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“It helped me see that there are many parts of customer service that I never knew about.  Great customer service is the key to a company’s growth.  The training was a great class.  I find myself using the tools in my work when speaking with the customers.” 
            --Marguerite Lynall, Next Day Flyers

“I learned new ways to do things in Solidworks.”          - David Arndt, L-3 Communications

“Phil’s knowledge and experience came through clearly, without bundling his ego into the mix as I have previously experienced in other (university level) courses.  At the start of the program, I was a mere neophyte, whereas upon completion, I feel that I have learned enough to seek employment as a designer affluent in its use!”
            --Nick Dolaptchieff

“A lot of shortcuts and ways to improve efficiency has been provided and appreciated.”
            --Daniel Miranda

“It was tailored to fit our real needs.  We got answers to all our questions.  This program filled the gaps I had in my Excel knowledge.”         -Barken Sirabionian, Ducommun

“I liked that we touched on many topics that were useful to different people in the class.  I liked the Excel shortcuts and applications that I haven’t used before.  The class helped improve my decisions with the organization of data, and it helped me do many activities quicker and more efficiently.  I was amazed at the instructor’s knowledge and ability to keep the class engaged and interested.  He was also helpful in answering questions.”
            --Mona Shah, Ducommun

“I feel that this program helped me drastically with my day to day activities and saves me time and helps me to be more efficient and effective.”     -Mandana Tizpa, Ducommun

“Sophia’s course was educating as well as entertaining.  It was taught in a way that made it easy to implement at work and at home.  This course was great in its ability to carryover what was taught into daily life.  Just be sure to keep Sophia.  What an asset!”
            --Bobbi Vaughn, Next Day Flyers

“I really appreciated Sophia.  She was very motivating and inspiring!  I have a stronger sense of customer service skills and feel more confidence in assisting the customers.”
            --April Griese, Next Day Flyers

“Being an inspector and already knowing some PDCMIS, I learned more features and easier routes.  I could do more and harder programs now instead of simple ones.  The class helped me be a better inspector.”        -Oct. 2009 CMM Inspection participant

“I liked the Revit course materials, the cost, and the instructor.  The class made me aware of the many features of the software I would not have known otherwise.”
            --Luis R. Ortiz, Acco Engineered Services

“I liked the hands-on learning, one on one instruction as needed.  All questions were answered.  This class in Revit Architecture has allowed me to supplement my skill set and improve my abilities to work with my employer, staff and clients.”
            --Mark Olague, Kanda & Tso Associates

“This was a good crash course in the basics of Revit, which has helped me greatly in understanding the software’s abilities and capabilities.  I have gained an insight into Revit in a manner that would have been more difficult and time consuming if I had to do it on my own.”           --Vrej Tsaghollian, Acco Engineered Systems

“Learning something new, “hands on”, not being overloaded with classroom stuff.  I had no knowledge going into this class; I can now do basic tasks on my own.  Great class, great instructor, had a good time learning.”     -Greg Fisher, Roncelli Plastics

“The “hands on” approach was excellent.  After taking the program, I have a better understanding of how the CMM operates and its functions.”
            Michael Barrett, Roncelli Plastics

« This Blueprint class gave me skills that are needed for my job.  I not only learned new skills but fortified the ones I had.”      --Jeanette Amezcua, Ducommun Aerostructures

“The instructor makes this dry subject come alive.  As an Aerospace Process Engineer, I am working with G,D&T on a regular basis.  This class has improved my skill set.”
            --September 2009 Blueprint Reading & GD&T class participant

“The class taught me how to deal with people better and get the best out of my employees.”
            --Marshall K. Pitts, Exide

“What I liked best:  Learning when you have fun!  I’m a senior inspector at work, and it helped me to remember stuff that I learned years ago, and a lot of things that I can apply to my daily work.  I wish I could have this type of class more often.”
            --Estuardo R. Jauregui, Ducommun

“Instructor Jim Chandler made learning easy and fun.”     --Marco Ortiz Jr.

“Giovanni really got me interested in this APICS class.  He helped me understand the material and I am going to take the certification test because of his encouragement.”
            --Oct. 2009 APICS Detailed Scheduling & Planning participant

“I was able to use the skills learned in this APICS class the very next day at work.  It opened my eyes to new processes used in the buyer planner operations from different companies.”
            --V. Limones, St. Jude Medical

“Everything was really helpful, and it was really interesting.  I really liked the way the teacher explained everything to us.  He was really good.  I learned how to react in some situations at work and I improved my customer service a lot!  Everything was good.  I think that you offer a lot of great classes that we need.”        --Brenola Avily, Porto’s Bakery

“All the different ways that we learned to gain communication and supervisory skills.  Everything we learned in this Leadership for Lean class is useful for our future.”
            --Roberto M. Diaz, United States Aluminum

“This Leadership for Lean class introduced new and highly effective practices that I will be able to use on and off the job.  It allowed me to look at my skills in a different and improved way.”          --Ralph Wiseman, United States Aluminum

“Our knowledgeable and entertaining instructor made it fun to learn.  I improved my organization and productivity as well as communication skills in my work place as well as at home.”      --Charles R. Christy, United States Aluminum

“Sophia is a wonderful instructor.  I learned a lot as well as had a lot of fun.  I always looked forward to Thursday nights.  It was a pleasure being in Sophia’s class.”
            --Ginger Balkcom, Lamsco West

“Jesse made it fun and interesting.  I can do my drawings much more quickly and accurately.  I’m looking forward to the advanced class!”   --Dan Zaiger, 3M Unitek

“The instructor made it easy to learn and the class was interesting and interactive.  I can now diversify in my daily work routine and can work on this software for day to day work-related activities.”       --Rishina Dobhal, Parsons Pasadena

“I liked the ability to have hands-on training with someone who would walk you through whatever you did not understand.”       --Hugh McMahon, Anthony Int.

“All the teaching was informative and helpful.  I became more efficient at my job.”
            --Andrew Cuellar, ACCO Engineered Systems

“This course was greatly beneficial to my professional and personal growth.  My communication skills are refined and all topics are geared toward advanced leadership and management, which I truly needed.”    -Teresa Acuna, Nuveen Investments

“The way the Advanced Leadership class was taught, it was easy to understand, and helped improve my communication skills.  Good job done by the instructor.”
            --Jessie Alcala, McCann’s Eng.

“I liked Dick’s persistence with us to negotiate a win win situation.  I learned what kind of negotiator I am and how to change to another style as needed.”
            --Tim O’Bryan, Carlson &Co.

“The course was very good, it was very informative and the instructor was very fun and informative.  He brought a lot to the class.  I’ve been able to use some of  what I learned such as his shortcuts, graphs, and tables.  For me, it was all worth the time and I would do it all again.”       -Vivian Sena, Ducommun Inc.

“Mark, the instructor, was patient and added some humor and didn’t make the class boring.  It was interesting.  Overall, the program strengthened my skills by learning new shortcut skills, and I learned charting, which was one of my priorities to learn.”
            --Hector Padilla, Ducommun Inc.

“I am really going to be able to utilize my new knowledge obtained here in CATIA at work.  I am able to obtain models, check dimensions on all tooling assemblies I work on and references to prints.  You guys are on top of your game – great job Brad and administrators.”       --Carlos Perez, Amro Fab Inc.

“The instructor treated everybody only at the level needed and never moved faster than the students.  Being able to understand a new modeling system is great and it opens up a lot of resources.  Loved the team of Brad and Alfredo, it was great.”
            --Hector Gonzalez, Kadan Consultants

“I really liked all the practice exercises.  Every single day was excellent.  I use improved practices on the job as a result of this course.”  -Juan R. Lopez, Backstage Equipment

“I liked the way everything was explained to me.  Keep helping people to learn!”
            --Jorge A Rojo, Anixte & Pentacon

“The teacher made the class interesting.  He made sure we understood and answered all our questions.  Everything from this class was easily applied to my job.  I was able to answer many questions related to my job.”   --Fidel Lopez, T.M. Machine

“Arman really is the heart of the class.  He teaches at our level.  I believe I would enjoy all of his classes.  I now know how to program as well as use Access.”
            --August 2009 MS Access class participant

“I have found the entire course interesting.  It’s all new to me and I soaked in as much as I could.  It has made me more competent, less intimidated to search for things.”
            --August 2009 MS Access class participant

“I learned new techniques to apply to the company in this APICS class.  It showed me new concepts for manufacturing.”    --Pedro J. Gavina, F. Gavina & Sons

“Information was really well laid out and we were taught how it can be used in the workplace.  This APICS Master Planning of Resources class gave me more understanding of  production cycles and how they relate to business.”   --Joshua Cole, Carlson & Co.

“I liked this course.  After a few years working in manufacturing and learning most of it hands-on on the job, now everything makes sense and I can see the big picture.  This course helped me to “organize” all my experience and knowledge in my mind.  This class was great!”      --David Viteri, Ricon Corporation

“I felt the lesson plan was very comprehensive.  I learned several shortcuts and techniques that have improved my productivity and confidence to learn more about other softwares.”
            --Richard Thomas, Walton Construction Services

“The material was presented with an enthusiastic environment.  It facilitated the learning and made it fun.”     --Daniel Avina, Ducommun

“It was both educational and fun.  Mark made it easy to laugh a little and learn a lot.”
            --Chandra Gossal, DTE

“I like how it analyzed all different levels of management through hands-on exercises.”
            --May 2009 Deluxe Media Management class participant

“Instructor focused on areas that needed the most attention.  This class helped me with Vernacular and Trigonometry.”  --Houmar Kahensohayesh, Triumph Structures LA

“I liked that the instructor was knowledgeable and did his best to help with any problems.  I can now program a mill and lathe manually.”    --Alex Zamora, Triumph Actuation System

“The class taught me how to deal with people better and get the best out of my employees.”
            --Marshall K. Pitts, Exide

“Well presented.  The topics were strongly related to work issues.”
            --Sergio Reyes, Exide

“I enjoyed the extra surfacing topics that Brad introduced in this Advanced CATIA class.  It gave me the skills to manipulate a solid model file without parametric features.”
            --Veasna Eng, California Drop Forge

“This program made me much more productive.  I learned new functions of Excel and also improved my knowledge and speed on ones I was already using.”
            --Richard Uriarte, Ricon Corp.

“I liked learning new ways to use Excel at work and home.”     --John Shoffer, Triumph

“I liked having increased knowledge in Excel.  I can operate Excel more efficiently.”
            --Mark Montgomery, Ricon Corp.

“Learning new ways to utilize a program I use daily.  Shortcut knowledge was enhanced, which will allow me to work at a faster pace.”
            --Nichele Stoneking, Klune Industries, Inc.

“”I was able to utilize the short cut and forms at work, so that my process is faster and easier.  I feel more confident and proud to share my knowledge with my co-workers.”
            --Teresita B. Garcia, Klune Industries, Inc.

“I will use all I learned almost everyday.  The class has made me faster with spreadsheets.”
            --Elizabeth Mack, Klune Industries, Inc.

“I liked the fact that we did hands-on in this CMM Inspection Techniques class.”
            --Alejandro Gonzalez, Castle Precision Industries

“This class helped prepare me for my inspection position.”
            --November 2009 CMM Inspection Techniques class participant

“I liked the communication in the CMM class and also the fact that it is a hands-on class.  I am able to operate the CMM and write small inspection programs.”
            --Razmek Krikorian, K.T. Engineering

“I learned a lot of hands-on, and definitely strengthened my skill.”
            -Herminigildo Biado, Flowserve Corp.

“I learned a technique for checking a part that had a problem.  This class helped me to understand how the system produces reports and measures parts.”
            --Wayne Masis, Klune Industries, Inc.

“Everything in this Advanced Word, Excel & PowerPoint class was clearly explained, it was easy to learn through this course.  I feel that it opened a lot of windows to my future.  It made me more organized, and I can use this in my daily assignments.”
            --Guillermo Llamal, Exide Technologies

“The instructor was knowledgeable and made the whole class participate.  I was able to apply skills that I learned here at work since I am new to purchasing.”
            --Lizbeth Garcia, L-3 Communications

“Merle is very knowledgeable and has an excellent presentation that motivates and educates.  I’m extremely more knowledgeable in laws and purchasing functions.”
            --November 2009 Purchasing & Sourcing class participant

“From the Root Cause & Correction Analysis class, I will be able to audit better and more professionally.”      --Aftab A. Khan, Esterline Mason

“Learning about Root Cause gave me the knowledge on the requirements needed for my department to comply with AS9100.”     --Robert Ritchey, Esterline Mason Electric

“The Root Cause & Correction Analysis class exposed my personnel to auditing basics, and greater awareness of compliance.”   -Gene Schreiner, Esterline Mason Electric

 “The Root Cause & Correction Analysis class helped me to understand more about standard and auditing practices.”       -Javier Lopez, Esterline Mason Electric

“It will improve our productivity.  The program made me more aware of cost & safety.”
            --Robert Kincherlow, Vought Aircraft

“Dick Paul motivated me to communicate better and was very knowledgeable in all areas.”
            --Joel Wilson,  Vought Aircraft

“I liked the motivation of our instructor.  Team Lean helped me realize that there are certain ways of working organized and quieter.”            --Anthony M. Madrid, Vought Aircraft

“We had a great instructor and a lot of class participation.  My organization is now a lot better in my workplace.  Everything was beneficial in this class.”
            --Marc Corrales, Vought Aircraft

“Dick Paul teaches valuable lessons and skills that can be used in everyday life, not only for work.  The class taught me to be more productive and helped me communicate better with fellow co-workers.”            --Celso Espinoza, Vought Aircraft

“I liked the instructor’s presentation with up to date information.  This GD&T class reduced analysis time, and I learned to reduce the complexity of parts.”
            --Emilio Gouton, Ducommun

“The course takes you from very basic to fairly advanced subjects.  This CATIA Design class allowed me to use the customer models sent to us for planning purposes.”
            --December 2009 CATIA Design class participant

“I liked the software and how powerful it is.  The class gave me a stepping stone towards my career goals.”            --December 2009 CATIA Design class participant

“The hands on experience and the knowledge of the instructor made it so much easier to learn CMM.  I have a better understanding of coordinates and datums, and their relationship to each other.”
            --September 2009 CMM Inspection Techniques class participant

“Hands on time contributed directly to my improvement.  I can now utilize the CMM at work.”
            --September 2009 CMM Inspection Techniques class participant

“I liked learning different methods to our work process.  I believe that knowledge is power, so learning something new is always good.”            --Antonio Munoz, Alcan

“This APICS course was very interesting, a lot of real life scenarios helped me understand various subjects.  It made me aware of other approaches to doing work related planning.”
            --William Marinero, SSCOR, Inc.

“I really liked that Giovanni took time to give me a sample and made sure I understood the topic.  (I have no experience on these issues.)  The course gave me ideas to apply on my work as a lawyer.”            --Esther Rivera, Superior Industries

"The PDC has provided us with quality programs which are extremely efficient and effective. Not only is the staff very professional and knowledgeable but most important of all they display a genuine interest in our employees and organization." - Judi Frumento from Custom Building Products

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