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Published: July 21, 2010

  • TCIE names business development officer

    Gary Simon has been named director of business development at UB’s Center for Industrial Effectiveness (TCIE).

    In addition to responsibilities for custom student programming and certificate programs to serve the needs of the business community, Simon will continue to promote business process excellence, engineering solutions and UB research throughout the region and state to new prospects and current partners, while providing business development leadership and direction.

    A business development officer at TCIE since 2005, Simon has helped companies develop partnerships with UB’s School of Engineering and Applied Sciences. The recipient of a Six Sigma Green Belt, he has been responsible for projects that range from complex product design to optimization of process flow. He has more than 19 years in the business and economic development field, and has helped hundreds of companies identify resources to sustain and grow their business.

    Simon holds a bachelor’s degree from Syracuse University and an MBA from Pennsylvania State University.

    TCIE provides a dynamic link between UB’s expert resources and the region’s business community. A program of the UB School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, TCIE fosters partnerships and manages projects as diverse as the region’s businesses, and is a premier provider of Lean Six Sigma training and mentoring. For more information on how TCIE can assist Western New York businesses, click here.

  • MFC holds life sciences career workshops

    Millard Fillmore College continues its workshop series, “Career Opportunities in the Life Sciences,” from 6-8 p.m. on Aug. 24 and Sept. 21 in 147 Diefendorf Hall on the South Campus.

    The free workshop is open to anyone interested in learning more about job opportunities in the life sciences.

    The Buffalo Niagara region is home to more than 150 life sciences companies, including pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturers, biotechnical companies, and biomedical service and software companies.

    In addition to the workshop, Millard Fillmore College is designing a life sciences curriculum that will offer a certificate program for professionals, adult students and transitioning workers looking for employment in the life sciences field. The certificate program will offer courses and on-site workshops on regulatory issues, quality management, lean manufacturing and leadership in the medical device and biotechnology industries.

    For more information, or to register for the upcoming life sciences workshops, click here or call 716-829-3131.

  • Professor�s dance troupe on summer tour

    Dance aficionados looking for something “UB” to do this summer may want to consider attending a performance by Melanie Aceto Contemporary Dance (MACD), which continues its summer road tour this August.

    The troupe, founded and directed by Aceto, assistant professor of theater and dance, will appear at the Dance 2 Danse Festival in Toronto and a Vision of Sound Concert at the historic Jan Hus Presbyterian Church and neighborhood house on New York’s Upper East Side.

    • The Cabaret Series, Aug. 18, 9 p.m.
      The Rivoli, 332 Queen St. West
      $15 Tickets: www.totix.ca

    • D2D Duels Aug. 21, 4:40 p.m.
      The Winchester Street Theatre, 80 Winchester St.
      $15 Tickets: www.totix.ca

    • MACD at Vision of Sound Concert of Live Music and Dance
      Aug. 29, 1 p.m.
      Jan Hus Presbyterian Church, 351 East 74th St., New York, N.Y.
      Free. Information: (212) 288-6743 greetings@janhus.org

    For additional information, click here.