Lisa Anderson is the founder and president of LMA Consulting Group, Inc., a consulting firm that specializes in manufacturing strategy and end-to-end supply chain. Lisa will be a presenter at the MCIE 2019 Innovation Awards.
The Manufacturers’ Council was originally started in 2001 when six manufacturing firms came together to train their maintenance employees to improve their skill base. They worked with Chaffey College, San Bernardino Community College District and the San Bernardino County Workforce Investment Board, to secure funding for training equipment and instruction costs. Unfortunately, due to changes in the economy, the employers and programs fell apart after one year.
In 2005, the Manufacturer’s Council of the Inland Empire (MCIE) was reborn. There were 15 manufacturers, including many from the original council, who came together to talk about the common need to develop employees for high paying advanced manufacturing positions. Chaffey College spearheaded this effort when it identified manufacturing as a growing area in employment in the Inland Empire.
In an effort to educate Manufacturers’ on current and future challenges, recognize outstanding innovative manufacturers in the Inland Empire, and showcase the variety of manufacturers’ in the Inland Empire, the Council sponsored the first annual MCIE Summit in February 2012. The first event had 250 attendees. Since the first Summit event, we have grown the event to over 500 attendees and 45 sponsors.
Published in Mfg Council Inland Empire on Feb. 19, 2020