The New Collar Workforce: An Insider's Guide to Making Impactful Changes to Manufacturing and Training Contributor(s): Boisvert, Sarah (Author) |
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ISBN: 0998853992 ISBN-13: 9780998853994 Publisher: Laurin Publishing OUR PRICE: $33.20 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2018 |
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BISAC Categories: - Technology & Engineering | Technical & Manufacturing Industries & Trades - Technology & Engineering | Manufacturing - Education | Adult & Continuing Education |
Physical Information: 0.47" H x 6" W x 9" (0.71 lbs) 174 pages |
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Publisher Description:
U.S. manufacturing companies are expected to face a shortage of 2 million skilled workers by the year 2020. As a result, manufacturers, educators and economic development professionals everywhere are looking for real, actionable ideas to train workers, reduce the shortfall and realize the potential of the new age of manufacturing. |
Contributor Bio(s): Boisvert, Sarah: - Sarah Boisvert has more than 30 years of experience in the design, development and commercialization of high-technology products utilizing digital fabrication methods including laser machining and 3D printing. Her graduate work in market segmentation at Johns Hopkins University led to her expertise in productization of high tech devices. Ms. Boisvert is a co-founder of the commercial division of Potomac Photonics Inc. of Baltimore, which she joined to commercialize a proprietary RF-discharge excimer laser. Following the sale of the company in 1999, Ms. Boisvert founded Fab Lab Hub, part of the MIT-based Fab Lab Network, in order to foster entrepreneurship and workforce training in digital fabrication manufacturing skills. She returned to Potomac part time as chief 3D printing officer in February 2014. Ms. Boisvert is a fellow and past president of the Laser Institute of America and has served on The Optical Society's Industry Advisory Board as well as on the boards of numerous international technical societies. For fun, she creates 3D-printed jewelry. |