Diversity & Inclusion
Neurodiverse Workers Delivering Results BY PATTI PFARRER
DIVERSITY PROVIDES A DISTINCT, competitive advantage in the workplace. It allows for various perspectives, innovations, and expanded performance that may otherwise be untapped without seeking to include diversity in your organization. The Precisionists, Inc. (TPI), an IT and business services company, has embraced this concept and set out on a mission to create 10,000 jobs for individuals with diverse abilities over the next decade. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Wilmington, Delaware, TPI is a national company that focuses on providing industry best practices for delivering IT and business administrative services to its client partners. The Precisionists works in tandem on two primary business focus areas. One where we engage with and meet each customer’s specific needs to deliver projects with the highest degree of productivity, and the other is employing neurodiverse individuals impacted by autism and other neurodiversities—a population who typically experiences an 80% under or unemployment rate. The results of TPI’s innovative neurodiversity employment model are remarkable. Results for our customers like DuPont, M&T Bank, the State of Delaware, Delmarva Power, and CSC are realized through the performance of our workforce, utilizing their unique skills and abilities, such as attention to detail, pattern recognition, accuracy, and precision. For example, in 2022 when we launched a pilot project with DuPont, we identified a work which engages the talents of TPI’s employees for DuPont’s Kalrez® business. For this project the TPI team performs final inspections within the manufacturing process of Kalrez® O-rings, providing dimensional and visual conformity inspections against defined specifications. Nineteen months into the project, and how is the TPI team performing? David Walker, DuPont operations area manager, recently provided feedback about Eric Swincki, one of the TPI consultants assigned to the DuPont Kalrez® O-rings inspection team. David shared, “Eric’s performance has drastically increased over the past two months. He has diligently maintained an improvement of 35% weekly output during this period. Eric has shown to be a great team member. He is hard-working and always has a pleasant attitude. Eric enthusiastically helps us meet our customer demand.” Results for TPI employees are realized in the opportunity to build or grow their careers. “Paying attention to detail, working hard, and producing quality products is what I enjoy most about my job,” said Eric Swincki. Doing a job where individuals are able to excel by utilizing their talents, while also enjoying the work they are doing, leads to more successful performance and outcomes. Success at work enables additional 44
Eric Swincki, TPI consultant on the DuPont Kalrez® O-rings inspection team opportunities for independence and achieving life goals. Organizations who embrace neurodiversity in their workplaces will realize the many benefits this innovative approach provides. What we at TPI have found is that once given the opportunity to work, individuals with diverse abilities perform with a high level of productivity, are fiercely loyal, and maintain a great work ethic. The Precisionists can help your company implement this neurodiversity employment model to include this untapped and diverse talent into your business. n
Patti Pfarrer is director of marketing programs and community engagement at The Precisionists, Inc.
Jan uar y / Fe b r uar y 2024
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