STUDENTS

Profiled Individual:

Guillermo Gallardo
President
Complete Welding & Cutting Supplies
Pomona, CA

But entrepreneurship is in my genes. At 28, I opened my own store using $50,000 from a loan against my house. It was just a small shop, but within a few years I could afford to open two more. Five years after I went out on my own, I bought the company I started at, after my old boss died.

High School:	La Zaro Cardenas High School Tijuana, MX
College:	Riverside Community College Riverside, CA

Profiled Company:

J.P. Nissen Company
Glenside, PA

The J.P. Nissen Company was founded in 1923 to manufacture markers for the textile industry. Nissen is a privately-held company which is still owned by the founding family. Since 1923, our product line has been continuously expanded to include markers for all industrial purposes, but most especially for the metal-marking industry.

Website:

www.NissenMarkers.com

Profiled Individual:

Jordan Kay
Welding Technician
City of Minot
Minot, ND

I've been in a wheelchair since I was six years old. I first tried welding when I was a kid. I liked the fire and using my hands to make things.

High School:	Minot High School Minot, ND
College:	North Dakota State College of Science, Associate Degree in Welding Technology Wahpeton, ND

Profiled Individual:

Paul Edwards
Research Engineer
Boeing
Seattle, WA

My focus is friction-stir welding of titanium parts. Friction-stir welding is a solid-state joining process that softens rather than melts metals.

High School:	Entiat High School Entiat, WA
College:	University of Washington, Engineering