Town Hall Meeting
June 4, 2014
IAB Town Hall Agenda
• What is the IAB?
• What’s the IAB been doing?
• Where we’re looking to go?
• Q&A, feedback & discussion
What is the IAB?
• The Industry Advisory Board (IAB) is a
group of volunteer leaders dedicated to:
– Serving as a “voice of industry” to IIE’s
leadership and the academic community
– Enhancing IIE’s image, relevance and value
proposition to industrial engineers working in
industry
– Increasing the awareness and knowledge of
the industrial engineering profession and the
tremendous value it provides society
– Increasing the engagement of IIE’s industry
membership (~7k)
– Supporting the professional development and
career growth of industry members
You can succeed best
and quickest by helping
others succeed…
IAB Leadership Team
• Chair: Brad Parrish – FedEx Office (2013-2016)
• Past Chair: Doug Rabeneck – Accenture (2012-2015)
• Chair Elect: Danny Faucette – Tindall Corp. (2014-2017)
– Past IAB Chairs include:
• Majid Abab - Boeing (2011-2014)
• Bill Tolo – Best Buy (2010-2013)
• Kaz Takeda – Disney (2009-2012)
• Deb Laudenslager – Hershey (2008-2011)
• Russ Wooten – Dept. Homeland Security (2007-2010)
• Roman Hlutkowsky – FedEx Ground (2006-2009)
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2014 IAB Track Co-Chairs: Katie Coperich & Elizabeth Schweizer
Recognition & Awards Committee Chair: Steve Snelling
YouTube Contest Chair: Kaz Takeda
Coaching & Advising Committee Chair: Majid Abab
BOT Liaison: Joan Wagner
What’s the IAB been doing?
Voice of
Industry
Engagement &
Professional
Development
Image &
Awareness
What’s the IAB been doing?
Engagement & Professional Development:
Professional Networking
IAB Track @ Annual Conference
Monthly Connections/Practice Sharing
Coaching & Advising Series
Image & Awareness:
K-12 Outreach – YouTube Contest, STEM Education
Recognize Industry Professionals (award nominations, etc.)
Sponsor IAB Middle Career Leadership Award
Voice of Industry:
Support / input to Board of Trustees & IIE Staff
Support and participation in Student Regional Conferences
Support IIE geographic chapters
Professional Networking Exercise
– ~10 minutes
– Introduce yourself to 2 people in the room you already
don’t know
– Give them your 1-2 minute quick intro (elevator pitch)
including:
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4.
Name
Organization (company or school)
Job, role or area of focus /interest
How you are involved/plugged into IIE (IAB, Division,
Chapter, Session Presenter, Committee, etc.)
5. Most fun / interesting experience to date at the conference
Industry Advisory Board
2014 You-Tube Initiative Update
Facilitated by Kaz Takeda
IIE Industry Advisory Board Past Chair
Manager of Industrial Engineering at Disneyland Resort
IAB YouTube Initiative
• Started in 2009
• Initiative Objectives:
– Promote our profession to high school students, teachers and guidance
counselors
– Encourage freshmen enrollment into Industrial Engineering university
programs
– Increase the engagement of IIE University Chapters
• How its done:
– Coordinated by IAB YouTube Contest Committee
– IIE University Chapters are challenged to create a YouTube video
presentation that inform and excites high school students about Industrial
Engineering
– All submissions are reviewed and judged
– Winners are announced at the Annual Conference
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IAB YouTube Initiative
• Prize funds were raised by donation's from IAB membership and various
Professional IIE Chapters which totals nearly $10,000
– Professional Chapters: Puget Sound, Twin Cities, Wichita, Los Angeles,
National, Lancaster/Harrisburg, Greater Kansas City
– Individual Members: Steve S., Gwen C., John H., Deb L., Dennis O., John C.,
Tom M., others
• Since University of San Diego won the initial contest in 2010, there have
been 35+ entries and 82,000+ views. Other universities placed include:
• 2014: Oregon State, U of Washington, U Panamericana, IIE ESPOL
• 2013: Kansas State, Cal Poly SLO, NC State, U of Panamericana, U of Missouri
• 2012: Cal Poly SLO, U of Miami, Cal State East Bay, S. Poly State University,
Oregon State
• 2011: Cal Poly SLO, Wichita State, U of Tennessee-Knoxville
• Feedback from numerous university advisors have told us that it is now
common to have 1st year students say they selected IE as a major after
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finding these YouTube videos
IAB Recognition & Awards Committee
• The IAB group has been encouraging our IAB members
to nominate co-workers for IIE Industry-related Awards
• Several Industry-related Awards were identified, and
some easy to follow instructions with key deadlines,
were sent out several times during the year
• The IAB group was very successful this year in
increasing the number of Award Nominations from
Industry
• Need to continue with the IAB next year and expand it to
others in Industry (using IIE interest groups & other
Industry sources)
Where we’re looking to go?
• The Industry Advisory Board (IAB) is a
group of volunteer leaders dedicated to:
– Serving as a “voice of industry” to IIE’s
leadership and the academic community
– Enhancing IIE’s image, relevance and value
proposition to industrial engineers working in
industry
– Increasing the awareness and knowledge of
the industrial engineering profession and the
tremendous value it provides society
– Increasing the engagement of IIE’s industry
membership (~7k)
– Supporting the professional development and
career growth of industry members
You can succeed best
and quickest by helping
others succeed…
Where we’re looking to go?
STEM
Science, Technology, Engineering, Math
The US is losing its competitive advantage in math and science while the
rest of the world continues to pull ahead. Our knowledge capital, which
fuels innovation and economic growth, is at risk.*
Two major problems are contributing to a U.S. STEM crisis:
1. Lack of student engagement in STEM subjects
2. Shortage of qualified STEM teachers
US is ranked 27th out of 29 for the rate of STEM degrees
awarded in developed countries**
* http://www.nms.org/Education/TheSTEMCrisis.aspx
**http://www.auvsifoundation.org/programandoutreach/stemstatistics
Where we’re looking to go?
How can we change the tide?
What specifically can we do?
Young Students
College Students
Work with and encourage existing
• Engagement among students at all
IE students
levels
• Provide internships
• Educate middle school and junior high
• Summer employment
school students
• Attend chapter mixers
• Make STEM attractive to young
• Guest speaking at
Universities
students
– Career days
– Junior Achievement
– Take your child to work day
High School Students
• Promote careers in engineering
• Source the IIE website
• Mentor students
• On-campus information
sessions
• Mentor
Call to Action
The IAB needs help with each focus area below:
Engagement & Professional Development:
IAB Track @ Annual Conference – Katie/Elizabeth
Coaching & Advising Series - Majid
Image & Awareness:
STEM Education - Brad
YouTube Contest - Kaz
Recognition / Awards - Steve
Voice of Industry:
Support and participation in Student Regional Conferences - Doug
Support IIE geographic chapters - Dennis