NOVEMBER 2006
ITBD - Message from the Managing
Director
Colleagues, professional development associations. The
ITBD continued its charge to meet its strategic Conference Center completed a multi-year rental
goals for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2006. agreement from the Judicial Services agency result-
Our Incubator Program had several businesses ing in significant increases in room rentals. This
reach various levels of success. They are: Design by year, the University began offering credit classes at
Analysis which received (1) NASA award, night. Six classes were held in the spring and four
International Plating Technology which became classes were held in the summer. The Conference
ISO 9000 registered with the help of the ITBD Center had over 54,000 people in attendance.
Richard C. Mullins, Jr.
Training Center and PV Squared which has been successful Going forward, the university will be utilizing the
with system installations of its energy devices. Hire Conference Center more often.
Aspirations has opened a second office in the southern part The Community Business Development Center
of CT. Luchs Engineering purchased a Hamden based expanded the Summer Youth program, Teacher
firm and moved the majority of its operations to Hamden, Enhancement program, and the Disengaged Youth
but is keeping a satellite office at ITBD. U.S. Tax and program. It added two open enrollment
Bookkeeping was awarded 2 major national contracts for Hispanic/Latino Entreprenurial programs and
their services. There are over 60 people employed at com- gained funding from TD Banknorth. The CT
panies in our Incubator Program. There are also incubator Department of Transportation Program/
companies which have had major transitions in their busi- Disadvantaged Business Enterprise program pro-
nesses. They are: Rapor which left and has merged with its vided services to over 32 companies. This was the
parent company, GVI in Texas, Computer Systems first year of a 3 year program. The center ran a very
Integration a/k/a XDF.com which left and moved to a successful Executive Breakfast Series bringing in
larger location in Rocky Hill and Across America Agency leaders to speak to the business community.
moved their business to another Connecticut location and Funding has been secured for another year to sup-
is currently exploring additional business opportunities. port this program. The numbers of clients served
Peter Tuccitto from Effective Business Solutions has closed by this center is impressive at 381.
the business to accept another employment opportunity.
BML Multimedia closed as well. Fiscal year 2007 is off to an impressive start. In
August, the Training and Applications Center
The Training and Applications area showed growth in received a $493,000 contract from the SBA to assist
Lean, ISO, and Six Sigma programs this year. This growth CT businesses over the next 3 years statewide. The
was assisted by a $100,000 Small Business Administration Conference Center won a three year room rental
Grant. Capital Workforce Partners opened up training to contract from a state agency. The Community
Retail, Banking & Finance, Healthcare and Manufacturing. Business Development Center is being funded by
ITBD received contracts in all markets. Relationships were KPMG for the next Executive Breakfast Series and
built with regional Workforce Boards, select Community TD Banknorth funded the next Hispanic/Latino
Colleges, the CT Center for Advanced Technology and the Business Entreprenurial training program. The
chambers of commerce to enhance training delivery. Open University is increasing its utilization of the ITBD
enrollment programs were added that had significant with additional administrative offices which will be
impact in the state. In total our training programs had located at ITBD. In October, ITBD was visited by
1,437 participants in training programs. the US Small Business Administration in response
The Conference Center had significant increases in its uti- to our proposal to Host the CT Small Business
lization by state agencies, community organizations and Development Center.
INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY & BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT NOVEMBER 2006
Training Today at ITBD! Under the guidelines of the first contract, ITBD
consultants perform business assessments, make
ITBD’s Training Center has been very busy fulfilling the recommendations, and assist in implementing
requests of our many customers and providing them with cus- changes to the selected companies to help them
tomized training and improvement solutions. improve and grow.
Some examples of the many programs that are being asked for Under the extended contract, we will continue to do
and provided are as follows: those things previously mentioned and will also act
Blueprint Reading and GD&T as a resource center to the DBE’s to provide them
Lean Training and Implementations with information and services, as well as training
and development initiatives.
ISO Internal Auditor Training and
Implementations/Upgrades A third piece is now under consideration. This piece
Supervisory & Management Development will afford us the opportunity to recruit and train
Six Sigma Green and Black Belt Programs workers and students in the construction/highway
development fields and will assist the DOT by
Train the Trainer
Tom Lorenzetti adding to the number of skilled employees that
DBE’s may hire and retain.
In addition, we have our CL&P 100% funded Lean activities
that are continuously going on and are now involved with This successful project has been awarded over a
several-year basis.
bringing Kaizen and improvement tools to over 60 companies
locally.
Six Sigma is Hot Ticket in
Recently, we were able to capitalize on a great opportunity for
manufacturing companies with a 50/50 match grant that we
Today’s Economy
were approved to receive. The monies are now available. This Between requested open enrollment training pro-
funding will allow companies to receive any type of training grams and company requests for Six Sigma Green
and consulting they would like for 50% of the normal cost. Belt and Black Belt training, ITBD is making its
mark as one of the best and lowest cost providers
Researching and applying for funding is a large part of what of this critical improvement program in the state.
we try to do for companies to offset the price of training.
However, history has shown that in our Lean and Six Sigma Here is a snapshot of what Six Sigma is and what
programs, the tangible benefits to companies are astronomi- Six Sigma can do not only for your company, but for
cal. any company, whether it is manufacturing, health-
care, financial, service, etc.
If your company is interested in the very best training and
instructors available, with great service, accomplished at your Six Sigma is a rigorous, focused and highly effective
site or ours, let us know. Be sure to ask about funding oppor- implementation of proven quality principles and
tunities. We will do whatever we can to ensure your needs are techniques. Incorporating elements from the work
met at a reasonable price and in a timely fashion. We want to of many quality pioneers, Six Sigma aims for virtu-
be your trusted advisor. ally error free business performance. The Six Sigma
standard of 3.4 problems per million opportunities
is a response to the increasing expectations of cus-
tomers and the increased complexity of modern
ITBD Lands Extended products and processes. Six Sigma’s magic isn’t in
DOT Contract statitical or high-tech razzle-dazzle. Six Sigma relies
on tried and true methods that have been around
More great news! In addition to our contract
with the CT Department of Transportation, for decades. In fact, Six Sigma discards a great deal
which assists Disadvantaged Business of complexity that characterized Total Quality
Enterprises (DBE’S) in improving their over- Management (TQM). Six Sigma training provided
all businesses, the Federal and State DOT by ITBD takes a handful of proven methods and
have selected ITBD to become a virtual incu- trains a small cadre of in-house technical leaders,
bator site for their extended program. Sam Irizarry
known as Six Sigma Green and Black Belts, to a
high level of proficiency in the application of those
Under the new award, our Community Business techniques. Are you interested? Call us at ITBD for
Development Center, managed by Sam Irizarry, will also more information. We have funding to offset some
become a full resource and training center for DBE’s. of the costs.
INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY & BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT NOVEMBER 2006
Executive Breakfast Seminar The subject of Mullins’ presentation was “How a
regional comprehensive University responds to
On October 24, 2006, CCSU ITBD, in conjunction workforce development needs at the youth, dislo-
with KPMG, kicked off its second round of cated and incubent worker levels.” He also dis-
Executive Breakfast Series Seminars. The topic for cussed how CCSU ITBD has accessed and lever-
this seminar series is Best Practices. Chris aged state, federal and utility funding resources to
DiPentima, CEO of Pegasus Manufacturing, Inc. respond to workforce needs. He spoke about part-
was our guest speaker. His Best Practice topic: nerships with the local school district to build
“Change Management.” Register now for our next capacity within the workforce system to respond to
Chris DiPentima session with: regional needs. He addressed successes and failures
Name Date Topic of such programs giving examples of programs,
course training outlines and specific program activ-
Angelo Messina Dec. 13, 2006 Outsourcing ities conducted by CCSU ITBD to support work-
Norman Rodrigues Feb. 6, 2007 Open Book Mgmt. force development. On his return Rick commented,
“I learned as much as I contributed at the event by
John Soto April 17, 2007 Supplier Quality listening to the innovative service providers from
Each seminar begins at 7:30 a.m. and ends at 9:00 a.m. For across the country. I am grateful to Jason Howey for
more information, contact Sam Irizarry at (860) 827-7032. recommending CCSU ITBD to the PMA
Educational Foundation as a speaker at the event.”
Lauren Kaufman from CBIA presented a compre-
CCSU ITBD Presents at 2006 Best hensive model to inspire youth’s interest in manu-
Practices Event facturing from May’s “Manufacture Your Future
When the PMA Education Foundation sent out a request to Careers Expo 2006” at the CT Convention Center.
their members to identify best practice providers in support- Connecticut was well represented at the event.
ing workforce development, Jason Howey of Okay Industries, There were many questions and inquiries from the
Inc. recommended that CCSU ITBD be invited as a guest pre- attendees with regard to programs in CT serving
senter. There are over 30 companies in CT that are members manufacturers needs. A future follow-up session is
of the Southern New England District of PMA. Rick Mullins, being planned.
CCSU ITBD’s Managing Director, attended and presented at
the 2 day event. Others from CT included Tom Bloomer, Auto
Press Supervisor from Okay Industries, Inc. in New Britain, Good Luck Jeremy
Bernie Rosselli, President of Stewart EFI, LLC in Thomaston, After years of service to the ITBD, Jeremy Mel has
and Lauren Kaufman, V.P. and Executive Director of the accepted a position at United Health Care. Jenn
CBIA Educational Foundation. Pelletier is the new IT specialist at ITBD.
The event was well attended by 9 of the 20 PMA districts in
the U.S. There were representatives from districts in Chicago,
IL, Cleveland, OH, Eastern & Western MI, IN, NY & NJ,
Southern CA, Southern New England and the Twin Cities.
Representatives from the National Association of
Manufacturers, the National Institute for Metal Working Skills,
Jane Adams Resource Corporation, Max Hayes Vocational
High School, MEOMAC, Cuyahoga Community College,
Hennepin Techncial College, Westchester Community
College, and the Purdue University - Technical Assistance
Program were also in attendance.
The event featured speakers on best practices in workforce
and employee development to support the metal forming
industry. The speakers focused on skill development, compe-
tency based apprenticeship, youth training, dislocated worker CCSU ITBD/ConnDOT Disadavantaged Business Enterprise
training, incumbent worker training and identifying funding Graduation took place on October 26, 2006. Twenty-one certified
sources to support these intitiatives. DEBs completed the business development program. The goal of
this program is to help certified DBEs improve their competitive-
ness and enhance their self-sufficiency.
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C O N TA C T I N F O R M A T I O N
SUMMER JOBS NEEDED FOR CCSU EXECUTIVE OFFICE
ATHLETES Richard C. Mullins, Jr., Managing Director (860) 827-7966
e-mail: mullinsr @ccsu.edu
WHEN: May - July James Bruner, Business & Facilities Mgr. (860) 827-4410
e-mail: brunerj@ccsu.edu
Sue Siton, Professional Devel. Specialist (860) 827-7966
Does your company need extra help during the sum- e-mail: sitons@ccsu.edu
mer months? The athletics department at CCSU has
twenty-five students who are looking for employment COMMUNITY BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTER
for the summer. These are Division I athletes who are Samuel Irizzary, Community Business Devel. Specialist (860) 827-7032
attending summer school to catch up on course work. e-mail: irizarrysa@ccsu.edu
They are team players. CONFERENCE CENTER
Cindy Walker, Conference Center Manager (860) 827-4479
e-mail: walkerc@ccsu.edu
Please call C. J. Jones, CCSU Athletics Director, if you TRAINING & APPLICATIONS CENTERS
are interested in employing any of these athletic stu- Tom Lorenzetti, Business Development Mgr. (860) 827-7875
dents. C.J. can be reached at (860) 832-3038 or e-mail e-mail: lorenzettith@ccsu.edu
him at jonesc@ccsu.edu Sue Davis, Business Devel. Coordinator (860) 827-4478
e-mail: davissm@ccsu.edu
PROCUREMENT TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
(PTAP)
Mary Ann Schuetz, Procurement Specialist (860) 827-4474
e-mail: schuetzm@ccsu.edu
Any questions, comments, or need info? Email us at itbdinfo@ccsu.edu.