MANUFACTURING AREA OF STUDY
FACULTY GARY LINDLEY,
electronics engineering technology instructor/ program coordinator, said his interest in electronics stems back to high school as well as the influence of his older brother. With an interest in electronic kits, soldering and building clocks, radios and meters from electronic manufacturers was a favorite pastime of Lindley’s. “Electricity and electronics are everywhere,” Lindley said. “The field of electronics continues to grow with types of equipment and technology, and there is a new challenge every day.” According to Lindley, most students come into the classroom without any knowledge of the working environment of a manufacturing facility. “Within every class, I explain to students the importance of the subject matter and how it relates to electronics,” Lindley said. “I usually have an example from my twenty-plus years of workforce experience.”
One of Lindley’s favorite classes to teach is Electronic Design and Fabrication class where students learn to use electronic drafting skills, component symbols, technical manuals and hands-on soldering skills. “I value the success of the graduates within electronics, and technology is very important to me,” Lindley said. “I take pride in their success as an employee and their future.” Lindley said some of his proudest moments as an instructor are when he sees his students succeed.
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“I am always enthused when a student receives employment internships and job offers,” Lindley said. “It’s great to know that we have graduates in many electronic fields as careers.” Current graduates from the electronics program are working for power companies, cellular phone companies, programming computers for automation, automobile plants, food processing companies and many other areas as well. LAKE LAND COLLEGE s 217-234-5253
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