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Problem Solved: The IISE Podcast

Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineerspodcast.iise.org
Conversations with industrial and systems engineers about their work, ideas and solutions. This podcast will feature both IISE members and non-members who come from diverse backgrounds in both academia and industry to discuss a wide range of topics as it relates to their work as well as some off-beat topics that we think you, our audience, will find fascinating.
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Episodes

#Lean6Data2022 Podcast Break – Natalie Morales

Natalie Morales, a student at Texas A&M University in College Station, Texas, peaks with IISE’s Frank Reddy about the experience of attending the Lean Six Sigma & Data Science Conference 2022, Sept. 19-21 at the Hyatt Regency Perimeter in Atlanta. Follow #Lean6Data2022 on your favorite social media platforms to keep up with all the conference activity.

Sep 20, 20222 min

#Lean6Data2022 Podcast Break – Victoria Ballard

Victoria Ballard from Auburn University speaks with IISE’s Frank Reddy about the experience of attending the Lean Six Sigma & Data Science Conference 2022, Sept. 19-21 at the Hyatt Regency Perimeter in Atlanta. Follow #Lean6Data2022 on your favorite social media platforms to keep up with all the conference activity.

Sep 20, 20224 min

#Lean6Data2022 Podcast Break – Salvador Masso

Salvador Masso with Flextronics speaks with IISE’s Frank Reddy about the experience of attending the Lean Six Sigma & Data Science Conference 2022, Sept. 19-21 at the Hyatt Regency Perimeter in Atlanta. Follow #Lean6Data2022 on your favorite social media platforms to keep up with all the conference activity.

Sep 20, 20222 min

#Lean6Data2022 Podcast Break – Keynote Speaker Rich Sheridan

Conference Keynote Speaker Rich Sheridan, CEO and chief storyteller at Menlo Innovations, speaks with IISE’s Frank Reddy about the experience of attending the Lean Six Sigma & Data Science Conference 2022, Sept. 19-21 at the Hyatt Regency Perimeter in Atlanta. Follow #Lean6Data2022 on your favorite social media platforms to keep up with all the conference activity.

Sep 20, 20222 min

#IISEAnnual2022 Podcast Break - Hamid Parsaei

"Problem Solved" is recording live from the Hyatt Regency Seattle during the IISE Annual Conference & Expo 2022, taking place May 21-24. Hamid Parsaei, professor of industrial and systems engineering at Texas A&M University, has attended the conference for more than 40 years and he explains why he keeps coming back. Hamid is also this year's recipient of the Albert G. Holzman Distinguished Educator Award.

May 27, 20222 min

#IISEAnnual2022 Podcast Break - IISE President Amanda Mewborn

"Problem Solved" is recording live from the Hyatt Regency Seattle during the IISE Annual Conference & Expo 2022, taking place May 21-24. IISE President Amanda Mewborn celebrates the return of our live conference, discusses how ISEs and the world at-large continue to battle the pandemic, and what's in store for IISE's immediate future.

May 27, 20223 min

#IISEAnnual2022 Podcast Break - Ian Giese

"Problem Solved" is recording live from the Hyatt Regency Seattle during the IISE Annual Conference & Expo 2022, taking place May 21-24. Ian Giese is president of the Greater Kansas City chapter of IISE, which was awarded the Gold Chapter Award for 2021. He's also attended the conference as both a student and a professional (and is a self-proclaimed fan of this podcast!).

May 22, 20221 min

#IISEAnnual2022 Podcast Break - Toni Doolen and IISE President-Elect Eileen Van Aken

"Problem Solved" is recording live from the Hyatt Regency Seattle during the IISE Annual Conference & Expo 2022, taking place May 21-24. Longtime friends, colleagues and professors Toni Doolen from Oregon State University and Eileen Van Aken from Virginia Tech took time to chat about their joy to return to the live conference. Van Aken is also attending her first conference as IISE's president-elect.

May 22, 20223 min

#IISEAnnual2022 Podcast Break - Joan Wagner

"Problem Solved" is recording live from the Hyatt Regency Seattle during the IISE Annual Conference & Expo 2022, taking place May 21-24. Joan Wagner from Spirit AeroSystems in Wichita, Kansas, is going to be named an IISE Fellow this year and has been coming to the conference for more than 15 years, or so she thinks.

May 22, 20222 min

To boldly go: NASA's new frontiers in space

Many of the photo and video highlights of the tour are featured in the May issue of ISE magazine (https://link.iise.org/isemay22) and on our YouTube channel (youtube.com/iisechannel).

May 18, 202235 minSeason 3Ep. 19

Engineering Perfect Waves with Barry Stetter

Ever wanted to surf in your backyard? Wavegarden project manager Barry Stetter explains the technology necessary to engineer perfect waves across the world for all classes of surfers, how Wavegarden is more a research and development company than an engineering or a surfing company, and the company’s move toward surfparks that are completely energy self-sufficient.

Apr 26, 202247 minSeason 3Ep. 18

Young ISEs shift from college to careers

In this episode of "Problem Solved," guest host Casey Spansel talks to two recent industrial and systems engineering graduates about their transition from college into the workplace: Annie Dorsey and Eva Gluck. Gluck was IISE student chapter president at Central Florida University and is now a process engineer with Procter & Gamble in Ohio. Annie Dorsey was also a chapter president at Auburn University and is now an intermodal transportation analyst for Walmart in Arkansas. The three talk ab...

Apr 12, 202247 minSeason 3Ep. 17

#AppliedErgo2022 Podcast Break - Katrina Cookson

#AppliedErgo2022 attendee Katrina Cookson, an industrial hygienist with NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, took a Podcast Break with "Problem Solves" to discuss space ergonomics and female astronauts as “Wonder Women.”

Mar 23, 20225 min

Kind Leadership, Lean and The Great Resignation

SPONSORED BY UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE ONLINE LEARNING. Karyn Ross, an artist, speaker and Lean consultant, is founder of The Love and Kindness Project Foundation global nonprofit and author of "The Kind Leader: A Practical Guide to Eliminating Fear," "Creating Trust" and "Leading with Kindness." She tells why treating employees with kindness is a key to process improvement and keeping a happy workforce.

Mar 22, 202245 minSeason 3Ep. 16

#AppliedErgo2022 Podcast Break - Bryan Fowlkes

Bryan Fowlkes of ATI in Huntsville, Alabama, took a Podcast Break with "Problem Solved" during the 25th annual Applied Ergonomics Conference 2022, taking place March 21-24 at the Rosen Centre Hotel in Orlando, Florida.

Mar 22, 20223 min

#AppliedErgo2022 Podcast Break - Kathryn Lieffrig

Kathryn Lieffrig of Danfoss Power Solutions in Ames, Iowa, took a Podcast Break with "Problem Solved" during the 25th annual Applied Ergonomics Conference 2022, taking place March 21-24 at the Rosen Centre Hotel in Orlando, Florida.

Mar 22, 20223 min

Industrial Engineering From One Generation to the Next

In this episode of "Problem Solved," ISE magazine columnist Kevin McManus and his son Christopher share their common and different discoveries in their respective careers in industrial engineering. They discuss the changes in IE education, the IE connections between work and life, and how IE knowledge can improve your results in fantasy sports.

Feb 22, 202251 minSeason 3Ep. 14

Fitness Beats Lean

From shoveling snow to producing records to founding tech companies, Calvin Williams is a born entrepreneur. Now, the president of IISE’s Atlanta professional chapter has built Impruver.com, a strategy execution and improvement software. Williams talks with IISE’s Michael Hughes about going from the rock bottom of eviction notices to success, how race has driven him often to focus on creativity over capital, why fitness beats lean as a corporate goal, and his dream of giving back even more to un...

Feb 08, 202243 minSeason 3Ep. 13

#AppliedErgo2022: Ergonomics to keep workers safe at home

Don't miss your chance to see and learn about the latest ergonomics innovations and know-how at the Applied Ergonomics Conference 2022, March 21-24 in sunny Orlando, Florida! Sign up for #AppliedErgo2022 by March 13 and SAVE on your registration fee: http://iise.org/AEC/Register

Jan 28, 202249 minSeason 3Ep. 12
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