The Division Chair / CNC Tool & Die Instructor at Gateway Technical College in Elkhorn, WI, Rich Shouse leverages his 20 years experience in industry to teach the next generation of machinists on state-of-the-art equipment!
Recently, Jon House of hireCNC had the opportunity to ask Rich about his CNC Story.
Machine Shop Operations Manager at Rose Machining (Gloucester, Massachusetts), Zach fell in love with machining at an 8th grade career day. From there, the rest is history, attributing his success in machining to a combination of curiosity and drive.
Now 1.5 years into launching a machine shop (B&B Dynamic Machining), Brett Lister reflects on his 20+ years of experience in machining, including insights on starting a career, and what’s important when launching a new machine shop.
A former US Marine Corps Gunner and graduate of Meridian Community College’s Precision Machining program, Sean Datusch, like so many, found a CNC career path by chance. Sean is now working as a Technical Line Specialist at Glock Inc. in Smryna, Georgia.
Owner of TNT Machine in Auburn, California, machinist and entrepreneur Trent Phippin credits his positive outlook, desire for learning and passion for the trade in his career success. Harnessing the value of social media (nearly 4,000 followers on LinkedIn) has given Trent and TNT Machine added global exposure and valuable resources.
The skilled labor shortage continues to be the largest challenge manufacturers face. Enoch Precision Machining (enochmachining.com) located south of Portland, OR took up that challenge by implementing their own in-house technical training program to address the skills gap.
Jeston Porter, Enoch’s full-time Lead Trainer recently discussed their unique, but highly-effective solution with Jon House of hireCNC.
An Advanced Manufacturing teacher at Van Buren Tech in Lawrence, MI, Gabriel Kooyers recognizes the importance of inspiring youth at the high school level to pursue hands-on class options- eventually leading to potential career paths in machining and related fields.
Like so many others, Jackie Heeremans- a certified Tool & Die maker, happened upon a CNC career by chance. Her industry story began as a CNC machine operator and has evolved into her current role with DGI Supply (dgisupply.ca) as a Technical Sales Representative in Southern Ontario.
