We have another work anniversary in June. Seth has been with us for 2 years and, frankly, we couldn't imagine Bridgeview without him. Seth started out as a production worker but his talent for quality assurance made itself very apparent early on. We promoted him to our inspection department and he has been rocking and rolling ever since.

Seth is our resident computer nerd. He is fluent in C++ and gives us IT support whenever we need it. He is funny, laid back, and very dedicated to learning his work. Seth will be our first team member that will be IPC certified this year and we couldn't be prouder of him.

​We appreciate all you do, Seth!

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Seth is holding up his 2 year anniversary sign (left). Seth also spends lots of time studying the IPC manual, learning workmanship standards (right).

One of our major goals here at Bridgeview is to get ISO 9001 certified. We have been working on this process for over a year now and we hope to be certified very soon. Following processes is a way of life for us; it's part of our company culture. Kevin says that ISO boils down to, "You do what you say and you say what you do." We want our customers to feel confident that we are actually doing what we say we do.

As part of preparation for ISO 9001 certification, we have a written Quality Management System (QMS) that we follow. This QMS allows us to know where in the process a certain assembly is and gives our team written instructions to follow so that we follow the same steps every single time. This cohesiveness in our flow lessens mistakes and enables our team to feel confident that they are succeeding.

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Richard (left) checks his paperwork to record the time he spent on the assembly he's working on. Ashlee (right) makes sure all the paperwork is present before issuing an assembly to a production worker.

June is full of different celebrations for us. We have 2 birthdays in June, Christina and Ben, and 2 work anniversaries, Haley and Seth. We absolutely love celebrating our team so we take every opportunity to lift up our team members and let them know how appreciated they are.

Birthdays are a big deal here. We have a potluck at lunch, a birthday crown, a special cake, a team-signed birthday card, presents, and our traditional off-key, loud rendition of the Happy Birthday song. Seriously, you can hear us out in the parking lot. We've had team members over the years tell us how much it means to them that we care enough to celebrate them. Our team members mean a lot to us (we wouldn't have Bridgeview without them!) so it's only natural we'd want to have some fun on their special day.

Happy birthday, Ben and Christina!

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Ben (left) celebrates his birthday with a chocolate Pop-Tart cake. Christina and Haley (right) on Christina's birthday. 

Happy 2nd work anniversary to Haley!

Haley is such a valuable part of our team. Not only does she keep everyone entertained with cat memes and stories about her 18-lb orange tabby, but she is also a team player, willing to jump in and help anyone when needed. From sweeping the shop to crimping thousands of crimps, Haley just wants to see Bridgeview succeed.

We appreciate you, Haley!

Below: Haley (left) is so proud (and slightly embarrassed) to be celebrating her 2nd work anniversary. Haley's famous cat (right) is a ball of orange fluff.