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MEP Success Stories from Louisiana

Great Progression in the Hub of Cybersecurity

Reported Year
2022
Joshua Wheat, the MEP of LA project manager in the northwest territory of the state and part of the MEP National Network™, contacted Haydel’s for a general business assessment of their company and suggested the possibilities of training and project assistance, if needed. Wheat conducted a business assessment and recommending some improvements to

Lean Training and Kaizen Pilot Successes as a Result of Business Assessment Findings

Reported Year
2022
Action Specialties’ Production Manager Michael Lipari reached out to the LCTCS MEP of LA, part of the MEP National Network™, for a business assessment. Through the assessment the LCTCS MEP of LA team learned the company was experiencing low turnover, lacked a structured process improvement program, and needed to better embrace safety culture.

Internal Lean and Marketing Growth During Pandemic

Reported Year
2022
With the company at a sales plateau, Richard Ourso, owner of The Olde Mill, decided to focus his efforts on cultivating the external and internal workings of The Olde Mill. He contacted Dan Stumper of LCTCS MEP of LA and Justin Dedden, LCTCS MEP representative at Baton Rouge Community College (BRCC), part of the MEP National Network™, for help.

Transformational Client Soars Despite Pandemic and Steers Toward More Growth

Reported Year
2022
AFCO has been functioning and growing at its original 1946 location to the point that it was bursting at the seams when they contacted MEP of LA, part of the MEP National Network™, seeking help to improve process throughput and facility layout efficiency in 2015. What started with just a prototyping of a baluster toggle in 2011 has led to an on

Research & Development Assistance Yields Prototyping B2B Success

Reported Year
2021
Aroma Flame Candles was in need of a new marketing strategy as well as B2B prototyping assistance. Aroma Flame Candles’ revenue was largely reliant on trade shows and face-to-face marketing. As a result of the pandemic, those types of opportunities had essentially vanished. For help they turned to MEP of Louisiana (MEPOL), part of the MEP National

MEP National Network Aids Louisiana Manufacturer in PPE Production

Reported Year
2021
In the thick of production for their much-needed product during the increasingly escalating pandemic, Co-Founder Grant Boucher reached out to New Orleans local MEPOL Project Manager Dan Stumper after being referred to MEPOL, part of the MEP National Network™. The start-up company was struggling to meet the ANSI Z87.1 testing requirements for their

Competitiveness Review Recommendations Fuel Business Strategy Transformation

Reported Year
2021
Torq/Lite originally met with former MEPOL Business Development Manager Scott Uffman. Uffman discussed with Torq/Lite owners the company's need for operating discipline in budgeting and cost management with a concentration on marketing efforts. Uffman then introduced the Torq/Lite staff to MEPOL Project Manager Dan Stumper who knew the best

Sales Process Generates Attainable Key Metric Goals

Reported Year
2021
The Freedman family’s son wanted to address issues such as staffing and ERP system implementation with global shop. The family contacted MEPOL Project Manager Dan Stumper to assist in their search for technical staff. As the prior owners of the business did not previously have much to report in metrics to bring forward to the new owners, this was a