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Nolan E. Fahrer

Michael — Thu, 22 Sep 2022 18:36:10 +0000

Nolan E. Fahrer is a Trade, Technology, Engineering, and Industrial Education consultant for the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction. Nolan earned his bachelor’s degree in Technology from Bowling Green State University and his master’s and doctorate degrees in Technology Education from North Carolina State University. He is a National Board Certified Teacher and taught for 11 years in Michigan, Ohio, and North Carolina in grades 7-12 in the areas of Technology Education, Cabinetry, Construction, Architecture, and Engineering Graphics. He then served 7 years as faculty and coordinator of the Technology, Engineering, and Design Education program at NC State University where his teaching specialties included graphic communications, 3D modeling, and teacher preparation.

Nolan has advised and had involvement in numerous student professional organizations in CTE and is currently a member of the Epsilon Pi Tau International Honor Society for Professions in Technology. His current educational interests include improving visual literacy, teacher preparation, and improving career and technical education.

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Warren Shill

Michael — Mon, 21 Jun 2021 19:55:55 +0000

Warren Shill has over 35-years’ experience in the electrical construction industry, holds a Master Journey-Level Electrician certification in Washington State and is the Educational Coordinator for Greater Puget Sound Electrical Workers and International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local #46. Warren currently serves as the President of Local #46 and has been an IBEW member for over 33-years.

Additionally, he is a 2003 NTI graduate, an approved Continuing Education instructor in Washington and Oregon, an OSHA Construction Outreach Trainer, and an American Heart Association First Aid instructor. Warren spent 8-years working as an Electrical Inspector and Plans Examiner, then 5-years working for UL’s Regulatory Services providing technical support to inspection authorities. Warren has also served on multiple Electrical Code Technical Advisory Committees.

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Susan Bowron

Michael — Mon, 21 Jun 2021 19:41:43 +0000

Susan Bowron believes IBEW electricians make the best electrical designers while using construction technology. For the last 15 years Susan has been an active journeyman while training other union members on technology applications such as AutoCAD MEP, PlanGrid, Bluebeam, and more. The recent achievement of working with her local apprenticeship to kick off the Construction Technology Program is a huge step forward. She grew up in the Bay Area and resides in Oakland, California. She has a long history of volunteer work and has a soft spot for super-sized English Mastiffs.

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Thayne Wickham

Michael — Thu, 30 Aug 2018 21:38:44 +0000

Thayne is a former electro-mechanical designer specializing in automation with an AA in electronics. He began his career doing automation design from conveyor belts to robotics and then moved on to designing servocontrolled smart cards. Thayne migrated from the automation design industry to the Autodesk world in 1994 at an Autodesk partner in Minneapolis as an Application Engineer. He then worked directly for Autodesk as the AutoCAD Electrical Specialist worldwide before moving to IMAGINiT Technologies as an Application Engineer providing support, training and consulting services.

IMAGINiT Technologies, a division of Rand Worldwide, advances the way architects and engineers use 3D technology to design, develop, and manage complex engineering projects. Customers include organizations in the building, infrastructure, manufacturing and facilities management industries looking to gain competitive advantages through technology, professional services, training, and support.

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Bruce Stuart

Michael — Mon, 04 Jun 2018 23:33:32 +0000

Bruce R. Stuart, CMC, is a co-founder (with Margaret Stuart) of Channelcorp Management Consultants Inc. (Channelcorp) where he provides growth focused executive education and channel consulting to senior executives in the IT industry. Channelcorp is the leading, and most experienced, independent IT channel consultancy in the world specializing in vendor and partner business model transformation.
Bruce is a Certified Management Consultant (CMC) with more than thirty years experience in the IT markets of over forty countries. He has authored more published articles on the topics of channel partner profitability, channel development, channel management, and strategic partnerships and alliances then anyone in the industry. His articles have appeared in more than a dozen major industry publications. Bruce is the author of fourteen books. In addition, he has produced a number of industry reports, webinars, videos, and audiotapes for a number of vendor and distributor clients.

Channelcorp has completed Management Consulting and Executive Education assignments in 25 countries around the world. The firm’s clients include many of the top hardware/software/telecommunications companies selling into most of the product and service categories in the worldwide IT market. Thousands of managers of resellers, vendors and distributors throughout the world are alumni of executive education programs he has led.

In the last 30 years, Bruce has conducted hundreds of channel consulting assignments and executive education programs for channel member and vendor executives around the?world. He is acknowledged as an international expert in the areas of vendor channel strategy optimization and channel partner profitability improvement in the global IT industry. Bruce is a much sought after consultant and speaker at vendor and reseller conferences.

Bruce holds a Bachelor of Commerce (Finance and Marketing) from the University of British Columbia and an MBA from Queen’s University.

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Thom Tremblay

Michael — Thu, 22 Mar 2018 17:47:34 +0000

Thom Tremblay – CAD Concepts and Design

In 1986 Thom Tremblay began using AutoCAD and by 1988 he became convinced that a 3D model was the best way to create the 2D drawing he needed. The next several years working as a drafter and mechanical designer in shipbuilding, planning, casework, commercial electronics, and centrifugal compressors eventually led Thom using his skills to teach others. With twenty years of experience consulting with businesses and education institutions of all types and sizes, Thom has developed an understanding of how people use and learn technologies. Thom also holds professional certifications in Autodesk AutoCAD and Autodesk Inventor, and is an Autodesk Certified Instructor. Thom has authored several books on Autodesk Inventor and currently is authoring digital learning content for Fusion 360.

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Steve Olson

Michael — Fri, 22 Dec 2017 03:07:50 +0000

Steve Olson has been using and teaching Autodesk products for over 12 years. His main area of expertise are Inventor, Vault, and Fusion 360. However, that list has grown to include AutoCAD Civil 3D, ReCap, and more. Working with MESA’s customers, Steve has been exposed to a wide range of industries, everything from industrial machine design to architectural panels.

Manager Training Services, Mesa, Inc., (Pittsburgh, PA)

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