Agenda NWHPEC Operating Pattern NWHPEC Board of Director introductions Board nominations Strategic focus Learning opportunities Ways to connect

NWHPEC’s Operating Pattern 3H Leadership

NWHPEC Board of Directors Alex Thomason (Nike) – President Dale Gehring (ESCO)– VP Finance [elect] Rick Alvarado (Woodfold) Richard Carroll (at large) Josh Collins (Blount) [elect] Julie Simmons (at large) Frank Twardoch (Glen Dimplex/Cadet) NWHPEC Board of Directors

Nominations Board Director Josh Collins CEO, Blount “Creating a high performance organization and driving operational excellence throughout our organization are two of the most important initiatives at Blount. We believe that our operational excellence journey is a cultural transformation. I am interested in joining the NWHPEC Board because I believe I would learn from other board members, other consortium members, and from the NWHPEC events themselves.”

Nominations VP of Finance Dale Gehring Director of ESCO Business Systems (EBS), ESCO Corp Serving in wide ranging roles from shop floor supervision to site management of multiple manufacturing plants at ESCO, his primary responsibilities are to coach people and build systems to support continuous improvement. Dale is a founding board member of NWHPEC. He also serves on the Board of Clackamas Academy of Industrial Science. Dale served as Chairman for the Association for Manufacturing Excellence.

Strategic Focus Expanding our reach within existing companies by growing the number of opportunities focused on administrative areas/processes. Goal of increasing Engagement Expanding our reach within existing member companies This is an ADDITION to our existing offerings

Learning Opportunities June PDCA Thinking June 7th Intro to Lean (office) June 13th 5S SIG TBD Benchmarking Tour June 21st July Classes TBD (pull) Aug – Dec 3H Leadership: Leading with the Heart, Head, and Hands Office Lean Fundamentals Creating a Lean Culture Benchmarking Tours

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