Metrology education presentation

Survey
Background
s The
initial
parts
of
this
survey
were
conducted
on
the
LinkedIn
social
networking
web
site
where
information
was
requested
about
the
sources
of
education
for
metrology
professionals
who
were
at
the
time
subscribers/members
of
the
LinkedIn
community;
Metrologically
Speaking.
This
community
now
boasts
over
4200
members
who
either
indicate
that
they
are
employed
in
metrology,
or
are
somehow
associated
with
metrology
duties.
s Responses
reflecting
158
persons’
status
were
received
initially;
most
were
either
actively
working
in
metrology,
or
indicated
they
had
worked
in
metrology
in
the
past,
and
actively
were
seeking
re-‐employment.
s Of
the
original
158
persons,
131
resided
in
the
USA,
and
26
in
other
nations
worldwide.
s An
additional
30
names
were
gathered
at
the
2014
NCSLI
Conference
in
Orlando.
These
have
been
added
to
the
original
group
for
this
revised
report.

Philosophy
&
Theory
s This
study
is
based
on
the
validity
of
statistical
sampling
theory
where
a
sample
of
metrologists
from
around
the
world
were
taken
by
use
of
the
social
networking
website
LinkedIn.
s Data
about
190
metrologists
were
gathered
via
a
questionnaire
posted
in
the
Metrologically
Speaking
group
of
LinkedIn
where
over
4200
persons
are
members
and
also
persons
attending
the
2014
NCSLI
conference..
s The
majority
of
total
respondents
(157)
were
from
the
USA.
32
respondents
stated
they
were
from
outside
the
USA.

Limitations
s Among
assumptions
made
was
that
LinkedIn,
Metrologically
Speaking
group
members
and
NCSLI
Conference
attendees
who
responded
to
this
survey
provide
a
realistic
representation
of
the
full
population
of
metrologists
across
the
USA,
and
the
rest
of
the
world.
s Information
about
75
of
the
190
persons
listed
in
this
survey
were
reported
via
a
representative
from
their
employers;
instead
of
answering
the
survey
personally.
Each
of
these
reported
only
their
primary
source
of
metrology
education.

Preliminaries
to
Study:
Sources
of
Metrology
Education
s All
participants
were
asked
which
of
the
below
selections
best
describes
their
most
prominent
source
of
metrology
education:
1. College
or
university
study
in
a
specific
metrology
discipline
2. Military
education
programs
3. Quality
program
or
a
quality
course
of
study
4. Hands
on
experience
only
(Originally
this
was
an
error
&
also
used
#3)
5. Via
another
another
discipline
(i.e.
Electrical
Engineering,
Mechanical
Engineering,
etc.)
6. Other
-‐
please
specify

#1:
Specific
College
Programs
in
Metrology
s Perhaps
surprisingly,
only
a
very
small
percentage
(about
3.2%,
or
six
persons)
stated
that
they’d
gained
their
metrology
education,
knowledge
and
training
through
a
college
program
specifically
designated
as
a
metrology
program
at
a
college
or
university.
s 5
persons
who
made
this
choice
reside
in
the
USA.
When
using
only
US
residents,
this
percentage
is
3.1%.

#2
Military
Education
Programs
s Survey
results
indicate
that
the
largest
percentage
of
persons
surveyed
gained
their
metrology
education
through
military
training
programs.
s 85
of
the
190
respondents
(about
44.7%)
indicated
the
military
as
their
major
source
of
metrology
education.
s 83
of
the
85
persons
indicating
the
military
as
their
primary
source
of
metrology
education
reside
in
the
USA.
When
using
only
the
US
residents
that
responded,
this
percentage
increases
to
51.8%.

Military
Program
Results
s Survey
results
indicate
that
a
significant
percentage
(about
51.8%)
of
employed
metrologists
in
the
USA
received
what
they
consider
to
be
the
largest
amount
of
their
metrology
training
from
the
US
military.
s The
greatest
percentage
of
the
total
(about
20.5%)
of
those
persons
who
reported
the
location
of
their
military
metrology
training,
indicated
that
this
took
place
at
the
now
closed,
Lowry
Air
Force
base
training
facility
near
Denver,
Colorado
.

Breakdown
of
Military
Metrology
Education
(This
was
the
most
frequently
reported
source
of
metrology
education)
s Military
education
programs
were
divided
into
three
categories;
s Training
received
from
the
now
closed
Lowry
Air
Force
base
training
facility.
s Training
received
from
the
Keesler
Air
Force
Base
training
facility.
s Other
military
training
locations
or
not
disclosed.
s Sentiments
exist
that
Lowry
Air
Force
Base
in
Colorado,
had
more
intensive
and
involved
training,
than
the
presently
still
operating
Keesler
Air
Force
Base
training
facility.
s A
greater
number
of
metrology
employees,
currently
in
the
work
force,
gained
the
majority
of
their
metrology
training
at
the
Lowry
AFB
Facility,
than
persons
that
trained
at
Keesler
AFB.
s 17
persons
indicated
their
training
came
from
Lowry,
4
from
Keesler.
The
remaining
62
either
provided
no
location,
or
indicated
that
they
received
their
education
at
other
locations.
s Only
two
individuals,
who
stated
their
training
was
received
through
the
military,
indicated
receiving
this
from
a
military
outside
North
America.

#3
Quality
Programs
s Six
persons
(3.2%)
indicated
that
they
have
come
into
the
metrology
field
through
a
quality
program
of
study
or
from
a
quality
profession.
s Three
of
these
six
persons
who
indicated
that
the
main
source
of
their
metrology
education
came
via
either
education
or
employment
under
quality
(QA
or
QC)
programs
reside
in
the
USA.
s When
using
US
residents
only,
this
percentage
decreases
to
1.9%
s The
total
percentage
of
persons
coming
into
metrology
through
quality
was
10.0%
for
persons
from
outside
the
USA.

Why
Quality
Programs
(#3)
was
Listed
Separate
from
#5
as
an
Outside
Discipline.
s Since,
by
many,
metrology
is
considered
to
be
another
aspect
of
quality
assurance,
knowing
just
how
many
persons
transferred
from
the
quality
discipline
to
metrology
was
considered
to
be
an
interesting
aspect
of
this
study.
s As
reported
on
a
previous
slide;
this
has
proven
to
be
more
common
in
countries
outside
the
USA;
1.9%
of
respondents
from
the
USA
indicated
they
had
moved
into
the
metrology
profession
from
a
quality
field,
however
10.0%
of
those
responding
from
outside
the
USA
indicated
this.

#4
Hands
On,
or
On
the
Job
Training
s Second
in
number
(47
or
about
24.7%)
indicated
the
majority
of
their
metrology
education
came
from
on
the
job
training/hands
on.
s 40
of
the
47
persons
reporting
this
reside
within
the
USA.
When
using
only
US
residents
this
percentage
is
25%
(only
a
slight
change).

#5:
Entrance
into
the
Metrology
Field
through
Other
Disciplines
s 17.9%
of
responses
(34
persons)
indicated
that
they
gained
their
metrology
training/education
by
coming
into
the
field
through
other
disciplines.
s The
most
common
fields
from
where
this
occurred
were
engineering
fields
such
as
Electronics
Engineering,
Mechanical
Engineering,
etc.
s The
term,
“other
disciplines,”
for
this
study
includes
fields/courses
of
study
such
as
electrical
and
mechanical
engineering,
electronics
technology,
physics
and
math.
s Only
22
persons
of
this
group
reside
within
the
USA.
Percentages
are
reduced
to
13.7%
when
considering
only
US
residents.

#6
Other
Training
Methods
s 11
persons,
or
5.8%
indicated
they
received
their
metrology
education
from
sources
other
than
the
previous
5
categories.
s Some
examples
of
what
“other”
sources
are
defined
as
are,
employee
training
programs,
courses
offered
by
NMIs
(National
Metrology
Institutes),
courses
offered
by
OEMs
(Original
Equipment
Manufacturers),
courses
offered
through
certifying
bodies
such
as
A2LA
and
NVLAP.
s Eight
of
the
eleven
persons
indicating
this
as
their
primary
source
of
metrology
training
were
from
outside
the
USA.
s When
using
only
US
residents
percentage
of
persons
with
this
as
a
source
of
education
is
1.9%

Persons
Reporting
Multiple
Education
Sources
s Of
the
190
respondents,
58
indicated
more
than
one
source
for
their
metrology
education
and
training
(30.5%).
The
initial
intent
of
this
survey
was
only
to
identify
the
primary
education
source.
s Some
listed
as
many
as
4
separate
sources
of
metrology
education.
s Final
conclusions
of
this
study
were
as
follows;
the
primary
sources
of
education
for
each
gained
a
weight
of
1,
secondary
a
weight
of
½,
third
source
had
a
weight
of
¼,
and
fourth
a
weight
of
1/8.

Respondents
from
Outside
the
USA
s 32
respondents
to
this
survey
indicated
they
were
from
outside
the
USA.
s Of
these,
a
summary
of
the
training
and
education
they
received
indicates
that
there
were
12
persons
who
moved
into
metrology
from
other
disciplines,
3
from
Quality,
7
were
hands
on/on
the
job
training,
8
from
other
sources,
and
2
were
military.
s Though
results
here
represent
a
very
limited
number
of
persons,
it
does
suggests,
unlike
in
the
USA,
that
there
is
a
strong
inclination
for
metrology
personnel
to
initially
receive
education,
training
and/or
experience
in
other
disciplines
before
assuming
roles
in
metrology
professions.

Some
Examples
of
Respondents
from
outside
the
USA
s The
following
slides
represent
actual
examples
of
persons
from
outside
the
USA
that
responded
to
this
survey.
These
persons
expressly
provided
permission
to
use
their
information,
photographs,
and
the
names
of
their
employers.

Teresa
Werner
Project
Manager
at
Metrodata
GmbH
Nürnburg,
Germany
• Basically
(4),
plus
additional
training
both
on
specific
measurement
topics
by
independent
organizations
( e . g .
m e a s u r e m e n t
uncertainty)
and
training
by
m a n u f a c t u rer
o r
colleagues
to
handle
the
instruments
• Plus
a
lot
of
independent
self-‐study
based
on
books,
s c i e n t i fi c
j o u r n a l s ,
standards
and
so
on.
s No
photo
available

Rod
White
Metrologist
at
Measurement
Standards
Laboratory
of
New
Zealand
s As
New
Zealand’s
NMI
(National
Measurement
Institute)
we
have
quite
a
bit
to
do
with
disseminating
training
material
in
NZ.
s See
http://msl.irl.cri.nz/
training
and
resources
including
s >
One-‐day
training
courses
on
different
metrology
disciplines,
s >
Technical
guides,
which,
are
2-‐10
page
pdfs
addressing
some
specific
metrology
related
problem
s >
Measurement
articles
in
trade
magazines,
some
of
which
are
reproduced
on
the
web
pages
s >
Books
written
by
MSL
staff
http://www.msl.irl.cri.nz/products/books
s Additionally,
information
is
moved
about
during
ISO17025
technical
assessments,
phone
calls,
and
commercial
consultancy.
s MOST
NMIs
are
involved
in
similar
activities.
s We
get
our
information
from
colleagues
-‐
research
papers,
conferences,
technical
meetings,
our
own
research.

Angelo
Mascaro
Machine
Vision
And
Metrology
Engineer
Mannheim,
Germany
• Mostly
4
[Hands
on
t raining],
then
while
working
I
practiced,
I
studied
by
myself
and
I
a t t e n d e d
a d v a n c e d
courses.

Emilio
Prieto
Head
of
Length
Technical
Area
at
the
Spanish
Centre
of
Metrology
Madrid,
Spain
• In
my
case
I
had
the
first
contact
with
Metrology
during
my
studies
of
Mechanical
Engineering.
But
it
was
just
after
finishing
my
studies
when
applying
for
a
job
that
I
discovered
the
National
Commission
of
Metrology
(CNMM),
a
Body
historically
linked
to
the
origins
of
the
Metric
System
in
Sèvres
(France)
where
Spain
had
been
one
of
the
signatories
of
the
Metre
Convention
in
1849.
• And
here
we
are,
32
years
later,
with
CEM
playing
an
important
role
within
the
international
metrology
community
as
signatory
of
the
CIPM-‐
MRA
and
having,
along
with
other
five
Designated
Institutes
(DIs),
successfully
participated
in
nearly
200
Key
and
Supplementary
Comparisons
and
offering
nearly
500
high
level
calibration
and
measurement
capabilities
(CMC)
as
can
be
seen
by
visiting
the
BIPM
key
comparison
database

Sally
Jay
Calibration
Engineer
at
Trescal
Stevenage,
United
Kingdom
At
16
I
joined
Marconi
Instruments
as
an
Apprentice
with
block
release
to
the
local
college
resulting
in
an
HNC
in
Telecoms.
As
we
went
through
the
four
year
scheme,
we
spent
time
in
different
departments
within
the
company,
My
preference
was
for
the
BCS
lab
(now
UKAS)
and
the
in-‐house
calibration
departments,
and
that
is
where
I
chose
to
stay
when
I
completed
my
apprenticeship.
Since
then
there
has
also
been
shed-‐loads
of
hands-‐on
experience
so
I
can
now
put
my
hand
to
most
units
that
come
in.
I
have
also
been
on
a
couple
of
two-‐week
residential
courses
run
by
NPL
for
DC
&
LF,
and
hopefully
will
be
going
on
one
for
RF
&
uW.

Gianluca
Rogora
Technical
Service
Specialist
Varese,
Italy
• I n
2 0 0 8 ,
a
c o u r s e
concerning
German
DKD
certification
has
become
t h e
e q u i v a l e n t
o f
ACCREDIA
DAKKS
[ISO/IEC
17025 calibration certificate for
precision and industrial scales,
crane scales with capacity
greater than 5 kg and equal or
less]
today.
• This
was
my
encounter
with
metrology
aspects.

Thomas
Johnstrup
Quality
Technician
at
Hydratech
Industries
Northern
Denmark
• For
me
it
started
with
an
education
as
Mechanical
Engineer
(5),
then
I
got
the
hands
on
experience
(4)
in
my
work
and
a
lot
of
Quality
education
(3).

Jojo
Baffoe
Certified
Mobile
Overhead
&
Tower
Crane
Inspector
Ghana,
West
Africa
• My
experience
comes
from
5
-‐
Vi a
another
another
discipline
(i.e.
Electrical
Engineering)
• I
have
a
bachelor's
degree
in
Electrical
Engineering.
That
gave
me
the
chance
to
work
with
the
NMI
(National
Metrology
Institute)
of
my
country.
• I
had
several
career
trainings
with
different
Metrology
institute
like
the
PTB,
Dakks
etc.

James
Dobie
QA
Manager
&
Senior
Software
Engineer
International
Metrology
Systems
Ltd.
Loanhead,
Midlothean,
United
Kingdom
• (3)
Hands
on
experience
only.
• I
have
an
HND
in
Engineering,
HNC
in
management
and
a
Hons
Degree
in
IT
Computing
where
Metrology
was
mentioned
briefly
in
the
HND
Engineering
I
have
never
received
any
training
courses
in
Metrology
and
most
of
it
self
taught
when
the
need
arises.
• My
first
exposure
to
Metrology
was
as
a
Quality
engineer
where
hands
on
experience
and
peer
training
played
a
significant
role.
It
is
one
of
those
disciplines
that
few
people
understand
outside
your
peer
group.

Approval
to
post
personal
information
about
the
following
person
was
not
provided.
s “I
am
a
mechanical
engineer.
I
started
working
in
my
country’s
NMI,
and
I
trained
in
several
national
metrology
institutes
(CENAM-‐Mexico,
PTB-‐Germany,
INMETRO-‐Brazil-‐Chile
CESMEC,
CEM-‐Spain,
among
others).
However,
I
think
the
experience
of
laboratory
work
is
very
important.
#
4
and
#
5.”

Example
Respondents
from
within
the
USA
s The
following
slides
are
examples
of
persons
from
within
the
United
States.
Each
person
included
has
provided
permission
to
use
their
comments,
locations,
photographs
and
the
names
of
their
employers.

Steven
Seipp
Metrology
Engineer
-‐
AME
at
GLOBALFOUNDRIES
New
York
City,
USA
• ( 4 )
H a n d s
o n
experience
only.
Self
t a u g h t
s t a t i s t i c s ,
G D & T ,
p h y s i c s ,
Spectral
analysis,
and
of
course
the
math
that
goes
with
this
field.
Probably
why
after
30
years
I'm
still
enjoying
it.

David
Hicks
Metrology
Coordinator
at
FirstEnergy
Cleveland,
Ohio,
USA
• My
i n i t i a l
met rology
training
was
as
a
U.S.
Army
Calibration
Specialist
at
Lowry
AFB
in
'83-‐'83.
(2)
I
went
back
to
Lowry
AFB
again
in
'87
for
the
Army
Advanced
Cal i bration
Course.
I've
had
lots
of
OJT
and
hands-‐on
training
(4)
over
the
years,
along
with
more
formalized
training
from
various
vendors
and
organizations
(Fluke,
ASQ,
NCSL,
etc.).
(6)

Mike
Courtney
Instrument
Technician
II
A
&
P
Calibrations,
• I
received
my
Metrology
training
via
the
military
(2).
I
went
through
the
US
Air
Force
calibration
training
at
Lowry
AFB,
Colorado.
• Lowry
in
1976,
then
two
years
in
Germany
on
mobile
calibration
teams.
Inc.
San
Francisco,
USA

Jeff
Stevens
Sales
Engineer
at
Southern
Marketing
Associates
Tampa/St.
Pete
Florida,
USA
• USN
Avionics
(electronics)
and
various
EMC
and
COMM/NAV
schools
3
years
(2),
OJT
in
metrology
lab
(3
years),
Tektronix
for
3
years,
ran
other
Labs
for
the
next
15
(4).
Now
I
sell
F l u k e
C a l i b r a t i o n
equipment
(16
years
and
counting).

David
Michael
Johnston
Calibration
Technician
Lead
for
SIMCO
Electronics.
Seattle,
Washington,
USA
• For
me
it
started
with
an
education
as
Mechanical
Engineer
(5),
then
I
got
the
hands
on
experience
in
my
work
and
a
lot
of
Quality
education
(4).

Cory
Peters
Chief
Metrologist
at
Exelon
Power
Labs
Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania,
USA
s For
myself,
2
-‐
Military
education
programs
-‐
USAF
TMDE
School
at
Lowry
AFB.
s Mike,
if
you
want,
I
can
survey
all
my
technicians
and
give
you
a
separate
list
for
them
as
well
(maybe
for
tracking
on
the
utility
side).
s Here
is
the
basic
data
from
my
technicians
(52
total).
I
had
most
of
the
information
already
captured
in
a
previous
report
for
something
similar,
I
just
needed
to
add
the
recent
additions.
s 28
Military
trained
(14
Air
Force,
8
Marines,
5
Army
and
2
Navy)
s 1
with
a
Metrology
degree
(Central
Georgia
Tech)
s 1
with
a
Quality
Program
background
s 7
with
Hands
On
(trained
in
house)
s 14
with
other
associates
degrees
(mechanical
engineering,
electronic
technology,
etc.)
s 1
Other
(this
person
was
in
a
specific
training
plan
from
another
company).
s I
hope
this
helps
with
your
statistical
analysis.
You
can
post
this
data
on
the
group
if
you
think
others
will
benefit
from
it.
s Thanks.
s Cory

Melissa
Keeran
Quality
Engineer
at
International
Automotive
Components,
Toledo,
Ohio,
USA
s Hands
on
experience
and
Hexagon
(PC
DMIS)
training
courses.

Chris
Robbins
Calibration
Specialist
at
Wyle
Laboratories
Melbourne,
Florida,
USA
s Photo
not
Available
s Military

Tedd
III
Trucal
International
Inc.
at
Conner
Winfield
Chicago,
Illinois,
USA
s Photo
not
available
• 3)
I
was
thrown
into
the
world
of
Metrology
about
20
years
ago.
It
has
been
a
lot
of
reading
any
source
I
can
find
and
t a lking
wi t h
engineering
staff.
This
last
year
I
have
start
training
with
Mi l i t a r y
t r a i ned
calibration
techs
and
it
has
made
a
world
of
difference.

David
Minesinger
Senior
Calibration
Tech
at
Trescal
Dallas/Ft.
Worth
Texas,
USA
s Military
–
Lowry
AFB
1975-‐1976

Mike
Bair
Corporate
Metrologist
at
Fluke
Precision
Measurement
Phoenix,
Arizona,
USA
For
me
it
all
started
with
the
Navy.
'A'
school
had
some
calibration
in
it
in
Great
Lakes
and
I
went
on
to
Lowry
for
physD
only
and
Oxygen
cleaning
and
cal.
Have
associates
degree
in
Metrology
from
Butler
County
Community
College.
I
have
attended
some
trade
schools
since
but
not
many.
I've
learned
a
great
deal
from
colleagues
over
the
years
and
simply
desire
to
learn
more
about
the
trade.

Matt
Daniels
Applications
and
Technical
Support
Engineer
at
Fluke
Precision
Measurement
Phoenix,
Arizona,
USA
My
metrology
education
has
come
predominately
from
On
The
Job
Training
through
a
combination
of
t r a i n i n g
c o u r s e s
f rom
DH
Instruments
and
hands
on
learning.
I
guess
this
would
fall
mostly
within
category
3.
My
training
has
been
supplemented
by
my
mechanical
engineering
studies.

Mike
Cadenhead
Quality
Manager,
Bionetics
Corp.
Columbus,
Ohio,
USA
• #2
primarily
with
later,
additional
training
via
#5
-‐
attending
training
via
OEMs,
NCSLI,
and
MSC.
•
#2
was
at
Lowry...
• Long,
long
ago,
in
a
state
far
away.
• Obviously
there
was
a
lot
of
OJT
along
the
way
as
well.

Graeme
Payne
GK
Systems,
Inc.,
ASQ
-‐
American
Society
for
Quality
(ISO/IEC
17025,
ISO
9001,
AS
9100,
ANSI/NCSL
Z540.3)
Atlanta,
Georgia,
USA
• ISO/IEC
17025,
ISO
9001,
AS
9100,
ANSI/NCSL
Z540.3
-‐
assessments,
audits
(including
internal
audits),
more
• (2)
Military
education
programs:
• USAF
electronics
training
at
Keesler
AFB,
1979
• Calibration
apprenticeship
at
a
now-‐closed
Naval
Shipyard,
1981
-‐
1984
• Portions
of
the
PMEL
school
at
Lowry
AFB,
1984.
• Continuing
self-‐education
since
then.
Participated
in
development
of
the
ASQ
Certified
Calibration
Technician
exams.

Paul
Jasko
DOD
Metrology/Calibration,
Research,
Technical
Writing
Peyton,
Colorado
USA
•
As
a
child,
my
father
was
a
tool
and
die
maker.
When
not
at
work
we
did
government
contract
work
from
home
for
what
now
called
NASA.
Needless
to
say
his
home
tool
box
consisted
of
micrometers
and
all
the
test
fixtures.
He
had
gauge
blocks
wrapped
in
brown
waxed
paper.
He
showed
me
in
the
basement
how
to
adjust
for
accuracy
(calibrate)
micrometers,
calipers,
pressure
gauges,
voltmeters,
ammeters.
He
also
showed
me
how
to
take
pictures
with
a
shoebox
and
build
a
crystal
radio.
In
the
service
I
spent
20
years
chasing
electrons
and
radio
frequencies
and
eventually
fell
into
a
calibration
lab,
then
a
Depot
military
lab.
After
the
service
I
was
involved
in
almost
every
fa-‐sit
of
calibration
as
a
Government
Contractor
supporting
the
Navy.
So
I'd
say
#2,
#3,
[#4],
and
#5.

Chris
Elkins
Global
Contract
Manager;
TestWorld
Inc.
Rocklin,
California,
USA
s I
was
trained
in
the
US
Marine
Corps.
At
Keesler
Air
Force
Base
in
2003.
I
worked
in
the
fleet
for
5
years
total
and
then
5
more
years
managing
a
3rd
party
commercial
calibration
lab.
s I
hope
this
helps.

Vickie
Roe
Calibration
Analyst
The
Timken
Company
Canton,
Ohio,
USA
I
was
hi red
into
a
(4)
year
apprenticeship
program
based
on
high
test
scores
in
science
and
math.
During
the
4
years,
there
was
a
great
deal
of
hands
on
training,
in
house
classes
led
by
mentors
in
the
field
(many
with
military
backgrounds),
and
specified
classes
in
both
Me c h a n i c a l
a n d
I n d u s t r i a l
Engineering
at
a
two
year
college,
though
to
get
the
degree
one
would
need
to
attend
and
fill
in
with
the
classes
required
but
not
specified
through
the
company
program.
I
did
continue
and
obtained
the
Associate
Degree.
#1,
#3,
and
#5.

Toby
Cook
Quality
Assurance
Engineer
at
Ameridrives
International
Waterford,
Pennsylvania,
USA
• 3)
Several
years
of
hands
on
experience;
with
personal
time
and
tutelage
from
a
few
very
talented
individuals.
• Also
the
other
3)
Training
from
various
(mostly
sales
group)
programs
and
courses
in
CMM
programming
and
GD&T
methodology.
• Nothing
beats
a
personal
desire
to
learn
and
develop
your
professional
skills.
I
have,
however,
been
very
lucky
in
my
career
to
have
met
and
learned
from
some
unique
and
knowledgeable
individuals.

Kevin
Akin
Mahr
Federal
Inc.
Product
Manager
Providence,
Rhode
Island,
USA
• #4
-‐
EET
degree
and
followed
opportunities
into
this
arena.

Trey
Hamiter
ASQ-‐CCT
R&D
Instrumentation
Technician
at
Bell
Helicopter
Dallas/Ft.
Worth,
Texas,
USA
• (2)
Military
education
programs.
USAF
PMEL
training
at
Lowry
TTC
Lowry
AFB
CO.
(1986)
• Also
Physical
Measurement
training
at
Lowry
TTC
Lowry
AFB
CO.
(1989)

Myrle
Knickerbocker
Co-‐Owner
-‐
Director
of
Quality
at
Geometric
Design
and
Technology,
Inc.
Meadville,
Pennsylvania,
USA
• For
me
it
started
out
with
college
at
BC3
-‐
community
college
with
a
specialized
"metrology"
program.
While
that
gave
me
a
good
base
to
start
with,
it
ultimately
came
down
to
hands
on
experience
and
a
drive
to
figure
it
out.
• Now
being
self
employed
h a v i n g
a
d ime n s i o n a l
metrology
lab,
most
of
my
employees
come
from
a
background
of
hands
on
experience.

Tara
Bittle
ISO
Coordinator
&
Quality
Inspector
at
Philadelphia
Mixing
Solutions,
Ltd
Harrisburg,
Pennsylvania,
USA
My
experience
comes
mainly
from
hands
on
training.
I
have
a
bachelor's
degree
in
Business
Administration.
I
fell
into
a
job
in
a
Quality
department
as
an
admin
and,
after
a
few
months,
was
offered
a
job
running
the
CMM
equipment.
I
had
never
seen
a
drawing
or
CAD
or
anything,
but
my
mom
is
a
Geometry
teacher,
so
I
understand
the
basics.
I
took
the
training
classes
for
the
various
CMM
software
that
we've
had
(the
FARO
software,
Polyworks
3-‐D
scanning
software,
and
Zeiss
Calypso
software).
We've
also
had
some
people
come
on-‐site
for
GD&T
training
and
other
more
in-‐depth
training.
I
work
closely
with
our
design
engineering
group
to
understand
drawing
&
measurement
requirements
and
I
have
built
up
and
torn
down
our
gearboxes
to
understand
how
the
parts
I
measure
fit
together
with
everything
else.
I
am
currently
in
an
associate's
program
for
Mechanical
Engineering
Technology,
where
I've
taken
a
basic
machine
shop
class
and
statics
and
such,
and
many
of
the
classes
touch
on
GD&T
and
Metrology,
basically
just
WHAT
they
are,
but
don't
go
in
to
any
depth.

Tyler
Johnson
Regional
Sales
Manager
at
Dewetron
Detroit,
Michigan,
USA
• 2-‐
Military
Metrology
Training
(Lowry).

Mike
Mello
ATSS
(Maintain
and
certify
communications,
navigational
aids
and
other
facilities
of
the
national
aerospace
system
within
southeastern
New
Mexico
and
western
Texas.
)
at
FAA
New
Mexico,
USA
#2
for
me,
Lowry,
1980.
After
that
it
was
all
"7-‐
level"
courses
@
Lowry
and
much
hands-‐on.
I
retired
from
the
USAF
in
1999
and
left
the
field,
but
still
look
back
with
fond
memories.

Mike
Yakowenko
Quality
Manager
at
United
Paradyne
Corp
Santa
Barbara,
California,
USA
• ( 2 )
M i l i t a r y
Education...

Rick
McKenzie
Senior
Metrologist
at
Trane
Lacrosse,
Wisconsin,
USA
s No
photo
available
Rick,
in
addition
to
his
own
information,
has
also
graciously
provided
information
about
nine
of
his
metrology
employees.
This
information
is
included
below
• #2
–
One
(me
so
you
don’t
double
count)
–
Lowry
AFB
’86.
• #5
–
One
Master’s
degree
in
Mechanical
Engineering.
• #4
–
Eight
OJT
trained
technicians.

Barbara
Wells
Technician
at
Pall
Corporation
Tampa/St.
Pete
Florida,
USA
s Photo
not
available
L o w r y
1 9 9 0
t h e n
assigned
to
Ft
Eustis,
VA
PMEL
Lab
in
1991.

Bob
Dodds
Senior
Calibration
Technician
at
Tektronix
Cleveland,
Ohio,
USA
I
fell
into
the
field
of
Metrology
after
learning
about
the
program
at
Butler
County
Community
College
in
Butler,
Pennsylvania.
There
they
have
an
accredited
Associate's
Degree
program
in
Metrology
(actual
degree
is
an
Associate's
Degree
of
an
Applied
Science
of
Metrology).
The
curriculum
included
courses
in
physics,
electronics,
chemistry,
physical
Metrology,
electrical
Metrology,
Spectroscopy,
optics,
computer
course,
statistics,
and
the
typical
freshman
courses
(English,
psych,
phys
ed,
etc.).
At
the
time
(2006),
it
was
the
only
place
in
the
country
to
get
a
degree
in
Metrology.

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following
respondents
did
not
provide
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to
use
their
personal
data.
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information
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either
on
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or
by
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mail
is
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here.

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s “In
my
case
was:
Mathematics
background
from
college
that
includes
Algebra,
Calculus,
Analytic
Geometry,
Trigonometry,
Mathematical
Logic,
Statistics.
s That
gave
me
the
chance
to
get
into
a
Metrology
lab
in
a
German
automobile
Company
and
there
is
where
I
was
trained
in
Quality,
I
think
that
my
background
gave
me
what
I
needed
to
understand
and
think
as
a
Quality
guy,
with
that
knowledge
I
am
able
to
think
spatially
I've
been
in
the
Quality
field
for
more
than
31
years
and
a
CMM
programmer
for
about
20
years.”

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myself,
2
-‐
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education
programs
-‐
USAF
TMDE
School
at
Lowry
AFB.”

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College:
Master
of
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Management
and
Systems;
Bachelor
of
Science
in
Electrical
Engineering
(Minor
in
Mechanical).
s 2)
Military:
US
Navy
-‐
GCAMS
at
Keesler
AFB,
Biloxi,
MS
&
Aviation
Electronics
(Intermediate
level)
at
NAS
Pensacola,
Pensacola,
FL.”

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2
&
5.
2
being
allot
of
hands
on
and
5
is
talking
to
guys
with
allot
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grey
whiskers.”

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2”
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below
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6
employees:
s “This
is
[also]
the
case
for
4
of
the
6
tech
in
my
lab.”
s One
of
my
other
two
is
from
Devry
and
the
other
is
Illinois
Institute
of
Technology.
I
ALWAYS
prefer
military
training
as
it
brings
so
many
other
things
along
with
it
but
there
is
no
real
substitute
for
OJT...

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of
study
and
College
or
university
study
in
a
specific
discipline
metrology
(Specialization
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Metrology
and
Quality).”

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1983.
s I
received
my
Metrology
training
via
the
military.
I
went
through
the
US
Air
Force
calibration
training
at
Lowry
AFB,
Colorado.”

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the
job
training
with
some
extra
college.
s Training
courses
in
specific
CMM
languages.”

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with
later,
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via
#
4
-‐
AAS
Electronics
Engineering
Technology
and
#5
-‐
attending
training
via
NCSLI,
ASQ,
A2LA,
and
OEMs.”

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#1.
Took
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through
Devry
and
Central
Texas
College.”

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#3
and
#5
company
paid
manufacturer's
courses,
MSC
&
NCSLI
conferences
and
seminars.”

Approval
to
use
Personally
Identifiable
Information
not
Provided
s “Mainly
the
second
(3)
hands
on
experience
with
a
lot
of
self-‐study
in
the
other
(3).
I
also
had
a
great
deal
of
help
from
other
disciplines
versed
in
various
calibrations.
Mil
Std
120
was
the
Bible
for
me
back
in
the
day.”

Approval
to
use
Personally
Identifiable
Information
not
Provided
s “First
I
have
BS
in
industrial
engineering
then
I
joined
metrology
field
after
that
its
all
about.
s 3.
Hands
on
experience
(on
Job
training)
with
some
trainings
from
PTB
Germany.”

Approval
to
use
Personally
Identifiable
Information
not
Provided
s “(4)
Three
employers
had
formal
quality
programs
and
one
provided
training
classes
to
go
with
it.
s (3)
Hands
on
experience
and
peer
training
have
played
a
significant
role.
s (5)
My
physics
degrees
taught
me
the
basics
of
understanding,
calculating
and
reducing
measurement
error.
s (6)
Reading
-‐
there
is
a
lot
written
on
the
subject
and
I
find
much
of
it
interesting.”

Approval
to
use
Personally
Identifiable
Information
not
Provided
s “So
I
am
a
ceramist.
I
arrived
in
Metrology
area
due
to
Budget
reorganization.
s (3)
Hands
on
experience
only.
s Completed
by
training
given
in
my
lab
for
external
people
s I
was
24
years
old
and
in
2014
I
am
60
(Sob
poor
old
man)
s And
by
joining
scientific
society
for
Metrology
and
American
Ceramic
society
I
keep
this
need
for
material.
(SRM
or
not)
s In
fact
there
is
a
very
small
number
of
education
paths
for
metrology.”

Approval
to
use
Personally
Identifiable
Information
not
Provided
s “I
was
also
a
ceramist,
in
dentistry!
s My
business
was
failing
due
to
government
cuts
and
a
friend
offered
me
a
chance
to
re-‐train,
I
finally
bought
the
business.
s All
hands
on,
with
Training
at
Moore
Special
Tools
laboratory
in
USA
and
others,
including
NPL.”

Approval
to
use
Personally
Identifiable
Information
not
Provided
s “(2)
USAF
PMEL
military
trained
s Started
at
19
years
old.
I
am
now
52
years
old.
s Commercial
metrology
experience
with
AT&T
Capital
s Sypris
Test
&
Measurement
s The
Boeing
Company
s Old
&
new
school
Hewlett
Packard,
Tektronix,
and
Fluke
specialist.
s Work
other
manufacturers,
but
these
are
the
ones
I
love!”

Approval
to
use
Personally
Identifiable
Information
not
Provided
s “#2
at
Keesler
AFB
(Navy/2001)
with
continued
#3
(hands
on/OJT)
along
the
way.”

Approval
to
use
Personally
Identifiable
Information
not
Provided
s “#2
@
Redstone
Arsenal
(U.S.
Army
Tmde
Program)
2001-‐2002.”

Approval
to
use
Personally
Identifiable
Information
not
Provided
s “Initial
education
through
Air
Force
PMEL
and
the
rest
has
been
civilian
laboratories
and
personal
education.”

Approval
to
use
Personally
Identifiable
Information
not
Provided
s “The
source
of
my
metrology
education
is
via
Electrical
engineering
and
hands
on
experience
and
I
have
as
well
done
Business
information
and
communication
technology....
I'm
eager
and
hopeful
to
learn
a
lot
from
this
platform.”

Approval
to
use
Personally
Identifiable
Information
not
Provided
s “My
experience
is
the
study
and
application
work
in
calibration
equipment.”

Approval
to
use
Personally
Identifiable
Information
not
Provided
s “My
experience
has
been
all
hands
on,
no
formal
training
outside
the
job.
I
have
learned
on
the
job
(30+
years),
through
Quality
and
Test
functions.
The
same
goes
for
my
calibration
experience.”

Approval
to
use
Personally
Identifiable
Information
not
Provided
s “(1)
College
study
in
a
mechanical
specific
1,2
&
3
s (2)
Quality
course
of
study
s (3)
Hands
on
experience
on
3D
Machine
and
CMM
basic
programming
(what
help
me
is
the
Diploma
in
IT
software)
s (4)
Hands
on
experience
equipment
calibration.
s (5)
APQP.
s (6)
Quality
experience
for
15
years”

Approval
to
use
Personally
Identifiable
Information
not
Provided
s “TMDE
Lowery
AFB
1976.
s Associate
in
science
awarded
5/1985.”

Approval
to
use
Personally
Identifiable
Information
not
Provided
s “TMDE,
North
Island
Naval
Air
Base,
1975.”

Approval
to
use
Personally
Identifiable
Information
not
Provided
s “PMEL
-‐
USN,
NCSLI
workshops,
self
study.”

Approval
to
use
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Identifiable
Information
not
Provided
s Attended
first
10
weeks
(electrical,
electronic,
and
microwave
sections)
at
Lowry
in
late
'70's.
s Military
assignments
for
21
years
were
all
IMA's
(after
'A'
and
'C'
school)
except
two
years
as
Electronics
Tech
(radios
and
radar)
for
small
boat
squadron
and
three
years
instructor.
Six
years
were
at
SIMAs.
The
remaining
eight
were
shipboard
cal
labs
(three
as
RADIAC
tech
and
two
in
the
AIMD
lab
on
a
carrier).
s Last
job
was
10
year
civilian
position
in
level
4
cal
lab.
Performed
admin
duties,
supervised
5
techs,
and
calibrated/
verified
electrical,
electronic,
and
mechanical
equipment
in-‐
house
and
on-‐site.
s Currently
unemployed
over
5
years
but
not
retired.

Final
Results
s The
survey
results
indicate
that
the
largest
percentage
of
persons
gained
their
metrology
education
through
military
training
programs.
s 85
of
190
respondents
(about
47.5%)
indicated
the
military
as
their
major
source
of
metrology
education.
s Second
in
number
(47
or
about
25%
each)
indicated
the
majority
of
their
metrology
education
came
from
on
the
job
training/hands
on.
s Third
was
entry
into
the
field
via
other
disciplines
(37
or
18%)
such
as
engineering,
mathematics
or
physics.
s Six
persons
(3.2%)
have
come
into
the
metrology
field
through
a
quality
program
of
study
or
from
a
quality
profession.
s Five
persons
(2.6%)
indicated
their
primary
metrology
education
source
was
something
other
than
the
five
primary
items
listed.
s Only
3
persons
(1.5%)
indicated
their
primary
source
of
education
came
from
a
college
metrology
program.

140
120
100
80
60
40
20
0
Numbers
of
Education
Sources
Reported
per
Person
One
Two
Three
Four
Five

Reported
Sources
of
Metrology
Education
for
all
Survey
Respondants
100
90
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
Military
Hands
On
Other
Discipline
Quality
Education
or
transfer
from
Quality
Other
Source
Specific
College
Metrology
Program

Sources
of
Metrology
Education
for
Persons
Responding
from
Outside
the
USA.
25
20
15
10
5
0
Military
Hands
On
Other
Discipline
Quality
Education
or
transfer
from
Quality
Discipline
Other
Source
Specific
College
Metrology
Program

Persons
Residing
in
US
vs.
Other
Nations
in
this
Survey
180
160
140
120
100
80
60
40
20
0
USA
Other
Nations

Specific
Military
Schools
Where
Training
Occurred
within
the
USA
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
Lowry
Keesler
Not
stated

Sources
of
Metrology
Education
for
Persons
Within
the
USA.
90
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
Military
Hands
On
Other
Discipline
Quality
Education
of
transfer
from
Quality
Other
Source
Specific
College
Metrology
Program

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