“HOW IS THE REAL WORLD?” I am frequently asked this now, being out of school and seemingly off to the race toward retirement.And my response used to typically be, “Well, I’m far from the playground I used to play … Read More
A friend of mine just recently read my book, and having worked with her at GMHT where she does part time work while going to college, she mentioned that the voice in the book is like Maynard from the band … Read More
The recent election made many of us reflect in the mirror that morning of who we really are. And also that following night when we turned on the TV trying to see if that was ourselves on the screen. And … Read More
When I first started at GMHT, there were no daily morning meetings, there wasn’t a clear focus on why goals were important to track and strive towards, and there wasn’t a shift report to document downtime and nonconformances. It’s been … Read More
Recently I’ve been working with a colleague at GMHT who has a black belt in jujitsu. Despite our different backgrounds of engineering and martial arts, there is similarity. The philosophy in jujitsu is control and practice of simple techniques to … Read More
– positive benefits of task group incorporating ideas and questions from the suppliers in the aerospace quality management system requirements – meeting people you haven’t seen in years and the importance of remembering their names and what they enjoy pursuing … Read More
People talking to hear themselves, balanced with people talking so others are willing and eager to listen. (Influenced by that “guy” who doesn’t shut up and only wants to hear himself in front of people)
The Nadcap task group is focused on providing resources and implementing standards to uphold quality control in the processing of parts for aerospace applications. Our government is a group focused on providing resources and implementing standards in the forms of … Read More
Sitting in on the task group comprised of primes and suppliers, an emotional issue arouse this morning about required labels on part drawings calling our required processing. The question asked is, “Knowledge passing down from the top or forced up … Read More
Meeting today our focus was on: – incorporate not only managers but one person from shop floor for each meeting. Lab inspector joined us today – refine what GMHT “values” as their KPIs (key process indicators) – teamwork is leadership … Read More