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Guest Shares His Expertise With Students

     Bill King, Manager of Panel Manufacturing at The Watt Stopper, Inc., visited New England Tech on Wednesday, December 4. Mr. King explained his philosophy of lean manufacturing to Business Management Technology students from two classes, instructed by Tom Gentz and Christine Stevens.
     The Watt Stopper, Inc., is a producer of energy-saving devices based in Santa Clara, California, with its main panel manufacturing plant in Warwick. In addition to establishing and operating the Warwick factory, Mr. King is an examiner for the Shingo Prize for Manufacturing Excellence, and travels throughout the U.S. and internationally to observe manufacturing practices at diverse operations.
     Students were impressed with Mr. King's contemporary ideas on managing factories, no matter how small or large the scale of operations. His emphasis on focused factories, small cells each operating with a high degree of autonomy within a larger factory, was a new and exciting concept for many students, especially those who have worked in factories before. His visit has inspired plans for follow-up visits to The Watt Stopper's Warwick assembly plant, by the students as well as by a team from a student's employer.
     The Business Management team expresses its thanks to Bill King for his valuable contribution to our program.


Bill King

Bachelor of Science in Management Leads to Success     

     "Vision, strategic thinking, and communication skills are keys to managerial success in today's business world," said Austin Donnelly, guidance and career counselor at Ponaganset High School. He co-facilitated the NEIT Technical Advisory Committee meeting for the bachelor's program in Business Management Technology, on November 14, at the Sheraton-Tara in Warwick, with Liz Hoch, department chair of the program.
     Their goal was to define the value of NEIT's management program. Hoch plans to incorporate Donnelly's concept of "vision, strategic thinking, and communication skills" in her revision of the management program, which is a state-of-the-art curriculum.
     Hoch encourages this year's NEIT graduates or past graduates to consider returning to NEIT for their bachelor's degree in management. This bachelor's program will sharpen their business acumen. Students should consider the importance of a degree that will open doors and produce bottom-line results.


Austin Donnelly and Liz Hoch discuss curriculum

     Donnelly pointed out the NEIT BS in Business Management Technology degree has many points of value to NEIT grads that want to enhance their managerial skills:
* Freedom to start any quarter during the NEIT school year
* Degree completion in just 18 months
* Attainment of managerial skills, vision, strategic thinking, and communication skills over and above their technical knowledge
* Broadened horizons
     Donnelly has a long career in business management and is uniquely qualified to work with Chair Hoch. Over the course of 30 years in business, he spent 18 years in transportation and 13 years in the chemical industry. During his dynamic business career, Donnelly was the President and Chair of the National Armored Car Council, a bank director for eleven years, as well as a director of the National Pollution Technical Engineers Association. Donnelly currently serves on the board of trustees of Care New England, the premier hospital network in Rhode Island. He holds both an undergraduate and master's degree from Rhode Island College.

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