San Jacinto College and Texas Gulf Coast employers followed up on a regional convening by Preparing Technicians for the Future of Work to take their workforce development efforts to a new level. Three information technology-focused webinars that the project offered with San Jacinto College in fall 2020 were the impetus, according to Dr. Sarah Janes, …
As a senior scientist with more than 30 years of experience in the Photonics and Quantum Sciences Department at L3Harris Technologies, Inc., Michael R. Lange leads a multidisciplinary group of 170 versatile employees that include photonics technicians; machinists; photonics, optical, electrical, mechanical, and chemical engineers; and PhD scientists. “We do a combination of research, engineering …
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John M. “Bud” Chesser, senior supervisor of the Advanced Coating and Vacuum Process Lab in the Materials Engineering Division of Lawrence Livermore National Lab, looks for two things when screening applications of entry-level technicians: basic mechanical skills and inquisitiveness. During interviews, he asks: “Did you take apart your parents’ drill motor and put it back …
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