Organizations Filed Purposes:
TO ASSUME A LEADERSHIP POSITION IN THE TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT OF FUTURE GENERATIONS FOR THE METALWORKING PROFESSION, WHILE CONTINUING TO LEAD SOUTHWESTERN PENNSYLVANIA'S CUSTOM MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY IN ACHIEVING BUSINESS SUCCESS BY PROVIDING A CENTER OF KNOWLEDGE EMPHASIZING: BUSINESS, TECHNOLOGY, GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS, EDUCATION, NETWORKING, AND MARKETING.
PROVIDE THE RESOURCES TO ESTABLISH PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS FOR WORLD-CLASS TOOLING AND MACHINING SOLUTIONS.
THE PITTSBURGH CHAPTER OF THE NATIONAL TOOLING AND MACHINING ASSOCIATION FOUNDATION SPEAR-HEADED EFFORTS TO BRING A NATIONAL STUDENT ROBOTICS PROGRAM TO THE PITTSBURGH REGION. LOCAL MANUFACTURERS AND EDUCATORS JOINED FORCES IN 2005, AND WITH JUST 6 SCHOOLS, LAUNCHED BOTSIQ. NOW, ENTERING ITS THIRTEENTH YEAR, THE PROGRAM HAS EXPLODED TO INCLUDE MORE THAN 60 SCHOOLS AND ITS OWN FAN BASE. WORKING WITH A ROBOTICS CURRICULUM BASED ON THE NATIONAL CURRICULUM STANDARDS AND MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY'S (MIT) MECHANICAL ENGINEERING METHODOLOGY, SOUTHWESTERN PENNSYLVANIA STUDENTS ARE TAUGHT TO DESIGN, BUILD AND BATTLE ROBOTS IN A GLADIATOR-STYLE COMPETITION. THE COMPETITION DRAWS ON STUDENTS' KNOWLEDGE OF MATH, SCIENCE, ENGINEERING AND EVEN PUBLIC SPEAKING. PERHAPS MOST IMPORTANTLY, STUDENTS SEE THAT BUILDING THINGS IS CHALLENGING, IT'S FUN, AND IT'S A POTENTIAL CAREER.APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM: THE CHAPTER SPONSORS APPRENTICE 4 YEAR TRAINING PROGRAM IN COOPERATION WITH 4 VO TECH SCHOOLS AND U.S. DEPT. OF LABOR. EACH YEAR, WE ACCEPT APPROXIMATELY 35 NEW APPRENTICES INTO THE FOUR-YEAR TRAINING PROGRAM. APPRENTICES COMPLETE 144 HOURS OF CLASSROOM TRAINING AND 2000 HOURS OF ON THE JOB TRAINING. WHILE THE INSTRUCTION IS OPEN TO ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO REGISTER FOR THE PROGRAM, APPRENTICES WHO WOULD LIKE TO EARN THEIR JOURNEYMAN'S PAPERS MUST ALSO BE REGISTERED WITH HIS OR HER EMPLOYER'S QUALIFIED PENNSYLVANIA APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM FOR ON-THE-JOB TRAINING.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Edward Sikora | EXECUTIVE | 2 | $10,020 |
| John Maholtz | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Geraldine M Jones | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Lee Ann Wainwright | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Kevin Hartford | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Jeff Detar | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| John Dalrymple | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Chuck Deventura | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Michel Conklin | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Ed Frieze | SECRETARY | 1 | $0 |
| Dan Whitacre | TREASURER | 1 | $0 |
| Jim Hoffman | PRESIDENT | 1 | $0 |
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