Hello NW SME chapter members!

It's time for our annual (and now virtual) get-together, and we have two sessions to offer you. This event is FREE, and guests are highly encouraged to join us.

Schedule

11:00 -12:30 NW SME Senior Chapters Session

1:00 -1:30 Lunchbreak and networking

1:30-3:45 NW SME Student Chapter Session

Overview

Morning session:

An informal space for NW senior chapters to meet and discuss where we've been in 2021 and where we're headed in 2022. Concludes with macro view of industry and projections by PNAA.

Topics

Chapter updates from 2021
NW Chapters regional planning discussion
State of the Manufacturing Industry and 2022 Projections (Courtesy of PNAA)
Presentation on Additive Manufacturing by 3DX Industries

Afternoon session:

Student-focused panel discussion given by local industry professionals (see below). We have a large number of young engineers about to graduate this spring, and this is our effort to help support and prepare them. If you know of any students who could use industry perspective and words of encouragement, please invite them to this page to register. Guests are encouraged!

Topics

Networking
Resume Review
Interview Preparation
Salary Negotiation

Moderators

Alex Benson, SME Seattle Chair and Matthew Clegg, SME Seattle Treasurer

Panelists

Nikki Malcolm; Interim CEO and Executive Director of the PNAA

Bridget Brewer; President of NIC Global and Member of the Operations Advisory board for WWU

Jim Lee; GM at Tool Gauge and PNAA Board Chair

Jessica Kinman; Worldwide AWS for Industrial New Product Development Solutions Leader, Amazon Web Services

Matthew Clegg; former SME Seattle chair and Community and User Advocacy Manager, Solidworks

Roger Janssen; President & CEO of 3DX Industries

...and others!

2022 SME NW Chapter Virtual Roundtable