IISE DFW Excel Seminar 06/17/2020 at 6 PM

Brian M. Strevens of the DFW IISE chapter will be hosting a lesson on the ins and outs of Excel. This valuable presentation will be held on Wednesday, June 17th from 6:00 PM CDT to 7:00 PM CDT.

 

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Participants will join Meeting ID 676 001 3653.

 

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IISE DFW Plans As We Reopen 05/30/2020

A Coronavirus Update

 

We hope that everyone has stayed safe during these uncertain times. Most of us have adjusted by telecommuting, which has presented its own challenges, but we are sure that our members maintained a level of efficiency even with all of the new arrangements brought about due to COVID-19. Please continue to stay safe, especially now that Texas has begun a reopening process. We are keeping those in mind who are either directly or indirectly affected by the coronavirus.

If you would like to monitor the spread of the virus, John’s Hopkins University has built a tool which I personally recommend. If you are curious about how IISE is responding to the pandemic, please click here.

I personally thank you for your commitment to IISE, and I hope that the virtual content we intend to provide over the coming months fulfills an appetite for ISE content. On behalf of your IISE Dallas – Fort Worth Board, thank you.

 

Sincerely,

Brian Strevens, President, IISE Dallas – Fort Worth

 

Upcoming Webinar!

 

June 17th Brian Strevens will host a 1-hour “Dinner & Learn” Excel Tutorial. This tutorial will cover some of the financial formula’s native to excel, and VBA (Visual Basic Advance). A link for the tutorial will be distributed by June 5th.

Anyone who registers can get Brian Strevens’ Excel reference material afterwards.

 

DFW IISE Job Board

 

One of the greatest benefits of IISE is networking. Are you hiring? Contact us for information on how to submit open job requisitions by reply to this email. We’ll add them to a member’s only section of the IISE DFW website. Are you looking for a new job? We’ll be posting them soon.

05/14/2020 IISE DFW Professional Meeting Minutes

05/14/2020 IISE Dallas-Fort Worth Chapter 10 Meeting Minutes for the Executive Board

Attendance:

  • Yuan Zhou
  • Brian Strevens
  • Isaac Villarreal
  • Tamara Wilhite
  • Chris Campbell
  • Shernette Kydd
  • Josie Umoh

Called to Order: 5:30

Discussion

  1. COVID Impact Event

Isaac Villareal proposed an hour or so meeting where various speakers discuss how the COVID virus has affected their industry. Isaac volunteered to be the speaker at the first such event.

There was discussion of including Doctor Eric Jones in a future such meeting.

Task: Shernette R. Kydd would talk to Dr. Jones about speaking.

Status:  He is willing to participate and will give dates, but he is projecting 30 days out.  He can cover a full hour session, but we can turn it into a covid 19 supply chain event.  I might be able to get our Supply Chain AVP also.  He has requested an honorarium (donation) to his lab.  $500 for 2 students, total $1000.

 

  1. RFID Webinar

 

Shernette Kidd is talking to an RFID company CEO to give a talk on this subject.

 

  1. Excel Webinar

 

This is a topic found to be of interest and need from the joint student-professional meeting several months ago. Brian Strevens will give this lecture, likely in the next two to three weeks.

 

  1. IISE Job Opportunities

 

Shernette has created a job requisition form that can be used to collect and add job postings to the members only section of the website. This is independent of the IISE Career Center.

Tamara needs to set up a members-only section for job listings.

Tamara will work with Brian to create an email and send it out soliciting job postings to be put on the IISE website.

Discussed the value of using IISE members as professional references and connecting with mentors.

 

  1. Membership Roster

 

Chris Campbell says we’ve hit 187 members, up from 178 at last count.

Chris provided updated list to be used for mailing list.

Tamara will update the IISE DFW email list.

 

  1. Finances

 

Member rebate check of roughly a thousand dollars has been received by treasurer, will be deposited in bank account in the next few days.

 

  1. Roundtable

 

Most of the IISE DFW officers are employed, but several are in a holding pattern waiting for their respective industries to re-open.

Discussion about showcasing UTA professors working on COVID solutions.

 

Adjournment: 6:30

02/18/2020 IISE DFW Professional – Student Chapter Joint Meeting

The joint IISE DFW professional and student chapter meeting  at UTA on 02/18/2020 started with scholarship awards.

The IISE scholarship for outstanding junior went to Steven John Varghese.

The IISE scholarship for outstanding senior went to Cera Sneed.

A presentation on the Lean Green Belt and Six Sigma Green Belt certifications offered via the IISE at UTA were presented. The fees for this go to the student chapter and help pay 80-100% of their attendance costs for the national IISE conference.

UTA IE / IMSE students were told about the benefits of joining the IISE and that we had mentors available.

Dr. Mentz discussed the software and programming courses available to students at UTA and future options available.

We concluded with a professional panel answering questions from students; there was an emphasis on career advice.

IISE Coronavirus Response

Hello members of the IISE DFW community,

As everyone is aware, the current Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak has begun impacting many facets of our daily lives. Schools are temporarily suspending activities, businesses are approving telecommuting options, and people across the country are restricting their interaction with others. It is with all of this in mind that we must be conscious of the reasons why this is all taking place.

The IISE DFW chapter will be suspending all in-person activities effective immediately. This includes the notice we sent out last week regarding dinner socials. Your IISE DFW leadership team will be monitoring the situation, and provide updates as appropriate. When it is the right time, we will resume in-person activities. Our members safety and health is at the forefront of our minds.

We encourage you to also be proactive during this time. Unfortunately, there are cybersecurity concerns as many people with poor intentions look to capitalize on our concerns and search for information. Please be cautious of the applications you download to your devices, and only engage with sources of information you have vetted and trust. Here is some literature that we hope will prove useful:

1] NBC News: Facebook Groups
2] Krebs on Security: Live Coronavirus Map Used to Spread Malware

In the Krebs on Security article, they mention applications linking to a real Coronavirus map. If you are curious about the status of the outbreak, I recommend going straight to the source. The dashboard published by Johns Hopkins University can be found here: Live Coronavirus Map

Thank you for your understanding. We will be pursuing virtual content in order to continue providing content and value for your membership with us. Please stay tuned for future announcements about online content as we continue in our hiatus from in-person activities.

Brian Strevens
President
IISE Dallas-Fort Worth

IISE Heart Walk

IISE Dallas-Fort Worth walked at the Dallas Heart Walk on September 14th, 2019. We had a great time, and more importantly, raised $135 for the American Heart Association. We can’t thank our members who donated enough – their donations really go a long way!

IISE DFW Receives Award of Merit!

Award of Merit

The Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers National Organization has awarded the IISE Dallas-Ft. Worth Chapter the Award of Merit for 2018. We take this time to thank everyone who helped organize an event or participated at an event in 2018! Your dedication to the organization has not gone unnoticed.

We are looking forward to more awards like this in the future! Keep up the great work!

Cook Children’s Event Information

Cook Children’s is right around the corner! See below for parking information as well as general event information. If you have not signed up for the event, click here to RSVP.

Event Information:

  • Date: Thursday, April 18th
  • Time: 6:00 PM – 8:30 PM
  • Location: Cook Children’s Hospital (801 7th Avenue Fort Worth, TX 76104

 

See below for driving and parking information.