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F a l l 2 0 1 6 • S T U F F 23 Worcester Business Journal WBJ and FOCUS ON MANUFACTURING MADE IN CENTRAL MASS Airing on Charter Channel 193 Saturday, October 22 @ 10:00PM Sunday October 23 @ 10:00PM Wednesday October 26 @ 7:30PM Friday October 21 & 28 @ 7:30PM Worcester Business Journal Publisher Peter Stanton and guests Nicole Zea, Plant Manager at Saint- Gobain Superabrasives and Bill DiBenedetto, President of Lampin Corporation discuss the state of manufacturing in Central Massachusetts and the rewarding careers available in this vital sector of our economy. PRESENT I began to receive requests to speak at industry conferences and before too long was speaking at up to nine industry conferences a year, traveling around the world as a rec- ognized expert in variable imaging technologies. With this experience and visibility, I was promoted to electronic printing business team manager, which is when FLEXcon reorganized into business teams. Managing employees was a whole new challenge; I hadn't real- ized how complex it is to manage people and deal with different personal objectives, work ethics and personalities, but it was an im- portant growth opportunity for me. Being proud of your work In 1997, I was promoted to vice president of the electronic printing business team. In this role, I spearheaded the consolidation of two business teams and was then was promoted to the position of vice president of the product identification business team. Some of my proudest contributions are the development of FLEXcon's customer education program and my support of numerous product platforms, technologies, and FL- EXcon's industry associations and co-supplier partnerships. Working with industry peers I believe that a major key to my success is being highly active in industry associations. I have held positions with the Association of Automatic Identification Technolo- gies, board of trustees for the Tag and Label Manufacturers Institute and the Industry Trends Committee at TLMI. Having a well-rounded life Additionally, the manufacturing industry has provided me the op- portunity to be involved in and give back to the local community. I have been an on-call firefighter for over 30 years, and I am currently the chief of the Princeton Fire Depart- ment and emergency management director for the town of Princeton. I am also lucky to be a member of the board of trustees for the Worcester Ecotarium and a member of the Worcester Argonauts, an association of influential business professionals in Central Massachusetts. Fulfilling childhood dreams Even with extensive business responsibility, outside interests are essential in order to remain a fulfilled and well-rounded person. A life dream of mine from age seven was to be a pilot. I worked towards this dream and am now a commercial helicopter pilot and co-owner of RotorworX L.L.C. I am also an avid skier, snow cat opera- tor at Wachusett Ski Area and sport fisherman. I also play the drums. And yes, I enjoy spending time with my family. Bennett climbing a mountain in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. Business leaders rely on us for local business news. Subscribe today to receive bi-weekly issues in print and digital plus full online access! Smart, Engaging, Insightful. SUBSCRIBE ONLINE: www.wbjournal.com/getmywbj OR CALL: 845-267-3008 Worcester Business Journal WBJ