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Nikolaus Heilman
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 I believe in the importance of LEADERSHIP. Unfortunately too many people are promoted to management positions without adequate leadership training. Managers are like the drivers of an 18 wheel rig going down a curvy, steep mountain road. To manage well (the words in Spanish "to drive" and "to manage" are the same: manejar) means not to hit anything and get the load to its destination on time. No one has been trained, no one has been inspired and the company is not any more productive. I believe there is a leader lurking inside of every manager and that leader can be coaxed out with right kind of mentoring and learning to lead rather than drive (manejar) people.
Education
Neumarkt Oberrealschuhle | Germa High School
University of California | 2 yrs optical physics, tool & die design
Stanford University | 2+ yrs Mechanical Engineering
Sussex College | BSc. Eng., MBA
Languages (in addition to English): Germa - fluent. Spanish - fluent, WA State Certified Interpreter
Additional Training
USMC military police, Demand Flow Technology, computer science, court interpreter, language teacher training (CIE), fiber optics, foundry practice, phisiology, public speaking.
Experience
Paid Position
Industrial Consultant 2000 to Present
Nikolaus J. Heilman BSME, MBA, CMI, Carnation, W
> Successfully tested polution control system and sold project to partner
> Arranged legal immigration documentation for several families
> Engendered confidence in executive to start up his own manufacturing facility.
Paid Position
Manufacturing Engineering & Operations Mgr. 1997 to 2000
Leviton Telcom, Bothell, WA
Trained personnel in Mexico. Marketing representative for Latin American contractors conference in Florida. Started DFT in manufacturing area.
Paid Position
Industrial Consultant 1970-1997
Nick Heilman, California, Idaho, Washington
> Project Mgr. of $115 million waste water recover plant in Poland
> Reorganized management of powerboat company
> Operations troubleshooter for Idaho manufacturing company
Extra-Curricular/Volunteer Activities
25 yeears of working with the Latino community as a minister and family counselor.
Work Related Strengths
Trained and experienced public speaker: able to draw on diverse technical and leadership background to find solutions; speak three languages fluently; excellent ability to multitask; experienced in working with executive management; inspire others to push and ignore envelope. Fearless, not overwhelmed by new challenges.
Rewards, Recognition, or Accolades
Married for 50 years to the same lady. The best reward for being a good provider in spite of having worked as a consultant
Organization Affiliations
Senior Member of Society of Manufacturing Engineers since 1983; Society Plastic Engineers; International Society of Financiers. Watchtower Society (Jehovah's Witnesses) since 1962 & presiding minister since 1972, convention overseer since 1982.
Professional Accomplishments
Consultant to Stanford University for over 2 years to set up linear accellerator. Consultant to IBM, GE, GTE, Lockheed, Boeing. Patents for new reaction injection molding machine, pollution control devices, turned companies around from red to black ink, trained personnel in USA & Mexico, held every position in companies from draftsman to president, negotiated international sales contracts, wrote comprehensive QA & fabrication manuals & leadership training seminar. Organized and built the factory for a boat company. Introduced lost foam casting process to Seattle. Public speaking engagements in English & Spanish before small and large (85,000) audiencces.
Personality Strengths
Good sense of humor. High moral and professional integrity. The ability to discern good in others. The ability to elicit extraordinary performance without threats. Not easily offended. A good, compassionate listener
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Nikolaus Heilman |
COMMUNICATION SKILLS: Public Speaking |
| 6 Months | 12 Hours | $2100.00 |
1. Every day communication
2. Seminar facilitator
3. Public speaking
NOTE: Personal contact with the protege is required to observe reactions and levels of comprehension. This does not mitigate the use of email and telephone conversation to bounce ideas off each other and to stimulate thinking between mentoring sessions. TRAVEL EXPENSES ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THE PROGRAM COST and are the responsibility of the protege.
Real leadership requires the ability to inspire with the spoken word and attendant body language. If, as a leader, you cannot inspire, you will expire. Effective communication is not an option for supervisors and managers. It is a job expectation and is one of the most valuable tools for productive leadership. The new supervisor could be facing a formidable challenge. If the promotion came through recognition of excellent technical skills and work habits and there was little or no succession training, the new supervisor may be left literally speechless. Communication is not only a productivity tool; it is also a judgment tool. Subordinates, peers and superiors tend to judge others, to a great extent, on the quality of their communications, written and spoken. There is no real leadership when it is not communicated with conviction.
True leadership requires good, personal, verbal communication skills. If you are a good leader, people will put money where your mouth is. There is, unfortunately the erroneous idea among many executives, particularly the younger ones, that if they know how to surf the Internet and can write e-mail and blogs, that they have all the knowledge in the world and are great communicators. Executives (supposed leaders) have more need to manifest their leadership qualities in face to face situations in the work place. Many people would rather have a root canal than appear before an audience. Even if they are natural hams and have no problems in getting before a group, they often are not effective because the lack speaking skills. This ability is not obtained by watching the screen on the lap top. There has to be exercised practice and application before a live audience.
Ingage interviews Nick Heilman. Listen to his interview below.
- A brief summary of Nick's experience.
- A brief summary of Nick's accomplishments.
- How Nick overcomes difficult situation.
- The ideal protégé for Nick.
- The strategic importance of mentoring, according to Nick.
Mentor Program Details |
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($2,700 for in-person mentoring, travel not included.) Find balance, gain clarity and perspective, and experience more satisfaction and enjoyment in your personal and professional life.
This program includes:
- 6 months of mentoring
- 2 hours telephone mentoring per month for $350/month (or in-person mentoring for $450 per month) with unlimited email support. (Travel expenses are not included in the program cost.)
- DiSC Indra Assessment
- Access to new networks
- Access to Ingage's mentoring resource library, articles, & discussions
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Nikolaus Heilman |
LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT: Supervising |
| 3 Months | 9 Hours | $1575.00 |
1. Empowerment
2. Hiring, firing, reviews
3. Succession Training
NOTE: Personal contact with the protege is required to observe reactions and levels of comprehension. This does not mitigate the use of email and telephone conversation to bounce ideas off each other and to stimulate thinking between mentoring sessions. TRAVEL EXPENSES ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THE PROGRAM COST and are the responsibility of the protege.
People do not actually work for companies. They work for their supervisors. Companies are abstractions of physical assets, stock values, annual earnings and product lines or services. None of the aforementioned interview us, determine salaries, define activities or assign us to the little cubicle or give us that nice corner office with all those windows. Our impressions of a company in a job interview or when doing business with it, are principally of its people, particularly its managers. People, their attitudes and activities make the company. In some places it is just empty sloganeering to say that "people are our most important asset", it is, nonetheless, the most fundamental truth of good business practice. Success as a supervisor is directly related to interpersonal relationships which are directly related to the power of understanding and using good communications skills.
Ingage interviews Nick Heilman. Listen to his interview below.
- A brief summary of Nick's experience.
- A brief summary of Nick's accomplishments.
- How Nick overcomes difficult situation.
- The ideal protégé for Nick.
- The strategic importance of mentoring, according to Nick.
Mentor Program Details |
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($2,025 for in-person mentoring, travel not included) Set better goals, make better decisions, have someone to collaborate with, and become a better manager, executive or businessperson.
This program includes:
- 3 months of mentoring
- 3 hours telephone mentoring per month for $525/month (or in-person mentoring for $675/month) with unlimited email support. (Travel expenses are not included in the program cost.)
- DiSC Indra Assessment
- Access to new networks
- Access to Ingage's mentoring resource library, articles, and discussion board
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Nikolaus Heilman |
OPERATIONS: Business Process Analysis |
| 6 Months | 12 Hours | $2100.00 |
1. AGILE OPERATIONS (DFT)
2. CUSTOMERS AND PROVIDERS
3. PROCESS CONTROL
NOTE: Personal contact with the protege is required to observe reactions and levels of comprehension. This does not mitigate the use of email and telephone conversation to bounce ideas off each other and to stimulate thinking between mentoring sessions. TRAVEL EXPENSES ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THE PROGRAM COST and are the responsibility of the protege.
A "nuts and bolts" approach should describe managers' and supervisors' duties. The proper function, servicing and repair of complex and large equipment are still the Company's responsibility. This often ignored aspect of the Company's enterprise presents some unique challenges. Every company must have orderly processes to introduce new products into the Market to meet targeted revenue and product release date goals. To be successful requires more than believing that the product is unique or "should sell a million". A process consist of a number of steps, usually in a specific order, to arrive at a desired result. When a process is interrupted or there is no conclusion, the process ceases to exist. If a process is carried out to achieve expected results it is called closure. How can all participate in a process to bring about required closure? Everyone in the company must understand that there has to be a solid link of cooperation between all activities and how that is achieved.
This topic encompasses all activities related to manufacturing and thus includes manufacturing engineering, production planning, tooling, fabrication, assembly, purchasing, customer service, shipping and receiving. There is world of issues on a variety of technical and social levels that require mentoring from somebody who has been there for years and has been successful in turning things around and making profits for the companies.
Ingage interviews Nick Heilman. Listen to his interview below.
- A brief summary of Nick's experience.
- A brief summary of Nick's accomplishments.
- How Nick overcomes difficult situation.
- The ideal protégé for Nick.
- The strategic importance of mentoring, according to Nick.
Mentor Program Details |
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($2,700 for in-person mentoring, travel not included.) Find balance, gain clarity and perspective, and experience more satisfaction and enjoyment in your personal and professional life.
This program includes:
- 6 months of mentoring
- 2 hours telephone mentoring per month for $350/month (or in-person mentoring for $450 per month) with unlimited email support. (Travel expenses are not included in the program cost.)
- DiSC Indra Assessment
- Access to new networks
- Access to Ingage's mentoring resource library, articles, & discussions
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Why Do You Want to Become a Mentor? |
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| Nikolaus Heilman | 07.26.2006 | Any/All Industries | Finding a Service Area that Fits You |
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