I got exposed to my first machine – a Hoss CNC. Over five years, I gathered enough information to be a machinist three at that company, and then after five years, I moved on in my career into the CNC machining world. I worked in the ring cell, and it was something that I learned one machine after another. I knew every single machine that I could in that area. It was something that I could healthily express myself. My first machine was a honing machine, making precision holes.įrom there, I became a machinist III. I needed more money, so I started looking into different things and was offered a job by a friend at the time at a place called electron energy corporation. It wasn't something that could sustain me for the rest of my life. I worked there like three years, and I knew I needed to do something else. I couldn't pay for it, so I came home and immediately got a job.īut it was at a gas station. I found that the four-year college route wasn't for me, and it was way too expensive. But unfortunately, I was there for a year, and it got too expensive because I ended up paying for it myself. It's no surprise, probably, but I was the only female to do that, so that has its challenges. They knew I wanted to work on cars, so I went to the art Institute of Pittsburgh for industrial design technology, and I did the auto track. I thought I had talked to them, but they didn't know me well. That was odd to me to pick a career for the rest of my life.
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I was either pushing towards going to ag or going to a four-year college and getting my college degree. I went to a place called Mannheim central, so it was a very Ag-centric school. I never even thought I would graduate from school. I never did good in high school, so that four-year college degree wasn't for me either. I grew up with a bunch of mechanics, so that's where I got into loving working on machines and with machinery, even at an age I didn't know what it was. When I was younger, I wanted to work on cars for a living. I grew up in Hannover, Pennsylvania, the snack capital of the world. Many people like listening to my journey because it's very odd. Miranda Martz: It's been an interesting journey and not one that many people have had. Please share with us about your background and what led you ultimately to commit to your manufacturing career. She started as a journeyperson machinist and is committed to the manufacturing industry. Miranda is a Pre-apprenticeship Coordinator for the Manufacturers Association. Welcome to the Manufacturers' Network Podcast.