GLISC Meeting – November 12, 2009

Good Morning GLISC Members and Friends,

Once again, thank you to Aspa Delis from Youth Employment Service for extending our use of the Youth Employment Services Training Room for this Thursday’s GLISC meeting. Steve Paton from Electra-Supply Company will be hosting our meeting and showcasing their business. Remember, this is a great opportunity to learn more about Electra-Supply so that you are armed with this knowledge for potential referrals.

We will also be having a special guest speaker. Vladimir Franjo from the NRC – IRAP program will be joining us. Many of you have expressed interest in learning more about IRAP, and Mr. Franjo has kindly accepted our invitation to address our group.

Also, we would like to make a donation to the Unemployed Help Centre Food Bank this holiday season on behalf of GLISC and its member companies. Please try and make it a priority to bring any non-perishable food items that you may be able to spare to our next three GLISC meetings before we break for the holidays (November 12, November 26 & December 10). Please also let the companies you represent know about this food drive – so that your employees/co-workers can also get involved. This winter is hitting many people in our community especially hard – hopefully, our group can help ease a little bit of this burden, even if just for a few families.

Meeting – 8AM – Youth Employment Services – 547 Victoria Ave., Windsor.

If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact me at your earliest convenience. Also, please feel free to welcome a guest to our meeting. We look forward to seeing you all there!

GLISC Meeting – October 29, 2009

Good Morning GLISC Members and Friends,

Once again, thank you to Aspa Delis from Youth Employment Service for extending our use of the Youth Employment Services Training Room for our upcoming GLISC meetings.  Ken Wheeldon & Bill MacArthur from MTEAMS have graciously offered to step in and host this meeting, as our earlier scheduled host is unable to this week.  I’m sure that Bill & Ken’s presentation will prove to be very enlightening! 

Meeting – 8AM – Youth Employment Services – 547 Victoria Ave., Windsor

If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact me at your earliest convenience. 

Also, please feel free to welcome a guest to our meeting.

 

 

Featured GLISC Member – Mike Kramer, General Manager/Con-Syst-Int Group Inc.

Mike Kramer, CET, is the General Manager at Con-Syst-Int (Controls Systems International) Group Inc.  Con-Syst-Int Group Inc. was established in 1989 and is one of the original Electrical controls Design / Build companies from the Great Lakes Area (Automation Alley), which started this industry. Con-Syst-Int still retains key managers and personnel that have been part of the team since the beginning.

After working the tobacco fields in rural Southwestern Ontario and a brief stint in the Armed Forces, Mike knew that he wanted to get an education and enrolled in the Electrical (Controls) Engineering Program at Fanshawe College in London, Ontario.  After successfully completing the program, Mike furthered his education and added to his marketable skill-set by becoming a registered Industrial Electrician and also completing the requirements set forth by OACETT (Ontario Association of Certified Engineering Technicians and Technologists) to obtain his CET designation.   Mike has spent several years working in the field as Service Manager – this, coupled with his fresh approach to business management, made him the ideal candidate for General Manager of his company when the position became available.  

Con-Syst-Int Group Inc. can provide complete controls system design, integration and commissioning services for all your automation needs. Our vast experience with proven equipment from Siemens, Control MicroSystems, Schneider, Allen-Bradley, GE and various other equipment manufacturers, ensures top quality service delivery and operation.

Con-Syst-Int Group Inc. provides a wide range of services including PLC Programming, AutoCAD/ePLAN, Panel Build, Operator Interface, Project Planning, Commissioning, Field Wiring, Hardware Design, Fluids Design, Project Management and Plant Maintenance.

Con-Syst-Int Group Inc. has varied and extensive experience in Automotive and Non-Automotive related systems.  Along with its sister company, MTE Controls Corporation, Con-Syst-Int Group Inc. is able to offer potential customers a “one-stop shop” offering everything from concept and design through to the build, commissioning, training and maintenance.

For more information about Con-Syst-Int Group Inc., please browse our website at: www.consystint.com or contact Mike Kramer at: 519-737-7447 ext. 34.

***Note: Mike Kramer is one of the three founding members of GLISC. Mike, along with Todd Kuzniak and Rick Evans are the Managing Directors of our Consortium.

GLISC Dot BIZ!

Good Afternoon All,

Many thanks to Ben Cenko’s son, Ted for designing and publishing the GLISC website.  The website is now live and can be accessed at: www.glisc.biz.  Please check it out at your earliest convenience, we would love your feedback. 

Once again, I would like to thank Ben and Ted Cenko for providing our group with this service.  It is with our members’ help and commitment, that we are able to make GLISC such a success.

GLISC Meeting – Thursday August 20, 2009

Good Afternoon GLISC Members and Friends,

Rick Baxter, Account Executive at Empire Communications has graciously offered to host our next GLISC meeting (Thursday August 20, 2009 – 9:00 am) at the Windsor-Essex Regional Chamber of Commerce, located at:

2575 Ouellette Place, Windsor, ON  N8X 1L9

Rick will be giving a presentation about his company, the products and services they offer.  I am sure that we are all looking forward to learning more about Rick’s business in order to effectively refer business to him.  Please RSVP to me, Pamela Breault no later than end of business Tuesday August 18, 2009 – so that the Chamber will be able to prepare accordingly.

Have a great day, I look forward to seeing you all at the next meeting at the Windsor-Essex Regional Chamber of Commerce, 2575 Ouellette Place on Thursday August 20^th at 9:00am.

Featured GLISC Member – Frank Abbruzzese, President/AlphaKOR Group Inc.

Frank Abbruzzese is President of AlphaKOR Group Inc. and has a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Windsor.   Frank has been in the IT industry for over 21 years in the WindsorEssex Region.  Involved in many associations and organizations such as past ViceChair of the Better Business Bureau, past President of the Windsor Executives Association and currently part of the Steering Committee for the Softech Alliance Network to promote this Region as an IT community.

AlphaKOR Group sells, supports and services computers, printers, software such as MS Office, Adobe, anti-virus/anti-spyware software, anti-spam software, File Servers, full networking administration and support and all related computer equipment. 

AlphaKOR is the Region’ largest HP reseller and the area’s Apple Warranty Service Centre. 

Some of the services offered:  24×7 service including weekends and all holidays, help desk services on a call-by-call basis or corporate contract basis, remote support services for local and national contracts, network security audits, computer usage policy development for your organization, data disaster recovery (if your files are lost DO NOT DO ANYTHING but call AlphaKOR to increase your chances of retrieving your data).

Strategic planning for linking companies to share data across their multiple locations and with remote users on the road and from their home office.

Recipient of the 2009 Chamber of Excellence Service Company of the Year and servicing small-medium businesses for 14 years!

August 6th – Meeting Update

Good Morning All,

Brian Masse’s office contacted me this morning; regretfully, he will be unable attend our August 6^th meeting as he has to be in Ottawa for the Nortel hearing.  He will, however be joining us for a meeting in September.  I have heard from many of our members that everyone is very interested in hearing Aspa’s presentation, so I look forward to seeing you all next Thursday.

GLISC Meeting – Thursday August 6, 2009

Good Morning GLISC Members and Friends,

Aspa Delis, from St. Clair College – Youth Employment Services has graciously offered to host our next GLISC meeting (Thursday August 6th, 2009 – 8:30am) at their facility, located at: 547 Victoria Ave. Windsor, Ontario 519-253-4464 Aspa will be giving a presentation about Youth Employment Services, as well as explaining subsidies available for hiring/training a young person. I am sure that we are all looking forward to learning more about Youth Employment Services, in order to more effectively refer potential partner organizations to Aspa. Please RSVP to me, Pamela Breault no later than end of business Tuesday Aug. 4th, 2009 – so that Aspa will be able to prepare accordingly.

Aspa sent me the following note (in the event you have a difficult time finding their facility):

 “…547 Victoria Ave (one way street that you can catch from Park or University, heading towards Wyandotte). We have parking next to our building – the driveway is actually just before the building itself. We are on the opposite side of the street from the YMCA.”

Additional Notes:

1) I am still awaiting member/company bios. If you are unsure what you need to provide me with, please read the “Featured Member” blog-post at: www.glisc.wordpress.com or on the LinkedIn GLISC Group page. This will clarify what I am looking for in terms of member bios.

2) We look forward to seeing your comments on the GLISC blog: www.glisc.wordpress.com There is a post regarding Testimonials – please read it and leave any testimonials you may have regarding any of the member businesses you currently do business with or have done business with in the past. Testimonials are a great way to lend validity when trying to refer business to a company you may not have first-hand experience dealing with. If you do not wish to write a testimonial on-line, please fill out a testimonial card at the meeting, and turn it in to me.

3) We look forward to a great turn-out. Just a reminder to everyone that Hon. Brian Masse (M.P. Windsor-West) will be attending this meeting. Please be sure to RSVP to me at your earliest convenience.

Have a great day, I look forward to seeing you all at the next meeting at St. Clair College Youth Employment Services, 547 Victoria Ave., Windsor, Ontario Thursday August 6th at 8:30am.

Featured GLISC Member – Rick Baxter, Account Executive/Empire Communications

Rick has been in the security business for about 30 years and about 10 years in telecommunications.

Sales, is a people business that takes time to learn. Rick has learned that people don’t care about how much you know until they know how much you care. This, of course means you need to take a keen interest in your customer’s operation and how your solution will enhance it. Rick takes pride in the manner of which he conducts business and always looks forward to meeting new people and challenges.

Empire Communications has been in business for over 25yrs. Originally starting as Sergeant Security supplying and installing security systems, fire alarm systems etc. Empire Communications was created about 15yrs ago as the need to supply and install phone systems became more apparent.

Today, Empire Communications is a full service company that offers installation and service on a variety of phone systems – Nortel, Panasonic, and NEC.  Empire is the largest NEC dealer in Canada. We can service any one from a couple of phones up to several thousand phones. We specialize in PBX and VoIP phone systems.

Empire is also AMP certified for Cat5e, Cat6 and fiber data cabling. The certification allows us to offer you a 25yr warranty on the cable, connectors and patch panels. We also install and provide test results for Nordex and Hubbell installations.

Empire Communications is a Kantech authorized dealer for door access systems. This allows each door to be restricted by person, time of day and authorization with a full audit trail outlining all activity. They can be operated over a LAN / WAN network so that remote sites can be administered from one location. This can be integrated with your camera system to provide a picture with every transaction.

Empire is also an authorized dealer for GE surveillance camera systems. They have a large variety of cameras that will meet every need. Everything from covert cameras to pan, tilt, zoom domes that allow for 360 degree viewing. These can all be brought back to a digital recorder that integrates with your network. This allows for administrative staff to view live or recorded video from their desk top workstation or from a computer from home or any location where internet access is available. You even have the ability to control the PTZ dome cameras from a remote location. The dome cameras can be connected to door contacts that will cause the camera to turn and zoom into any opened door.

These are just a portion of the products and services that Empire Communications is able to offer. Please keep us in mind for any upcoming projects. Let our years of experience design a cost effective solution for you.

GLISC – Upcoming Meeting Schedule & Hosts

Good Afternoon GLISC Members,

As you know, our group meets every other Thursday morning, and members all take their turn hosting a meeting.  Following is the Meeting schedule through to the end of September.  We need volunteers for the meetings beyond that.  If you have yet to host a meeting, and are not scheduled to do so, please contact Pamela Breault at 519-737-7447 ext 27 or pbreault@consystint.com in order to set it up.  If you do not have the available space at your facility, please let me know, as we can book the Chamber of Commerce boardroom to hold our meeting.

GLISC Meetings

April 30, 2009 — MTE/Con-Syst-Int Group (Todd Kuzniak/Mike Kramer)

May 14, 2009 — Dearborn MidWest Conveyor (Steve White)

May 28, 2009 — Canadian Linen & Uniform Supply (Maggie D’Aversa)

June 11, 2009 — TD Canada Trust – Commercial Lending Centre (Barb Cole/Marc Mundy)

June 25, 2009 — Gordon Consulting (Al Gordon)

July 9, 2009 — Cornerstone Intelligent Software (Rick Evans)

July 23, 2009 — R.J. Cyr Co. Inc. (Randy Cyr / Monique McKay)

Aug 6, 2009 — S.C.C. Youth Employment Services (Aspa Delis)

Aug 20, 2009 — Empire Communications (Rick Baxter)

Sept 3, 2009 — AlphaKor (Frank Abbruzzese)

Sept 17, 2009 — Balluff Canada (Rick Durocher)

Oct 1, 2009 – Southland Insurance (Paul Coleman)

Oct 15, 2009 – Felix Global (Rick Nicholls)

Volunteers Needed:

Oct 29, 2009

Nov 12, 2009

Nov 26, 2009

Dec 10, 2009