StudentsExplorethePathwaytoStanleyBlack&Decker

OnMarch21,11highschoolstudentsfromPathwaysAcademyofTechnologyandDesign,amagnetschoolinEastHartford,Connecticut,andtheirprincipal,DavidGoldblum,visitedStanleyBlack&DeckerfacilitiesinNewBritainasapartofa“jobshadowday.”Pathwaysoffersadesign-andtechnology-orientedcurriculum.Thestudentswhocametojobshadowdaytakeclassesintheareasofadvancedmanufacturing,engineering,informationtechnology,graphicdesign,math,accountingandvideography.

Thehalf-dayouting,whichwasorchestratedbyDeepaBhatiaofITHumanResourcesandJohnLambofEnterpriseArchitecture,providedthestudentswithexposuretothetypesofmanufacturing,engineeringandinformationtechnologycareersthatmightlieaheadforthem.

Whiletheorientationofthehalf-dayvisitwasinformationtechnology,thestudents’agendaexposedthemtoseveralfacetsofourcompany.TheideawastoplaceinformationtechnologyinalargerbusinessandcorporatecontextandtoconnectthedotsbetweentechnologyandStanleyBlack&Decker’smanyoperations.

Hereisapictorialitineraryofhowthestudentsspenttheirtime:

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Thebuddingdesigners,engineersandtechnologistsbegantheirdayat600MyrtleStreetwithatourofthefacilityandalessoninhowmanufacturingtechnology–inthiscase,theoldandthenewwaystheiconicStanleytapemeasureismanufactured.

ChristopherSgobbo,theplantmanager,showedthestudentstheNextGenerationtapemeasureprojectonbehalfofChiragKamani,thechiefengineerfortheproject.KristenSabatino,theHRManagerattheplant,ledatourofthefacility.LeonardMarxdidtheadvanceworkforthestudents’visit.

A Note from Our Pathways Partner “Schoolisalearningenvironmentthatexposesstudentstoconceptsinonedimension,butwhenwetakestudentsoutofthebuildingtocompanyfacilitiestomeetwithreal-worldprofessionals,itaddsawholeotherdimension.Suddenlytheyunderstandtheimportanceofwhattheyarelearningandschoolbecomesmoreinteresting.Pathwaysplacesmorethan100studentsayearintointernships,butinordertomakethatareality,studentshavetobecuriousabouttheirfuturesandwanttounderstandwhatliesahead.CareerDays,JobShadowactivitiesandpresentationsbyourcorporatepartnersexposeourstudentstofuturepossibilitiestheywouldhaveotherwiseneverimaginedandpromotesstudentengagementandlearningonanotherlevel.WearesogratefultothemanyHartfordareaorganizationswhosupportusandwearesoexcitedtoaddStanleytoourlistofexceptionalpartners.”NiColeSchlagheck,Work-BasedLearningandInternshipCoordinatorPathwaysAcademyofTechnologyandDesign

LearningaboutStanleyBlack&DeckerasCorporationandCorporateCitizen

Backat1000StanleyDriveaftertheirfactorytour,thePathwaysstudentshadanopportunitytolearnaboutthewholeofStanleyBlack&DeckerfromtwomembersofourCorporateCommunicationsteam–AbbyVanDeusenandCaraSubasic.

CaraandAbbyspoketothecompany’smanybrandsandhowthosebrandsarepromotedthroughsportingsponsorshipsthatthestudentsmighthaveseen.Theyalsospoketoourcompany’spurposeandvalues,includingareviewofStanleyBlack&Decker’smanycommunitycontributions.

ConnectingtheDots–HowTechnologySupportsandEnablesOurBusinesses

MattGriffiths,theChiefInformationOfficersupportingourIndustrialbusinesses,joinedthegroupbytelepresencefromMassachusetts(thetelepresencesysteminthePitmadequiteanimpressiononthestudents).MattspokeaboutthemanyStanleyproductsintheIndustrialportfoliothatmanypeopledon’tnecessarilyknowabout.Theserangefromindustrialshearstoautomotiverobotsandfastenerstooilandgaspipelines.MattalsospokeabouthowinformationtechnologyplaysalargeroleinthesuccessofthesebusinessesandofhowhisfirstengineeringjobstartedhimonhispersonalpathwaytobecomingaCIO.

LearningfromtheCareerJourneysofOthers

LunchwasservedinthemuseumsectionoftheJohnLundgrenTrainingCenter.Forlunch,JohnandDeepaarrangedforseveralITleadersinNewBritaintocomeandtalkwiththestudentsoverlunch.ThecontingentrepresentedawiderangeofITdisciplinesaswellassomeofthesupportingdisciplinesthatsupportIT.EachonespoketotheirindividualjourneytotheircurrentITrolesatthecompany.

MikeBeaulieu,SteveGolinskiandDanaWellsweretherefromInfrastructureServices.MikeFaga,SueEllenKerr,JohnStankoandMikeWilkinsonweretherefromEnterpriseServices,alongwithJohnLamb.AndDeepaBhatiawastherefromITHumanResources.

Aslunchended,thestudentseachreceivedpartinggiftsofStanleymerchandisethankstotheeffortsofLaurieCaouetteandLeonardMarx.

Insumminguptheday,DavidGoldblumsentalongthefollowingnote:"PathwaystriestomotivatestudentstoenterthefieldsofITandAdvancedManufacturingbyshowingthemwhatitisreallyliketoworkinthosefields;andforyoungpeople,thepersontopersonconnectioniscritical.Byhavingsomanysomanystaffpeoplecomeouttomeetourstudentsandhavelunchwiththem,Stanley,Black&Deckersaidtoourstudents,"wethinkofyouaspotentialemployees".Ican'ttellyouhowimportantthatis."Alltheparticipantsfeltitwasaworthwhileandeducationalexperience–wethinkthestudentsfeltthatwaytoo.