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Roadmapping a career path in welding with Marvin Herrera

Roadmapping a career path in welding with Marvin Herrera

Update: 2025-09-18
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Welding engineer and instructor Marvin Herrera joins us on The Fabricator Podcast to talk about his interesting and non-traditional career path to welding, his work with Chicago-based manufacturer Freedman Seating Company, teaching at Triton College, collaborating with JARC Training Center, and becoming a welding automation guru.



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Roadmapping a career path in welding with Marvin Herrera

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