About the Meeting:

It has been 18 months since the Twin Cities Chapter of the IEEE Engineering Management Society was formed.  During this time, we have had a number of chapter meetings themed around various topics related to Engineering Management and sponsored a Twin Cities Section meeting of interest to all engineers.  

Since the primary purpose of every chapter of the IEEE Engineering Management Society is to present meetings or programs that will enhance the knowledge and background of the societies membership and that will broaden the use of technical papers at the Chapter level, most of the meetings that we have held in the last 18 months have concentrated on bringing new technical content to the chapter membership.  

However, we also know many members have expressed a strong desire to have occasional social activities that provide networking opportunities.  This meeting is designed to be primarily a social event and networking opportunity. 

Non-members and potential members are invited attend, meet the officers and members and ask questions about the chapter and its activities.

In addition we will hold an election for our 2003 calendar year chapter officers.

From the South Metro: From 694, turn north on University Ave NE(aka 47),travel north approximately 2.3 miles, turn Right (West) on 73rd Ave NE (by Holiday gas station), travel west on 73rd approximately 2 blocks, turn right (South). "J. Gordon Electronic Design" is in the first building on the left (west). Park on the south side of the building and use the south entrance in the center of the building.

From the North: From Highway 10 South, Take 47 South (a.k.a. University Ave) approximately 4.5 miles turn Left (West) on 73rd Ave NE (by Holiday gas station), travel west on 73rd approximately 2 blocks, turn right (South). "J. Gordon Electronic Design" is in the first building on the left (west). Park on the south side of the building and use the south entrance in the center of the building.

2003 Officer Candidate Bios:

Phyllis Brown - Candidate for the office of  chapter Chair 

Phyllis Brown, after receiving a degree in Linguistics from Ohio State University and working for ten years as a paralegal, returned to school to get a BSEE from the University of Minnesota in 1987. She worked for many years as a design engineer and project manager, designing hardware and firmware for embedded control products for Honeywell's Home and Building Control Division. 

For the last nine years she has been working in engineering management, first starting a design group from the ground up for a small manufacturing company, then as Vice President of Engineering at J. Gordon Electronic Design, a contract product design firm. She is now the owner and President of J. Gordon Electronic Design. 

She was one of the founding officers of the Twin Cities Section Engineering Management Society, acting as the Secretary/Treasurer for 2002.

Ben Manning - Candidate for the office of  chapter Vice Chair

Ben is currently manager of Strategic Technologies for Lockheed Martin
Tactical Systems in Eagan, MN.  He grew up in Northwest England and moved to the USA in late 1971.  He has been with the same company for 33 years, starting at Univac and through a series of mergers ending up with Lockheed Martin.  For much of the past 20+ years he has managed R&D projects in a variety of areas related to computer technology.

Ben has been very active in the local IEEE Section: he is currently Vice Chair of the Twin Cities Engineering Management Society chapter.  Previous activities include: 2001 Twin Cities Section Chair, 2000 Twin Cities Section Vice Chair, 1999 Twin Cities Computer Society Chair, and IEEE Sections Congress '99 Closing Ceremony Chair.  In 1998 he received the IEEE Twin Cities Section "Outstanding Engineer" award.  Ben has a BS in Computer Science and an MS in Software Engineering.

John Hoschette - Candidate for the office of  chapter Treasurer

John Hoschette is a senior staff engineer with Lockheed Martin in Eagan, Minnesota. Over the past 27 years his career has covered such areas as developing infrared sensors for night vision, laser sensors for weapons, helmet mounted displays and fiber channel networks. He has been an instructor with the Gordon Institute of Tufts for over 6 years. John holds BSEE and MSEE degrees from the University of Minnesota, as well as a Business Administration Certificate.

 John has worked at Honeywell, Loral and Lockheed Martin. John is a senior member of IEEE and has served IEEE organization in various leadership positions. He was the Vice Chair of the Career Maintenance and Development Committee under IEEE-USA. He is a strong supporter of the PACE activities and has been active in New England, San Jose and Minneapolis sections. In 2000 John was presented a Citation of Honor Award by the PACE society.

 John has published over 30 articles dealing with engineering career development. These articles have appeared in Today’s Engineer and Spectrum magazines. John has written a book entitled “Career Advancement and Survival for Engineers”, published by John Wiley & Sons.

 John has experience in all aspects of engineer’s career. This experience covers design, test and fielding of advanced electronics as well as management experience of engineering groups for over 16 years. In his prior assignment, John was on the executive Staff of Lockheed Martin Sunnyvale over seeing the operations of nearly 5000 engineers.

Greg Burk - Candidate for the office of  chapter Secretary

Greg Burk is currently the Chair of the Twin Cities IEEE Engineering Management Society, and Vice Chair of the Twin Cities Section.  He is one members that spearheaded the movement for the formation of the local chapter. Greg has previously held officer positions in the Twin Cities Chapter of the IEEE Computer Society and was the Twin Cities Section Secretary in 2002. 

Prior to receiving his degree, he worked for 10+ years developing software, managing projects and technical individuals in the IT industry. Greg received his BSEE from North Dakota State University in 1996. Greg joined his current employer, J. Gordon Electronic Design, a contract product design firm, in 1997 as a design engineer designing hardware and firmware for embedded systems. He is currently their V.P. of Engineering.

Cost:

Free.  Refreshments will be provided.