Season 10 Episode 3 - What is Zero Clear All About?

Episode Show Notes Episode 3 features Ernie Edmonds, Sr. Managing Consultant of Cyber Physical Security Services at CMTC. Ernie explains what Zero Clear is, where it came from, ...

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Season 10 Episode 2 - Managing the Cybersecurity Practices of IT Providers

Episode Show Notes Episode 2 features Dr. Ron McFarland, Sr. Consultant of Cyber Physical Security Services at CMTC. Ron discusses what a third-party IT provider is, the services ...

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Season 10 Episode 1 - Exploring Ransomware Prevention and Recovery

Episode Show Notes Episode 1 features Buzz Thomas, Managing Consultant of Cyber Physical Security Services at CMTC. Buzz explains what ransomware is, where it comes from, and who ...

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Season 9 Episode 3 - Providing Higher Quality Jobs to Attract Higher Quality Workers

Episode Show Notes Episode 3 features NIST Baldrige Performance Excellence Program Manager Dr. Kelly Welsh and CMTC Quality Practice Lead Eliot Dratch. Kelly and Eliot explain ...

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Season 9 Episode 2 - Advancing Your Business’s Digital Journey: The Importance of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)

Episode Show Notes Episode 2 features Pandora Ovanessian, Senior Technology Consultant at CMTC. Pandora explains what enterprise resource planning (ERP) is, how it works, and its ...

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Season 9 Episode 1 - The Do's and Don'ts of Supply Chain Diversification

Episode Show Notes Episode 1 features Jane Tierney, Founder and President of Purple Link. Jane covers the key elements of supply chain diversification and the role it plays in ...

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Season 8 Episode 1 - Artificial Intelligence in Manufacturing

Episode Show Notes Episode 1 features Dr. Jim Davis, Vice Provost of IT at UCLA’s Office of Advanced Research Computing (OARC). Jim explains what artificial intelligence (AI) is, ...

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Season 8 Episode 2 - State of the Economy: Navigating the “Stimulus Hangover”

Episode Show Notes Episode 2 features Christopher Thornberg, Ph.D., Founding Partner at Beacon Economics LLC. Christopher discusses the current state of the economy and what he ...

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Season 8 Episode 3 - Continuous Improvement Through the MBNQA Framework

Episode Show Notes Episode 3 features three executives from Mizuho OSI – Steve Lamb, Kevin Thorne, and Bill Bregar – as well as Denise Shields, Principal of the Shields Resource ...

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Season 7 Episode 3 - A Closer Look at the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA)

Episode Show Notes Episode 3 features FIBR Food Safety Council Lead Trainer Bill Huntley. Bill discusses the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), its impact on small and ...

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