Jim Vinoski
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Jim Vinoski thinks he’s a pretty regular guy. Jim grew up in Michigan’s glorious Upper Peninsula. He’s married and has two sons, and now resides in the Grand Rapids, Michigan, area. He’s an avid cyclist, runner, and reader. He and his two boys are heavily involved in Scouting, with Jim serving as their Troop’s Scoutmaster. He’s a big WWII history buff and has never gotten over his 1980s fascination with heavy metal music. He has over 30 years of experience in manufacturing, in products ranging from plastics and paints to food and bourbon. (That last one was a heck of a lot of fun.) His focus has been in engineering (he holds a Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering), operations, and management. He’s a veteran of such companies as Ralston-Purina and General Mills, and he’s currently responsible for all store-brand manufacturing of dairy and beverage products for a major regional US grocery chain. As a Forbes Contributor, Jim covers all facets of manufacturing. He’s explored everything in his column there from the success stories of numerous American manufacturers to the amazing innovations in our advanced technologies, such as 3D printing and artificial intelligence. Jim also blogs about everything under the sun at The Interface.
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The Photographic Time Machine
"I’d peer through the crystals and see what they did to the light outside, turning dull streetlights into multi-pointed stars and making everyday objects into artworks all their own." ...
The Time I Lied to a Nun
"Like Dr. Seuss’s The Grinch, I had an idea. An awful idea. Jim had a wonderful, awful idea." ...
My Mother-In-Law Is a Failure
'I’ve done my research just to be sure, and the Internet assures me that mothers-in-law are supposed to be “vindictive, spiteful, grudge-holding, and punishing.” ...
The Fatherhood Thorn
It’s long been a campout tradition of the Scout Troop I’m Scoutmaster for us...
Cancel the Cancelers
Our Brave New World of tech has brought us a cowardly new world of...
Coincidence?
Not long ago, my LinkedIn friend Jesse Cooke, a Buffalo attorney and history buff,...
A Lesson from My Parents: Help Put Away the Chairs
Sometimes little things your parents just do, the little examples they set, things you...
Stranded
It’s a beastly winter day in western Michigan. I just dashed out for some...
“Privilege” Is a Pretty Rotten Measure
I was just driving my rental back to the airport on my latest business...
God Bless Our Fast Food Workers
I’ve always been a fast-food fan. For decades now I’ve completely ignored the health...