Problem Solved: The IISE Podcast

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Play ball, learn STEM through Science of Sport Apr 27, 2021

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Don't miss your chance to be part of the IISE Annual Conference & Expo 2021, taking place May 22-25! Apple CEO Tim Cook will be accepting this year's Captains of Industry Award and will participate in a Q&A session during the virtual Captains of Industry Forum on May 24 with Auburn’s IISE Student Chapter President Annie Dorsey.

We also have three terrific keynote speakers who will share their vast knowledge from their respective industries, including Walt Ehmer from Waffle House, Andres Medaglia from Universidad de los Andes and Nadine Sarter from the University of Michigan.

Sign up by May 3 and SAVE on your registration. Learn more about our special guests, pre-conference workshops and more by visiting: iise.org/annual

Engineers and Entrepreneurship Apr 13, 2021

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Lean more and register for IISE's Vitrual Meetup, 4 p.m. Eastern time April 22: www.iise.org/VirtualMeetup

Panel: IISE's Lean Six Sigma & Data Science Conference 2021 Apr 02, 2021

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Learn more about the conference and submit an abstract by April 30, 2021, at: www.iise.org/LeanSixSigma

And follow #Lean6Data2021 on social media to learn more about the conference between now and late September.

IISE "Career Path" Series - Part 3: Paul Odomirok and Karina Suarez Mar 23, 2021

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Our "Career Path" series comes to its conclusion in this episode of "Problem Solved." James Swisher, IISE's director of continuing education, sits down with IISE Training Center instructor Paul Odomirok and one of his Lean Green Belt students, Karina Suarez from FedEx. The trio discuss the pluses and minuses of learning during the pandemic including the value of livestream courses, keeping in touch with family, friend and colleagues, and the educational goal of human development.

Ergonomics from A(llread) to Z(avitz) Mar 09, 2021

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The Power of Agile Feb 23, 2021

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Caitlin Kenney previously appeared in a Season 1 episode, "PE Licensures: Facts and Myths": https://podcast.iise.org/episodes/pe-licensures-facts-and-myths-with-caitlin-kenney-and-amy-greer

IISE "Career Path" Series - Part 2: Adrienne Dickerson and Elizabeth Ehlman Feb 09, 2021

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This episode of "Problem Solved" is the second part of the "IISE Career Path" series of shows about continuous improvement in education, work and life. IISE's James Swisher talks with IISE Training Center with Adrienne Dickerson and virtual training student Elizabeth Ehlman, an industrial engineer with The Kroger Co. The trio discusses the importance of training and development in one's career journey, the future of healthcare and IEs, and balancing work and home in these challenging times.

IISE "Career Path" Series - Part 1: Larry Aft and Beth Cudney Jan 28, 2021

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This episode of "Problem Solved" launches the "IISE Career Path" series of shows about continuous improvement in education, work and life. IISE's James Swisher talks with two instructors from the IISE Training Center - Beth Cudney, an IISE Fellow from Maryville University, and Larry Aft, the recently retired Director of Continuing Education for IISE - about career moves, family legacies in ISE and Aft's long career of contribution to the profession and the training of ISE professionals.

The Masked Engineers Jan 14, 2021

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This episode is an extended conversation based on a Case Study in the December 2020 issue of ISE magazine. Read the full article at: link.iise.org/isedec20_casestudy

2020: ISEs Review a Year of Resilience and Rebirth Dec 10, 2020

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In this episode of "Problem Solved," we talk to three previous guests of the podcast – Bobbie Watts, Gretchen Macht and Ali Hobbs – about the "good, bad and ugly" lessons of 2020. The three professionals discuss the struggles and successes discovered in their careers and industries over the past year as well as their optimism for the heightened role and need for industrial and systems engineers in the wake of the global COVID-19 pandemic.

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