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Please join us for the IISE Twin Cities Annual
BBQ and Bean Bag Tournament! This is a fun
event that we hold each year to showcase our
bean bag tossing skills, network at a casual
summer BBQ and fundraise for the yearly
student scholarships we provide. This event is
open to EVERYONE! Please feel free to bring
along co-workers, friends or family members!
Ten dollars will get you something grilled
(chicken, brats, burgers, veggie burgers) +
chips + cookie + drink (adult beverages will be
available).
If you’d like to play in the bean bag
tournament the cost is $20. There will be a
prize for the winning team in the
tournament!
PROVIDING A NETWORK WITHIN MINNESOTA AND SURROUNDING AREAS TO COLLABORATE ABOUT INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING
10th Annual BBQ and Bean Bag Tournament
Chapter 38 Newsletter
Please join us for this fun annual event!
2015 Platinum
Award Winning Newsletter!
LOCAL JOB
OPPORTUNITIES .......... 3
CHAPTER ACTIVITY
REPORT UPDATE .......... 4
UPCOMING EVENTS . 7
JULY 2016
IISE Twin Cities
Date Thursday, July 28th, 2016 Time 5:00 pm Place Tony Schmidt Regional Park Picnic Pavilion, 3500 Lake Johanna Blvd,
Arden Hills, MN 55112 Cost $10 for dinner (grilled food, chips, cookie, drink)
$20/team for Bean Bag Tournament RSVP An e-invitation has been sent out, please contact [email protected] for more information
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Did you know? The history of the game is mostly unknown, though stories abound. One story claims that the game was first played during the 14th century in Germany. The game is generally considered to have originated in America on the west side of Cincinnati. It is widely popular at tailgate events throughout the Midwest and has recently become a nationwide favorite, even having national championships on ESPN. Some commonly used terms in the game are:
Flop: Type of toss that didn’t spin the bag horizontally or vertically.
Grasshopper: A bag that bounces off the grass or ground and lands on the board for a point.
Screaming Eagle: A bag that goes beyond the board without hitting the board.
Leprechaun: When a player attains all four bags onto the board without getting any into the hole.
Sally: A toss that is thrown too weakly and lands on the ground before reaching the board.
Swish: A bag that goes directly in the hole without touching the board.
Shotgun: Throwing all your bags at once.
Every year we hold elections in the fall for the
following year. It’s fun and a great way to build
leadership skills. I hope to see you at the next IISE
event!
Sincerely,
Jeromy
President Jeromy Knapp, Stratasys [email protected]
President – Elect Kayla Bosak, Target [email protected]
Past President Tracey Bauer, Shutterfly [email protected]
Treasurer Britta Lee, Boston Scientific [email protected]
Events Co-Director Courtney Cheng, Target [email protected]
Events Co-Director Chris Heinze, UTC Aerospace Systems [email protected]
Membership Director Allison Shaver, UPS [email protected]
Newsletter Director Jenna Weiland, Boston Scientific [email protected]
Website Director Matthew Schlicksup, Target [email protected]
Social Media Director Stephanie Tom, Target [email protected]
Student Liaison Nate Andrican, Boston Scientific [email protected]
Board Member at Large Jeff Meyer-Quarberg, Boston Scientific [email protected]
Board Member at Large Sean Dveris, Pelican BioThermal [email protected]
2016 IISE Twin Cities Officers and Board Members Contact Information
FIND US: iietwincities.org @IIETwinCities IIE Twin Cities
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President’s Message
Jeromy Knapp, IISE Twin Cities President.
It’s hard to believe that we are over half way
through the year. I was looking back on our
strategic plan for the year and was happy to see we
were on track for what the board planned to
accomplish for the year.
I would like to thank our amazing group of
volunteers that make up our board. Without their
efforts we wouldn’t be able to host tours, hold
workshops, give out scholarships, etc. If you are
reading this and looking for a chance to volunteer
and give back to your profession, I would
recommend reaching out to anyone on the board
and ask how you can get involved.
Principal or Senior Business Consultant – Process Improvement Multiple Positions Available!
Job Responsibilities • Drive and support Global Value Improvement initiatives in businesses and functions • Partner with leaders to develop Value Improvement strategy, goals and plans in order to achieve operating income targets • Collaborate with leaders and their organization to inspire a continuous improvement culture by deploying process improvement/operational
excellence toolkits and methods across the enterprise • Build a strong pipeline of value improvement projects to achieve a 5% productivity rate of improvement annually • Partner with leaders, champions and employees to share best practices to further accelerate the rate of improvement • Facilitate kaizen events to target key enterprise improvements and provide instant offense when necessary to drive strategic business priorities • Facilitate best in class Value Improvement, Lean, Lean Business Process (LBP), and VIP training for employees at all levels • Collaborate with Global Councils to drive and improve value improvement culture and toolkits • Work cross-functionally to develop and refine Essentials Guidebooks/Handbooks
Please submit your resume to Jeremiah Johnson via email at [email protected]. For more information on Boston Scientific careers, please visit www.BostonScientific.com/careers.
With over 433 million users on Linked In, it is more important than ever to be involved in
social networking for professionals. IISE Twin Cities is always striving to increase our
social media engagement with our current members and potential future members.
Please consider connecting with us in one of the following forms below!
Member News
Social Media Update
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Welcome New Members!
• Sean Schilz, SuperValu Inc. • Vaughn Ginnette • James Larson, Boston Scientific • David Belchak, Boston Scientific • Dean Jablonsky, Boston Scientific • Travis Zupfer, Boston Scientific • Matthew Kouba, Boston Scientific • Chris Boldt, Boston Scientific • Steve Czarniak, Boston Scientific • Jaime Wilhelm, Andersen Corporation • Laurie Aga, South Dakota School of
Mines
IISE Twin Cities would like to welcome
new members, renewed members and
members who transferred into our
local chapter:
Currently we have 127 members!
Local Job Opportunities
Qualifications • BS/BA Degree in related field and/or equivalent experience, MBA preferred • 5+ years of Enterprise and Process Improvement / Lean related experience • Proven results applying lean in enterprise-wide and transactional environments • Self-starter and entrepreneurial/consultant mindset • Demonstrated strong project management skills • Travel requirements 10-30%
Suplier Management Project Leader, 3M Maplewood, MN
Operations Manager, Hypertherm New Brighton, MN
Principal Manufacturing Engineer, Medtronic Brooklyn Center, MN
Business Process Improvment Manger, TCF Bank Plymouth, MN
For more information on these jobs go to iienet.org, click on ‘Career Center’ and search jobs by location.
iietwincities.org @IIETwinCities
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Early this year IISE Twin Cities president Jeromy
Knapp represented our chapter at the 2016
National IISE conference. This year it was held
in Anaheim California at Disney land.
The conference started on Saturday with some
leadership training and included speakers,
networking and workshops. It concluded on
Monday night with the Honors and Awards
Banquet. For the 6th year, the Twin Cities
chapter received the Gold Award recognizing
outstanding chapter performance. Disney and
the IEs that hosted the conference this year did
a wonderful job.
If you ever get the opportunity to go to the
national conference it is a great chance to
recharge your IE battery. You get to meet
many exciting like-minded engineers across
the country and learn about how different
companies are facing some of the same
challenges you are facing at your company.
Next year the conference will be in
Pittsburgh starting on May 20th
, 2017.
Jeromy Knapp with the
current IISE National
President, President-Elect,
and Past-President
2015 GOLD AWARD
WINNING CHAPTER
Hats off to IISE Twin Cities for winning the Gold award in the 2015
Professional Chapter Recognition Competition!
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Lean in the Office Workshop, February 2016
Past Event Recap
In February the IISE Twin Cities sponsored a
workshop on Lean in the Office. The workshop
was taught by our very own IISE members,
Jeremiah Johnson and Christy Strong.
The “office” processes that support our businesses
and customers are filled with activity that does not
add value (i.e. waste). This creates barriers in
communication, resourcing issues, complicated
employee onboarding, quality gaps and employee
frustration which prevents organizations from
taking it to the next level.
This workshop was an interactive training that
provided the Lean background information to sell
the methodology and engage all levels of the
organization for the greatest impact. The final
hour of the workshop was an open round table
discussion with all attendees. Each participant had
the opportunity to share their challenges and
receive expert advice on how the challenges might
be addressed and next steps for delivering success.
Christy Strong Jeremiah Johnson Christy has 14 years of process and organizational improvement by coaching and mentoring Lean in manufacturing, IT, healthcare in USA, Ireland, Puerto Rico, and Costa Rica. She has created and implemented global Lean training that has been delivered to hundreds of employees at all levels. Christy received her Bachelors of Science in Industrial Engineering & Management at North Dakota State University and her Master’s in Business Administration at University of St. Thomas. Christy is a proud member of IISE since 2001.
Jeremiah has spent the past 16 years teaching, mentoring and creating Lean cultures to drive improvements in cost, quality, and customer satisfaction. He instructs over 30 Lean classes a year nationally at companies in a variety of different business sectors as well as many Universities. Jeremiah received his Bachelors of Science in Industrial Systems – Mechanical Design and Product Development and a Master’s of Science in Manufacturing Systems at University of St. Thomas. He also has his Six Sigma Black Belt from SBTI and Lean Certification from the University of Kentucky.
Past Event Recap
Star Tribune Tour, March 2016
IISE Twin Cities had our first tour of 2016 at the Star Tribune newspaper production plant. Star
Tribune’s Heritage Center prints the Star Tribune, the Pioneer Press and CityPages. The 20 event
attendees were given a thorough tour of the production plant by Kevin Desmond, the Senior VP
of Operations.
During the tour, we saw the large warehouse of paper rolls, which are delivered via truck and
rail from the paper mills directly to Star Tribune’s Heritage Center. Next, we saw the five
printing presses that are crucial for printing newspapers each day. There are several large paper
delivery robots that will deliver the paper to these five printing presses. Star Tribune places high
importance on having adequate spare parts and skilled maintenance staff and electricians to
ensure there are no equipment breakdowns in the production plant. After seeing the printing
presses, we toured the part of the plant used for assembling the advertising section of the
Sunday paper. The advertisements are printed elsewhere before being delivered to Star
Tribune. The assembly process was highly automated.
After the tour, a group of event attendees socialized at Bunkers Bar and Grill and discussed what
we enjoyed about the tour. Overall, the event was a success, and we are looking forward to
more exciting tours this year!
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Past Event Recap
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What is IISE?
IISE is the world’s largest professional society dedicated solely to the support of the industrial engineering
profession and individuals involved with improving quality and productivity. Founded in 1948, IISE is an international, non-profit association that provides leadership for the application, education, training,
research and development of industrial engineering.
With approximately 15,000 members and 280 chapters worldwide, IISE’s primary mission is to meet the ever-changing needs of industrial engineers, which includes
undergraduate and graduate students, engineering practitioners and consultants in all industries,
engineering managers, and engineers in education, research and government.
What is IISE Twin Cities?
The IISE Twin Cities Chapter 38 provides a network for individuals within Minnesota and surrounding areas to
collaborate about industrial engineering. Our members include professionals with industrial engineering degrees, both working in IE and non-IE roles and
professionals working in IE related functions.
We provide monthly events which include topics in professional development, Lean, Six Sigma, Quality,
process improvement and tours at distribution centers, manufacturing facilities, hospitals and consulting firms. We also promote the industrial engineering profession by providing scholarships to IE students and becoming
involved with several student IISE chapters.
July 28 IISE 10th Annual BBQ and
Bean Bag Tournament
Fall 2016 IISE Events Packnet Tour Nordicware Tour Student Networking Event End of Year Social Event
Watch for e-invitations to be sent out or contact [email protected] for
more information!
Details on all IISE Twin Cities events can be found at www.iietwincities.org. Details on other engineering society events can be found at www.mfests.org.
Events are subject to change.
Upcoming Events In April, 35 people attended the IISE
tour of Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN.
The tour consisted of and overview of
the engineering structure at Mayo
Clinic and several presentations of examples of projects that the engineers at
Mayo Clinic have recently performed. After the presentations, the participants
were toured through some of the main areas of Gonda Building, one of the floors
that has been optimized for patient flow, the original Mayo Clinic building and the
Mayo Clinic museum.
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Mayo Clinic Tour, April 2016
Participants learned that IEs at Mayo
work as consultants to departments
working on projects or full time in
areas that need full time help.
Typical tools used by the IEs at Mayo
are: process mapping, Pareto
analysis, data analytics, PDSA cycles
of improvement and project
management tools. One project looked at level loading the patient/nursing interaction
for a chemotherapy unit, where simulation was used to try various solutions. Another
project standardized a medical procedure amongst different surgeons which resulted
in a .8 day decrease in patient stay, 8-10% decrease in cost, and reduced infection
rate. This project provided model for other surgical types to do the same. At Mayo
Clinic, projects are tracked for 3-4 years after completion to ensure continued
performance (cost savings).
The event ended with a social gathering at Dooley’s pub in downtown Rochester.
This tour drew many new people to our organization, if you attended the event as
someone who was new to IISE Twin Cities; we thank you for your participation and
hope that you join us again.