September 15, 2010 Regular News UF students spend a day volunteering OVER 300 FIRST-YEAR LAW STUDENTS at the University of Florida — including Kimberly Andreu, left, and Kristin Belsito at the Humane Society — kicked off the school year by donating their time and efforts to a variety of organizations in Gainesville. “Community Service Day marks an end to the Introduction to Law School and the Profession Program, as well as a beginning to the new students’ legal careers,” said Michelle Ocepek, director of Student Programs at UF Law. “It helps instill the message that attorneys should participate in the community in which they live and give back in meaningful ways.” Student groups were divided up to volunteer at 16 different sites around Gainesville, giving their time to organizations such as Haven Hospice, the Humane Society, and The Alachua County Conservation Trust. “The experience was good because, as we’ve already started learning, being a public servant is an essential part of practicing law and including something like Community Service Day helps to reinforce that fact,” said Kara Carnley, a first-year law student who volunteered at The Arc of Alachua County, an organization that provides a variety of services to the developmentally disabled. With each student contributing three hours of time, UF Law’s 1L class donated approximately 920 hours in volunteer time and giving back to the community. read more

LSI President Brett Tennar says, “Steve’s success in developing operational strategies that improves the bottom line, builds teamwork, reduces waste and ensures quality product development and distribution checks many of the boxes of what we were looking for in a COO. This, coupled with his career in the Air Force working with highly technical systems and his in-depth understanding of Lean Six Sigma and Business Process Management sealed our offer. As our tagline states, our products are Powered by Science. This data driven approach is one reason why our company has grown exponentially as we employ the most advanced technology to product development. I am confident that Steve is the right person to drive operational strategy for our diverse and growing brands.” Advertisement DeMoulpied comes to LSI from the Private Client Services practice of Ernst & Young where he managed strategy & operations improvement engagements for privately held client businesses. Some of his prior roles include VP of strategic development, director of strategic initiatives, and Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt at OptumHealth, UnitedHealth Group’s health services business, as well as Lean Six Sigma Black Belt at General Electric, where he applied operations improvement principles to customer service, supply chain and product development. A successful entrepreneur, deMoulpied is also the founder of PrestoFresh, a Cleveland-based e-commerce food/grocery business.  We are growing! GMB North America, Inc. is looking to add new team members to our family!AdvertisementClick Here to Read MoreAdvertisement We are seeking an experienced Product Manager with at least 4 years recent, consistent and relevant experience in the Automotive Aftermarket Business. The position will be responsible for planning, forecasting and marketing of a product or products at all stages of the product life cycle.   In addition, the position will analyze market conditions and defining features or functions of a product, conduct profit and loss analysis for evaluating product performance. Education: BA degree in Engineering or Marketing Software:  Microsoft Package and ERP    We offer a competitive compensation and benefits package. Other job openings include a Catalog Manager and Sales Associate.    All new positions will work at our Headquarters in Dayton, N.J.   Please submit your resume and salary requirements to Joyce Di Bari by clicking the Apply Now button below.,Lubrication Specialties Inc. (LSI), manufacturer of Hot Shot’s Secret brand of performance additives and oils, recently announced the expansion of senior leadership. Steve deMoulpied joins LSI as the company’s chief operating officer (COO). AdvertisementClick Here to Read MoreAdvertisement DeMoulpied has a Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering Management from the United States Air Force Academy and a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Dayton in Marketing and International Business. He served six years with the USAF overseeing the development of technology used on fighter aircraft and the E-3 Surveillance aircraft, finishing his career honorably as Captain. With more than 20 years of experience across multiple industries and functional areas, deMoulpied has particular expertise in organizations with complex technical products. Combined, his prior positions have required a spectrum of skills in corporate strategy, operations improvement, product quality, and revenue cycle management. He has an impressive history of utilizing data driven problem solving (Lean Six Sigma) and project management (PMP and CSM) to achieve strategic goals surrounding customer satisfaction, operational efficiency and improved profit.  read more

Daily Postcard: The sunrise casts a crimson hue to the sky Thursday over North Community. Photo by Kathryn Willcutt

TROY, Mich. – Meritor Inc. has appointed Barry Eckel to the position of director, OEM Sales & Canada, as a member of the Meritor DriveForce team. In this role, Eckel is responsible for leading the Meritor DriveForce sales and service organization for truck and trailer in Canada.   Meritor DriveForce is the company’s newly branded field sales and service organization, comprised of more than 110 experts trained to support customer needs before, during and after the sale.              “Barry is the ideal choice for this position,” said John Nelligan, general manager, OEM Sales and National Accounts. “His industry experience and leadership will be valuable assets as the Meritor DriveForce team continues to grow.”   Prior to this appointment, Eckel was director, OEM Sales. He will retain his current OEM account responsibilities. Eckel has a bachelor’s degree with a major in commerce from the University of Toronto.              Additionally, Meritor also appointed Stephen Murphy, district manager, eastern Quebec and Atlantic Canada, Meritor DriveForce.   “Stephen will play a critical role in our expansion and we’re pleased to have his experience on the team,” Eckel said.   Murphy has held a number of service management assignments in the trucking industry in Canada, most recently with TRANSX and Volvo/Mack Trucks Canada. He holds two interprovincial certificates of qualification in mechanics from Centennial College and is a graduate of the Service Management program at Pennsylvania State University.              AdvertisementClick Here to Read MoreAdvertisement read more

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I-CAR CEO & President John Van Alstyne said, “What a fantastic way to support an important cause. A couple I-CAR committees worked with CREF to innovate their normal golf outing fundraisers in the face of COVID earlier this year with great success, and the same can be expected here. I-CAR committees across the U.S. are increasingly focused on supporting career technical schools as our industry seeks more qualified and capable talent.  This event will be a fun and easy way to support that goal.”  FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. – The Equipment and Tool Institute (ETI) has announced the following new officers and board members elected to office for 2015-‘16.Officers (one year term)President – Tim Morgan (Spanesi Americas Inc.)Vice President, Programs – Bob Holland (Chief Automotive Technologies)Vice President, Marketing – Brian Herron (Drew Technologies)Secretary/Treasurer – Jim Fish (Bosch Automotive Service Solutions)Immediate Past President – Neil Davis (Snap-on Diagnostics)DirectorsElected for a three-year term on the Board of Directors:Dennis Keane (Bosch Automotive Service Solutions)Tim Lael (Hunter Engineering Company)David Rich (Innova Electronics) (Technical Director)Elected for a one-year term on the Board of Directors:Craig Kirkpatrick (Verizon Telematics/Networkfleet)Tom Kotenko (Snap-on Business Solutions)Current Board Members are:Term Expiring in 2016-’17Peter Richardson (Car-O-Liner)Term Expiring in 2017-’18Robert Vogt (IOSiX)John Heist (STAR EnviroTech)Kevin Fitzpatrick (Autologic)AdvertisementClick Here to Read MoreAdvertisement,To raise additional support for high school and college collision school programs, the Collision Repair Education Foundation (CREF) will be collaborating with 90 I-CAR volunteer committee groups nationwide on a winter virtual golf fundraiser, exclusively sponsored by PPG Automotive. This event will be a private tournament within TopGolf’s online game, which will be held from Friday, Nov. 20 through Sunday, Dec. 20. Golfers will be able to play an unlimited number of rounds of virtual golf during those 30 days, while viewing an in-game leaderboard to see how they are doing compared to others golfing from around the country. AdvertisementClick Here to Read MoreAdvertisement To help raise additional funds for local collision school programs, when paying their $25 registration fee online, golfers will be able to select one of the 90 participating I-CAR volunteer committees and $20 of their registration fee will be reinvested into collision schools in that specific market.  Ford Performance Racing School has donated two passes, a $4,000 value, that will be awarded to the virtual gofer with the best score at the end of the tournament. CREF Director of Development, Brandon Eckenrode noted, “We are excited about how this one event will bring together 90 I-CAR volunteer committees nationwide and through their local promotion of the event, the more support can be raised for collision schools. As collision instructors and students need the industry’s support now more than ever, we didn’t want the fact that in-person fundraisers not being possible to stop us from coming together for the future professionals of the industry.” Advertisement The 90 I-CAR volunteer committees will be promoting this fundraiser not only to their local industry members, but also the general public as the more local virtual golfers that participate, the more funding will be raised for their local collision school programs. Also, with the event being virtual, zero golfing skill is required, and golfers can play from the comfort of their home.Advertisement Tom Wolf, CREF board of trustees chair and PPG Automotive Refinish director of business development noted, “PPG is proud to continue supporting CREF’s efforts to help collision programs, students, and instructors and this is a creative way to get not only the industry, but general public supporting their local schools. While we are limited on the number of golfers that attend our annual CREF summer golf fundraiser, this virtual event allows for thousands to participate, knowing that their registration fee will be reinvested back into their local schools.” Registration is now open online. Industry members not located near one of the participating I-CAR Volunteer Committees can select “CREF General Fund” when registering and their registration fee will help CREF collision school programs, instructors and students nationwide. Registrants can download the free TopGolf online game to their phone, tablet, or desktop and start practicing their virtual golf swing prior to the Nov. 20 tee-off, when registered players will be given instructions on how to access the private in-game tournament. Questions regarding the fundraiser can be directed to CREF director of development  Brandon Eckenrode. read more

Royal IHC (IHC) has acquired a majority stake in Brastec Technologies, based in Brazil. Brastec Technologies designs and builds value-added, tailor-made production lines for the production of umbilicals and flexible pipes.This agreement fulfils two important elements of IHC business strategy: a foothold in the important Brazilian market; and the acquisition of Dutch-based SAS Offshore, which was fully owned by Brastec Technologies.Founded in 2002, Brastec Technologies has built an impressive customer base consisting of mayor suppliers to oil companies. These multinationals are mainly manufacturers of flexible pipes and umbilical cables. The value-added equipment manufactured by Brastec is considered as essential for the activities within the oil-and-gas exploration supply chain.“These investments are a good fit for our strategy of internationalisation, and strengthening our position in the offshore market,” says IHC’s CEO Bram Roelse. “With a foothold in Brazil, we are able to meet the demand for local content and service our customers with better regional facilities.” read more

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Solar Impulse was loaded on board a B747 freighter at the Swiss military airfield of Payerne. Payerne airfield’s short runway and lack of parking area for a large freighter aircraft made operating a B747F into the gateway a challenge. In order to successfully complete the project, the Cargolux aircraft ran with a limited amount of fuel to minimise the landing and take-off weight. The B747F parked on the Payerne runway during the loading process. The Solar Impulse has a wingspan of 63.4 m and was loaded onto the B747F via its front nose cargo door. The project was executed quickly – the Cargolux freighter was loaded and turned-around in just over 5 hours. The freighter landed in Luxembourg to take on fuel before heading on to the NASA Ames Research Center at Moffett Airfield, San Francisco, USA. From Moffett, the Solar Impulse will begin its ‘Across America’ mission – a coast-to-coast flight from San Francisco to Washington DC and New York City. The solar powered aircraft has already achieved five world records – including the record for the longest day and night solar powered flight set at 26 hours, 10 minuets and 19 seconds. www.cargolux.com read more

Aryamasir general manager Afshin Daryaie said: “Because of the lifting of sanctions in Iran, the old silk road is becoming bright once again and we are trying to increase our development inside Central Asia with new breakbulk projects. The safety and effectiveness of Iranian routes and the North – South corridor is a bright light in the transportation world.”Aryamasir International Transport is a member of the Project Cargo Network (PCN) in Iran and Azerbaijan.   www.aryamasir.comwww.projectcargonetwork.com read more