鈥淚 graduated from Bishop Guertin in 1970, and in January of that year I started to panic 鈥� what am I going to do after graduation?鈥� said Siergiewicz during a visit to 爱播视频 in spring 2023. 鈥淎 friend of mind was taking drafting classes here, and I joined in one semester and got two years of drafting under my belt.鈥�
Siergiewicz said while he was also accepted at Wentworth college, the low tuition in Nashua was too hard to pass up. He finished the drafting program and has been working in mechanical drafting and design ever since.
鈥淛ohn鈥檚 been instrumental in the work we鈥檙e doing here,鈥� said Jon Mason, Corporate, Community, and Continuing Education Coordinator at 爱播视频.
Mason and Siergiewicz met about a decade ago when Jon managed the 鈥淭AACCCT鈥� grant at NCC, which was used to expand machining and manufacturing opportunities at the college. TAACCCT, or Trade Adjustment Assistance Community College and 爱播视频, was a grant program under the U.S. Department of Labor meant help community colleges prepare students with skills needed in today鈥檚 workforce.
Through on-the-job training and enrolling employees at NCC, Siergiewicz said he鈥檚 trained more than 200 machinists over the years.
鈥淭his is my 53rd year doing this,鈥� he said. Many of his colleagues trained at NCC, including his Engineering Manager and Quality Assurance Director. 鈥淭his college has helped up a lot.鈥�
Machining is a multifaceted career that uses a range of skills. 鈥淵ou have to have a desire to do the work, to know the math,鈥� said Siergiewicz, adding that there鈥檚 a wide scope of physics that goes into the work.
鈥淩ight now, we鈥檙e working on fuel tanks that will go into satellites. Every action has an equal and opposite reaction, so it has little rockets that keep the satellite steady while it does its activities in space. There鈥檚 a lot of science to this.鈥�
Mason emphasized the range of scale Siergiewicz works with, 鈥淗e鈥檚 got equipment that can deal with large scale projects, in the past he鈥檚 had a Porsche parked on the table in the shop. They鈥檙e working on bigger and bigger projects, but you have to be accurate within a 1,000th of an inch.鈥�
Siergiewicz is on the lookout for the right candidates willing to put in the time to train and build their skills with Hollis Line Machine. The company does CNC Machining, Computer Assisted Programming, general Machining and Fabricating. Find out more about Hollis Line Machine Company at .
NCC鈥檚 selection of Mechanical Design Technology, Precision Manufacturing, Mechanical Engineering Technology, Machine Tool Technology and CNC Programming courses enroll new students throughout the year. Learn more at nashuacc.edu.
Individual noncredit career training courses are also available in CNC Basic Training: Milling, CNC Basic Training: Turning, Swiss Style Screw Machine and a Mastercam Class. Contact Jon Mason for details, [email protected]
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