Hilary Johnson, Fabrisonic

Hilary Johnson is Sales Engineer of Fabrisonic, a company that provides 3D metal printing services in a wide range of metals through a patented ultrasonic additive manufacturing (UAM) process. How she got to this position was anything but a direct route. Even with a bachelor’s degree in business administration and an MBA in marketing from the University of Toledo she was unable to find full-time employment during the Great Recession; however, she become immediately employable after she pursued an associate’s degree in a manufacturing-related program at Columbus State Community College. She talks about her and others’ experiences and how manufacturing has been an excellent career choice, offering her the ability to use her creative and technical skills on the job.