Replay & What You Missed: Mar 22, 2012 IIE LA Meeting

April 1, 2012 by Leave a Comment

Our March 2012 chapter meeting was a great success with good turn out, great speakers and an interesting look inside Baxter.  Thanks to everyone who attended!
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Special thanks go out to Andrea J. Kendall and Cara Eichorn for the valuable LinkedIn presentation!
Meeting Recap
  • It was a good attendance,18 total including the guest speaker
  • We discussed IE career paths; things members will encounter in the future… how they can cross over paths, new industries and new companies requiring IE’s and …. things IIE HQ and Faculty need to review to anticipate the expansion of the IIE profession.
  • Our guest speaker Cara Eichorn on how to use LinkedIn for job searching
  • We discussed the IE Consulting market how it brings opportunity in a changing economy
  • Raffle prizes included “The Work Simplification Book” and several gift cards
  • We announced a job opening for Mgr of Operations with IE background and Internship Positions at Edwards Life Sciences in Irvine (two candidates attended the meeting)chapter meeting for LA IIE on March 22, 2012 at Baxter

 

 

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!

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LA IIE Meeting – March 22, 2012

March 4, 2012 by Leave a Comment

Join IIE-Los Angeles Meeting: 3 in 1 on MARCH 22nd 2012

1-Baxter Plant Tour, 2-Networking & 3-Presentation
Take Charge of Your Career, Now and for the Future?
Do Not Miss This Unique Opportunity to Meet The Faces of Local Industrial Engineers From; Industry, Academia & Consulting

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Complete IIE Evening

  1. TOUR: 4:30-5:30 pm
    • See how Baxter BioScience process human-blood derived products that save people with life threatening conditions. See construction of new facilities, plant under maintenance. (Tour is limited and RSVP is required on or before March 19th)
  2. NETWORKING: 5:30 to 5:50 pm & 7:00 to 7:30 pm
    • Reach out to Industrial Engineering Professionals from Local Industries such us: Baxter, Disney, Edwards LifeSciences, Boeing, etc., from Academia; USC and Calpoly, from IE Consulting Companies, IE Students and other Productivity and Quality Improvement Professionals.
  3. PRESENTATION: 6:00 to 7:00 pm
    • Current & Future IE Career Paths, Tips on Job Search Strategies, IE Consultancy Market in a Changing Economy. RAFFLE PRIZE at the end of the presentation !!!

Thursday, March, 22, 2012, 4:30 to 7:30 pm
Baxter Healthcare Corp. BioScience
4501 Colorado Blvd., Los Angeles CA 90039
Entrance in Electronics Place & San Fernando Rd. Near Downtown LA & Glendale

Tour Size is Limited – Register Today!

Fee Includes: Tour, Presentation, ID Networking Tag with Appetizers and Refreshment (arrive early for sign-in security in distant buildings)

Before March 19

RSVP by March 19th 2012 (Tour is Limited)
$10 fee for IE members & students

March 19 & After

RSVP by March 21st 2012
$15 fee and for Non-IE members (tour not included if registered after March 19th)
$20 at the door (tour not included)

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Note: Bring this flyer to exchange for your raffle ticket (write your name on the back) !!!

IIE LA Chapter Meeting & Baxter Plant Tour March 22, 2012

 

 

 

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Membership Survey 2012

February 8, 2012 by Leave a Comment

On behalf of the LA Chapter, we are preparing activities where you can participate to enhance your network, career, share and learn skills or just achieve personal growth.   But we need your help to answer this short survey so we can identify your needs and prepare our activities for this year and the years to come.

We do not want to miss your feedback and we sincerely appreciate your participation.  http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/HQGY6NL

Regards
Luis Armendariz
President, IIE Los Angeles Chapter

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President’s Message January 2012

January 27, 2012 by Leave a Comment

Luis Armendariz, 2012 IIE LA Chapter PresidentOn behalf of the IIE Los Angeles Chapter, I would like to wish each of you a very productive year, and to wish you all Professional Success in 2012. We all make lots of resolutions at this time of year and how we want to do better in both our personal and professional aspirations. Many of us honestly, can only stick to one or maybe two at the most even at that, it’s very hard to keep focus.

For those of you who want to improve on their skills and develop new ones, the IIE Los Angeles Chapter will have activities throughout the year where you can participate in:

  • Shaping the profession of Industrial Engineers
  • Learn and share best practices
  • Network with IE professionals representing; Universities, public and private organizations
  • Making the IE field locally and globally recognized

We will have plant tours, workshops, conferences, webinars, networking opportunities, support to your certifications, student paper competitions, and team projects where you can learn, apply or share your knowledge.

Welcome to the 2012! I look forward to meeting each and every one of you in our professional meetings and I am very much looking forward to serving you this year. It’s an honor to be a part of this amazing organization and truly excited about our activities this year and your involvement with IIE Los Angeles.

Respectfully,

Luis Armendariz, P.E. MBA, LSS
President, IIE Los Angeles Chapter
LuisArmen100@gmail.com

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