SOLVING "GRAND
CHALLENGES" WITH SENSING AND AUTOMATION TECHNOLOGIES
W. Bryan Fuhr
Principal, Red Wing Technologies
Thursday, December 16, 2004
6:30pm to 8:30pm
Center for the Development of Technological Leadership
1300 South 2nd Street, Room 150, Minneapolis, MN
Red Wing Technologies performs marketing and engineering
services to help its clients discover, evaluate, and implement growth
opportunities – primarily in the area of sensing & automation. Bryan
has made a career of generating rapid sales growth for innovative, high-tech
products in industrial markets. He understands the process of identifying
customer needs, creating products that address these needs, and overcoming
customer resistance to change. Bryan has 15 years experience in the
measurement and control business. During this time he has worked in several
disciplines including manufacturing, reliability engineering, and design and
development of measurement instrumentation, utilizing both analog and
digital technology. As a Group Marketing Manager with Emerson Process
Management, Bryan was responsible for managing complex product line
evolutions such as the change from analog to smart products, and from
single-variable devices to multiple-variable measuring instruments. He has
managed small start-up product lines and large product lines with revenues
in the hundreds of millions of dollars. In his role as President of
Alumiplate, Inc, a manufacturer of state of the art plating processes, Bryan
led the organization through the challenging process of introducing a
revolutionary new product concept to the marketplace. His role at Red Wing
Technologies focuses on the high value front end market research necessary
to direct effective product development efforts. Bryan holds a Bachelor of
Science degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Minnesota,
and an MBA from the University of St. Thomas.
About the Topic:
Advances in
sensors, communications, self-powered devices, databases, intelligent
algorithms, and systems architectures are facilitating broader
application of these technologies. As a result, sensing and automation
technologies are solving problems in: healthcare, homeland security,
energy management, industrial competitiveness, and environmental
protection. What are the challenges? Where are the opportunities?
What is the state of the art? How do your company’s technologies stack
up? How can your company get involved?
Location:
The
meeting will held at The Center for Development of Technological
Leadership (CDTL) offices in Suite 150, 1300 S. 2nd St, Minneapolis, MN.
The CDTL facilities are secure, so upon entering the building you will
need to check in at the guard desk. Follow the posted signs to room
150 where the presentation will be held. There
is off-street parking ($) available in the lot adjacent to the
building. Do not attempt to park in the nearby garages.
From the
North: on 35W, take the Washington Avenue exit (Exit 17C); turn
right --West-- onto Washington Avenue (see "From Washington
Avenue" below).
From the South:
on 35W, take the University of Minnesota exit (Exit 17C). There are
several lane options once you exit. Choose the "Washington
Ave/U of M/West Bank" lane and then turn left -- West -- on
Washington Ave (see "From Washington Avenue" below).
From the East:
on I-94, take the "5th Street" exit (Exit 234B). Turn
right at the Metrodome, cross Washington Avenue, turn right on Second
Street, and continue to 1300 South 2nd Street.
From the West:
on 394, there are two options. Exit on I-94 East to 35W North (see
"From the South" above). Or take the downtown exits
following the "4th Street" exit until you see the "3rd Ave
N/Washington Avenue" exit (Exit 9C). Take this exit, and turn
right -- East -- on Washington Avenue (see "from Washington
Avenue" below).
From Washington
Avenue: If you are traveling east on Washington Avenue, turn left on
11th Avenue. If you are traveling west, turn right on 12th
Avenue. Turn right on Second Street to the "University of
Minnesota" building or 1300 South Second Street.
Cost:
Free for EMS members and non-members attending for the first time; $10
otherwise. Refreshments will be provided.
Registration:
Please
pre-register, if possible, before noon on December 16 (so we know how much food to bring) by
using the online registration form at:
http://www.tc-ieee-ems.org/meetingregistration.htm
