Focus on Alumni
Q&A with Mike Fox, vice president and general manager of Time Warner Cable’s Northeast Wisconsin Division Mike Fox is the vice president and general manager of the Northeast Wisconsin ...
View ArticleWorld Class: Automated Manufacturing Systems
Update on Ryan Guthrie (July 2010): Ryan Guthrie, a 2005 graduate of FVTC’s Automated Manufacturing Systems program, is quickly making his way around the world as a robotics expert for ...
View ArticleFocus on Student Life
Rock On! Two talented students build a robot that conquered a popular video game—while enhancing their resumes. When Mike Teigen and Chee Lor decided on an ambitious final project of ...
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Cast in a Leading Role A student leader broadens her skills and perspective through campus activities. Electrical Engineering Technology major Kamilah Coffin likes making things ...
View ArticleIndividualized Technical Studies
Wired for Success: Making His Own Future Thom Willecke’s eagerness to learn led him to design his own major—and earn a new career in the electronics field. It didn’t take Tim Meredith ...
View ArticleFocus on Training: Walker Forge
Close to Home When Walker Forge needed specialized software training for its designers, the company knew exactly who to call. It wasn’t the first time the folks at Walker Forge had ...
View ArticleStudent Spotlight: Michael L. Larson
Age: 30 Hometown: Weyauwega, WI Current Residence: Las Vegas, NV Why did you choose the Electrical Engineering Technology and Electronics Technologies programs? I’ve always ...
View ArticleElectrical Engineering Technology
Engineered to Succeed Fox Valley Technical College’s Electrical Engineering Technology program turns a general factory worker into an electronics technician with top secret security clearance. ...
View ArticleElectro-Mechanical Technology
Upwardly Mobile Electro-Mechanical Technology student Lindsey Wilharms is combining on-the-job experience with an FVTC education to get ahead. As a full-time product tester at Miller ...
View ArticleAutomated Manufacturing Systems Technician
Customizing a Career A high school co-op experience and flexible learning in Automated Manufacturing Systems at FVTC are helping define a great career for Jennifer Fink. Jennifer Fink ...
View ArticleThe Fab Lab
Fab Ideas Building skills in advanced manufacturing through FVTC’s Fab Lab brings needed awareness about careers in the region. Fox Valley Technical College’s Fab Lab , short for ...
View ArticleFocus on Workplace Training: Waupaca Foundry
Training Today’s Talent The Waupaca Foundry relies on Fox Valley Technical College to help keep its workforce skilled and competitive. When the Waupaca Foundry decided to upgrade its ...
View ArticleWhat's Now: Rallying to Fill Jobs
Rallying to Fill Jobs Strengthening K12 partnerships and raising awareness on manufacturing careers are vital to the region’s economy. Despite an uncertain national economy, ...
View ArticleFocus on the Foundation: Bemis
Second Wind A scholarship from the Bemis Company Foundation is helping 50-year-old Mark Vander Velden gain another shot at college and a new look at life. Mark Vander Velden knows what ...
View ArticleGovernor's Visit Highlights Technology
As the drumbeat continues, manufacturing is alive and well throughout the region, and exciting careers are available for people with the right skills. Fox Valley Technical College implemented ...
View ArticleEinstein Students Use Fab Lab for Veterans
Students from Einstein Middle School in Appleton teamed up with with the Fab Lab at Fox Valley Technical College to build custom guitars for military veterans through the local Wounded Warrior ...
View ArticleWhat’s Now: Education for a New Economy
An early jump on a career defines success for one high school student. Local manufacturers continue to struggle when it comes to filling positions that require a high level of technical ...
View ArticleMechanically Inclined: Mechanical Design
Mechanically Inclined Mechanical designers use creativity to find solutions. Sporting goods, electronics, automotive equipment, kitchen appliances, and lawn mowers just scratch the ...
View ArticleDesigning a Future: Mechanical Design
Twenty-four-year-old David Zalusky joined the military while still in high school. After a stint conducting military police operations in Iraq, the Appleton native enrolled at Fox Valley Technical ...
View ArticleDesigning Efficiency: Electro-Mechanical Technology
Electro-Mechanical Technology grad Jacob Winkel is front and center when it comes to ensuring quality standards in industry. At 22, Jacob Winkel is already using the skills he gained as a ...
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