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Biomedical Technician Adrian Barraza Brings Versatile Skill Set to Work

Adrian Barraza’s curiosity about microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) set him on his career path. MEMS, which are also known as micromachines, are made up of components between 1 and 100 micrometers (often called microns) in size. (For reference, a human hair ranges from 20 – 200 micrometers.) Right out of high school Barraza had an entry-level […]

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Mehran Gul Spotlights High-Tech Companies Growth Outside U.S.

Mehran Gul joined the Special Interest Group meeting of Preparing Technicians for the Future of Work on July 16 from Switzerland to explain the emergence of big technology companies around the world in comparison to their development in the U.S. From 2015 to 2019 Gul was the lead for Digital Transformation of Industries at the

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“Affinity to Learn” Helps Photonics Technicians Advance

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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Diligence Turns Mid-Career Shock into Successful Photonics Technician Career

Richard Spencer did not expect to change careers when he was 46. When a mid-career change was foisted on him four years ago, however, he used his mechanical skills and a contact he had made during his 18-year cable industry career to get hired as a technician at Harris, now L3Harris Technologies Inc., in Melbourne,

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National Lab Supervisor Explains What He Looks for When Hiring Technicians

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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