| According to Mark Kelly, Division Manager for | | | | AFE and participates locally with both organizations. |
| ResourceMFG, "The innovative approach to education | | | | ResourceMFG is involved with the total spectrum of |
| and workforce development created by the CEC | | | | manufacturing positions including production, quality, |
| (Central Education Center of Coweta County, GA) is | | | | maintenance, supervision, and all levels of |
| attracting the attention of business leaders, | | | | management. The company serves a wide variety of |
| educators, and government officials worldwide. In the | | | | industry segments that include automotive, electronic, |
| most fundamental sense, the CEC model is a | | | | machining, sheet metal, fabrication, and many other |
| "process" which allows for seamless collaboration | | | | specialized producers. |
| between education, business, and government, to | | | | ResourceMFG ( is the nation's leading manufacturing |
| create and develop the skilled workforce of the | | | | support organization. It focuses on the demands of |
| future. ResourceMFG has established a unique | | | | the manufacturing sector to serve the needs of |
| partnership with the CEC. Under the leadership of | | | | employees and customers. The company has |
| Jeannie Davis, Area Manager for ResourceMFG, and | | | | immersed themselves in the manufacturing |
| Mark Whitlock, CEO of the CEC, ResourceMFG has | | | | community and has close relationships with support |
| an office located within the campus of the Central | | | | organizations such as The National Association of |
| Education Center. In this structure, we are able to | | | | Manufacturers (NAM) and The American Production |
| work closely with manufacturing customers who are | | | | and Inventory Control Society (APICS). |
| defining the skill sets needed by their workforce, the | | | | Manufacturing is the sole focus of ResourceMFG |
| educators who are conducting the training, and the | | | | allowing a better manufacturing workforce. |
| students themselves. We create employment | | | | ResourceMFG understands that it takes good people |
| opportunities for students and flexibility for our | | | | to get good results. Experienced manufacturing |
| manufacturing customers. Participating as a panel | | | | professionals know how to find the talent needed to |
| member for this event underscores the important | | | | deliver results for manufacturing businesses. |
| role ResourceMFG has in this innovative partnership." | | | | ResourceMFG has been nationally recognized for |
| Mark Kelly is a manufacturing professional with broad | | | | having workforce management initiatives that impact |
| industry experience. With an educational background | | | | the bottom line. In 2006 ResourceMFG won the |
| in logistics and supply chain management Kelly has | | | | Optimas award for "Financial Impact." This value |
| served in a variety of manufacturing roles including | | | | allows the company to provide award winning |
| Operations Management and Industrial Human | | | | workforce management capabilities and processes |
| Resources. Kelly’s current role at ResourceMFG is | | | | that produce better results. The key to delivering |
| to oversee growth and development for a company | | | | better manufacturing employees lies in the fact that |
| who specializes in placing employees exclusively for | | | | it is all that ResourceMFG does. With superior |
| manufacturing. This position requires alignment with | | | | screening, OSHA outreach programs and ongoing |
| manufacturing partners to develop skills specific to | | | | safety training, ResourceMFG delivers the kind of |
| their needs while keeping them globally competitive. | | | | workers needed for every manufacturing facility. |
| Kelly is an active member and speaker for APICS and | | | | |