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April 21, 2012 Leave a Comment
Please congratulate and welcome Michael Hogan as our President-Elect for the remainder of calender 2012. Michael will assume the role of President of the LA chapter on January 1, 2013. Mr Hogan also currently serves as Membership Director for our LA chapter and as the Vice President of IIE Western Region, which covers 13 states and 2500 IIE members.
April 1, 2012 Leave a Comment
Not shown in the photo…Cara Eichorn (our guest speaker), Nin Hajaty, and Jeff Lombardi)
Let’s thank Norm Apostol our Meeting Host/Tour Guide, Jose Avila our Director of Events for coordinating the event!
April 1, 2012 Leave a Comment
Let’s hear it for IE student Geoffrey Cheung of California State Polytechnic University, Pomona , who takes this year’s Process Industry Competition first prize and $1500 to the Annual Conference in Orlando FL. Geoffrey won with a paper submission “Coca-Cola Process Improvement ” based on his work at Coca-Cola in SoCal.
Congratulations to Calpoly Pomona (Geoffrey and Dr. Abedini) First Place.
February 21, 2012 Leave a Comment
LA IIE members are invited to join the joint meeting of LA and Anaheim APICS chapters. See the meeting summary here and details at http://www.lapics.org/events/professional-development-meetings/march-pdm
February 21, 2012 Leave a Comment
Late announcement! IIE LA members are invited to join LA APICS for their February Professional Development Meeting. Please RSVP to LA APICS – see below for registration info…
Attend our Professional Development Meeting scheduled for Thursday, February 23, 2012 with an interactive case study on “X-Ray Your Organization” with Daniel Feiman, MBA, CMC. Read more of this post
February 5, 2012 Leave a Comment
We have published the first edition of our 2012 calendar of activities and events. We will be revising this as the year goes on and as events become confirmed. Please check our EVENTS section regularly for the latest.
See the calendar here…. Read more of this post
January 31, 2012 Leave a Comment
Our team of volunteers will present their report to all in attendance. Join us to learn about what engineering analysis was done and what operational improvements lie ahead. This is a really wonderful project that allows IE’s of all backgrounds to give back to our local community and to better the lives of people directly and indirectly.
Where: Ability First, 3812 S. Grand Avenue, Los Angeles, California 90037 map | directions
When: 2/11/1, 10:30 – Noon
January 11, 2012 1 Comment
article published courtesy of Deborah Walker
The biggest difference between today’s employment world and that of our fathers’ is the rapid pace of corporate change. Expectations of company stability and long lasting employment are a thing of the past. If one isn’t tuned into the signals of corporate change it can mean an unexpected layoff and months of unemployment and job searching. Do you have a career management plan to ensure your career growth in times of corporate chaos?
To prevent career disaster, live by these three rules of career management:
December 20, 2011 Leave a Comment
article published courtesy of Deborah Walker
The most common concern among job seekers over 50 is that their resume
tends to date them. While it’s true that with age comes wisdom, it’s
also true that securing a great new job becomes challenging after a
certain age. If you are a member of the baby boomer generation you’ll
want to take note of the following three resume rules.
One sure way to date yourself is to take your resume all the way back
to your first job out of college. Read more of this post