Author: Jennifer Herron, CEO/Founder The leadership at these small shops was better than the leadership I’ve seen at large companies. In a follow-up webinar for IMTS “Taking the Shop Floor Digital”, Gary V (panel moderator) asked what was the catalyzing moment that began their change to digital. I was so impressed by their articulation of […]
Carey Barnes Joins Action Engineering as Director of Growth
The Action Engineering team welcomes the addition of Carey Barnes in the role of Director of Growth. Carey is responsible for identifying key areas for business growth, developing new business opportunities, and building collaborative relationships with industry partners and customers while supporting their 3D initiatives. She brings over 20 years of experience, a forward-thinking mindset, […]
The Manufacturing Industry and Digital Transformations – Iterate Already
Strategic Program Key Points – Our Guide to a Successful 3D Data Transition Rhiannon, Jennifer, and Duane sat down to talk about the evolution of the Action Engineering 3D Transformation Roadmap, how it came to be, and what we’ve learned along the way. Rhiannon: Jennifer, how did we get to this roadmap? Jennifer: As we’ve […]
Meet Our Summer Intern Michael McGimsey
Action Engineering had a great time with this year’s summer intern, Michael McGimsey. Michael is heading into his senior year in psychology at Colorado State University and is hoping to head to a Master’s Degree in Industrial/Organizational Psychology. This summer he is living in Golden, Colorado, with his parents and sister. This summer, Michael has […]
Making Your Budget Case for Your 3D Data Transformation
Jennifer, Rhiannon and Michelle talked through how to make a budget case for your 3D Data Transformation. 5 Keys to Successful Budget Requests 1. Don’t Rely on Engineering Budget Alone Rhiannon: When people first come to us, they’re often trying to fund the whole 3D Data transition within Engineering because they don’t realize how cross-functional […]
Join Action Engineering at IMTS 2022
Jennifer Herron, Founder & CEO of Action Engineering and Carey Barnes, Director of Growth at Action Engineering, will be at the International Manufacturing Technology Show 2022 in Chicago, IL – September 12-16. Events to Note: Jennifer will be speaking on two separate panels during the conference, make sure to add these panels to your show […]
Organizational Change – Trust the Process. And the People.
Action Engineering’s Guide to a Successful 3D Data Transition In Part III of our chat about the Action Engineering roadmap Rhiannon, Jennifer, and Duane dive into the key component to 3D transition success: Trust. Duane: There’s another aspect to that trust with the suppliers, which is intellectual property because the OEM is really concerned about […]
Engaging the Manufacturing Supply Chain
Strategic Program Key Points – Our Guide to a Successful 3D Data Transition In Part II of our roadmap conversation Rhiannon, Jennifer, and Duane talk about the challenge of bringing 3D data to the supply chain. How does the roadmap relate to the supply chain? Jennifer: There is a huge groundswell of wanting to do […]