E-S-03C: Clocking In with PCE, Partner of NCMEP

Polymers Center of Excellence (PCE)

Established in 1995, the North Carolina Manufacturing Partnership (NCMEP) is the official representative of the MEP Network in the State of North Carolina. The purpose of the partnership is to enhance the productivity, innovative capacity and technological performance of North Carolina based manufacturing firms.

Our mission, at NCMEP, is to help small and mid-sized manufacturers achieve their performance. Through combined resources and collaboration efforts, we provide solutions and services that help organizations all around our great state.

I got the chance to sit down with a few of NCMEP’s partners during this year’s mfgCON in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. In this episode, I talked to Phil Shoemaker, Executive Director of the Polymers Center of Excellence (PCE).

 

LINKS

NCMEP

Polymers Center of Excellence

 

ABOUT

Phil Mintz

Phil Mintz is the Executive Director of NC State Industry Expansion Solutions (IES) and Director of the North Carolina Manufacturing Extension Partnership (NCMEP). At NCMEP, Phil drives outreach to NC manufacturers, builds relationships with federal and state leaders and coordinates efforts to drive profitable manufacturing growth in the state. He also leads the broader IES Extension Operations outreach unit of regional managers, technical specialists and business development leaders providing business engagement, assessment and improvement tools. This includes statewide peer networks, ISO 9000 quality management systems, Six Sigma, Lean manufacturing, environmental services, and health and safety solutions.

Phil Shoemaker

Phil Shoemaker is the Executive Director of the Polymers Center of Excellence, a NCMEP Partner located in Charlotte, NC. Phil has been at the Polymers Center of Excellence since 2015 where he is in charge of all the center’s operations. He graduated from the University of Denver in 1975 with a BA in History and he went on to get a PhD in History of Science from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1981.

Check out the Clocking In: Voices of NC Manufacturing website.