{"id":4702,"date":"2025-06-27T18:43:22","date_gmt":"2025-06-27T22:43:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/legacy.webpublishing.oit.ncsu.edu\/ies\/?page_id=4702"},"modified":"2025-08-20T10:10:19","modified_gmt":"2025-08-20T14:10:19","slug":"casey-olson","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/legacy.webpublishing.oit.ncsu.edu\/ies\/casey-olson\/","title":{"rendered":"Casey Olson"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div style=\"padding-left: 20px\"><hr style=\"background-color: transparent;opacity:1;border-top: 5px solid #cc0000;border-color:#cc0000;margin: 10px 0 10px 0;height:5px;width: 50%\" \/><\/div>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 20px\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;font-weight: lighter\">Extension Specialist<\/span><br \/>\n<a href=\"tel:7048393202\">704.839.3202<\/a> <span style=\"color:#cccccc;padding: 0px 8px 0px 8px\">|<\/span> <a href=\"mailto:casey_olson@ncsu.edu\">casey_olson@ncsu.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<div style=\"clear: both\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 95%;font-weight: lighter;padding-left: 20px\"><p><div style=\"float: left;padding: 0px 20px 0px 0px\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" src=\"\/ies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2025\/05\/Casey-Olson-photo.jpg\" alt=\"Casey Olson\" \/><\/div>Casey Olson is an Engineering Improvement Specialist with NC State University\u2019s Industry Expansion Solutions (IES). She partners with organizations across North Carolina, including manufacturers and local and state government agencies, to strengthen operations, develop leaders, and build cultures of continuous improvement.<\/p>\n<p>Casey has a background in process engineering in manufacturing, with experience in processes such as metal stamping, SMC, welding, painting, assembly, and warehouse operations. She focuses on Training Within Industry (TWI), particularly Job Instruction and Job Relations, helping companies establish structured approaches to training and handling conflict. 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