Cost:
Free event

Registration Link: 
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEvdOGtrz8iHNbFWX4rQVYaqWeKeujKvjxr

Event Description:

The #1 problem for most manufacturers, especially those employing automated machines, is access to a skilled workforce. 

The Uniquely Abled Project has successfully demonstrated a solution to this problem by recognizing that individuals with a diagnosis typically have compensating unique abilities. By matching those abilities to jobs in demand, the manufacturer’s workforce problem can be solved.

The Uniquely Abled Project has trained and placed individuals with level 1 (low support needed) in full-time jobs as CNC operators. To date there have been 80 graduates with close to 100% placement rate with overwhelmingly positive employer evaluations. 

The Uniquely Abled Project also provides access to workers for highly repetitive jobs like deburring, assembly, and operating simple automated machines. Access to these workers is free (outside of payroll, etc.) These programs are located all over the country, with a focus on establishing one in Colorado.

About the Presenter:

Dr. Ivan Rosenberg has been a change agent for over 30 years, serving on the Boards of several non-profits, and founding and leading over a dozen organizations. He currently is the Managing Partner of a management consulting firm, InVista Associates, which helps aerospace & defense clients accomplish breakthrough goals. 

He co-founded and is the Executive Director of the Aerospace & Defense Forum, a 9-chapter 2500+ national community that promotes collaboration and communication between A&D business leaders. And he is the Founder and President of The Uniquely Abled Project, whose purposes are to shift the societal paradigm from "disabled" to "uniquely abled", and to provide career vocational opportunities by matching their unique abilities to the requirements of jobs in demand.

He received Bachelor and Masters degrees in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from Cornell University and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Management from the University of Rochester.