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We are celebrating National Inventor’s Day by honoring our own Bud Wisecarver!

Posted: February 15, 2017

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We are celebrating National Inventor’s Day by honoring our own Bud Wisecarver!

With more than 66 years of innovations spanning linear motion to bread trays to midget racing cars, Bud has solved a wide range of problems and made things work better for us all. With a mind that is always in motion, Bud acquired multiple patents, ran a successful company for decades and is still pursuing new ideas and solutions.

Chocolate Unicorns & Employees Raise Money for St. Jude’s

Posted: February 01, 2017

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Categories: Community , Manufacturing , Reflection

Chocolate Unicorns & Employees Raise Money for St. Jude’s

Beware! There have been reports of “Chocolate Unicorns” roaming the halls of Bishop-Wisecarver Group (BWG). The sightings were confirmed on December 12 when more than 75% of the company’s employees gathered to play games as a benefit for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. With seven teams competing in a range of minute long events, the competition was fierce as the players wanted to raise and donate money to help the children at the hospital.

National Mentoring Month Lasts All Year at Bishop-Wisecarver

Posted: January 29, 2017

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Categories: Community , Manufacturing , Women in Manufacturing , Reflection , STEM

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Author: Rezelda McGath

National Mentoring Month Lasts All Year at Bishop-Wisecarver

January is National Mentoring Month – a great way to promote the benefits and needs of mentoring in our country. If you have read through even a few of the Bishop-Wisecarver Group (BWG) blog posts, it is easy to see we place a company-wide focus on mentoring, especially in STEAM-related activities for students. It’s a commitment of time, money and effort embraced by the leadership and employees to help students learn about STEAM-related opportunities, feel encouraged to pursue careers in these areas, and help build confidence that they already have connections willing to support their efforts.

Manufacturing Day Emphasizes Regional Strength and Industry Opportunities

Posted: January 25, 2017

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Categories: Community , Manufacturing , Manufacturing Day , Robotics , Education , Industry , Local , Reflection , STEM

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Author: Rezelda McGath

Manufacturing Day Emphasizes Regional Strength and Industry Opportunities

Our final in a blog series about Manufacturing Day 2016 features a Q&A with Mark Orcutt, Communications and Outreach Manager of the East Bay Leadership Council (EBLC), who participated in one of the Bishop-Wisecarver Group (BWG) tours. Mark emphasizes that “more than one third of all jobs in the California Bay Area are with businesses who either make or move goods” – and that means manufacturing.

That also means a large number of employment opportunities! Hosting Manufacturing Day is one way BWG works with groups like EBLC to help educate the community on the great career options available locally.

STEM, Robots, Pirates and Tigers: Another Awesome Manufacturing Day

Posted: December 07, 2016

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Categories: Community , Manufacturing , Internship , Manufacturing Day , Robotics , Engineering , Local , FIRST , STEM

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Author: Rezelda McGath

STEM, Robots, Pirates and Tigers: Another Awesome Manufacturing Day

With a corporate-wide emphasis on supporting STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics) education efforts, Bishop-Wisecarver Group is active in numerous student-based events both locally and nationally. This past month, we had the unique opportunity of combining some of these efforts and groups in the same place! Discussions of STEM, robots, pirates and tigers were mentioned throughout the day and it wasn’t because Halloween was coming. When BWG opened its doors for the national Manufacturing Day event this year, we welcomed two groups of FIRST robotics teams to our plant. BWG has sponsored both of these teams in their incredible work with the FIRST program and now had the opportunity to enhance their learning in the world of manufacturing.

Busted: Debunking the Myths of Manufacturing

Posted: November 29, 2016

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Categories: Community , Manufacturing , Internship , Manufacturing Day , Robotics , Education , Local , Reflection , FIRST , STEM

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Author: Bishop- Wisecarver

Busted: Debunking the Myths of Manufacturing

This year, BWG actually had two Manufacturing Days as there were so many people wanting to attend the tours. We hosted groups on October 7 and October 29 and visitors included high school students from the East Bay and Silicon Valley, national and local manufacturing group officers, elected officials and community members. Sessions included a plant tour, 3D printer demonstration and a panel discussion which included a Q&A with employees.

Job Interview Success

Posted: June 20, 2016

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Categories: Community , Manufacturing , Internship , Education , Local , Reflection

Remember your first job interview? Did that memory just make you cringe and groan? Did you know how to answer the questions, look professional and think quickly all while not showing sweat? The Pittsburg, California Chamber of Commerce and Pittsburg High School understand the challenges of first interviews and want students to look back on this time as a key to their success. One that includes smiles - not groans.

Making Dreams and Inventions a Reality at Maker Faire Bay Area

Posted: June 15, 2016

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Categories: Community , Robotics , Engineering , Industry , Local , Reflection

Making Dreams and Inventions a Reality at Maker Faire Bay Area

More than 150,000 people, from babies to seniors, recently attended the 11th annual Maker Faire Bay Area in San Mateo and Bishop-Wisecarver Group (BWG) joined as an exhibitor for the first time. Part science fair, part county fair, and part something entirely new, Maker Faire is an all-ages gathering of tech enthusiasts, crafters, educators, tinkerers, hobbyists, engineers, science clubs, authors, artists, students, and commercial exhibitors. All of these “makers” come to Maker Faire to show what they have made and to share what they have learned.

Q&A with FRC Team 5430 – Pirate Robolution Crew, Team Lead Katelyn Dayco

Posted: June 07, 2016

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Categories: Community , Internship , Robotics , Education , Local , FIRST , STEM

Q&A with FRC Team 5430 – Pirate Robolution Crew, Team Lead Katelyn Dayco

“We work together and are placed in roles where we each discover new skills of leadership and group collaboration…”

Q&A with FRC Team 5430 – Pirate Robolution Crew, Team Member Daniel Perez-Sornia

Posted: May 25, 2016

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Categories: Community , Internship , Robotics , Education , Local , FIRST , STEM

“It demonstrates what we have done in the six weeks to represent not only ourselves as a team, but also our school and community.”

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We are celebrating National Inventor’s Day by honoring our own Bud Wisecarver!

Chocolate Unicorns & Employees Raise Money for St. Jude’s

National Mentoring Month Lasts All Year at Bishop-Wisecarver

Manufacturing Day Emphasizes Regional Strength and Industry Opportunities

STEM, Robots, Pirates and Tigers: Another Awesome Manufacturing Day

Busted: Debunking the Myths of Manufacturing

Job Interview Success

Making Dreams and Inventions a Reality at Maker Faire Bay Area

Q&A with FRC Team 5430 – Pirate Robolution Crew, Team Lead Katelyn Dayco

Q&A with FRC Team 5430 – Pirate Robolution Crew, Team Member Daniel Perez-Sornia

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