Earlier this year, I needed support from a vendor. In response, a gentleman named Teran Wargin called me and arranged to meet me at my home. I remember immediately feeling like I was in good hands, something not easily experienced over the phone. As we were talking out on my driveway, I thought, wow, this guy has a great demeanor! We conversed a bit and I asked him how he … [Read more...]
About Joe Hackman
Welcome Q&A with Riddhi Thavi
Sustainability as a Career Choice: Meet Riddhi Thavi For the very first time, we are welcoming a summer intern to the Managed Solutions team! Allow me introduce you to Riddhi Thavi, a student at UC Davis and our sustainability intern. Riddhi is currently working on her Master's degree, and will assist us in figuring out how our solutions combined with CIMCO software can help … [Read more...]
CIMCO Releases Scheduler Tool
Last month, CIMCO announced the release of their production scheduling solution, CIMCO Scheduler.Scheduler helps fill a critical gap with machine status aware scheduling and expands on the role that CIMCO can play with both robust and capable applications including CIMCO Manufacturing Data Management and Machine Data Collection. With CIMCO Software as Industry 4.0 … [Read more...]
Meet Kevin Payne
When I hired Kevin in 2019, it was just the two of us, and we were very busy. So even though I briefly welcomed him when introducing him to our customers, he didn't receive the welcome he deserved. Now that we hired two new employees this year (Dawn and Pete), and officially welcomed them on this blog, I felt it was only right to give Kevin the same kind of welcome. Without … [Read more...]
FMG No. 13 – Spectacular Fails
I recently began reading “Courage is Calling” by Ryan Holiday. Then yesterday, as I was reflecting on where I was spending my discretionary time, I realized I had slowed way down on my book reading. In fact, I remembered I had only partially read “The Obstacle is the Way", another Ryan Holiday book. So in that moment, I resolved to finish the stack of half-read books sitting on … [Read more...]
Welcome Peter Pickslay
The Sky is the Limit with Managed Solutions and CIMCO Software: Meet Peter Pickslay I am excited to announce a new addition to the Managed Solutions team! Allow me introduce you to Peter Pickslay, our newest CNC Automation Specialist. Peter came onboard in August and has quickly become a valuable part of our team. Quite simply, we are honored to have him as he left his … [Read more...]