Upcoming Events -3/16 High School Outreach Program -3/17-18: North Jersey Regional Science Fair -3/21: “Choosing Your Major” Event -3/23-3/25: IIE Northeast Regional Conference -3/27: Freshman Event - 3/29: “Profitability & Sustainability In Manufacturing” Presentation -4/6: ISE Department Tour and Q&A Session The Industrial Inquirer What exactly does The Rutgers Institute of Industrial Engineers do? IIE is the world's largest professional society dedicated solely to the support of the industrial engineering profession and individuals involved with improving quality and productivity. Founded in 1948, IIE is an international, non-profit association that provides leadership for the application, education, training, research, and development of industrial engineering. We are the Rutgers University chapter, of 280 chapters worldwide. We are student run and we have members of many different backgrounds and experiences. We are here to bring you MANY recruitment opportunities for both entry level positions and internships. Through meeting IIE alumni and club events such as Internship nights, guest speakers, and many plan tours, we allow you to network to people in our own industry. Through Rutgers IIE, new opportunities in the academics and industry are opened to you as you learn from peers in the department and participate in our weekly events. Come to any of our open meetings or club events to connect and learn more about us! Welcome Rutgers students to the first edition of the IIE Newsletter, The Industrial Inquirer. The Rutgers Institute of Industrial Engineers is excited to inform you of current events, future plans, student and professor interviews, Q&A’s, campus news, and many more things to come as we facilitate the bridge between our society, the ISE department and you. By reading this newsletter, IIE hopes to allow the student population to be more informed on our society’s events and to provide more information on how to get involved. Through this cause, we hope to enrich and expand our personal and educational experience in the School of Engineering community. Michael Obsuth Newsletter Editor-In Chief To find out more, check out IIE.Rutgers.Edu Volume 1 March 2012 Issue 1
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Upcoming Events
-3/16 High School Outreach Program
-3/17-18: North Jersey Regional Science Fair
-3/21: “Choosing Your Major” Event
-3/23-3/25: IIE Northeast Regional Conference
-3/27: Freshman Event
- 3/29: “Profitability & Sustainability In Manufacturing” Presentation
-4/6: ISE Department Tour and Q&A Session
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The Industrial Inquirer
What exactly does The Rutgers Institute of Industrial Engineers do?
IIE is the world's largest professional society dedicated solely to the support of the
industrial engineering profession and individuals involved with improving quality
and productivity. Founded in 1948, IIE is an international, non-profit association that
provides leadership for the application, education, training, research, and
development of industrial engineering.
We are the Rutgers University chapter, of 280 chapters worldwide. We are student
run and we have members of many different backgrounds and experiences. We are
here to bring you MANY recruitment opportunities for both entry level positions
and internships. Through meeting IIE alumni and club events such as Internship
nights, guest speakers, and many plan tours, we allow you to network to people in
our own industry. Through Rutgers IIE, new opportunities in the academics and
industry are opened to you as you learn from peers in the department and
participate in our weekly events. Come to any of our open meetings or club
events to connect and learn more about us!
Welcome Rutgers students to the first edition of the IIE Newsletter, The Industrial Inquirer. The Rutgers Institute of Industrial Engineers is excited to inform you of current events, future plans, student and professor interviews, Q&A’s, campus news, and many more things to come as we facilitate the bridge between our society, the ISE department and you. By reading this newsletter, IIE hopes to allow the student population to be more informed on our society’s events and to provide more information on how to get involved. Through this cause, we hope to enrich and expand our personal and educational experience in the School of Engineering community. Michael Obsuth Newsletter Editor-In Chief
To All Students, Staff, and Faculty, I’d like to personally welcome all of you to the first issue of Rutgers IIE’s new monthly newsletter, The Industrial Inquirer. This newsletter came about as a response to bridge the gap between the student body and our society. We want to be as transparent as possible with all of the students, as you are the key factor in the continued success of our organization. I am incredibly pleased with what our society has accomplished so far this year. Our team has worked extremely hard to put together a well-balanced program and we have done an excellent job in executing our operation plan. However, we have only begun to scratch the surface of our potential. I am making it no secret that we are on a mission to be one of the best student chapters in the country. I am motivated to bring a new culture to IIE at Rutgers and I have a clear vision as to where I want to see our organization in the future. I was fortunate enough to attend IIE’s national conference last year, which was a truly invaluable experience, and it has served as the prime motivational factor in leading our society. It opened my eyes to what you can accomplish by being part of an organization like IIE and by being a student leader. I am happy to say that we are currently on the path towards bigger and better things, but we still have a lot of work to do. We will need more leaders to step up and take active roles in the future in order to sustain our success and continue to grow. With that being said, I want to bring as many students to this year’s conference as possible (it’s in Orlando, FL!) I want all of our students to have the same experience I did because I want you all to see that there is virtually no limit to what you can achieve. You have the opportunity to be a part of something special, and I encourage anyone who is interested to get involved. Sincerely,
Jeff Meltzer
Jeff Meltzer President Institute of Industrial Engineers – Rutgers University Chapter Industrial & Systems Engineering, B.S. 2012
Leads the entire organization; Personally interacts with IIE faculty, formulates schedules, plans events and guides the chapter
Hometown: Bridgewater, NJ Extra-Curriculars: IIE, Future City Mentor, Go-Soccer Semi-Pro Soccer Team Why IE? I chose IE because of the flexibility it offered in terms of a career path. The skills of an IE are universal and can be applied in virtually any industry.
Bobby Goodacre (2012) – Vice President Co-leads the organization along with the President. Second in command, in charge of organization networking, and raises and requests funds from various professional chapters.
Hometown: West Orange, NJ Extra-Curricular: IIE, Theta Tau Why IE? Industrial Engineering allows us to work in a variety of industries and provides the best education for future managers. The exposure to logistics, supply chain, Six Sigma, and the different branches of engineering is truly unrivaled and provides the most preparation for our future careers.
Accountable for funds raised, gained and utilized by the organization. Works with the Vice President to create a funding packet to estimate the amount of money needed each semester from the department.
Hometown: Gujarat, India Employment: Strategy Specialist: Citigroup Extra-Curricular: IIE
Lina Truong (2012) - Secretary of Operations Tracks all organizational activity and records minutes at all meetings. Hometown: Vineland, NJ Extra Curricular: Phi Sigma Rho, SME, VSA Favorite Project: Factorial Analysis of Heads up Poker in Quality and Statistics Course Why IE? The role of an IE involves allows me to apply what I love to do in nearly any industry. The department here at Rutgers offers a broad range of courses in work design, manufacturing, production, and quality, just to name a few. It prepares students for a wide variety of careers.
Arjun Ganatra (2013) - EGC Representative
Attends all EGC meetings on the organization's behalf, liaison between EGC and IIE. Works with the treasurer to request semester funding from the EGC.
Hometown: Edison, NJ Extra-Curricular: EGC, SME Internship: Acuity Brands Lighting Why IE? I chose ISE over other engineering disciplines because it can be utilized in various fields across the world, which is great because I love to travel.
Jake Zeigler (2013) - Webmaster Maintains and updates the website and Facebook page. Hometown: Edgewater Park, NJ Extra-Curricular: Ski and Snowboard Team Why IE? Industrial Engineers deal with entire systems rather than single components, and their skills can be utilized in almost any industry.
Mikhail Gofman (2014) - Director of Public & Media Relations Promoting the public face of the IIE, creating flyers for each meeting and maintaining the bulletin board. Hometown: Fair Lawn, NJ Extra-Curricular: IIE, Break dance, Volleyball Why IE? With an IE degree, you can do anything you want. You can choose anything from business to anything in the technical world and have a huge
variety of options ahead of you.
Daniel Holguin (2015) - Director of Freshman Correspondence Promoting the organization among freshman engineers, advertising events and meetings to the freshman population. Hometown: North Brunswick, NJ Extra-Curricular: IIE Why IE? I chose IE because it is a mixture of business and engineering and many of my family members are IEs. IE is also a very broad aspect of engineering.
Michael Obsuth (2014) - Newsletter Editor-In-Chief Works with the head of the Industrial & Systems Engineering Department to write a monthly newsletter public Hometown: Fair Lawn, NJ Extra-Curricular: IIE, Garden State Track Club, Favorite Project: Work design and Ergonomics’ Lean analysis of the Pub in Livingston Dining Hall. Great introduction to IE techniques
Tomas Rodriguez (2012) – Fundraising Director Organizing fundraising activities for the chapter.
Hometown: Santiago, Chile Extra-Curricular: IIE, SHE, Intramurals Soccer Favorite Class: Probabilistic Models in Operations Research, I learned a lot about stochastic processes, statistics, and math involved in solving real world IE problems Favorite Project: Simulations project, modeling a small economy according to macroeconomic theory
I would like to take this opportunity to welcome all of our engineering students to the Spring 2012 semester! Our IIE leadership team of Jeff Meltzer, Bobby Goodacre and the rest of the officers are working hard to run a quality program of IIE events. For the past five consecutive years, the Rutgers IIE Chapter #841 is the recipient of the Gold Award in the IIE Chapter Recognition Program and we are on track to do so once again in 2012.
This Spring, IIE is offering a Six Sigma Green Belt course and certification through the American Society for Quality (ASQ). Details are available at www.ASQPrinceton.org along with some scholarship information. IIE also plans to reprise our ever popular Lean Six-Sigma Yellow Belt certification once again this semester. The IIE Student Regional Conference will be held at the Rochester Institute of Technology during March 23-25 and our Department will have two senior design teams participating in the Student Technical Paper Competition. The IIE Annual Conference will be held at the Hilton Bonnet Creek Hotel in Orlando, FL during May 19-23 and Jeff is trying to have a strong Rutgers ISE student contingent participate this year.
I strongly encourage any student to join IIE – especially if you’re an ISE student – it’s your professional society. You will receive a complimentary copy of the Solutions magazine with your membership that includes articles from industry of “hot” ISE topics as well as employment/internship opportunities. Also, there are scholarship opportunities as well as discounts on IIE conferences.
I encourage you to think beyond the classroom and become engaged! IIE will be holding elections for new officers in April and think about joining next year’s leadership team! Remember – “Engineers make things – Industrial Engineers make things better!”
The Novel Engineering Regional Design (N.E.R.D.) Olympics took place on February 23rd at the BCC, and the IIE booth was a huge hit!
Rutgers IIE held a textbook relay race – with a twist! Students competed against each other in teams of 3 and raced back and forth
passing off a textbook while picking up pieces of paper off of the ground. The competition was fierce and it got pretty intense at times with students diving for the finish line, but all in all everyone had a lot of fun. The event was designed by Rutgers IIE E-Board member and ISE Junior, Arjun Ganatra (Shown Left). More pictures can be found on our
Facebook page.
Rutgers IIE ran a textbook relay race where
Society Events
“What Can IIE Do For You?” Event
Many ISE students gathered in the CORE Lecture Hall on Wednesday 2/29 to hear a presentation from Former Ohio State IIE President David Rossi as
he shared his experiences turning the Ohio State IIE into one of the best Chapters in the Country. Dave discussed countless benefits of joining IIE
such as the leadership, camaraderie, and lifelong memories that he obtained from putting his whole heart into the organization.
Dave also touched upon his times at the IIE National Conferences throughout college and how they were a pivotal point in his plan to create a well-run student organization. He left the presentation with a challenge for students to become more involved and see what benefits they could receive for themselves. Rutgers IIE would like to thank Dave for giving his
time and sharing his experiences with us.
Reverse Career Fair
On Thursday, March 1st, Rutgers IIE came out in full force for the “Reverse Career Fair,” an event where student organizations set up booths and prospective employers approached them to discuss job
and internship opportunities as well as explaining what their society does. The IIE Booth was a big hit with employers as more than 20 different companies and corporations eagerly waited for
their chance to talk with our members.
This event was a truly great experience, as our members were able to network and further develop their presentation skills. In
addition, our society was also recognized as having one of the best booth displays and we were awarded a monetary prize, which was
March 23-25 The IIE Student Chapter at Rochester Institute of Technology will be
hosting the 2012 IIE University Regional Conference for the Northeast Region. The conference is scheduled for March 23-25 at Rochester, N.Y., under the theme "The Triple Bottom Line." There will be several events such as the technical paper contest, speakers and seminars, and social
networking events.
This will be a great opportunity to network with professionals and other students, support your fellow Rutgers ISE students in the technical paper
competition, and to simply have a great time! More info including conference registration and agenda can be found here
ASQ’s Six-Sigma Green Belt Course & Certification
Sign up quick before 3/19 to take part in a course taught by Senior ASQ member and ASQ Six-Sigma Black Belt, Brandon Theiss. This class will provide you with the knowledge to integrate principles of business, statistics, waste reduction, and engineering to achieve tangible results. Ultimately, the purpose of the course
is to enable students to pass the ASQ -Certified Six Sigma Green Belt Exam.
An annual report conducted by ASQ found that between people who held comparable jobs, those with a Green Belt certification on average made over
$12,000 more than those without one. Furthermore, Six-Sigma is used by many of the top companies in the world and its skills and knowledge are applicable in
almost every sector of industry. Email us or look at this site for more info
IIE Intramurals
Rutgers IIE is looking to start intramural teams in Soccer and softball here at Rutgers. Registration starts Tuesday
3/6 and lasts until 3/19. All students may apply. If interested in this opportunity please contact us at
Rutgers IIE would like to thank Sophomore Laura Pawlowski in submitting the winning name for our Newsletter. In our contest, students were given a week to submit prospective names for our new newsletter and the top 5
choices were then put to an ISE student vote.
Laura’s submission of The Industrial Inquirer won by a large margin
over the rest, cementing its place as our title. Laura will receive a generous gift to show our gratitude for her participation and efforts.
Job Listings Each month, we will have a section of our newsletter dedicated to providing various job and internship opportunities that all students can take advantage of. If you have any questions regarding any of the postings you see or would like more information, please contact us as [email protected] with your specific inquiry.
NISTICA, INC.
Position to be filled: Staff Engineer
NISTICA is a central New Jersey based, rapidly growing, venture capital-backed, developer and manufacturer of fiber optic modules that simplify, automate, and make affordable the delivery f high broadband applications.
As a Staff Engineer, the position will report to the responsible technical manager and will work closely with senior engineers and scientists in various disciplines including: optical, electrical, mechanical, software, process, and test engineering. Staff Engineers will participate in product design and transition to manufacturing activities. Over time, Staff engineers will assume increasing responsibility in either technical or managerial roles commensurate with interests and accomplishments.
Nitta Casings Inc. is based in Bridgewater, NJ and manufactures edible collagen casings for companies that sell sausages and beef products. They are currently offering a 12 week summer internship for an Environmental Health and Safety, Quality Assurance, Quality Control major having completed a minimum of junior level coursework. The applicant must have excellent typing skills and be a creative self-starter who is able to work independently with minimal supervision.
Two Specific Projects that need to be completed in this 12 week period are:
1. Work on a variety of documents and procedures geared towards a Global Food Safety Certification.
2. Work on the various aspects of a food safety program implementation, while learning about safety and quality programs in a manufacturing facility that services the food industry
Cintas is a corporation which designs, manufactures and implements corporate identity uniform progams and provides entrance mats, restroom cleaning and supplies, promotional products, first aid and safety products, fire protection services and document management services for over 500,000 businesses. Cintas operates more than 400 facilities in the U.S. and Canada and employs more than 31,000 people.
Cintas is currently seeking a Scholar to participate in a fulltime summer or part time during the school year internship, designed to provide a strong knowledge of our business, as well as the uniform and facility services industries overall. The scholar will spend the duration of their internship in one of the following areas: Sales, Customer Service, Office, or Production. The goal is to expose the scholar to a different area of our business each time he or she is able to work in an extended internship capacity. This program is a feeder position for Cintas’ Management Trainee program.
To apply, please log onto www.cintas.com/careers and click on career opportunities and enter #10108077 in the
