The document summarizes ADC's efforts to expand its global fiber connectivity business. It discusses how ADC aims to double its market share in fiber connectivity within 3-5 years by focusing on growing markets like China, India, Brazil and the Middle East. ADC is growing its fiber revenue significantly each year, transitioning more customers to fiber networks, and working with telecommunications companies on fiber projects globally. The goal is for ADC to become a world leader in fiber and provide innovative fiber solutions to its customers around the world.

1. Insights ADC GLOBAL EMPLOYEE MAGAZINE
July 2008
Thinking Globally, Acting Locally
A Story of Global Fiber Connectivity
“Our goal is to make ADC the world
leader in transitioning our customers to
new generation fiber-based networks.”
Tom Huegerich
Vice President, Business Development,
Global Fiber Connectivity Leadership
As the sun sets on ADC’s Americas-based facilities, a new
day dawns in a Shanghai business park in China while ADC
employees in Bangalore, India are already busy at work. It’s
another 24-hour day at ADC.
“A significant part of ADC’s sales growth will be in developing
geographies, with a focus on China, India, Brazil and the Middle
East. These geographies are growing, their citizens are adopting
technologies, and they need bandwidth to connect to each other
and the ever-globalizing economy,” said Tom Huegerich, Vice
President for Business Development, Global Fiber Connectivity
Leadership. “That’s why one of ADC’s strategic growth areas
is leadership in Global Fiber Connectivity. Fiber, with an almost
unlimited capacity, provides the bandwidth required by growing market profitability. Tom said, “Our goal is to make ADC the
and developed countries.” world leader in transitioning our customers to new generation
In the last four years, ADC’s fiber revenue has grown on average fiber-based networks. We’re moving resources, hiring employees,
by 35% each year — more than twice the market rate. With a and acquiring companies to achieve success on a global basis,
growing portion of our fiber connectivity business now coming including developing geographies.”
from global carrier applications, our company’s goal is to double ADC is working closely with a number of international
our market share within three to five years. Tom said, “The overall telecommunications companies to help transition their entire
profitability for fiber continues to improve as volumes increase networks to fiber, which will provide high-speed bandwidth to
and the impact of ADC’s Competitive Transformation (CT) their customers. We have created global teams of Engineers and
initiative lowers cost.” Go-To-Market (GTM) employees, including ADC employees in
The key to our success — growing profitable sales globally — Europe, Latin America, Minnesota and Vermont, to design the
depends on meeting our customers’ requirements: (1) providing right fiber products that will be delivered at the right time for
the right products that solve customer problems; (2) shipping these carrier customers.
products at the right time meeting customers’ lead times; and
(3) offering products at the right price while driving better than Continued on next page

2. In addition to winning new business and aligning our growth A patented technology created by ADC’s fiber cable plant in
strategies globally, ADC is also leveraging existing fiber Vermont for military applications was used to develop and qualify
technology to introduce market-leading products to fuel fiber as an industry leading fiber product that is as easy to install as
growth. ADC’s winning team was in action at Verizon, which copper cable, the RealFlex Reduced Bend Radius Fiber product
has targeted high-density apartment buildings for its fiber-to- (RBRF). RealFlex has solved a major customer problem and ADC
the-home initiative. These multi-dwelling units (MDUs) present was first to market with the product. “RealFlex is designed to
extremely demanding installation requirements, including tight showcase ADC’s application of RBRF. We believe it’s not simply
bends and less-than-ideal installation practices. “Conventional the glass; it’s what you do with the fiber that drives real value to
industry wisdom was that fiber is not rugged enough for use in product innovation,” said Tom.
MDUs,” explained Tom.
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1 Thinking Globally, Acting Locally 10 Helping Beyond ADC’s Walls
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Educational Program
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3. “ADC has a rich history of bringing
innovation to the fiber optic marketplace.
We need to continue to focus on product
innovation for our customers and process
innovation in our operations.”
Pat O’Brien
President, Global Connectivity solutions
Pat O’Brien, President, Global Connectivity Solutions, said of the
Verizon story, “ADC has a rich history of bringing innovation to
the fiber optic marketplace. We need to continue to focus on
product innovation for our customers and process innovation in
our operations.”
Along with innovative products, world-class service will play an
instrumental role in growing profitable fiber sales globally. The
need for 24-hour operations remains imperative. We want to
make it easy to specify, order, install and maintain our products.
A CT team is currently working on developing and testing more
efficient tools to meet our customers’ requests. “The long-term
vision is to answer nearly all of our customers’ requests on the
first response,” commented Tom. This mandates an almost
seamless interface across many functions within ADC.
As our customers deploy the nearly unlimited bandwidth of fiber
deep into their networks, the opportunity for ADC to become
a trusted business ally is exciting. With the goal of being one of
the top three fiber suppliers worldwide, ADC’s proven ability to
deliver the right product, at the right time and at a competitive
price will drive our leadership position. This will involve global
teams working around the clock to support the growing demand
for fiber products with best-in-class service and leading product
solutions. Our aim is to accomplish all of this without impacting
the quality reputation that has been the foundation of ADC since
the beginning.
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4. FY08
A Turnaround Success Story in EMEA
A note from Hubert schanne, Vice President, Go To Market, EMEA
“As we look forward to the rest of the year, everyone knows that continued
customer focus and hard work are going to be necessary to build on the results
already achieved. The EMEA team and I are confident that we can continue to
deliver exceptional performance and ensure a successful 2008 and beyond.”
– Hubert Schanne, Vice President, Go To Market, EMEA
This year’s performance to date in the business and the associated integration use of fewer resources and are focusing
Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) and change processes drove additional our effort on the other key ingredient of
region has provided a well deserved boost temporary cost into the business as project profitable business – balanced revenue
in motivation to our EMEA employees. teams and resources were applied to growth. In line with our goal of becoming
After several years of hard work and integration and transformation projects. the global fiber leader in our market, we
improved focus on the strategic initiatives, In some cases, there was also a negative have had some notable fiber wins this year
we are now seeing strong bottom line impact on revenue as the disruption and including a project with a very important
results and revenue growth arising from inward focus impacted upon our ability to mobile operator in France. In our Enterprise
the tremendous dedication, focus and service our customers. The complexity of business, the team has been a major engine
effort put forth by employees across all working across time zones and in multiple for growth, not just in EMEA, but globally
departments of our business. Since KRONE languages also added challenges. However, as well, by winning major accounts and
joined the ADC family in 2004, the EMEA by the middle of last year, most of these supporting their continued roll out globally.
business has struggled to be profitable and changes had been implemented and we We have learned the lessons of the past
also to reach the Annual Operating Plan were successfully working together and when low-margin revenue wins did little to
(AOP) revenue goals. But this year’s story starting to reap the benefits of all the hard drive profitability and now new business is
is much different. Not only has the EMEA work; the EMEA business was on a stable being won at good margins supported by
business been profitable since November, footing and was starting to be profitable strong performance in our core AccessNet
but profits after just six months are very on a monthly basis. Employees across the portfolio.
close to the full-year AOP target, driven company are directly responsible for the
As we look forward to the rest of the
by revenue growth, improved margin positive transformation.
year, everyone knows that continued
performance and reduced operating costs.
The organization and activities within the customer focus and hard work are going
So how did this dramatic transformation
region are now aligned behind the key to be necessary to build on the results
come about?
strategic priorities of Balanced Growth, already achieved. The EMEA team and I are
Following the KRONE acquisition in 2004, Business Execution Excellence and confident that we can continue to deliver
the EMEA business inherited a combined Competitive Transformation. This strategic exceptional performance and ensure a
cost structure from legacy-KRONE and alignment means we are making better successful 2008 and beyond.
ADC that was too high for the combined
revenues of both businesses. There
was a lot of overlap as previously the I would like to personally thank the EMEA
KRONE business in Europe had operated
in a largely stand-alone fashion and employees for your focus on our customers and
carried the associated costs necessary to
make this happen. In addition to these
to those employees outside the EMEA region for
factors, the reshaping of the EMEA your continued support in our success.
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5. Micro-site + Deployments =
Macro Success for Wireless Business
In early fiscal year 2008, ADC announced
the combination of our Wireless and
Wireline businesses and LGC Wireless
into Network Solutions. Since then this
business unit has experienced many
successes, including the launch of a new
Wireless solutions micro-website on ADC.
com and many product deployments, as
part of its strategic objective to grow our
wireless revenue and market share.
“Successfully integrating two companies is
a complex, multi-faceted and challenging
task,” said Vicki Nahrung, Integration
Director for Network Solutions. “We have
completed more than 75% of the 222
planned integration projects and launched
our new wireless solutions ‘micro-site’.
Although this integration has not been
without issue, we have made tremendous
progress.”
In late 2007, the Marketing and the
Network Solutions Product Management
teams created and implemented an
improved “IP-based Wireless Solutions”
micro-website on ADC.com. The site
contains refreshed and re-branded
product literature and customer case
studies for our product portfolio. Kelly
Seltun, Senior Marketing Specialist for To explore the wireless mico-website, visit adc.com/wireless. To learn more about other
Network Solutions, said, “The new successful product deployments, access Broadway/Latest News/More News.
wireless section of ADC.com both
communicates our Internet Protocol (IP)
vision and presents the entire wireless One successful FY08 wireless deployment “Our InterReach products’ unrivaled
solutions portfolio in a way that makes in the hospitality industry occurred at performance and our integrity as a
more sense to our prospects and The Palazzo Las Vegas, built adjacent supplier have made ADC the primary
customers.” to The Venetian in Las Vegas, Nevada. supplier of in-building wireless systems
The new resort deployed our InterReach in Las Vegas as well as in other major
Wireless solutions are segmented by
Fusion in-building wireless system in resorts throughout the world,” said
industry and venues on the site and
its 50-story, $1.9 billion resort. With John Spindler, Vice President of Product
include case studies, making it easy
more than 3,000 rooms, more than 60 Management for Network Solutions.
for anyone to understand what our
shops, and dining and entertainment, “With this deployment at The Palazzo,
products can deliver. Case studies range
our InterReach system allows staff and we have a new crown jewel in Las Vegas
in industry from commercial to hospitality
guests to experience the same quality as well as an even stronger position
and transportation, and include such
of service anytime, anywhere from hotel as the hospitality market’s in-building
customers as Mary Kay and the Hartsfield-
registration to the parking garage. wireless leader.”
Jackson Atlanta International Airport, the
world’s busiest passenger airport.
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6. Innovation across ADC
The concept of innovation can mean many things to many people.
For Thomas Edison and General Electric, it was the invention of
the market-ready light bulb in 1879. For Bill Smith and Motorola,
it was the development and deployment of Six Sigma strategies
in 1986. For ADC, one could point to our market-leading bend-
radius fiber solutions or new business processes being defined
through Competitive Transformation efforts.
However one defines innovation, it remains central to our ever-
growing and globalizing economy and remains an important ADC
Way value. In support of this, employees are leading efforts to
embed innovation across our company.
In May, our Leadership and Organizational Development team
introduced a new FY08-targeted Leadership Development
Program that strengthens leaders’ ability to successfully execute
on our business priorities. Karla Montgomery, Manager of
Organizational and Leadership Development, said, “It is our
intent to build a common language, philosophy and approach to
innovation throughout our leadership ranks.”
The program is rolling out at global sites from Denver, Colorado
to Singapore and approximately 400 managers will attend the
day-and-a-half training series. “Driving an innovative culture is
considered key among our executives and was identified as a Five winning ideas were selected by ADC’s Growth Council for
strategic area of development for our leaders,” said Karla. possible implementation, with Marlon Holmquist taking top
honors for his proposal to improve a manufacturing process to
Attendees will learn how to create the organizational conditions continuously feed sheet metal from a coil. The project, which
for innovation to flourish, learn methods to identify, assess, was discussed in detail during the June 12 Bob Switz Town Hall,
prioritize and execute opportunities for innovation, and align daily reduces scrap (which is almost 50% of all sheet metal used in
tasks to ensure innovation is supported. our Shakopee, Minnesota facility), improves yields, and reduces
Dick Parran, President of ADC Professional Services, said, bottlenecks and set-up times.
“Innovation has many forms: change, risk taking, contingency “This project increases our overall throughput and capacity
planning and thinking outside of the box. Thinking differently for sheet metal, allowing ADC to in-source work we currently
can be a powerful opportunity identifier and this program offers outsource. Customers will experience improved quality and
managers the know-how to apply principles of innovation to their improved lead times as a result of reduced queuing times in our
jobs and roles as leaders.” manufacturing process,” Marlon explained.
Innovation at ADC stretches beyond leader development. In Other ADC Innovator winners include Bryan Kennedy, who
February, employees were challenged to think big, work quickly proposed building a Duracell-type power indicator for our
and dream beyond our normal boundaries during the three-week customers’ inspection of cabinets; Nikhil Goel, who suggested
ADC Innovator program. In total, 379 ideas were generated, using 802.11n chip sets as a cost-effective solution to create
ranging from proposing solar power as the energy source for a higher bandwidth backhaul products; Jeff Cannon for his idea
mobile phone to helping save money when employees book travel to add Ethernet accessories to our Universal Radio Head (URH)
arrangements. More than 1,200 participants produced more than product; and Steve Lewison, who proposed to modularize the
500 comments and an excess of 9,300 votes on proposed ideas URH frame for our customers.
during the short timeframe.
As these ideas are further explored and implemented, and as
David Choe, Director of Strategy Development, said, “Employees’ our leaders become versed in the language of innovation, the
ideas and input have made a positive difference for the future of possibilities to further define what “innovation” is at ADC
ADC. Everyone has truly helped reignite the fuel of innovation!” remains endless.
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7. A Day in the Life of
Douglas Leong
Title
Director of Quality
Years employed at ADC
At LGC Wireless since May 2000. ADC since November 2007.
Work location
San Jose, California; twice a week in Mountain View Douglas Leong, his three daughters and wife enjoyed a baseball game.
What group or functional area do you support?
I support quality assurance activities for Network Solutions’
In-Building and Mobility business divisions.
“I am a very hands-on dad so I try to be
How would you briefly describe your job?
I’m responsible for the overall quality of product and processes
home to help out with my daughters’
for our In-Building and Mobility business divisions. This job homework or drop them off/pick them up
encompasses a wide variety of activities from performing failure
at one of their many after-school activities.”
analysis to calculating and tracking product reliability to working
with customers, suppliers and management to implementing
and maintaining ISO-compliant environmental and business What is a typical afternoon look like for you?
systems, and leading our Green Team, which is responsible for About three to four times a week, I work out at our office gym
many of our environmental programs. Quality interfaces with during lunch. Depending on the day of the week, I update our
practically every department, and our goal is to influence them field MTBF calculations, meet with different departments to
to take ownership of quality for their area. update our business processes, follow up on an environmental
What do you enjoy most about your job? question or issue, help with a internal ISO audit, inspect
I enjoy the many challenges that come every day in Quality. products before shipment, or pull together a customer quality
It never gets boring! Over the past eight years, I have been report. I also meet with key suppliers during monthly or
fortunate to work outside of Quality on tasks such as supporting quarterly business reviews to discuss the business relationship
a customer upgrade program in Japan, developing our and review quality metrics.
environmental programs, and helping draft and publish our How do you end your day?
business continuity plan. I work with a great team where we Before I leave, I turn off my computer monitor and lights (part
collaboratively overcome issues and find workable solutions that of ISO14001) and drop off any recyclables before heading home
do not sacrifice quality. around 6 p.m. I am a very hands-on dad so I try to be home
How do you begin your day? to help out with my daughters’ homework or drop them off/
I typically wake at 6 a.m. I follow the stock market trends until pick them up at one of their many after-school activities (tennis,
my three daughters (Kirsten, Samantha and Danielle) awake piano, gymnastics, swimming or Chinese school). Additionally,
and then it’s all about getting them prepared and dropped we are transferring the In-Building product lines overseas to
off at school. The commute into work takes 30 to 45 minutes Shanghai, China for manufacturing. We hold a teleconference
depending on Silicon Valley traffic. Upon arrival I grab a bite twice a week among San Jose, Shanghai and other ADC
to eat and then start reviewing quality reports, e-mails and locations to review the transfer progress, issues and next steps.
prioritizing my day. What advice do you have for someone who is interested
What does a typical morning look like for you? in working within your field/role?
The mornings tend to have many informal meetings to work out It is important to have a good understanding of a company’s
issues that pop up. I work with our techs in the manufacturing operations and interactions as well as background in
areas to discuss any concerns on reported failures. I then collect telecommunications and engineering. One should be able to
some of the failed parts and work with Purchasing to return communicate with people locally and internationally, actively
them to the supplier for failure analysis. At other times, I attend listen to understand issues, be a problem solver, have patience,
Engineering Change Order or program review meetings to learn and be a good program manager who can balance demands
about product changes or new products that are planned for of you and your team. Being open to travel is also important as
release. I recently became involved with ADC’s Environmental numerous suppliers are based overseas.
Council and am hoping to help contribute our experiences in
San Jose with ISO14001, our energy conservation program.

8. A Day in the Life of
Elke Fischer
Title:
Director, Human Resources
Work location:
Berlin, Germany
What group or functional area do you support?
ADC Professional Services in Germany
How would you describe a typical day?
I get up at 6 a.m. I sometimes go jogging or swimming in the
morning before I leave for work. I typically start work at 8:30
a.m. and leave around 6 p.m. or 7 p.m. We start every week
with a scheduled meeting on Monday morning to talk about to Muenster, a city in the west part of Germany, and studied
the main duties for the upcoming week. I don’t have a typical business administration. I finished my studies in Berlin in 1988.
day or week at work; some meetings are fixed, and during the Where would you go if you could travel anywhere?
morning I usually have meetings with managers and employees. Traveling is one of my hobbies. A lot of places are on my list
My role as an HR Director for APS depends on the needs of the to visit but to start with I would say: Venezuela, South Africa,
business. I am involved in different projects, such as training, skill China, Hong Kong, Singapore, Nepal and Australia.
management, recruiting, and new organizational changes and
salary structures. I hope I will never have a typical day at ADC What are your hobbies?
because I like changing situations, requirements and tasks! Sailing, cycling, cooking and traveling
Write three words to describe yourself: What is the best part of your job?
Optimistic, open-minded and honest Working with people! In HR you meet people with different
professions, backgrounds and experiences, such as being from a
As a child, what did you want to be when you grew up? different country or culture. It’s very interesting.
I wanted to run my father’s small company of 10 or so employees.
This company built facilities and designed interiors exclusively from If you were famous, what would it be for?
wood for companies, private households or big boats. I would like to be an actor. It must be very interesting to play
different roles and experience situations that aren’t part of your
Where did you attend school? daily life. One reason more I’d want to be a famous actor: To be
I grew up and went to school in a little town near the North Sea invited to the Academy Awards (Oscars) ceremony!
for 13 years (primary school and secondary school). I then moved
A Day in the Life of
Tim Ryder
Title:
Director of Cable Operations
Work location:
Sidney, Nebraska
What group or functional area do you support?
I support the Global Connectivity Solutions Americas’ business
and am responsible for the copper cable plant in Sidney,
Nebraska; the Verizon Access Terminal (VATS) operations in
in the morning. Like most, my work day includes e-mails,
Lexington, South Carolina; and the fiber cable plant in North
teleconferences and meetings. And each facility has its own
Bennington, Vermont.
issues that require different approaches. Fortunately, we have
Describe your typical day. great teams at all three sites. I’m not needed much for the day-
There are some patterns to my day, but each day is different. to-day stuff. Instead, I stay involved where I’m needed. We have
I let the dog out, grab the sports page and drink coffee a new business in Lexington where we focus on rapid growth
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9. and limiting cost. Sidney has a relatively stable business and to see, but I’ve always wanted to travel to Spain. I minored in
Bennington’s growth this year has been amazing! We’ve spent Spanish as an undergraduate, studying the culture and traditions
much effort integrating its fiber plant into ADC’s processes, and extensively. However, the people that know me best understand
our efforts have been very successful. Daily I try to chat with my that I really want to get to Cleveland, Ohio this fall.
direct reports. I get a better sense of how folks are when they
What are your hobbies?
are talking and I’m listening.
Bowling, golf, hiking, and following the Nebraska Cornhuskers,
Write three words to describe yourself: Indiana Hoosiers and Cleveland Browns
Flawed, blessed and discerning
What is the best part of your job?
As a child, what did you want to be when you grew up? I enjoy team success. When the team succeeds, what a great
I wanted to be a professional baseball player. I played in college feeling! I also get great satisfaction when people find the
but knew well before then that it wasn’t going to happen. I had right spot in the organization and blossom. After 25 years in
all of the tools except size, speed and ability. manufacturing, I believe that helping people find that spot is one
of the most important roles as a leader.
Where did you attend school?
I grew up in Indiana and went to Manchester College near Fort If you were famous, what would it be for?
Wayne. I received a master’s degree from Ball State University in This is difficult to imagine. But I do know this: The way my dog
Muncie when David Letterman was reporting weather on local TV! greets me when I get home would lead to me to believe that he
thinks I am famous.
Where would you go if you could travel anywhere?
There are many places in the United States that I would like
Event Snapshots
At left: Berkley Vale, Australia rose $305 during its annual “Biggest Morning Tea”, benefiting the Cancer Council.
Top right: Held in May, the second annual Asia Pacific Partners Conference attracted 137 visitors with 38 key regional performers awarded for their
2007 performance.
Bottom right: The Global Operations and Supply Chain teams met in Minnesota in early June.
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10. ADC Cares
Helping
Beyond
ADC’s Walls
Since the ADC Foundation’s founding in
1999, our company’s charitable giving
arm has partnered with ADC leaders to
coordinate volunteer relief activity and
provide charitable grant support in cases
of a major natural disaster, particularly
catastrophic events that catch the world’s
attention. When employees are among in such a compressed timeframe,” said Nii and his management team also
the victims of a hurricane, earthquake, Nii Quaye, Vice President and General organized a food and clothing drive across
flood or other natural disasters, ADC and Manager China. several ADC sites in China, funneling in-
the foundation take extra steps to offer kind donations from ADC team members
In recognition of ADC China’s generous
support. through the Shenzhen Charity Agency to
response and the humanitarian aid
the affected areas, helping some of the 5
Most recently, our China-based facilities need, the foundation’s board of directors
million who were left homeless.
collected approximately $16,899 (117,318 approved an additional $100,000
RBM) from ADC employees in only five (692,300 RBM) grant to the Red Cross to The foundation’s disaster relief program
days to assist those affected by a major further serve local relief efforts in Sichuan has funded other major international relief
earthquake in the southwestern province and adjacent areas. efforts as well, including responses to
of Sichuan in May, which will be matched tropical Cyclone Larry in Australia (2006),
Frank Zhou, a Network Solutions
dollar for dollar by the foundation. ADC Hurricane Katrina in the United States
employee based in Shakopee, Minnesota,
also responded by making an immediate- (2005), and the Asian tsunami (2005),
is from the Sichuan province. Following
relief grant of $10,000 (70,000 RBM) to which the foundation donated $100,000
the 7.9-magnitude earthquake, Frank
the Red Cross of China. including employees’ gifts and its match.
donated to ADC’s relief effort. He said, It also helped raise funds to rebuild
“I am extremely heartened by the quick “Fortunately my family [in Sichuan] is all homes following Hurricane Stan (2006)
response to the call for help by the ADC fine, but knowing that I can help support in the southeastern states of Chiapas and
team in China and the generosity of them through ADC makes me proud to Veracruz in Mexico, where many Juarez-
giving that we achieved across company work here.” based employees have family.

11. Grant Assists Engineering Educational Program
Playing with Legos may not seem like an engineering and technology fields,” said
educational endeavor. Yet for children Erich Sawyer, Manufacturing Engineer.
participating in a pilot program conducted “It instead engages students to consider
by the 4-H Youth Development program entering these fields by promoting math
through the University of Nebraska – and science careers, developing problem-
Lincoln’s extension office (UNL), Lego solving skills and encouraging cooperative
Mindstorm, doing just that is enhancing learning.”
math, science and technology skills
The idea to help fund this program
among students.
began when Erich, and Scott Juengst,
In support of this program, the ADC Cares Manufacturing Engineer, built and
local giving committee in Sidney, Nebraska programmed two Lego Mindstorm robots
has gifted $5,000 to fund the purchase of for the annual Sixth Grade Career Fair.
10 Lego Mindstorm robotics kits and two At the fair, the extension office’s 4-H
laptop computers for Cheyenne County’s program coordinator visited the ADC
extension office staff. Supporting the booth and expressed interest in using the
ADC Foundation’s strategic focus areas robots for educational outreach. Becky
for grant-making — funding mathematics Thomas, Senior Accounting Clerk and
and science education, and nonprofit an active 4-H volunteer, encouraged the
access to technology — the grant helps extension to apply for the grant, which
children learn by assembling 828-part was unanimously approved by Sidney’s
robots, which include Legos, axels, gears, ADC Cares committee. Several members of Sidney’s local
motors and sensors.
Becky said, “The robots provide students giving committee, as well as Scott and
“By using hands-on, minds-on with access to what larger communities Erich, who helped 4-H’ers build and
educational tools like robots, Lego have in relation to educational program their first robots, presented the
Mindstorm helps counter a trend in opportunities for science and technology. grant to Kerry John, Extension Office
the United States where less students They’re also a fun way for kids to get Representative. To learn more about this
are choosing to enter science, math, excited about learning.” program, visit extension.unl.edu.
EMEA Event Focuses
on Growth, Relationships
ADC EMEA welcomed customers, distributors and partners
for our seventh annual Application Day in Berlin, Germany.
Approximately 130 participants from 31 countries attended the
day-and-a-half seminar to strengthen relationships, network and
discuss how, together, we can focus on growth.
“Application Day connects our company and end customers,
building on our many long-standing, foundational relationships,”
said Hubert Schanne, Vice President, Go To Market EMEA.
The forum also creates an open environment to discuss
the dynamic telecommunications market and how we can
collectively plan for its various challenges and opportunities.
Hubert said, “Participants talk face-to-face and exchange
information, which helps find mutual business interests and “Following the end of Application Day, many participants shared
saves time in developing new opportunities and projects.” that the event addressed the right topics, showcasing our strong
position as a reliable and accredited partner,” Hubert said.
During training events, market opportunities were discussed at
presentations and case studies covering our product portfolio. Application Day provides yet another example of how ADC
Two roundtable discussions were also held on our fiber-to-the-X connects with our customers, distributors and partners to solidify
(FTTX) and data center solutions. Participants still had time, our position as the leader in creating network infrastructure
though, to informally network, enjoying a highly anticipated and providing the foundation for powerful and reliable
team-building event at a local bowling alley. communication networks.
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12. ESL Program in Santa Teresa
Located at the edge of the El Paso, Texas
metropolitan area and about a 24-minute
drive from Juarez, Mexico is ADC’s bustling
Santa Teresa, New Mexico facility. A diverse
work location for approximately 255
employees, the Santa Teresa facility is a
cultural cornucopia.
“We have many talented and hard-
working employees who are bilingual. They
speak both English and Spanish, with their
primary language being Spanish,” said Elva
Azpeitia, Human Resources Administrator.
“Because of this, many of our employees
expressed interest in taking English as a
Second Language (ESL) course to enhance
their English communication, reading and
writing skills.”
The need for bilingual education is
strong for Santa Teresa-based employees.
According to the latest available U.S.
Census Bureau report, “Language Use and
English-Speaking Ability”, 37% of the New
Mexico state population speaks a language Students participated in a graduation ceremony. An award was handed to Maribel
other than English at home. In El Paso, Renteria for best attendance. Jerry Groen, Velia Frey and local managers participated
Texas, of which Santa Teresa is a suburb, in the ceremony.
68.9% of its residents speak Spanish as
their primary at-home language. Chee, Manufacturing Operations Leader; a post-assessment analysis was conducted
Jerry Groen, Operations Manager; and of students’ English comprehension.
Rhonda Gilbertson, an on-site Trainer; Advanced-level students increased their
New Mexico publishes some the at-work Santa Teresa ESL program English comprehension and low- or
government documents in was created. Forty-four ADC employees intermediate-level students moved up one
enrolled in the program, which offered level in their English comprehension.
both languages, including two courses accommodating first- and
“This class inspired some students to
an official bilingual song. second-shift employees and was developed
pursue further ESL education. It also
in partnership with the local Doña Ana
enhanced employees’ motivation,
Community College.
Elva said, “Our endeavor to enhance teamwork and sense of belonging,” said
employees’ English-language skills benefits Students were first tested to establish their Elva. To build on this program’s success,
both the employee and ADC. It bridges level of English comprehension. The course the facility plans to continue bringing
communication gaps they may experience was taught at multiple levels, so different varied types of classes and training to
in their at-work and personal lives.” strategies and techniques were used its employees. Program funding will be
throughout class instruction. Following awarded by grants from the state of
Through the collaborative efforts of Velia
the end of the 12-week program that New Mexico, which helped fund the ESL
Frey, Human Resource Manager; Jesus
included four two-hour classes per week, program.
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