Professional Development Offerings

Digital transformation offer unpresented opportunities for manufacturing and organizations with operational or production environments to advance their production, efficiency, and value while remaining viable in a highly competitive marketplace. To survive the market and technological changes companies are facing, executives and front-line leaders must recognize the impact on people and processes, which in turn drives business and organizational success. Believe it or not, the difference between viability and irrelevancy isn’t just the technology, but rather how well the people and organization are supported in the transition, implementation, and use of those technologies.

The SMRP (Society for Maintenance and Reliability Professionals) created the CMRT Body of Knowledge as a guide for maintenance technicians to be proficient in their careers. The CMRT BoK is broken up into four (4) domains: Maintenance Practices, Preventative and Predictive Maintenance, Troubleshooting and Analysis, and Corrective Maintenance. By understanding the core concepts in each of these domains, and aligning your processes with the BoK, you will guide your team and your company toward world-class performance. Our instructors not only facilitate a deep understanding of the materials but also emphasize its practical application through hands-on practice, applied learning, and group discussions. Do you need to upskill your maintenance technicians and all other reliability team members and prepare them for the Society for Maintenance and Reliability Professional’s Certified Maintenance and Reliability Technicians (CMRT) Certification?

Join our 2-day course, Decisionmaking as a Competitive Advantage: Choosing by Advantages (CBA), and master a proven decision-making process essential for professionals in capital-intensive manufacturing, facilities, and construction projects. Developed by Jim Suhr in 1981 and detailed in his influential works, CBA offers a structured five-phase approach to making sound decisions using both objective and subjective data. Participants will learn to discern decision contexts, effectively use data, and apply CBA methods through hands-on case studies. This course is designed for leaders, managers, engineers, and consultants, equipping them with practical skills to make better, more informed decisions, enhance collaboration, and drive continuous improvement in their organizations. Enhance your decision-making capabilities and achieve better outcomes in today's complex business environment.

Improve your ability to design, build, operate and maintain marina facilities. Docks and Marinas© is the premier course for marina engineers, designers, managers and owners. Our instructors are nationally recognized experts who will provide you with unbiased and practical information you can use – not a sales pitch! You will benefit from the course’s quality, content and practical relevance. In addition, you will receive complimentary passes to attend the Docks Expo where you will learn from recognized experts, network and view new and innovative products.

This course focuses on advancing students' knowledge of Design of Experiments (DOE) by using Minitab software for practical analysis. Building on foundational DOE concepts, the course offers hands-on experience in solving two specific problems: one utilizing a full-factorial design and the other using a fractional-factorial design. The course highlights the critical aspects of setting up experiments, conducting analysis, refining models, verifying results, and optimizing outcomes using Minitab. DOE is fundamental in this context because it provides a structured, scientific approach to understanding how different variables influence outcomes in a process, enabling better decision-making and process improvements. Mastering the analysis of factorial designs in Minitab equips students with valuable skills for process optimization and predictive modeling. 

This course offers an introduction to quality improvement methods grounded in statistical analysis, focusing on the Design of Experiments (DOE) in industrial settings. Through observational methods and factorial designs, students learn to identify key factors influencing outcomes and analyze sources of variation in processes. Factorial designs involve conducting experimental runs at various combinations of factor levels, allowing for a thorough understanding of individual and interactive effects between factors. DOE is essential because it enables efficient experimentation, optimizing processes and guiding informed decisions in product development, manufacturing, and other data driven processes. Mastering these tools allows engineers to validate models and predict performance with greater accuracy.

This course is for mechanical engineers and other non-electrical engineers and technicians who want to begin the journey to proficiency in embedded electrical and power systems development.

Building on the introduction, this course focuses on the core principles and practical application of QRM and MCT. As the foundational course of the series, it provides essential implementation skills and hands-on exercises to significantly reduce lead times and improve operational efficiency. Course duration: Three days (In-person or Virtual).