Welcome to another episode of Gen Z in Manufacturing, a podcast where I interview young people about their journeys in manufacturing, how they intend to influence the industry and what they are looking for from an employer.
Thank you to our sponsor QAD Redzone. Empower your frontline while growing your bottom line. QAD Redzone is the #1 Connected Workforce Solution for plants of all sizes. It's time for manufacturers to start engaging their frontline employees - resulting in reduced turnover and increased productivity. Redzone enables you to stop analyzing yesterday and start solving today’s problems now. For the first time ever, production, maintenance, and quality teams are following the same play book! Request a Demo Today
For this episode, I welcome Nolan Westrope, a 21-year-old mechanical engineering student at the University of Texas at Dallas.
Westrope was introduced to the manufacturing process when he was a child helping his father work on a 1971 Chevelle Super Sport. By the time he was 15, Westrope was tearing apart two broken down Chevy’s in an attempt to assemble his own truck, which he completed at 17.
Prior to college, Westrope’s education included architecture and TIG welding courses at his high school’s Career Center. In addition to pursuing a master’s degree, Westrope is also the Manufacturing Lead for UT Dallas’ Formula SAE team, Dallas Formula Racing.
In this episode, Westrope discusses:
Welcome to another episode of Gen Z in Manufacturing, a podcast where I interview young people about their journeys in manufacturing, how they intend to influence the industry and what they are looking for from an employer.
Thank you to our sponsor QAD Redzone. Empower your frontline while growing your bottom line. QAD Redzone is the #1 Connected Workforce Solution for plants of all sizes. It's time for manufacturers to start engaging their frontline employees - resulting in reduced turnover and increased productivity. Redzone enables you to stop analyzing yesterday and start solving today’s problems now. For the first time ever, production, maintenance, and quality teams are following the same play book! Request a Demo Today
For this episode, I welcome Nolan Westrope, a 21-year-old mechanical engineering student at the University of Texas at Dallas.
Westrope was introduced to the manufacturing process when he was a child helping his father work on a 1971 Chevelle Super Sport. By the time he was 15, Westrope was tearing apart two broken down Chevy’s in an attempt to assemble his own truck, which he completed at 17.
Prior to college, Westrope’s education included architecture and TIG welding courses at his high school’s Career Center. In addition to pursuing a master’s degree, Westrope is also the Manufacturing Lead for UT Dallas’ Formula SAE team, Dallas Formula Racing.
In this episode, Westrope discusses: