About HiDEC

The High Desert Enterprise Consortium (HiDEC) is a community of independent manufacturing businesses committed to helping each other continually strengthen their competitive position against the world's best, while maintaining a high level of corporate responsibility to the communities of Central Oregon.

HiDEC is an organization dedicated to providing access to quality training, continuing education and a creative forum for sharing ideas to assist Central Oregon enterprises in achieving world-class performance. HiDEC holds monthly training sessions to share best practices and professionally-developed curriculum in productivity and process improvement, lean waste reduction and other continuous improvement training.

HiDEC's members, representing 20 companies and more than 3,500 employees from every community in Central Oregon, meet regularly for industry roundtables to discuss common issues and hold learning tours throughout the region at member manufacturing operations.

HiDEC focuses on:
1. Lean Training
2. Learning Tours
3. Open-Forum Roundtables

Learn more about how your company can benefit from becoming involved with HiDEC today.  Contact: Eric Strobel 541-388-3236 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it



HiDEC Steering Committee Members

Chair

Steve Bettis
Production Supervisor
Fuqua Homes, Inc.
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Sue Jones
Director Human Resources
American Licorice Company
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Tom Petullo
Continuous Improvement Manager
Bright Wood Corporation
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Jim Lee
Executive Director
Central Oregon Resource for Independent Living (CORIL)
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Duane Darnell
CEO
Warm Springs Composite Products
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Nikki Olsen
Safety Manager
Deschutes Brewery
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