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 E!Day 2008 offers something for everyone - entrepreneurs, owners, senior executives, plant managers, front office, plant floor, inventors and more.  The Eureka Growth Track is appropriate for anyone interested in generating explosive growth through developing new products, markets and messages. The Advanced Processes Track is will give folks a solid grounding in advanced manufacturing techniques that can help businesses operate more efficiently and meet customer demand. Our Leadership Track is appropriate for business decision makers interested in gaining exposure the most advanced techniques for making business decisions.

Discover lean and efficient ways to run your plant from the best in the business including National Manufacturing Practitioner of the Year Finalist, Don Hansen, and Dr. Larry Stauffer, Director, College of Engineering, University of Idaho Boise. Track includes sessions on the Principles of the Lean Enterprise, Value Stream Mapping, Lean Office, Six Sigma and more.

Eureka Growth Track

Doug Hall, Professional Inventor, Researcher & Author, Founder & CEO of the Eureka! Ranch Doug began his entrepreneurial career at age 12, inventing and selling a line of magic and juggling kits. After earning a chemical engineering degree from the University of Maine he joined Procter & Gamble where he rose to the rank of Master Marketing Inventor - inventing and shipping a record 9 innovations in 12 months. Since 1986, his Eureka! Ranch consulting team has helped corporations such as American Express, Nike, Procter & Gamble and Walt Disney discover Measurably Smarter Choices for Growth. It seems to work – the Ranch has a world-class 88% client repeat rate. Phone: (513) 618-4870 doughall@eurekaranch.com

Eureka Growth Track Afternoon Panel A cadre of experts discuss issues that arise during Eureka! Discovery and beyond

Gary Alvarado, Eureka! Growth Coach, TechHelp Gary has applied systems development techniques to create enterprise-wide process improvements. He looks for creative solutions to remove waste in business and management practices. Gary has demonstrated a tremendous capacity for problem solving and the ability to make correct decisions under pressure. Phone: 208-262-2028 Fax: 208-262-2029 Cell Phone: 208-699-5107 alvarado@uidaho.edu

Steve Hatten, New Product Development Manager, TechHelp Steve's selection by NIST MEP as the system's Innovator of the Year for 2007 is a well deserved accolade for this thoughtful and talented specialist. Steve Hatten is a mechanical and manufacturing systems engineer with a wide range of experience in engineering and manufacturing environments. A graduate from Stanford, he worked 13 years in the aerospace industry where he developed skills in mechanical design, design for manufacturability and manufacturing process improvement. Phone: 208-426-2182 Fax: 208-426-2185 Cell Phone: 208-863-4258 shatten@boisestate.edu

Kevin Learned , Associate Business Consultant - Idaho Small Business Development Center Kevin is a nearly native of Boise, having arrived in Boise when he was nine months old.  In the intervening years he has been a CPA, a securities broker, the co-founder of Learned-Mahn, a Boise software company that supplied its software nationwide in the banking and hospital industries, a college professor of entrepreneurship, the President of Albertson College of Idaho and CEO of The Network Group, a Boise information technology services firm. He is the founding member of the Boise Angel Fund which invests in high growth potential early stage companies and is the Idaho Agent for RAIN Source Capital which fosters the development of angel investing funds. Over his career he has consulted with more than 100 Boise-area businesses and non-profits. Phone: 208.426.3875 kevinlearned@boisestate.edu

Dr. Steven Beyerlein, Professor of Mechanical Engineering, University of Idaho Dr. Beyerlein serves as coordinator of the Mechanical Engineering capstone design program at the University of Idaho. This program, featuring yearlong industry-sponsored design projects, is facilitated by graduate student mentors highly trained in design methods, manufacturing practices, and engineering leadership. sbeyer@uidaho.edu

Dave Visnack, VP Marketing, Buck Knives Dave has 17 years of experience in the outdoor business. Prior to joining Buck Knives in 2007, Dave spent seven years as Director of Marketing and E-Commerce for SmartWool, recently acquired by Timberland. Phone: (800) 326-2825

Quest Integration works with manufacturing companies and technical educational groups in Idaho, Montana, Washington and Wyoming. The cornerstone of Quest's product line is SolidWorks. Quest's market leading software, great service and training and 9 years of experience help companies design the best products and do it faster. Phone 800-370-3750 email welcome@qintegration.com Fax 208-777-4718 Location 721 Lochsa, Suite 9 Post Falls, Idaho 83854

Amy Benson, USEAC Director - The U.S. Commercial Service Boise The U.S. Commercial Service,  http://www.buyusa.gov/boise, is part of a national network dedicated to helping small-to-medium sized businesses realize their export potential. International Trade Specialists help you identify and evaluate international partners, navigate international documentation challenges, create market entry strategies and assist with other export related guidance. Phone: (208)364-7791 Email: Amy.Benson@mail.doc.gov

Rick Ritter, President, TechConnect As Idaho's only private-public business development organization, TechConnect focuses on the start-up, growth and success of innovation-based businesses. TechConnect staff work to alleviate key business risks, including technological, product, competition, market and management. This is accomplished through the operation of the Goldsmith Model. The model, developed by Randall Goldsmith under a contract with the US Department of Energy in the 1980s, screens and assesses the economic feasibility and viability of a company's commercialization process for a product. Phone: (208) 562-3700 rick.ritter@idahotechconnect.com

Advanced Processes Track

Principles of Lean Manufacturing Discover lean and efficient ways to run your plant Using classroom presentation and a factory simulation,  National Manufacturing Practitioner of the Year Finalist, Don Hansen, and Food Specialist, Jeff Kronenberg of TechHelp and the University of Idaho will introduce participants to the Principles of the Lean Enterprise. Don Hansen, Manufacturing Specialist, TechHelp During a 30 year career in manufacturing, Don Hansen built an excellent record of establishing and maintaining successful relationships with manufacturers. He is a proven leader and team builder with motivational skills and a talent for achieving cooperative efforts. Don is a creative and resourceful problem solver with an outstanding record in cost reduction, plant layout/design, budgeting and methods improvements. Phone: (208) 735-2500 Ext. 3008 Fax: (208) 736-3007 Cell Phone: (208) 320-2959 don.hansen@labor.idaho.gov Jeff Kronenberg, Food Processing Specialist, TechHelp and the University of Idaho Jeff has many years of experience working in the food processing industry. Over the past 18 years he has had responsibility for operations and corporate quality, food safety, HACCP, and health & safety, working for Frito-Lay, the J.R. Simplot Company, PowerBar, and AIB International. Phone: 208-364-4937 Fax: 208-364-3160 Cell Phone: 208-867-6477 jkron@uidaho.edu

Process Mapping & Lean Office Recognize & Eliminate Waste in the Factory & Office Erwin Schwiebert, Manufacturing Specialist, TechHelp Erwin has been in engineering and project management for over 30 years in fields from aerospace to high tech and various project management positions. Erwin's experience includes product design enhancements, quality improvements, development of new production lines and startup of international supply chains for new products Phone: 208-426-5930 Fax: 208-426-2185 Cell Phone: 208-859-4334 erwinschwiebert@boisestate.edu Dr. Penny Schwiebert, President, The Schwiebert Group Dr. Schwiebert received her Doctor of Philosophy degree from the University of Idaho. She also has a Master of Arts in Education degree from Boise State University. Included in the many courses Dr. Schwiebert has taught are: Future of Work, Strategies in Adult Education, Fifth Discipline: Art and Science of Building a Learning Organization, Mastering Instructional Design, Performance Consulting, Project Management and Human Performance Technology I and II. She is the President of The Schwiebert Group, Inc., a company who provides performance enhancement services to meet clients' needs for the workforce of today and to help prepare them for the workforce of tomorrow. IPT Office: (208) 426-1312 IPT Fax: (208) 426-1970 penelope@schwiebertgroup.com

Six Sigma Tour Build Quality into Your Processes & Products with Six Sigma Dr. Larry Stauffer, Professor of Mechanical Engineering and the Director of the University of Idaho College of Engineering in Boise, Idaho. Dr. Stauffer is the University of Idaho's Director for TechHelp, leads the Manufacturing Improvement Group and is a licensed mechanical engineer in Idaho. Dr. Stauffer works directly with many manufacturers in the Boise area by providing in-depth research and analysis for product development and manufacture. Phone: 208-364-6180 Fax: 208-364-3160 Cell Phone: 208-867-3932 stauffer@uidaho.edu

Training Within Industry Effectively Train Workers Using Tried and True Methodology David O'Connell, Manufacturing Specialist, TechHelp David was introduced to advanced manufacturing practices early in his career at General Electric. That initial exposure instilled a passion for process and product improvement that still burns in David today. David's career included several assignments with GE's Aircraft Engine division as well as positions with RE/MAX International, and Heinz in Pocatello where he was warehouse and production supervisor. At each stop along the way, David was able to save company time and money by introducing efficient practices to the workplace. Phone: 208-282-3928 Fax: 208-282-5960 Cell Phone: 208-589-5567 ocondavi@isu.edu

Leadership Track

Lean Business Management Brian H. Maskell, President of BMA Inc Brian has more than 25 years experience in manufacturing and distribution industry. He has held a variety of management positions from the shop-floor of an electronics company to Manager of European Inventories for the Xerox Corporation to Vice President of Product Development and Customer Service of the Unitronix Corporation. Over the past ten years Mr. Maskell's consulting practice has taken him to many manufacturing and distribution companies in the United States, England, Mexico, Australia, South Africa, and Europe. Phone (USA): 609-239-1080 information@maskell.com

Buck Knives Lean Accounting Panel How an Idaho company is addressing the issues of Lean and Lean Accounting

Charles B. “CJ” Buck President/CEO, Buck Knives, Inc. Married with five children (ages 25, 23, 22, 20, 18) Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, National University 1982 Board Memberships: Buck Knives, Inc., Post Falls, Idaho Appointed by Governor Dirk Kempthorne to serve as a director on the Idaho Economic Advisory Council 2005-2008 Past President, American Edged Products Manufacturers Association, Washington, D.C. (AEPMA) Past President, American Knife and Tool Institute, Legislative Committee Chairman, (AKTI)

Phyllis Best, CFO of Buck Knives, Inc., has more than 20 years experience in manufacturing and retailing. She has held senior financial executive positions in both public and private companies, dealt with mergers and acquisitions, and introduced Lean accounting at Buck Knives. Phyllis holds a degree in accounting degree and an MBA from the University of Tennessee.

Creating & Sustaining a Lean Culture Gembutsu

Peter Kropf began his Lean Manufacturing journey while working for Ingersoll Rand in various Sourcing and Supply Chain Management positions in the United States and Europe.  In 2003, he joined the Brunswick Corporation as Materials Manager responsible for 5 US and one Mexican plant, during which time he lead the implementation of Toyota Production System (TPS) methodologies.  For over 2 years, Peter has been a Consultant and Managing Partner with Gembutsu Consulting, a Lean Manufacturing consulting firm based in Seattle, WA.  In this capacity, he has completed lean transformation projects in a host of industries, including special projects with TechHelp. Peter has an MBA (1999) from Syracuse University in New York." Address: Gembutsu Consulting, LLC 11014 19th Ave SE, Ste. #8 - 313 Everett, WA 98208 Email: info@gembutsu.com   Telephone: +1-206-701-9206

Transitioning and Positioning How to Successfully Grow Your Family-owned or Closely-held Business!  The Galliard Group

Lisë Stewart works in organizational development, strategic planning, training and human performance management. Before partnering with the Galliard Group, Lisë ran her own company, The Training Company Limited, a nationally award winning company that now operates throughout the South Pacific. Working with companies ranging from 10 to 3,000 employees, Lisë specializes in organizational issues including organizational and workforce development, service system design, performance management, human resource systems, training design, delivery and evaluation of services.

Paul Hajek specializes in strategic business development, marketing, finance, and product lifecycle management. Prior to becoming business coach and consultant, he held senior-level positions in Corporate Finance, Project Management, Marketing, and Sales with employers including Micron Technology, CVI Laser, and Science Applications International Corporation. Paul has consulted for several Silicon Valley start-ups and established companies in the areas of marketing, finance, and new product introduction. Phone: 208-433-9353 family@galliardgroup.com