Doug Jochum

Doug Jochum

Art Teacher Skyline High School
"The students here are also attentive and helpful — I found out right away that there’s a group of them who have been here a while and who will chip in to help you do anything you don’t understand or help hold something you’re working on. I think that attitude is a reflection of the teaching here as well."
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Harold Collins

Harold Collins

Welding Instructor Allan Hancock College, Santa Maria, Calif.
"The educational atmosphere created in the welding program is second to none — ensuring success to any student willing to work."
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Helen Watts

Helen T. Watts

Firefighter and Dispatcher, Dallas Fire-Rescue Welding Hobbyist
"I’ve always been interested in making things, in all kinds of crafts like tilework and stained glass. Metalwork is fun because you get your work out there — people call me about my yard art more than I could ever have imagined."
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James Bauer

James Bauer

Technical Specialist and Welding Fabricator Armadillo Aerospace
"Dallas College got me started on the core of my career. After finishing the program, I was invited back to teach, and I’ve been an adjunct welding instructor there for the past 13 years. One of the things I love so much is when I see people’s eyes light up after they see what they can do in the Welding Lab."
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Juan Fuentes

Juan Fuentes

Owner Dream Trim remodeling subcontractors
"I decided to start welding because I was building more and more stairs in my remodeling business, and wooden stairs need metal rails and balusters. I need to know the right techniques along with the safety aspects of installing all those."
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Judy Gregory

Judy Gregory

Potter and Welding Hobbyist
"One of my lifelong dreams has been to incorporate welding into my other artistic media. I like the balance of intellectual and creative skills; both are challenged. It doesn’t matter where you are in life, welding is something you can do young or old."
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Mike Reinhardt

Mike Reinhardt

Full-Time Student and Future Underwater Welder
"The instructors in the program are really great and take time to help me when I need it. I want to take every welding course I can to get the experience I’ll need for my future career: I plan to become an underwater welder and am looking at schools where I can transfer and get that specialty."
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Paul Maniscalco

Paul Maniscalco

Career Changer
"What attracted me to welding is its stability; you can pursue it as a lifelong career. My advice is to think really long term about your career future. Stick with it, because once you have welding skills, a lot of possibilities open up."
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Paul Mears

Paul Mears

Welding Artist and Business Owner Iron Art of La Jolla, Calif.
"Welding is so much fun — it’s dangerous and exciting. Dewayne Roy is one of the best instructors you could ever want. He’s not only knowledgeable in the field, but is so upbeat and willing to show you everything he can."
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Spencer Lindstedt

Spencer Lindstedt

Contract-Term Pipefitter
"One thing I’ve appreciated learning in the program is the gas tungsten arc welding process; it’s something that’s used widely in the industry but that I’ve had little experience with. I’ve also learned more about stick welding, which I hadn’t done in 10 years — it’s another technique that’s widely used in the process piping industry."
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