Solving Problems: The #1 Skill for Middle Management

Presented by Rob De La Espriella

May 15, 2025 7:15 – 9:00 am MDT | Zoom

Zoom links will be sent via email prior to the event. The zoom waiting room opens at 7:15, the event will begin at 7:30 am MDT

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN:
>> The high cost of recurring problems in modern operating and manufacturing environments, and why we can’t seem to solve them.
>> Introduction to a set of skills needed to solve recurring problems in modern high-tech and regulated environments.
>> Introduction to a virtual, integrated, problem-solving framework based on systems theory and enhanced by artificial intelligence.

For over four decades, Rob has dedicated his career to fortifying national security, safeguarding our nation’s critical infrastructure, and elevating industry standards. As a Navy nuclear submarine officer, decorated Nuclear Regulatory Commission inspector, and nuclear site quality and security manager, Rob has navigated the world’s most high-stakes environments. His industry-leading expertise in root cause analysis (RCA) stems from his participation on a Deming Prize winning team and decades leading audits, assessments, and RCAs across commercial nuclear plants, the nuclear weapons complex, and the Department of Defense—establishing him as a complex problem-solving thought leader in modern high-tech environments, with insights published in Forbes and peer-reviewed publications.