From offices in Boise, Post Falls, Twin Falls, and Pocatello, TechHelp Specialists help Idaho manufacturers, food processors and entrepreneurs improve their competitiveness through continuous product and process innovation.
Graduated 2021 – Former Consumer Product Development Specialist – NPD Lab – Boise State COEN
calebpicklesimer@techhelp.org
Caleb has always been drawn to automation and product development. He enjoyed the opportunity to put his ideas to work at his first job that dealt with designing products and helping with automation. That job helped prepare him for his current position as a Design Specialist with TechHelp’s New Product Development Team at Boise State.
Caleb has always loved to experiment and has been very hands-on during his work and free time. He is proficient in Computer Assisted Design (CAD) and has logged over 3,000 hours of CAD work. That body of work is an accomplishment for him and makes him an amazing resource for TechHelp’s clients at the NPD Lab. Caleb is looking forward to graduating with his undergraduate degree in Mechanical Engineering in Fall of 2020.
Rural Energy for America Program a partnership between TechHelp and Idaho State University Through the USDA Rural Development grant initiative, our organization performs energy audits for a range of entities
TechHelp and the Idaho Manufacturing Alliance will offer a Public Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Course (LSSGB) at IMA’s HQ in Nampa with full-day sessions on 1/17, 1/31, 2/14, and 3/6 of 2024. Lean Six Sigma is a well-known approach for achieving operational excellence that combines the process improvement benefits of Lean with the statistical process control benefits of Six Sigma. The course includes time between sessions for participants to complete workplace projects.
There has never been a better time to apply the principles of Lean Six Sigma in your organization. With today’s tight labor market and supply chain challenges, Lean can help your company become a more attractive employer and a stronger competitor. Luke Fuess and Janna Hamlett of TechHelp, the University of Idaho, and the legendary Lean practitioner Gene Hamacher will lead the course and provide LSSGB project support.
I hope the weather is not treating you too harshly as we enter the holiday season.
We are thrilled to announce that our team has expanded with the arrival of Stuart Walker, a 28-year research and development veteran in the food industry. Stuart joined TechHelp as a Food Specialist in October of 2023 after working for almost 12 years at the renowned Litehouse Food Company in Sandpoint, Idaho. He looks forward to utilizing his extensive food formulation and manufacturing knowledge and background to help solve the current problems being experienced by Idaho food manufacturers. Stuart will be based in Boise but will serve Idaho food processors statewide.