TOWN HALL MEETING
JUNE 2,2015
IAB TOWN HALL AGENDA
• What is the IAB?
• Background
• Leadership team
• New Policies & Procedures document
• What has been the most recent focus of the IAB?
• STEM participation
• Monthly calls (Coggle)
• YouTube Video Contest
• Networking Exercise
• What’s in store for the IAB in the Year Ahead?
• Q&A, feedback & discussion
IAB LEADERSHIP TEAM
• Past Chair: Brad Parrish – FedEx Office (2013-2016)
• Chair: Danny Faucette – Tindall (2014-2017)
• Chair-Elect: Carl Kirpes - GENESYS (2015-2018)
• Past IAB Chairs include:
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Doug Rabeneck- Accenture(2012-2015)
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)
• Communications Chair: Steve Snelling
• Recognition & Awards Committee Chair: Steve Snelling
• YouTube Contest Chair: Kaz Takeda/Steve Snelling
Chairman of IIE Industry Advisory Board 2014/2015
Education:
West Virginia University, BSIE 1990
Robert Morris University, MBA 2001
Professional History:
FedEx Office, Managing Director of Transportation Operations 2013 – Present;
FedEx Ground, Senior Manager of Operations Engineering (Negotiations) 2008 –
2013; SRM of Region Operations Engineering 2004 – 2008; Station SRM Huntsville,
AL 2002 – 2004, SRM Hub Engineering 1998 – 2002; Roadway Package System,
Region Operations Engineering Manager 1995 – 1998; United Parcel Service,
Driver, Time Study Engineer, Operations Supervisor, Hub Industrial Engineer 1990 –
1995.
Institute Involvement:
IIE Industry Advisory Board Chairman (2014/2015); Member since 1986; National
conference presenter 2011 and 2012, VoLT speaker 2012, 2013, member of the
DFW Professional IIE Chapter, Speaker at various Regional conferences and former
Regional Conference Chair at West Virginia University, Member of the IIE Industry
Advisory Board (IAB) 2010 - Present.
Brad Parrish
Other University and Community involvement:
President of West Virginia University (WVU) Academy of Industrial Engineers, Former President of WVU IMSE Visiting Committee,
Former Professional Whitewater River Guide and Pennsylvania State Park Volunteer, March of Dimes of West PA Signature Chef
Auction Committee, Salvation Army Red Kettle Campaign Volunteer, Children’s Hospital Pediatric Cancer Volunteer, Seneca Valley
Youth Football Association Coach and former Board Member. Volunteer Horse Trainer for MainGait (Therapeutic Horse-back
Riding). Guest lecturer experiences include; West Virginia University Freshman Engineering classes, Northern Illinois University
Management Department, UT Arlington Industrial Engineering.
Honors and Awards:
FedEx Ground Leadership Excellence (2011), FedEx Ground’s Prestigious 5 Star Award Recipient (2002)/ (2009), Gold Process
Improvement Award (2006), (5) Operations Service Culture Awards (2003 – 2004), RPS Region Operations Engineering Manager
of the Year (1996).
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Chairman of IIE Industry Advisory Board 2015/2016
Education:
BS-Mathematics, North Carolina State University
BS-Education, North Carolina State University
MBA-McColl School of Business, Queens University of Charlotte
ME-Industrial Engineering and Operations Research, Colorado State University.
Professional History:
Tindall Corporation – Vice President – Industrial Engineering & Process
Improvement (2008-Present); Director of Industrial Engineering (1999-2008)
Burlington Industries – multiple Industrial Engineering and Industrial Engineering
Management assignments (1975-1999)
Institute Involvement:
Senior Member since 2001; IIE Industry Advisory Board Chairman (2015/2016);
Member of the IIE Industry Advisory Board (IAB) 2011 - Present.
Danny Faucette
Other University and Industry Involvement:
Judge – Senior Design Projects – Fitts Department of Industrial Engieering, North Carolina State University;
Curriculum Advisory Board, Fitts Department of Industrial Engineering, North Carolina State University;
Guest Lecturer for Industrial Engineering Seminar – University of Pittsburgh and Student IIE chapters at North Carolina State University
and the Georgia Institute of Technology;
Past Chairman – national Productivity Committee and national Process Improvement Committee, and Past Vice Chairman, national
Business Performance Council, Prestressed Precast Concrete Institute (PCI)
Presentations at the National Conventions of the Prestressed/Precast Concrete Institute (PCI) and Southern Association of Colleges and
Employers (SACE)
Honors and Awards:
Blumenthall Fellow – McColl School of Business, Queens University of Charlotte - 1999
IIE Fellow - 2014
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Chair Elect of IIE Industry Advisory Board 2015/2016
Education:
Iowa State University
- Bachelor’s of Science in Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering, 2012
- Bachelor’s of Science in Mechanical Engineering, 2012
- Masters of Engineering in Systems Engineering, 2014
Professional History:
GENESYS Systems Integrator, Vice President of Operations, 2012 – Present;
Proplanner, Applications Engineer, 2011 – 2012;
Virtual Reality Applications Center, Research Mentor, 2010-2011
Iowa State University Research, Mechanical Engineering and Industrial and
Manufacturing Systems Engineering Research Assistant, 2008 – 2009.
Institute Involvement:
IIE Industry Advisory Board Chair Elect (2015/2016); Member since 2012; National
conference presenter 2013 and 2014, SEMS Student Paper competition finalist
2013, Construction Division Student paper competition finalist 2014, Member of the
IIE Industry Advisory Board (IAB) 2014 - Present. IIE KC Chapter member 2015 –
Present.
Carl Kirpes
Other Community involvement:
Drumm Farm Center for Children Drumm Run Volunteer, Tour De Hope Volunteer, Wounded Warrior Project
Volunteer, American Red Cross Volunteer, Bike MS Volunteer, Former Iowa State University Football player and
president of multiple honor societies
Honors and Awards:
IIE Outstanding Early Career in IE Business/Industry Award (2015), Mortar Board Emerging Leader Award
(2015), Iowa STATEment Maker Award (2015), Tau Beta Pi Fellow (2013), Mortar Board Fellow (2013), Phi Eta
Sigma Thomas Arkle Clark Leader of the Year Award (2013), Tau Beta Pi Laureate (2012), Marshall Scholarship
Finalist (2011).
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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
POLICIES & PROCEDURES
[ Last Revised on March 25, 2015 ]
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Introduction
Mission Statement
Purpose
Recent IAB Goals
Monthly group call-ins
IAB Membership & Roster
IAB Leadership
Young Professionals
IAB Sessions at IIE Annual Conferences
Town Hall Meeting at Annual Conferences
The “Next Great Idea” activity
High School presentation on IE Job Duties
IAB Logo & LinkedIn site
YouTube Video Contest
Coaching Panel & Webinars
Promoting IIE Awards to Industry
IAB Website section
Located on the IAB website, Active content, “History of IAB group”:
http://www.iienet2.org/Details.aspx?id=34530
WHAT HAS BEEN THE
FOCUS OF THE IAB?
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 Video 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
HOW HAS THE IAB IMPACTED
STEM INITIATIVES?
College Students
Young 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
students
• Career days
• Junior Achievement
• Take your child to work day
High School Students
• Promote careers in engineering
• Source the IIE website
• Mentor students
Universities
• On-campus information
sessions
• Mentor
Last Year’s IAB Brainstorming Session produced several topics
for this year’s monthly calls
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IAB YOUTUBE VIDEO CONTEST
• Started in 2009
• Initiative Objectives:
• Promote the IE 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 IIE Conference
IAB YOUTUBE VIDEO CONTEST
• The prize money is raised by donation's from IAB
members & several Professional IIE Chapters:
− $1,000 for 1st place
− $500 for 2nd place
− $200 for 3rd place
• Feedback from numerous University advisors have
told us that it is now common to have first year
students say they selected IE as a major after
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 were sent out several
times during the year
• The IAB group was somewhat successful this year in
increasing the number of Award Nominations from
Industry
• We also expanded our efforts to other IIE Industry
groups (CIE, SEMS, SHS, & Corporate Partners)
PROFESSIONAL
NETWORKING EXERCISE
• ~10 minutes
• Identify another member in the room with your
same identifying #
• Give them your 1-2 minute quick intro (elevator
pitch) including:
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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
WHAT’S IN THE YEAR AHEAD
FOR THE IAB?
DANNY FAUCETTE – IAB CHAIR 2014-2017
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2015/2016 PLANS
What’s the Value Proposition? What should you
expect in return for your participation in the IAB?
• Education/Professional Development
• Networking Opportunities
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2015/2016 PLANS
2015/2016 Plans
•Sustain
•Improve
•Innovate
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2015/2016 PLANS
• SUSTAIN – Ensure that the activities that have been
successful for the IAB in the past are continued and
fully supported
• YouTube Video contest
• Annual Conference track
• Leadership awards
• Sponsoring Industry Leaders
• Mid-Career Award
• STEM Education Support
• Coaching Webinars
• Monthly Calls
• Education
• Networking
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2015/2016 PLANS
• IMPROVE – Improve our monthly conference calls to
add value and attract new members/participants
• Networking
• Introduction of New Members
• Introduction of “Veteran” Members
• Education and Professional Development
• Seminars
• Adopt Go-To-Meeting format
• Bring the best of conference presentations to those who could not
attend
• Other topics of interest to the general membership
• Book Reviews by members
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2015/2016 PLANS
• IMPROVE – Increase Participation
• Monthly Calls
• Annual Conference
• Total Membership Roll
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2015/2016 PLANS
• INNOVATE
• Helping the Transition from New Graduate to Newly Employed
Engineer
• Student/New Engineer benefits
• Employer benefits
• How?
• Best practices – on-boarding – sharing session
• Guide/Primer to new engineers
• Differences in workplace vs. classroom
• What I wish I had known
• What we wish you had known
• Collection of “letters to ourselves” from the IAB leadership
• Delivery
• Student Track at National Conference
• Student Chapters
• Senior Advisors/Career Services departments
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2015/2016 PLANS
• Offers Opportunities for interaction with other IIE
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Young Professionals
Student Track at Annual Conference
CIEADH and other Academic Friends
Council of Fellows
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2015/2016 PLANS
• Monthly Conference Calls – Second Friday of the
month – 10:30 AM Eastern
• Please be sure we have your contact information if
you would like to participate
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2015/2016 PLANS
• Suggestions/feedback on how we might best
accomplish this?
• Other feedback, suggestions or questions for the
IAB?
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