Talking Technicians
The podcast about micro and nano technicians: Who they are, what they do, and how they got there. Hosted by Peter Kazarinoff and supported by the Micro Nano Technology Education Center (MNT-EC) and the National Science Foundation (NSF) Advanced Technological Education (ATE) program.
Episodes
46 episodes
S05-E01 Emily worked with NASA, the White House, and is now at Intel
In this episode of Talking Technicians, you’ll meet Emily, a facilities engineer at Intel. Emily shares her journey from community college to a full-time engineering role, discussing her experiences in the clean room, the challenges she faced a...
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Season 5
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Episode 1
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34:13
S04-E10 Josh is a Technician at Analog Devices
In this episode of Talking Technicians, you’ll meet Josh, a technician at Analog Devices in San Jose, California. Hear about Josh's background, his experience working at Analog Devices, and the opportunities for growth and benefits in the in...
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Season 4
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Episode 10
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17:29
S04-E09 Kendall is a Technician at Indium
Kendall, a technician at Indium, shares the experience working in the manufacturing industry and the journey to becoming a technician. Kendall discusses the role of Indium as a materials refiner and supplier to the electronics and semiconduc...
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Season 4
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Episode 9
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30:01
S04-E08 Jamel is a Technician at TEL
Jamel is a Technician at Tokyo Electron, also called TEL in Hillsboro, OR outside of Portland. Jamel was part of the Vet S.T.E.P. program that helps military service members transition into the civilian sector. Jamel talks about how th...
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Season 4
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Episode 8
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16:39
S04-E07 Alberto is a Manufacturing Equipment Technician at Wolfspeed
Alberto is a Manufacturing Equipment Technician at Wolfspeed in Marcy, NY. Alberto talks about how his work in the US AirForce and the Vet S.T.E.P. program prepared him to work as a technician in the semiconductor industry. Aberto highlights...
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Season 4
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Episode 7
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20:09
S04-E06 Stephen is a Manufacturing Equipment Technician at Intel
Stephen is a Manufacturing Equipment Technician (MET) at Intel in Hillsboro, Oregon. Stephen discusses his journey from Minneapolis to working at Intel and shares insights into his day-to-day responsibilities involving the maintenance and tr...
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Season 4
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Episode 6
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17:12
S04-E05 Lincoln is a technician in the semiconductor industry
Lincoln is a technician working in the semiconductor industry. Lincoln was in the armed services, then went to community college and enrolled in an electrical engineering technology program. He now has experience working as a technician at t...
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Season 4
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Episode 5
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22:18
S04-E04 Ethan is a technician that supports other technicians at Intel
Ethan is a HPM technician at Intel in Hillsboro, OR outside Portland. HPM technicians at Intel support other technicians that work at Intel. Hear about how Ethan went from working in the hospitality industry to long-term career in the semico...
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Season 4
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Episode 4
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18:19
S04-E03 Laury is a Senior Control Engineer at Albireo Energy
Laury is a Senior Control Engineer at Albireo Energy in Northern Virginia. Laury is passionate about her career. In this episode here about what working in a data center is like and how you can join this exciting career. At the end of the ep...
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Season 4
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Episode 3
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29:32
S04-E02 Janaki is a technician at Analog Devices
Janaki is a Equipment Engineering Technician at Analog Devices in Beaverton, OR outside Portland. Janaki had a career in small business, but needed to make a change. Hear how Janaki transitioned to working in the semiconductor industry by en...
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Season 4
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Episode 2
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16:56
S04-E01 Michelle is a thin film vacuum technician
Michelle is a lead thin film vacuum technician at MKS Instruments at the Richardson Gratings Lab in Rochester, NY. Michelle started out working as an operator, then gained additional skills by enrolling in a vacuum technician certificate pro...
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Season 4
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Episode 1
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17:00
S03-E11 Mario has an internship at Intel
Mario secured an internship at Intel. Mario worked on submarines in the Navy. When he left the Navy, he needed a new career. Hear how Mario made the decision to work as an engineering technician intern and how his company is helping wi...
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Season 3
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Episode 11
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26:44
S03-E10 Jason is a technician at Intel
Jason works as a technician at Intel. Jason worked as a freelance videographer, but wanted a more stable profession. He graduated from a 2-year community college program and secured a job in the semiconductor industry at Intel. Hear how Jaso...
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Season 3
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Episode 10
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34:03
S03-E09 Jose works at Genentech
Jose works at Genentech. Jose grew up in the Bay Area and went from working in restaurants to a career in biotechnology. Hear about how Jose enrolled in a community college program, completed an internship and now has a career at one of the ...
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Season 3
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Episode 9
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16:56
S03-E08 Sofia works at Genetech
Sofia is a Lab Services and Media Prep Technician at Genetech. Hear how Sophia went from a degree in world languages to a community college biotech program. Sophia shares her story and journey in this episode and has advice for folks who wan...
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Season 3
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Episode 8
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20:31
S03-E07 Olga works at Tenaya Therapeutics
Olga works at Tenaya Therapeutics. Hear how Olga earned an associates degree from a community college biotechnology program to secure a well-paying job that impacts health and helps people. Olga talks about her work, the hardest part of comm...
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Season 3
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Episode 7
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23:53
S03-E06 David works at NanoScience Instruments
David works at NanoScience Instruments. Hear how David went from working with computers to working with advanced nanotechnology characterization and fabrication instruments. David talks about how important completing a 1-year certificate fro...
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Season 3
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Episode 6
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22:02
S03-E05 Ginny works for Serviceminder
Ginny works remotely for a company called Serviceminder. Ginny explains her journey from community college to working in the tech industry. Hear how both technical skills and interpersonal skills are important in Ginny’s work. Ginny also tal...
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Season 3
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Episode 5
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29:15
S03-E04 Heather started her own company
Heather worked in IT after community college then decided to start her own business using no-code / low-code tools. Hear what it’s like to run your own business after earning a community college degree. Heather talks about the technica...
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Season 3
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Episode 4
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19:15
S03-E03 Tiffany changed careers to work in technology
Tiffany changed careers by enrolling in a community college technology program. Now Tiffany works at Nomadic, which specializes in digital marketing and software development. Tiffany highlights how “soft skills” are important in the technolo...
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Season 3
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Episode 3
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20:04
S03-E02 Andrew and Miko work in biotechnology
Talking Technicians goes to a hackathon! In this special episode of Talking Technicians, we’ve collaborated with the 2022 Antibody Engineers Hackathon which is funded by a grant from the National Science Foundation’s Advanced Technological E...
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Season 3
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Episode 2
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21:09
S03-E01 Kendra Works in IT
Kendra works as an IT tech at a community college in Asheville, NC. Kendra wanted a change and enrolled in a community college program in web and graphic design. This led to her current role as an IT technician. Hear Kendra’s story and how h...
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Season 3
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Episode 1
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27:46
S02-E12 Live at the HI-TEC Conference - 3 technicians share their story
Recorded LIVE! At the HI-TEC Conference in Salt Lake City, UT - A special episode of Talking Technicians: We welcome back Linzee, Mark and Glen from Season 2 and hear different perspectives working as a technician. Hear live questions from t...
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Season 2
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Episode 12
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28:45
S02-E11 Amber Worked to Fight Breast Cancer
Amber works in the biotech industry at ICON. She went to a community college biotech program and started working as a technician in Los Angeles. In this episode, hear how technicians save lives by fighting breast cancer. Amber started as a t...
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Season 2
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Episode 11
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25:01
S02-E10 Mark experienced a whole career as a technician
Mark has over 25 years experience working as a technician. He worked as a technician at Intel in many different areas including hiring and training. Currently, Mark works as a technician at the MTTC at the University of New Mexico in Albuque...
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Season 2
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Episode 10
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23:28