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Staffing is an ongoing concern across many industries. Cobotics, or the use of robotics in tandem with janitorial staff, is one way to address employee shortages. Cobotics are not intended to replace people, but to assist them and work together for a faster and more cost-efficient cleaning plan.
Hear from our own Doug Lerch about the future of cobotics and from Diana Kittlelson of Stoughton Area School District about her own experience with an autonomous floor scrubber in this informative lunch and learn!
When:
Thursday, November 2 from 10:30am-1:30pm
Where:
KleenMark Distribution
1206 Ann St
Madison, WI 53713
Schedule of events:
Diana Kittelson
Custodial Operations Supervisor at Stoughton Area School District
Diana has more than 30 years of career experience within the Stoughton Area School District. In her current role, she oversees the district’s custodial team, budget, supplies, equipment, and custodial operations at 10 facilities.
Doug Lerch
Business Development Manager at KleenMark Distribution
Doug has 40+ years in the cleaning industry. He enjoys all aspects of finding the right solution for each customer. He is considered a “Subject Matter Expert” with 22 years at KleenMark Distribution. Training and Innovation are his passions.
Francis Balthazor
Facilities Services Manager at Urban Land Interests
Francis has over 30 years’ experience in the cleaning industry. He has consulted on cleaning standards for the IICRC and has assisted with developing plans with authorities and private entities to respond to a regional emergency. He is the immediate Past President of IFMA Madison Chapter.
Adam Russ
Commercial Manager at Tennant
Adam has spent the last 10 years at Tennant Company providing innovative cleaning solutions that address today’s increasing challenges. He has worked on autonomous products in almost every vertical market and helped create robotic cleaning programs at over 50 unique facilities.
Mark Halverson
Sr. Advisor Strategic Market Development at SoftBank Robotics America
Mark has 30+ years of experience across global strategic business development, delivery, channels, and customer success with both emerging aggressive growth and leading Fortune 100
companies
“It’s all about being a partner. KleenMark doesn’t work for me; they’re my partner. We work together so that at the end of the day we‘re both successful.”
– Steve Strzok, Facilities and Global Engineering Services Manager, Rockwell Automation