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Newest Advanced Technology Education Center Opens

The grand opening on April 9 of a new technology education center in the Seattle area marked a milestone for the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Advanced Technological Education (ATE) Program. The new Northwest Center for Emerging Technologies (NWCET) is the second major ATE center NSF has supported in the fields of information technology and telecommunications.

NSF has funded 10 other such ATE programs on a smaller scale around the United States. NSF initiated the ATE Program in 1994 in an effort to meet the education needs of the high- performance workplace through education programs at two-year and community colleges. The ATE program supports projects in instructional materials and curriculum development; laboratory development and enhancement; faculty and teacher enhancement and preparation; and technical experiences for students.

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Positions Available

The Washington Technology Center (WTC) is seeking an Executive Director. WTC is the state of Washington's enterprise for joint industry-university technology development partnerships. The Center supports technologies for industry application for Washington companies in the areas of advanced materials and manufacturing, biotechnology/biomedical devices, computer systems and microelectronics.

The Executive Director has overall management and administrative responsibility for four research areas/programs and a ten person staff. The Executive Director serves as the primary WTC representative with industry, university and government leadership, responsible for long range planning, major facilities planning, development and implementation of WTC policies and procedures.

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People

Dr. Robert Center has retired. Dr. Center was the executive director of the Washington Technology Center.

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Position Available

The Alliance for Manufacturing Excellence (AME), a non-profit start-up organization, seeks an Executive Director to build and operate a successful manufacturing services organization. The Executive Director will guide AME in its mission of assisting smaller manufacturers to adopt more advanced manufacturing technologies and management techniques.

AME's head office will be located in the greater Seattle area with field staff located in offices throughout the state. Field services begin in the spring of 1997. At full operational levels--anticipated in the third year of operations-- the Director will command a budget of approximately $6 million and a staff of 18 field engineers in addition to technical specialists and management and administrative staff.

Requirements include a master's degree/or equivalent and ten years or more of management experience in a manufacturing environment.

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