ELECTIONS for 2010 Officers
Chair - John Agapiou
Chair Elect - Jason Viers
Secretary - Jorge Arinez
Treasurer - Gary Shepperd
Membership - Narayan Menon
Communications - Doug Ruffley
Certification - Larie Smith
Programs - Bob Petrach
Nominations for 2010 officers
are open and will be formally accepted at the November meeting. Members
must be present to vote. SME Chapter Officer position is a great chance to
learn, test and improve your skills as well as to serve. Contributions are welcome
at any level. Contact Bob Petrach, Nominations/Past Chair at
robertpetrach@aol.com to
volunteer or ask questions.
November 11, 2009 Technical Presentation
5:30 p.m. room T-6 at OCC
3D Sensory Immersion
Training
David Hodgson , President and
Ray Nelson, VP Sales and Bus.
Dev.
John Heinlen - Equipment
Technician
3-D ETC, LLC
Join SME Oakland/Macomb
Chapter 69 for a unique and immersive 3-D experience as
David Hodgson, Ray nelson and
John Heinlen explain and demonstrate their 3D ETC delivery of turnkey
immersive training from concept to facillitation. The 3D immersion offers two
unique features: stereo imagery, which puts the user ‘‘right there’’ and
binaural sound which creates hyper-real audio fidelity. The net effect is
to engage the emotionsl center of the mind for amazing impact and retention
of messages. For maximum effect, participants (we) experience customized
content with fully immersive headsets.
David Hodgson is President of
3-D ETC and brings 15 years of experience in
business development,
training, sales and marketing, 10 of which have been spent in the safty and
health care industry. He studied at Western Michigan’s
School of Mechanical
Engineering and serves on the board of directors for two non-profit
behavioral support organizations in SE Michigan.
Ray Nelson, VP of Sales.
After receiving a BA degree in business administration from Marietta
College, Ray has compiled 15 years of insurance risk management for the
Travelers and Prudential Insurance Companies. He also has 18 years of
health promotion and safty training.
John Heinlen is responsible
for maintenance, logistics and on-site set up of 3D ETC’s playback
distribution systems. John works directly with the facilitators to provide
the highest quality training experience available in the industry. He is also
a 3D ETC certified facilitator for safety programs.
An RSVP is required for this
meeting.
To RSVP, add subject line ‘‘SME
3D ETC, LLc’’ to Bob Petrach (robertpetrach@aol.com).
Congratulations to
Chengyin Yuan
Chairman
John Agapiou received a letter from Martin F. De Vries PhD FSME, CMfgE, PE
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Chairman, International Awards & Recognition Committee that Chapter 069’s
nomination
of Dr. Chengyin Yuan Senior Researcher at General Motors was successful.
Chengyin
is one of the nine selected for the SME Outstanding Young Manufacturing
Engineer
Award in 2010. SME Outstanding Young Manufacturing Engineer Award is
conferred
in recognition of significant achievements and leadership in the field of
manufacturing
engineering as a young engineer.Chapter 069 is a strong supporter of the
SME
International Awards program. We believe that recognition of contributions
to
manufacturing
industry and SME is important to the success of the membership and the
chapter.
Suggestions for chapter sponsored awards nominations are always welcome.
Check
out http://www.sme.org/cgi-bin/getsmepg.pl?/awards/awards.html for
other SME awards that are
available.
Upcoming
Events
November 10, 2009 5:30
PM- 8:00 PM
Chapter One and S071
will co-host an ABB Robotics tour / presentation
located in Auburn
Hills, MI. Chapter One will provide Certificates of
Appreciation and S071
will cover expenses for refreshments, pizza,beverages and plate settings. This
is a 50-person Capacity event. To register, contact Dan Acciacca at
586.709.1537 or sme.macomb.chair@gmail.com.
Attendees are required
to read a safety brocure prior to the event.
Click links: Safety Document 1 - Safety Document 2 - Map
December 15, 2009
6:00PM-9:00PM
The joint installation
and awards dinner with Chapters One and Chapter
198 is at the Gazebo
Banquet Center in Warren. Cost is $27.50 per
person. There is a
cash bar. More information to follow. Chapter One is the
lead, handling the
arrangements.
Certification
Message
Distinguish yourself
from the crowd of manufacturing practitioners through
SME.s certification
program!
The Oakland/Macomb
chapter offers it.s own review classes and proctors
tests on your schedule
at lower cost using chapter volunteers and
resources. If you have
questions callor email: Larie Smith ((586) 228-9700
Ext. 315) or John
Dinovski (313) 758-4460. (See email in Officer list at right.)
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