Geovana moved from Brazil to Oregon and pursued community college education to become a technician at Intel. She shares her journey from manufacturing technician to aspiring equipment technician, emphasizing the importance of lifelong learning. Geovana reflects on the cultural and professional challenges she navigated in her pursuit of a high-tech career.
Show Notes
Geovana works as a technician at Intel in Hillsboro, OR. She moved from Brazil to Oregon 5 years ago. Geovana graduated from a 2-year community college, then landed a job as a manufacturing technician at Intel. Now she’s working on advancing to become a Manufacturing Equipment Technician.
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Links from the show:
Meet Jesse, an Intel Manufacturing Technician | Intel
https://youtu.be/2ruLtAjjdV8
A Day in the Life of Otis: An Intel Manufacturing Technician | Intel
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=juKOgtpD7P4&t=36s
From Sand to Silicon: The Making of a Microchip | Intel
https://youtu.be/_VMYPLXnd7E
Information about microchip manufacturing: Link directing to a PowerPoint file that provides an explanation about the steps involved to process wafers.
https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/history/museum-making-silicon.html
Intel’s main website:
https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/homepage.html
See what Geovana is up to on LinkedIn:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/geovana-silva-17b46a133/
The Micro Nano Technology Education Center (MNT-EC): https://micronanoeducation.org/
Episode Web Page: https://micronanoeducation.org/students-parents/talking-technicians-podcast/
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