Fall 2015

Fall 2015 When two Fox Valley Tech IT students met in class, their friendship launched a booming business. When Dustin White and Jim Dobinski met 15 years ago in Web Development and Programming classes at Fox Valley Technical College, White was a recent high school graduate and computer enthusiast and Dobinski was an experienced businessman.

Fall 2015 Waupaca Foundry’s new training assessment programs identify and build skills, reduce downtime and increase productivity. VIEW PHOTO GALLERY BELOW A leading producer of iron castings, Waupaca Foundry looked to Fox Valley Technical College’s Business & Industry Services team to develop, test and implement its new maintenance and electrical assessment programs. By using hands-on real-time tests, the assessments

Fall 2015 A new partnership with Oshkosh Corporation is helping make the Public Safety Training Center the best facility in the nation for fire training. Pierce Manufacturing and its parent company, Oshkosh Corporation, raised an already exemplary bar in best practice training for firefighters at Fox Valley Technical College by providing the institution with a

Fall 2015 One grad nails down a great career with a premier home builder. Spencer Collin found the perfect career while in high school. The 19-year-old New Franken native first heard about Fox Valley Technical College’s Residential Building Construction program while attending Luxemburg-Casco High School. “I always liked building things,” he says. “After hearing about the program,

Fall 2015 Grad John Moyles is leading parts of a large-scale watershed project thanks to his hands-on education at Fox Valley Technical College. VIEW PHOTO GALLERY BELOW It’s not hard to find students and graduates of Fox Valley Technical College’s Natural Resources Technician program at the forefront of any number of environmental projects around the community. For

Fall 2015 Q&A with Marketing Grad Tom Clark The 41-year-old from Appleton and 1995 graduate of Fox Valley Technical College’s Marketing program is enjoying a career as an executive vice-president of preconstruction for Faith Technologies. What first brought you to FVTC? After high school I wasn’t quite sure what I wanted to do with my

Fall 2015 After losing her job, Susan Butler learned new skills to train technicians in the growing collision repair industry. When Susan Butler lost her job in the insurance field after 16 years due to downsizing, she looked at the situation as both a learning experience and a new opportunity in life. “I found myself

Fall 2015 An ability to work with people led to a career in Human Resources for Paula Rady. Human Resources graduate Paula Rady credits Fox Valley Technical College with helping her find the ideal career. “I’ve always been a people person,” says the 26-year-old from Appleton. “Fox Valley Tech helped me realize that my love for

Fall 2015 The demand for graduates with skills in automation is at an all-time high. VIEW PHOTO GALLERY BELOW “As automation increases in manufacturing, more companies are in need of qualified professionals,” says Steve Betchner, lead engineer and operations manager at HiTech Control Systems in Neenah, a leader in automation solutions to manufacturers throughout North