Mónica Matlis, chief operations officer, vice president – ergonomics practice at Axendia Inc., spoke to IISE’s Frank Reddy at the Hyatt Regency in New Orleans – site of #AppliedErgo2023. Matlis discusses her experience with the conference over the years and why it continues to be her favorite professional event of the year.
Mike Ha, Abbott Vascular’s Global Ergonomics Manager, spoke to IISE’s Frank Reddy at the Hyatt Regency in New Orleans – site of #AppliedErgo2023. Ha, who was a keynote speaker at the conference in 2022, talks about what makes the conference worthwhile and what keeps bringing him back every year.
Michayla Strange, a graduate student at Texas A&M University, spoke to IISE’s Frank Reddy at the Hyatt Regency in New Orleans – site of #AppliedErgo2023. Strange discusses what she’s enjoyed about attending the conference the past couple of years.
Eric Franz, who is health, safety and environmental coordinator for Cintas Corporation, spoke to IISE’s Frank Reddy at the Hyatt Regency in New Orleans – site of the Applied Ergonomics Conference 2023. Franz created a machine that efficiently folds pants.
Jasmin Cisneros and David Francis, both with MPI-Exeter, spoke to IISE's Frank Reddy at the Hyatt Regency in New Orleans – site of the Applied Ergonomics Conference 2023. Cisneros and Francis are finalists in the Ergo Cup 2023 competition.
Victoria Jordan, vice president of quality and patient safety for Emory Healthcare and President-elect of IISE, discusses her career in process improvement, ideas developed during the COVID-19 pandemic and the future of healthcare innovation in a discussion with Society for Health Systems board member Valerie Boelman.
IISE's Keith Albertson talks with Lashawn Boulware, a human factors design engineer for the Orion Program at Lockheed Martin Space and a keynote speaker at the Applied Ergonomics Conference March 27-30 in New Orleans (SAVE on registration through March 19 – iise.org/AEC/register). They discuss her background as an industrial engineer, the unique ergonomic issues she handles on the Orion spacecraft and her ties to the conference.
Stephen Jenkins, director of safety and health for Cintas Corp., talks with IISE's James Swisher in this latest episode of "Problem Solved." Jenkins is set to be one of the keynote speakers at the Applied Ergonomics Conference, taking place March 27-30 in New Orleans (save on registration through March 19 at iise.org/AEC/register). Jenkins talks about his "series of misadventures" to starting an ergonomics career, taking adventure of good fortune when it arrives and the value of listening to oth...
Daniela Torres Stephanian, continuous improvement analyst with Inova Health System, spoke to IISE's Frank Reddy at the Kentucky International Convention Center in Louisville, site of #HSPI2023. Daniela discusses what it's been like visiting the conference for the first time as well as what led to her wanting to work healthcare.
Stacy Cassio, founder/CEO of Pink Mentor Network, spoke to IISE's Frank Reddy at the Kentucky International Convention Center in Louisville, site of #HSPI2023. Stacy talks about her experience attending the conference as a newcomer as well as offering insights from her keynote speech at the awards dinner Friday night.
Chadd Canode from VA Sunshine Healthcare Network spoke to IISE's Frank Reddy at the Kentucky International Convention Center in Louisville, site of #HSPI2023. Chadd talks about why he enjoys attending as well as his interest in touring UPS Worldport at this year’s conference. You can also scroll to our podcast breaks from the 2022 conference to hear Chadd's thoughts about the event in Orlando.
Members of “BUF2” – a team competing in the FlexSim Student Simulation Competition – talked to IISE’s Frank Reddy at the Kentucky International Convention Center in Louisville, site of the Healthcare Systems Process Improvement Conference 2023. Team members Yuxin Yang and Mohammad Saeed Alattar hail from Binghamton University.
Members of “Elite” – a team competing in the FlexSim Student Simulation Competition – talked to IISE's Frank Reddy at the Kentucky International Convention Center in Louisville, site of the Healthcare Systems Process Improvement Conference 2023. Team members Anjula Nayanajith, Manidu Hewage, Isara Tillekeratne, and Dinusha Bandara Homagama hail from University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka.
Members of “Daddy Lion” – a team competing in the FlexSim Student Simulation Competition – talked to IISE’s Frank Reddy at the Kentucky International Convention Center in Louisville, site of the Healthcare Systems Process Improvement Conference 2023. Team members Diory Cheng, Yiyang Wang, and Andrew Chung hail from Pennsylvania State University.
Matthew Tharakan from the University of Wisconsin-Madison spoke to IISE's Frank Reddy at the Kentucky International Convention Center in Louisville, site of the Healthcare Systems Process Improvement Conference 2023. Matthew talks about what he's learned about mentorship and networking at the conference as well as how the pandemic steered him toward healthcare.
Lauren Cooper from Wake Forest Baptist Health in Kernersville, N.C., spoke to IISE's Frank Reddy at the Kentucky International Convention Center in Louisville, site of the Healthcare Systems Process Improvement Conference 2023. Lauren talks about her career evolution and the value of the professional network she has built over several years attending this annual event.
In this special episode, IISE's David Brandt gets the inside scoop on #AppliedErgo2023 with two leaders from the conference committee — the current conference chair Mark Benden from Texas A&M University and the incoming conference chair Catherine Rae from Sandalwood Engineering & Ergonomics. And you can SAVE with advanced rates when your register for #AppliedErgo2023 by March 19. Just visit iise.org/AEC/register to learn more and register....
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In this episode, we talk with Abby Lampe, a 2022 industrial engineering graduate of North Carolina State University. In June, Abby competed and won the women’s division of the Cooper’s Hill Cheese-Rolling and Wake event in Gloucester, England. The event, which goes back to the early 1800s, has participants tumble down a steep, 200-yard hill to capture an 8-pound wheel of Gloucester’s finest cheese. Abby talks about the experience, how she applied her ISE skills and her newfound fame as the chees...
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IISE Fellow Laura Albert, a professor and chair of the Industrial & Systems Engineering department at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, discusses techniques to address societal challenges and create a better and more inclusive world with IISE Operations Research Division board members Karmel S. Shehadeh of Lehigh University and Yongjia Song of Clemson University. They touch on tools nonprofits, public policymakers and private companies can use to to make a difference in political district...
Jeremiah Gbadegoye from the University of Tennessee 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.
Bill Franks, director of the Center for Statistics and Analytical Research at Kennesaw State University, speaks with IISE’s Keith Albertson about the role of data science in everyday business and his keynote presentation at 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.
Michael Terrell from Portsmouth, Virginia, 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.
Enas Abualkas with Mediclinic Middle East in Dubai 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.
Keynote Speaker Dr. Sze Yee Thong, global business excellence director at Flex, speaks with IISE’s Keith Albertson 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.
Paul Babin from Dematic in Atlanta 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.
