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DECEMBER 2020 I PCB007 MAGAZINE 35 chines primarily, along with some measure- ment equipment, so there is also a smattering of CAD and coding skills at play, which I like. What advice would you give to a fabricator on recruiting and hiring young talent? If I were to step into the role of trying to re- cruit and hire "young talent" into the industry, I would speak to the company's role in the in- dustry, their goals for growth or outreach or improvement, and how young talent fits into those roles and goals. It does not hurt to ad- vertise ways in which young talent is affecting the industry currently, and to hear from them about the work they do from a high-level per- spective as well as how they see themselves in the industry and their take on how the work relates to their training. I also liked hearing about how the industry is changing/advancing and how the company wants to adjust its stance and their plans for adaptation. Cole Van Camp, CAM Engineer 7 months Had you worked in a different industry prior? This is the first industry I have worked in since graduating college. Was electronics manufacturing something you sought out? I did not seek out the PCB field specifically but was interested in working with Calumet and I was interested in learning more about PCBs. Do you see a career path for yourself? I see a career to help more with the auto- mation and incorporating more software in- side the CAM department. I studied and cre- ated machine learning algorithms and would like to integrate that going forward as I believe that could make the CAM department more ac- curate and faster. What is your educational background? I studied computer engineering and graduat- ed with a B.S. in Computer Engineering and a master's degree in Computer Engineering from Michigan Tech University. Do you find you use your degree in your job? I do use my degree often since I have be- come more involved with the automation side of the CAM department and have created/up- dated old scripts to increase throughput. What advice would you give to a fabricator on recruiting and hiring young talent? I would advise Calumet to look for students that are motivated, passionate, and critical thinkers above all. Expanding that outreach to include encouraging promising First Robotics High School participants to attend MTU and co-op may provide additional qualified appli- cants. The PCB field is continuously advancing and those who can problem solve and quickly adapt will be the most successful.