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LSIZE Training

LSIZE Training has been held annually since 2002. It is conducted over 2 days in an interactive classroom environment with attendees from several mills. Our overall objective is to increase your skills in understanding and applying the many features of LSIZE to improve your lumber size control efforts. On-site training at your mill site is also available.

Information on training can be found below. Due to market conditions, LSIZE Training was cancelled for 2008 and 2009. We hope that market conditions will improve in 2010 so that we can hold LSIZE Training 2010. If you wish to have LSIZE Training at your site, please contact us.

Future LSIZE training will be directed towards the current version of the LSIZE software for the PC and the LSIZE Wireless.

Pricing for LSIZE Training are found on the LSIZE Price List page.

LSIZE Training History
The first LSIZE Training was held in Portland, Oregon in January 2002, followed by the first LSIZE Training in Canada October 2002 in Kamloops, British Columbia. Training is now held in Bend, Oregon. With continued attendee feedback from over 33 companies and 42 mill locations, the content, value and execution of each training is constantly improving.

The following are LSIZE Training sessions held to date:

Portland, Oregon - January 17-18, 2002
Kamloops, BC - October 22-23, 2002
Portland, Oregon - January 30-31, 2003
Portland, Oregon - February 25-26, 2004
Sunriver, Oregon - June 10-11, 2004
Sunriver, Oregon - May 5-6, 2005
Sunriver, Oregon - May 10, 2006 (LSIZE Basic Training)
Sunriver, Oregon - May 11-12, 2006
Sunriver, Oregon - May 3-4, 2007
Due to market conditions, 2008 and 2009 training were cancelled.

Training Objectives
LSIZE Training is conducted over 2 days in an interactive classroom environment with attendees from several mills. Our overall objective is to increase your skills in understanding and applying the many features of LSIZE to improve your lumber size control efforts. See what past attendees had to say about the training.

Some things to keep in mind:

The training is directed primarily towards the latest LSIZE software version and LSIZE Wireless.
You can upgrade to the current version of the LSIZE software for a reduced price when you sign up for training.
You can attend training again for Free within 2 years if you are with the same company.
You receive reduced price on training if you register 3 or more from the same company.

For more information on LSIZE Training, download the brochure, complete the form below or give us a call at 541.593.1656.

The brochure to download will be available when LSIZE Training has been scheduled.

LSIZE Training Attendee Comments from May 2007 Training
This year for the first time we had a former attendee Jed Drennan, (Quality Assurance Manager, Mason County Forest Products, Shelton, Washington) an experienced LSIZE user, share what he learned at training, how he has applied LSIZE training at his mill, and tips & techniques that work for him in his size control efforts. We will continue to have a former attendee on the agenda in future training sessions.

The class exercises are the best part of the training; that's how I learn best.
Received more than I expected, and it was not boring like I figured it would be.
As a person new to the QC department, the training provided me with valuable tools that I can use in the mill.
Jed did a very good job of sharing ideas, reports, etc.
Instructors have great knowledge of material and process.
Will improve our LRF and keep the management up to par.
It will help with our machines and our communication between shifts, QC's, etc.
Help keep products in spec and find problems on machine centers.
How to read reports and determine if it is machine operator or just a bad measurement.
We have a good program with LSIZE now. The PDF feature will help me get more information to everyone.
Now I know more about the capabilities of the LSIZE software and the MicroPak.
Awareness heightened. We will refine our use of the LSIZE System to get better results for the company.
Better communication through the reports.
Better understanding of QC and LSIZE.
Getting the team leads familiar with the LSIZE process, and having the ability to navigate through the program will give them the ability to lead the crew more completely.
I enjoyed the training and look forward to learning more.
Very good class; very helpful. Thanks.

LSIZE Trainers
John Schuldt, President, launched MicroRidge in January 1984 and first worked in a sawmill in 1966. He designed and developed the original DOS LSIZE program in 1983 in conjunction with Terry Brown, Extension Wood Processing Specialist, Oregon State University. It was the first dedicated lumber size control program for the PC. John completely rewrote the original DOS version and released Windows LSIZE in 1995. John spent two years as assistant professor at Oregon State University in the Department of Forest Products. His experience at Weyerhaeuser Company over an 8-year period included management of startup training programs, small log process development, sawmill modeling and simulation and software development. John graduated with a BS in Wood Science and Technology from the University of Illinois, and with MS and PhD degrees in Wood Engineering from Colorado State University. John's responsibilities for MicroRidge include general operations and business management, and all software and hardware design and development.

Mike Martino, Technical Support, joined the MicroRidge team in 2000. Mike had over 11 years of business experience in engineering, management, customer service, and material handling. Mike graduated from the Central Oregon Reserve Police Academy, the Santa Clara Criminal Justice Training Center in San Jose and West Valley College in Saratoga, California. Mike's responsibilities for MicroRidge include production management, planning, purchasing & inventory control; technical support; customer training; software testing.

LSIZE Training - At Your Mill
The general format and content of the on-site training at your mill is similar to the LSIZE Training held at Sunriver. The on-site training, however, can be tailored to the needs of your mill prior to the training. Reduced prices are available for those LSIZE software users who are on the Annual Product Support Program. Please call for more information or to schedule an on-site training for your mill. You can also submit the form below.

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If you are interested in LSIZE Training, please fill out the form below. You can also contact us at 541.593.1656 or email training@microridge.com. Check back regularly for updated information about upcoming LSIZE Training dates and locations. We hope to hear from you!

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Revised July 15, 2010