About NBT
Through its manufacturing summer camps and scholarships, NBT is inspiring the next generation of manufacturers, inventors and entrepreneurs. This site contains information on the urgent need to engage young people in career preparation for well-paid, fulfilling jobs that require hands-on skills.
Mission
The mission of NBT is to engage, nurture and excite individuals of all ages in the pursuit of careers in manufacturing.
Goals
- NBT will be the recognized resource for career development information programs, outreach, training, and services to facilitate a skilled manufacturing work force.
- NBT will be the recognized voice for the general public awareness of the challenge and solutions for renewing the future manufacturing work force.
- NBT will be a powerful fundraiser that is successful in developing and implementing its funding campaigns.
Core Values
- Be involved
- Youth are the future
- Inspire people to work with their hands and minds
- Respect for individual skills
- Lifelong learning by doing
- Empowering people of all ages to tinker
- Pursuit of craftsmanship
- Honing interest into ability
Annual Report
Download the 2011 Annual Report
Leadership
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| Traci Tapani NBT Chairman Co-President Wyoming Machine Inc. Stacy, MN |
Bryan Hawkins NBT Vice Chair President/CEO Hawkeye Industries, Inc. Tupelo, MS |
Marcia Arndt NBT Secretary/Treasurer Dean, Manufacturing Technology Moraine Park Technical College West Bend, WI |
Teresa Beach – Shelow President Superior Joining Technologies Inc. |
David Brown President Affiliations Unlimited, Inc. Irvine, CA |
Rory De John Senior Vice President Turner Construction Co. Anaheim, CA |
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| Vivek Gupta Managing Director Texas ProFab Corp. Carrollton, TX |
Matt Hotch President Matt Hotch Designs Fullerton, CA |
Ed Severson District Manager SB Specialty Metals Minneapolis, Minn. |
Edwin Stanley Vice President GH Metal Solutions Ft. Payne, AL |
Edward Youdell NBT President Fabricators & Manufacturers Association, Intl. Rockford, IL |
