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ProtoCAM in the Community: Educating for the Future via the PA Dream Team

June 10, 2020
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    • “ProtoCAM's best attribute is their attention to detail and customer service. Their willingness and desire to keep in touch with me is impressive, and physical walkthroughs ensure quality standards are being met.” — Todd Frick, Versatek
    • "As an emerging 3D modeling student at DeSales University, it was an incredibly valuable opportunity to learn more about the new innovations in 3D printing technology and how ProtoCAM couples its technical expertise with artistic value such as custom finishing to deliver a final product that exceeds the client's expectations." — Austin Kaplan, Desales University
    • "Our first experience with ProtoCAM last month was excellent. Quoting was prompt, engineering emailed and we spoke on the phone about a potential issue with the geometry of the parts so there were no surprises, the service was fast and delivery quick, the printed parts were of excellent quality, and all of the staff I dealt with were courteous and professional. You guys knocked it out of the park!" — Chris Davenport, RPC
    • "The Carbon [Digital Light Synthesis] 3D printing process was the perfect half step between late-stage functional prototyping and production. Aesthetics were crucial, and unless told otherwise, no one was able to identify the product was 3D-printed. [The process] accelerated business development and helped reduce risk as we approached tooling." — Michael DiCanzio, independent
    • “ProtoCAM's turnaround times are exceptional, and their prices compared to others are always better. There's a lot more value added in working with ProtoCAM.” — Matthew Bellenoit, B. Braun Medical
    • "ProtoCAM has been most helpful in responding to our needs. Their knowledge of stereolithography and CAD, and their application of these technologies has helped us reshape our ideas to reality in the shortest possible time frame." — Kenneth Raines, B. Braun Medical

ProtoCAM’s Digital Marketing Director, Dale Bond, is a member of the PA Dream Team, a vivacious group of young individuals assembled by the Manufacturers Resource Center in Allentown, PA whose goal is to educate local youth about the various careers available within the manufacturing field. Bond has committed to two years (2020 & 2021) of involvement and participation in the various educational efforts of the PA Dream Team,  and embraces the problem-solving opportunities that have arisen with reaching local students face-to-face as a result of COVID-19.

Dale Bond, Digital Marketing Director

The PA Dream Team is presented and managed by the Manufacturers Resource Center (MRC) in Allentown, PA, and funded by Bosch Rexroth and Air Products. This special team represents the promise and future of advanced manufacturing in Pennsylvania by consisting of the best and brightest young professionals in the industry. Members of the PA Dream Team (all under 30, or young at heart) perform classroom presentations that encourage students to explore manufacturing careers, and also attend and educate about their own career paths at many local events, including the What’s So Cool About Manufacturing (WSCM) annual video contest, the annual Women in Science & Engineering (WISE) Forum, along with various expos and career fairs.

For 2020, Bond committed to assisting at various youth-centered events, including the WSCM event, the WISE Forum, a local middle school-created STEAM expo, and the CLIU Regional Media and Design Competition hosted by Lehigh Carbon Community College. Unfortunately, with the spread of COVID-19, several of these events were rescheduled or canceled, however, Bond looks forward to attending any virtual versions of these events that arise. Bond will also be participating in virtual camp sessions hosted over the summer by the National Museum of Industrial History to share career information and answer questions of young students interested in entering the manufacturing field.

Bond has a strong background in educating and working with children, including several years of experience holding positions as both a camp counselor and the program and adventure specialist at a Girl Scout Camp. Bond has also instructed students at a dance studio, tutored students in various subjects, performed in multiple acting/character capacities for children, and volunteered for many years in various youth group programs, and thus is well-versed in participating in different events involving youth and students. In fact, because of her plethora of experience, Bond has even been asked to teach incoming and longtime PA Dream Team staff some of the various initiative activities she has gathered in her long career of educating, volunteering, and working with youth.

To learn more about the PA Dream Team, visit https://www.whatssocool.org/dream-it-do-it-pa/pa-dream-team/.