 – 5:00 p.m.
Price: $95.00 CEU: 0.4 Limit: 60
Hear the latest project management best practices; they are the key to being noticed by your management, cheered by your peers, project teams and employees. This session will provide you not only with information but also with practical tools, techniques and templates you can use immediately to ensure that your projects stay under budget, on schedule and accomplish the right objectives. In the future, when management hears that you are leading a project you will have their unwavering support because they know that you are using the best practices needed to get the job done.
Gwenn Carr is the founder of The Pegasus Organization®, a project management consulting firm which specializes in embedding best practices. She has facilitated thousands of hours of project management educational workshops and has over 25 years of experience as a project manager, educator and consultant for many Fortune 500 companies. A certified Project Management Professional (PMP®), Gwenn holds an M.Ed. and certifications in Logistics, Safety Studies and Developing a Curriculum (DACUM®). Her interest in working with people to enhance their project management competencies and performance grew out of her own frustration working on projects where team members and sponsors had varying skill levels which led to difficulties in communication and in executing project tasks and responsibilities.
Gary Englehardt is a principal of The Pegasus Organization®, a project management consulting firm known for its ability to facilitate successful project management implementations. He has been involved in project work for over 30 years as a project engineer, project manager, Manager of project managers (PMO) and consultant. Gary has helped numerous companies in the utility, process, manufacturing and consulting industries establish project management programs or improve existing programs. He has a BS in Mechanical Engineering from Lehigh University, an MS in Dynamics of Organization from the University of Pennsylvania, a Pennsylvania PE license and is a PMP®. His interest in project management grew from early experiences with complex projects employing multi-organizational project teams and the difficulties associated with planning and managing such undertakings successfully.
Leadership Competencies to Build an Engaged Work Force
Presented by Neil Cordrey, DuPont
Wed 10/11, 1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Price: $75.00 CEU: 0.4 Limit: 60
Join the DuPont training team for an intensive program in leadership! Traditional businesses that operate with a hierarchy of leadership miss opportunities to engage the genius of the workforce to contribute fully to the success of the business. In past decades, businesses may have survived this style of leadership but looking forward, it will be imperative that businesses create the environment that enables all employees to fully engage their will and spirit. Discover key elements and methods to drive this engagement within your business.
Neil Cordrey is a graduate of the University of Delaware, and a DuPont employee of 19 years. He spent 15 years developing and implementing technical training programs within the Agricultural Business and Consulting to develop and implement technical training for various plant sites. Currently, he is a learning development consultant for the DuPont Global Learning team, a facilitator for a variety of workshops for leaders, and also developing globally consistent processes for leaders in DuPont.
Using the Six Sigma Methodology
Facilitated by Jeff Brody and Sandy Fimiano, Northrop Grumman Corporation
Wednesday, 10/11, 1:00 – 5:00 p.m.
Price: $ 75.00 CEU: 0.4 Limit: 60
Using the six-sigma methodology, a cross functional team conducted research, surveys, and analyses to determine that the immediate manager holds the key to employee retention. The six-sigma assessment suggested that a tool should be developed to guide managers through an employees’ most important issues- job stability, sense of achievement, total compensation, relationship with manager and quality of life. The established tool is PACT- Plan, Ask, Coach and Thank. These are the essential elements that management must understand and embrace to create and sustain a successful organization. The presentation highlights the PACT genesis, elements, results to date and anticipated outcomes.
Jeff Brody is Director, Talent Management for Northrop Grumman Corporation’s Mission Systems Sector. Previously, Jeff was the Human Resources Director for Northrop Grumman Mission System’s Defense Mission Systems division. Jeff joined NG in 1988 and rejoined the company after stints with two high technology, venture capital backed start-up companies. He has an MA in Human Resources Management & Organizational Development from the University of Maryland and a BS in Industrial Relations from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Jeff has completed executive education coursework at Harvard, the University of Pennsylvania Wharton Business School, UCLA and the University of Michigan. Jeff has achieved lifetime certification as a senior level human resources professional (SPHR) from the Society of Human Resources Management and is recognized as a Certified Compensation Professional by the American Compensation Association. He is the President of the University of Maryland, Alumni Association where was recognized as the Outstanding Alumnus for 2003. Jeff has served on Price Waterhouse Cooper’s HR Advisory Panel since 2003.
Sandy Fimiano is the Human Resources Effectiveness Manager for Northrop Grumman Mission Systems’ Defense Mission Systems Division. She has over 25 years of experience with Northrop Grumman and its legacy organizations, including Litton, Emhart, Black and Decker, and Planning Research Corporation (PRC). Her background includes employee relations, workforce planning, recruitment, retention, compensation, performance management, training, and International HR. She has an MBA, with a concentration in Management and Organizational Development and a BS in Business Management from Bloomsburg University. Sandy was the lead Green Belt for the development of PACT, the Manager's Retention Toolkit and recently led another Six Sigma Rapid Improvement Event focusing on Net Hires.
Engineering Statistics
Presented by Dr. Deborah O’Bannon, University of Missouri-Kansas City
Saturday 10/14, 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Price: $75.00 CEU: 0.4 Limit: 60
A review of statistics relevant for engineering with focus on the data involved. Activities include: plotting data on normal probability paper, interpreting contingency table data with chi-square statistics, comparing means with the t-test, comparing variances with the F distribution. Examples will be taken from engineering data. A brief introduction to factorial design will be presented.
Dr. Deb O'Bannon is an Associate Professor of Civil Engineering at the University of Missouri-Kansas City, and is a Fellow of SWE and ASCE. She teaches undergraduate Engineering Statistics at UMKC.
Leaning into Aviation
Presented by Madonna Buhr, Susan M. Miller, and Nancy Samson, The Boeing Company
Saturday, 10/14, 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Price: $75.00 CEU: 0.4 Limit: 60
The Boeing Company has captured the imagination and creativity of thousands of employees on the factory floor, who have seen their efforts lead to a safer, more efficient and profitable future. By stepping out of their regular routine and taking ownership of the product and processes, Boeing employees have mounted a grass-roots revolt against waste. Boeing has created a company culture committed to lean implementation and continuous process improvement.
Learn the basics of Lean Manufacturing and how continuous process improvement is applied in aviation manufacturing today. Attendees participate in a hands-on simulation of the build process of the Boeing 777. The participants will build a Lego airplane, and then incrementally improve the process using lean principles introduced during the seminar. Participants will work in teams, in a healthy competition to best each other. The basic lean principles are applicable to the office, production, maintenance, and any place where ‘waste’ of time and resources exists. The principles can even be applied at home.
Madonna Buhr has been with Boeing/McDonnell Douglas since 1978, a year after graduating from Lindenwood College with a BFA in Art. She is a Lean Consultant with a passion for implementing continuous process improvement. She has held various positions within the company including her current job as F/A-18 Lean focal. She has participated in a Shingijutsu Gemba Kaizen Seminar in Japan and is certified in AIW, 3P, TPM, and Six Sigma/ Navigator.
Susan Miller graduated from the University of Missouri-Rolla with a BS in Mechanical Engineering in 1987 and a MS in Engineering Management in 1992 and became a licensed Professional Engineer in 1993 for the state of Missouri. Back when Boeing machined parts in St. Louis, Susan was a project engineer for machine installations. She transitioned into the Industrial Engineering organization in 2000 and began her Lean journey where she reached its pinnacle by joining the IDS Lean Enterprise Organization late last summer.
Nancy Samson graduated from the University of Missouri-Columbia with a BS in Mechanical Engineering in December of 1985. Nancy started working at McDonnell Douglas Missile Systems as a Tool Engineer. Nancy is a Six Sigma Black Belt and is currently assigned to a multi-disciplined integration team as the Program Management Best Practices/Six Sigma focal. The position entails applying Six Sigma, Lean, facilitation and project management skills to identify and execute process improvements throughout the Tactical Aircraft organization.
Power Talk: How To Be An Assertive Communicator
Presented by Ginny O’Brien, Executive and Corporate Coach
Saturday 10/14, 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Price: $100.00 CEU: 0.4 Limit: 60
Success at work and success as a leader demands being an effective, assertive communicator. In this highly interactive workshop, Ginny O’Brien will help you discover what keeps you from being assertive. You’ll leave this workshop with powerful communication tools will enable you to build respect and solve problems based on mutual understanding. You’ll engage in interactive exercises and role plays to help you learn how to hold “skillful conversations” with all kinds of people, in all kinds of situations so that you get your voice heard and show up as a powerful communicator and leader.
Ginny O’Brien, MS, PCC, is an executive and corporate coach who specializes in leadership development and women’s advancement. Ginny is the author of three books: Coaching Yourself to Leadership: Five Key Strategies for Becoming an Integrated Leader; Success on Our Own Terms: Tales of Extraordinary, Ordinary Business Women; and The Fast Forward MBA in Business. Her corporate clients include Thomson Financial, Avery Dennison, Time, Omgeo, Texas Instruments, and Bingham McCutchen. She has led workshops for more than 100 organizations including Fidelity, Salomon Smith Barney, Verizon, Texas Instruments, Shell, Kodak, Chubb, and Xerox. Ginny holds a summa cum laude BA in psychology and an MS in communication. She is a Professional Certified Coach (PCC) with the International Coach Federation and a Certified Professional Behavioral Analyst.
Poised for Leadership: Leveraging the Power of Presence, Politics and Persuasion.
Presented by Jo Miller, Women’s Leadership Coach
Saturday 10/14, 1:00 – 5:00 p.m.
Price: $100.00 CEU: 0.4 Limit: 60
Inside every corporation are legions of smart, talented women quietly going about their
work, waiting for someone to discover their brilliance, and reward them for it.
As good as your work and expertise may be, these are not enough to gain you the
visibility you deserve.
What does is really take, to:
● Build a reputation as a go-to person, expert, or leader
● Rise above power plays and interpersonal conflicts
● Gain access to resources, information and opportunities
● Influence outcomes and get buy-in for ideas and initiatives
What does it take, to break through into leadership? Jo Miller describes how to leverage the 3 P’s:
Presence: Build a credible, authoritative leadership presence.
Politics: Navigate office politics to gain strategic advantage.
Persuasion: Develop your sources of influence and power.
By building these three strengths, emerging leaders can dramatically improve opportunities for recognition and advancement.
Jo Miller is the CEO of Women’s Leadership Coaching, Inc. Since 1998 Jo has developed and implemented coaching programs that have benefited women worldwide. Jo created a system for leadership coaching to enhance and develop women’s leadership skills, confidence and presence. She has logged thousands of hours coaching women who have executive and management responsibilities, and has trained and supervised over 100 coaches in North America, Europe, and her home country of Australia. Jo’s clients include women at Hewlett Packard, IBM, Cisco Systems, Yahoo, Oracle, Sun Microsystems, Nortel Networks, Juniper Networks, Palm Inc, NEC, National Semiconductor, Electronic Arts, Genentech, Boston Scientific, and numerous other organizations in technology, finance, energy, consulting, and health sectors. Jo’s articles on leadership and career management appear at CareerBuilder.com, and in the AOL and MSN career centers. Jo is a popular speaker on women’s leadership topics. Visit www.womensleadershipcoaching.com for more information.
Finance for the Non-Financial Manager
Presented by Wayne State University, School of Business Administration, Professional Development Division (PDD)
Saturday 10/14, 1:00 – 5:00 p.m.
Price: $125.00 CEU: 0.4 Limit: 60
In these days of increased emphasis on quantitative measurement of performance it is important for everyone in an organization to have an understanding of the basics of corporate finance and financial statements. Financial statements are filled with numbers. What do these numbers mean? How are they computed and compiled? Why are the numbers important? To answer these and other questions, we will examine the format and components of balance sheets and income statements in order to gain an understanding of the “language” of corporate finance and accounting.
The Wayne State University, School of Business Administration, Professional Development Division (PDD) provides corporate training and executive education designed to improve organizational and individual employee capabilities and performance. PDD has trained thousands of managers and executives in advanced leadership and management skills through customized on-site development programs.
Building an Effective Work Team
Presented by Wayne State University, School of Business Administration, Professional Development Division (PDD)
Saturday 10/14, 1:00 – 5:00 p.m.
Price: $125.00 CEU: 0.4 Limit: 60
Many businesses view teams as the best organization design for involving all employees in creating business success and profitability. Every workplace talks about team building and the importance of working as a team but few understand the process of creating a team, how to develop an effective team or even when a team is needed. This application-based four-hour workshop will examine the five stages of team development with hands-on activities to engage participants in actively progressing through the stages. Participants will experience the stages of Forming, Storming, Norming, Performing, and Transforming and in the process, will learn practical tips and tools for effective team participation. From defining team roles to a simulated business meeting to consensus decision making, this experiential learning experience will equip participants with knowledge and abilities to immediately transform their work life.
The Wayne State University, School of Business Administration, Professional Development Division (PDD) provides corporate training and executive education designed to improve organizational and individual employee capabilities and performance. PDD has trained thousands of managers and executives in advanced leadership and management skills through customized on-site development programs.