Michele S. Stuart, PMP, has performed management improvement, cost reduction, systems and statistical analysis for over 35 years. With a Masters degree in Industrial Engineering and Operations Research from Virginia Tech, Michele has an extensive background in project management, business process re-engineering, productivity and methods improvement, workspace/warehouse layout and redesign, inventory control, and staffing, scheduling and routing improvement.
She is President and founder of Efficiency Engineers, a consulting firm specializing in Business Optimization through Industrial Engineering and Information Technology formed in 1994.
What you’ll learn about in this episode:
- Michele’s recent Entrepreneur of the Year award given to her by the Society of Women Engineers, a global professional society representing 43 countries
- How Michele decided to become an engineer as a kid, even when it was a very uncommon career choice for women
- Talks Michele gives to get children interested in engineering
- How she chose industrial engineering
- How engineering has changed for women from when Michele started to today
- Michele’s virtual company: how she created it and how she manages it
- The unique question Michele asks people before hiring them
- Why Michele’s only lost two employees in 22 years
- What Michele learned as a “military brat” and why she loved growing up that way
- What she learned about value over cost as a kid
- How Michele’s parents treated allowance and the lessons she learned because of that
- Why starting her business was the best and worst financial decision Michele ever made
- How Michele and her husband have shared the load throughout her life
- Why Michele has thought more about retirement in the last year than she ever has
- The Biology teacher that was a huge influence in Michele’s life
Ways to contact Michele:
- Website: efficiencyengineers.com
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