All Career Enhancement Series courses carry continuing education units (CEU). Certificates of completion are awarded after course completion. Fees for the certificate and transcript record are included in the course fees and are granted by the University of Alabama at Birmingham. The CEU is a standardized and nationally recognized unit of measure that documents successful participation in a professionally organized continuing education learning experience.

Don't forget to stop by the Coffee Shop in between sessions! Cookies and coffee/tea are sponsored by Ford Motor Company.

Wednesday:

OSHA 10 Hour
Wednesday, 7:00am - 5:50pm

HAZWOPER Refresher
Wednesday, 8:00am - 4:50pm

Principles of Lean Manufacturing
Saturday, 9:00am - 5:50pm

Seven Steps for Women Engineering Leaders
Saturday, 1:00 - 2:50pm
 

 

 
OSHA 10 Hour
Wednesday, 7:00am - 5:50pm, 12:00-1:00pm - one hour break for lunch at attendees' own discretion
Cost: $275
Attendance Limit: 40 max, 8 min
CEU: 1.0
Do you understand the 29 CFR 1910, OSHA's General Industry Standards? Come and learn OSHA record keeping, inspections, citations & penalties; hazard communication; emergency action & fire protection plans; electrical safety; personal protective equipment; welding, cutting & brazing, lock out tag out procedures; confined space hazards; and fall protection. Participants will earn a 10-hour certificate from the U.S. Department of Labor.
Robert Tomlinson, CHMM, is the Technology Manager of Alabama Technology Network's Muscle Shoals Center where he manages numerous environmental, safety, and health technical assistance and training projects as a part of his duties. Robert received a B.A. degree in Geology from Guilford College in Greensboro, North Carolina and has obtained the credentials of Certified Hazardous Materials Manager, Certified Hazard Control Manager, Registered Environmental Manager, and Registered Environmental Property Assessor.
Jennifer Ledbetter, PE, CSP, is a Project Engineer at the Alabama Technology Network Muscle Shoals Center. Jennifer obtained a B.S. in Civil Engineering from Purdue University and is licensed as a Professional Engineer in the state of Alabama. Jennifer has earned the designation of Certified Safety Professional and is certified as an ISO 14000 Lead Auditor and as an instructor for the American Concrete Institute.

HAZWOPER Refresher
Wednesday, 8:00am - 4:50pm
Cost: $250
Attendance Limit: 40 max, 8 min
CEU: 0.8
Time is running out! Have you completed your annual renewal of your certification under 29 CFR 1910.120? This refresher course will cover all topics from your original 40-hour training such as emergency response plans; hazard and risk assessment techniques; basic chemical/toxicology terminology; selection and use of personal protective equipment/ respirators; containment and confinement operations; and decontaminationtermination procedures, plus new regulations and environmental laws pertinent to the hazardous materials field! All persons attending this class must bring a copy of their original training certificate to class.
Mike Bradford, CSP, is an Industrial Hygienist at the Alabama Technology Network's Muscle Shoals Center where he assists business and industry with management, implementation and training of environmental, safety and industrial hygiene programs. Mike obtained a B.S. in Industrial Hygiene from the University of North Alabama and has earned the designation of Certified Safety Professional. He is also an authorized OSHA General Industry and Construction Outreach Trainer through the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA Training Institute. Mike's experience includes implementation of OSHA's Voluntary Protection Program in the petrochemical industry.
Brett Bendall, CSP, is an Industrial Hygienist at the Alabama Technology Network's Muscle Shoals Center where he assists business and industry with management, implementation and training of environmental, safety and industrial hygiene programs. Brett obtained B.S. degrees in both Industrial Hygiene and General Chemistry from the University of North Alabama. Brett has also earned the designations of Certified Safety Professional and Occupational Safety and Health Technologist. He is also an authorized OSHA General Industry and Construction Outreach Trainer through the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA Training Institute.
See CES course OSHA 10 Hour for description of ATN.

Assertiveness Skills
Wednesday, 1:00 - 4:50pm
Cost: $90
Attendance Limit: 40
CEU: 0.4
Stand up for yourself, live life on your own terms and achieve while respecting your rights and the rights of others. Sound far-fetched? Not hardly! This course examines assertive, non-assertive and aggressive behavior. Participants evaluate their current behavior and identify the cognitive and behavioral changes needed to live more assertively.
Craig DiVizzio has over 20 years of experience as a speaker, trainer, professor and counselor. He has degrees in Psychology and Counseling, and is a licensed Financial Planner. Craig is President and CEO of DiVizzio International.

The Art of Influencing People
Wednesday, 3:00 - 4:50pm
Cost: $50
Attendance Limit: 100
CEU: 0.2
Whether your goal is to increase sales, improve management/employee relationships, recruit volunteers, effectively communicate and implement change, build a winning team or simply gain support, you can get results faster by understanding the concepts and theories in influencing people and applying the communication skills you will learn in the program.
Christine Corelli is a consultant, speaker, columnist and author of the book, Wake Up and Smell the Competition. She has delivered hundreds of presentations for some of the largest corporations in the United States and abroad.

Power Communication for Women
Thursday, 9:00 - 11:50am
Cost: $50
Attendance Limit: 100
CEU: 0.3
Women take great pride in being good communicators and listeners. Ironically, communication is where women frequently fall short in the business world. This session will focus on verbal and non-verbal communication skills including exercises on how to handle criticism and ways to deal with conflict. You will gain an understanding of how to make an impact at meetings and how to make a presentation that gets results.
LeAnne Brakke, M.S. has over 20 years of counseling, training and consulting experience. She is a Licensed Professional Counselor and is a member of the American Society for Training and Development.

The Changing Nature of the Work Force
Thursday, 9:00 - 11:50am
Cost: $75
Attendance Limit: 100
CEU: 0.3
Today, organizations are comprised of four distinctly different generations: the Mature (born circa 1920-1940), the Boomer (c 1940- 1960), Generation X (c 1960-1980) and the Millennial (c 1980-2000). Each of these generations has a unique world view, based on different values, needs and motivations. Successful organizations understand these differences and target their leadership to take advantage of these unique differences. This session will focus on generational differences and the organizational environment most likely to maximize organizational and personal success.
Mark Topper has more than 30 years of experience working as a leadership and management consultant for large corporations and government agencies. He has a BA and a MS in Personnel Management.

Go Fish: Power, Purpose and Responsibility
Thursday, 1:00 - 3:50pm
Cost: $60
Attendance Limit: 100
CEU: 0.3
"The least favorite part of my job would become my favorite part if only I got to…"How would you finish that sentence? During this course, you will learn that the choices you make determine how much you enjoy your job, how this draws in business and how to better accomplish tasks you do not like. Learn to play! Make your job fun! Reduce stress! Choose your attitude!
Dr. Audrey Nelson is an internationally recognized consultant and seminar leader specializing in communication skills, interpersonal skills, sexual harassment/discrimination, cultural diversity and conflict management. She has a BA, MA and PhD in communication.

Performance Enhancing Feedback
Thursday, 1:00 - 4:50pm
Cost: $90
Attendance Limit: 40
CEU: 0.4
An effective feedback mechanism? Fledgling companies hope for it. Average companies work at it. Successful companies expect it, create it and rely upon it to provide them with the information necessary to stay successful. Providing others with timely, specific, success-oriented feedback is critical to the life of a business. It is not a task we have the luxury of engaging in only if everything else is done and we have some time left over. It is one of the most important activities an employee, at any level, can become proficient at and engage in on a daily basis.
Craig DiVizzio: See CES Course "Assertiveness Skills"

Your Employees Are Your Most Important Customers
Friday, 9:00 - 10:50am
Cost: $50
Attendance Limit: 100
CEU: 0.2
The "Real Stress" in the work place is most often caused by personnel issues not the competition, the Internet, decreasing margins or lost customers. This session will focus on the costs of unhappy workers and the skills necessary to maximize a positive work environment. Your attitude and anticipation can greatly influence your future. Learn how "little things" can make a huge difference in your business as well as your personal life.
Ken Jackson is a nationally recognized professional speaker and is president of an award winning multi-million dollar industrial distribution company. His company has been recognized as one of "Birmingham's Best Companies for Working Parents" five times since 1998. Ken has an MBA from the University of Alabama at Birmingham.

The 12 A's to Axe
Friday, 9:00 - 11:50am
Cost: $60
Attendance Limit: 100
CEU: 0.3
"Accommodation" - "avoidance" - "apologetic" - "anger" are just part of the "Dirty Dozen", twelve one-word socio-psychological issues beginning with the letter "A" that afflict all women. These issues are ingrained in women's upbringing and are almost our "job description." Learn how to recognize your own deadly A's, manage them and incorporate tactics into your communication repertoire to gain greater credibility, presence and assertiveness.
Dr. Audrey Nelson: See CES Course "Go Fish: Power, Purpose and Responsibility"

Go Fish: Power, Purpose and Responsibility
Friday, 1:00 - 3:50pm
Cost: $60
Attendance Limit: 100
CEU: 0.3
"The least favorite part of my job would become my favorite part if only I got to…"How would you finish that sentence? During this course, you will learn that the choices you make determine how much you enjoy your job, how this draws in business and how to better accomplish tasks you do not like. Learn to play! Make your job fun! Reduce stress! Choose your attitude!
Dr. Audrey Nelson: See CES Course "Go Fish: Power, Purpose and Responsibility", October 9, 2003.

Quality Leadership - The Hidden Mystery
Friday, 1:00 - 4:30pm
Cost: $60
Attendance Limit: 100
CEU: 0.35
In a successful organization, leaders can be found at every level from the boardroom to the mailroom! Leaders come in many varieties, ranging from charismatic visionaries to the unassuming team players who help their peers work together in accomplishing goals set by others. The "Dimensions of Leadership Profile®"will help you discover how you want to lead and what kinds of leaders you want to follow so you can plan your own development as a leader.
Joyce Thompson Heames has 18 years of experience in business and education as a trainer, teacher, facilitator and administrator. She has an MBA from Samford University, serves as a Director at Samford's School of Business, and is President of Executive Directions.

Building Client Relationships
Saturday, 9:00 - 11:50am
Cost: $75
Attendance Limit: 50
CEU: 0.3
The days of a few rainmakers supporting the whole firm are fast disappearing. Today, everyone is expected to grow the business. This course will help you identify your business communication styles, learn rapport-building skills, learn to ask the right questions in the right way, and learn to listen to the answers. You will use a variety of exercises to reinforce key client relationship skills.
Wendy Tynam's forte is helping her clients build their businesses. She has over 18 years of experience in advertising. Wendy is a graduate of the University of Maryland and the Actors Gymnasium Clown School. Wendy is General Manager of Rogen's Chicago office.

Ethical Fitness and Decision Making
Saturday, 9:00 - 11:50am
Cost: $60
Attendance Limit: 100
CEU: 0.3
Engineers are faced with tough ethical decisions everyday. This interactive course will strengthen your foundation of ethical intuition by reviewing beliefs and values that forge ethical behavior. You will learn to follow a practical guide for making decisions and implementing choices for tough dilemmas in engineering, personnel management and your personal life.
Stretch Dunn, P.E. is a West Point graduate and has a MS in Civil Engineering. He has had successful careers in the military and in the private sector serving as CEO of a large international employee engineering, construction management organization. Stretch is now part of the Dyson Leadership Institute faculty.

Principles of Lean Manufacturing
Saturday, 9:00am - 5:50pm, 12:00-1:00pm - one hour break for lunch at attendees' own discretion
Cost: $300
Attendance Limit: 25 max
15 min CEU: 0.8
Lean manufacturing is the best, most systematic management system for satisfying customers on delivery, quality and price. It is being adopted rapidly by most industries, including automotive, aerospace, furniture, metal working and electronics. Lean systems help improve operations and performance in batch production systems, continuous flow operations, service operations, administrative functions and job shops. This course discusses a systematic approach to identifying and eliminating waste through continuous improvement by flowing the product at the pull of the customer in pursuit of perfection.
The ATN "Lean Manufacturing Team" staff are recognized and nationally acclaimed, by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Manufacturer Extension Partnership, for their innovation and efforts in development and implementation of interactive 'Lean Manufacturing' courses. See OSHA 10 Hour for additional information on ATN.

Policy, Regulation and Compliance:Wetlands and Alternative Treatment Designs
Saturday, 11:00 - 11:50am
Cost: $40
Attendance Limit: 100
CEU: 0.1
Constructed wetlands and other alternative wastewater treatment designs have recently drawn increasing attention in advance of tighter discharge permit limits and reduced fiscal budgets. This session focuses on the regulatory forces driving the need for alternative treatment; problems associated with conventional technologies; and the pros and cons of selected alternative treatment systems. Additionally, in-depth discussion will be given to the design aspects of constructed wetlands, wetland kinetics and case studies.
Jonathan Bonner, P.E. has gained over 18 years of experience in environmental compliance, remediation, permitting and design working with such industries as refineries, wood products facilities, textile mills, chemical production and steel mills. He specializes in municipal wastewater treatment plant evaluation and design with his specific focus on retrofitting older, out-dated facilities to meet permitting standards.

Creating a Powerful Presence
Saturday, 1:00 - 2:50pm
Cost: $60
Attendance Limit: 50
CEU: 0.2
Some people in business seem to naturally command attention and respect while others struggle to be taken seriously. Learn to overcome the "nobody-here-takes-me-seriously" problem. This session will concentrate on the seven observable behaviors - the things that people see when they look at you and hear when they listen to you. You will identify the behavior that might be getting in the way of your business success and learn exercises that will enhance your overall presence!
Catherine Johns is a former talk show host, news anchor and morning show sidekick. She specializes in teaching presentation skills, sales communication and media skills. Catherine is a certified NLP Practitioner. Catherine is a consultant with Rogen International Group.

Seven Steps for Women Engineering Leaders
Saturday, 1:00 - 2:50pm
Cost: $50
Attendance Limit: 100
CEU: 0.2
Women face unique challenges on the road to success. This course will focus on the seven steps necessary for success. You will learn to balance work commitments, health and life goals and to grow into Leadership Positions. This course is recommended for members and students in academia as well as in industry and government.
Dr. Rita Oberle, P.E. holds dual faculty appointments in the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, College of Engineering and the Building Construction Program, College of Architecture at Georgia Tech University. She is the former Director of Facilities Planning and Management for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.