Dear Members and Guests:
Join us on Friday April 18 to learn strategies that companies like Starbucks and Cascade Dafo have utilized to creatively partner with Western Washington University to fill the "technical talent gaps" in their organizations.
Is your company having difficulty hiring top notch technical talent? In these times of economic challenge, companies in NW Washington continue to have difficulty recruiting talent, especially in technical positions. Professor Peter Haug, Director of the Manufacturing and Supply Chain Management Program at WWU and Denny Organ, Managing Director of the Dennis Organ Group (and former director of Starbucks international manufacturing), will team up to share their experiences in how both large and small companies can gain a competitive edge in hiring the best university grads available. In a time when top talent is becoming a scarce commodity, companies will need to explore new strategies to attract, recruit and retain the best available talent. Both Starbucks and Cascade Dafo have implemented a successful model that can work for any company. Join us to learn more on April 18!
This will be a popular meeting so please RSVP by clicking as soon as possible.
Date and Time: Friday, April 18 from 12:00 - 1:15 pm.
Location: DIS building at 1315 Cornwall Ave., Bellingham, WA
Cost: Free for members, $10.00 at door for non-members to cover lunch.About the Speakers
Peter Haug - Professor of Manufacturing and Supply Chain Management, Western Washington University
During 1997-98, he was a Fulbright Senior Scholar in the School of Business at Renmin University of China (Beijing, People's Republic of China). In 1998-99, he had a sabbatical leave at the University of Strathclyde (Glasgow, Scotland) researching the locational dynamics of value chain activities in the personal computer industry. In 2001, he conducted a faculty exchange with Professor Pall Jensson and taught project and operations management courses at the University of Iceland (Reykjavik, Iceland). During 2003-2004, he was a Fulbright Senior Scholar at the Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode (Calicut, India). Professor Haug also serves as faculty sponsor for the Western Washington University Student Chapter of the American Production and Inventory Control Society (APICS), and several student teams under his supervision have won first place in the Full-Time, Undergraduate Category of the Donald W. Fogarty International Student Paper Competition. In recognition of his pedagogical achievements, in 2004, he was awarded the first Distinguished Teaching Fellowship of the College of Business and Economics at Western Washington University.
Denny Organ - Managing Director of The Dennis Organ Group
Denny Organ consults with small to medium size manufacturing companies helping clients successfully grow, implement change, and significantly improve their operations. His work spans all aspects of business operations and has recently included a Lean ERP selection/implementation, a manufacturing plant expansion project, a Lean Manufacturing transformation project, and working with a start-up businesses. Denny prefers to work as an integral part of a client's management team, and values long-term relationships where projects and objectives can be fully achieved.
Prior to establishing his consulting practice two and a half years ago, Denny held a number of senior manufacturing positions with Starbucks Coffee Company over a 13 year career. Starting as the head of domestic manufacturing operations, Denny eventually transitioned to international work with key projects in both Europe and Asia. Before joining Starbucks in 1993 Denny held a number of senior operations related positions in the NW food industry.
Denny is a graduate of WWU and remains active at the university as Past Chairman of the College of Business & Economics Manufacturing and Supply Chain Management Advisory Board, is a current member of the CBE Dean's Board of Visitors, frequently serves as a guest speaker in business classes, and acts as a mentor for students and graduates of the Manufacturing and Supply Chain Program.
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