W ORK SM MART Model 200 Positioner 3 models av , . Mode Rot from el 1200 Pipemate tates pipe and tube 1 ½” to 17” diameter, For info, go to www.aws.org/adindex MARCH 2016 / WELDING JOURNAL 91 MEMBER MILESTONE Pierrette H. Gorman District 20 Director Pierrette H. Gorman, an engineer and scientist who manages the Research and Prototype Laboratory at Sandia National Laboratories, has been selected by the National Manufacturing Association’s Manufacturing Institute as one of the honorees of the 2016 STEP (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Production) AHEAD Women In Manufacturing Awards. Women make up only 27% of the manufacturing workforce and, in an effort to close that skills gap, the Manufacturing Institute launched the STEP Awards, which celebrate the achievements of women in manufacturing careers who are making a difference through advocacy, mentorship, engagement, promotion, and leadership. AWS Past President Pierrette H. Gorman Nancy Cole was honored with the same award in 2013. Gorman has a degree in welding engineering from The Ohio State University. She chose welding after completing a preengineering associate’s degree at Salt Lake Community College because of the field’s 100% job placement, the good pay, and the promise that welding engineers don’t spend their careers behind a desk. Gorman was in her forties before she found her career and transitioned from the role of seamstress to welding engineer. Her story serves as an inspiration, especially to women who might want to go back to school. Gorman joined AWS in 1995, and she served as Albuquerque Section chair from 2009 to 2012 before taking on the role of District 20 director in 2014. She has been reelected to serve another three-year term starting in 2017. Gorman, currently the only female District Director, is responsible for organizing, convening, and leading an annual conference, as well as representing the members and students of the six states of the District. Among her other contributions, Gorman serves as chairperson for the New Mexico State SkillsUSA Welding Fabrication contest. She also serves on the AWS’s Education Scholarship committee. Gorman holds a U.S. patent for forming structures from CAD solid models and was recognized for her leadership and contributions to the field of welding when she received an Outstanding Women at Sandia National Laboratories Award in 2014. She also wrote an innovative common welding specification for Sandia National Laboratories, which includes all of the equipment, operator, and weld quality requirements for multiple components produced by the lab. Gorman is regularly consulted on laser, resistance, ultrasonic, and arc welding processes, and has become a singular point of contact for the lab’s design and production agencies. Gorman and other honorees will be saluted at a dinner in Washington, D.C., in April.
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