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24 Hartford Business Journal • August 6, 2018 • www.HartfordBusiness.com 40 UNDER FORTY 2018 I brahim Ibrahim joined Lynn Welding as an intern from CCSU. He quickly became a very well respected and hardworking team member and was officially hired as a resistance process engineer in 2013. Ibrahim quickly rose from an engineering position to the depart- ment manager in a few short years and helped build the resistance department into the most successful division of Lynn Welding. After ob- serving how well he had transformed the resistance department he was promoted to operations manager of the entire company in 2016. Since the promotion, Ibrahim has been instrumental to the growth of the company. What's been the biggest professional accomplishment so far in your career? I would say my biggest profes- sional accomplishment has been gaining the trust of my co-workers. The reason I say that is because I am a 26-year-old operations manager leading a company of 48 people and many of them happen to be much older than I am. Don't get me wrong, being an ops manager is a great ac- complishment but it's greater know- ing that people will follow and trust in my decisions and guidance. How are you involved in the community? I am involved in the community through my work. I take pride in helping my co-workers grow at Lynn Welding as well as helping them grow personally. I believe that by guiding them to achieve success and being the best person they can be will be a great contribution to our community What do you like to do outside of work? I love hiking, photography, going to the beach, watching the "Fast and Furi- ous" movies and test driving new cars. Give an example of a people-skills habit you adhere to in your work and daily life that you feel has helped you succeed. Approach people with kindness; anger never solves anything. Facing problems and solving them instead of avoiding them. What must the Greater Hartford region do to attract more talented young professionals to the area? Reduce taxes and invest in educa- tion in manufacturing by partnering with local businesses to help build the next-generation workforce. Four reasons why you deserve to be a 40 Under Forty: • Operations manager of a 48-em- ployee company at age 26. • One of the youngest members on the American Welding Society committee. • Gained the trust of everyone at Lynn Welding through my hard work and accomplishments. • Helped co-workers grow more than they ever thought they could by guiding them with my principles. Fun Fact I love washing my car on a sunny day. Ibrahim Ibrahim Age: 26 Company: Lynn Welding Co. Inc. Title: Operations Manager No. of years with current company: 7 Town where I live: Portland Town where I work: Newington College: Central Connecticut State University Highest degree: Bachelor's degree in industrial technology PDS has been meeting the needs of the construction industry since 1965. Our dedicated team of design and construction professionals welcomes the challenge of serving its past and future customers on their most demanding projects. Westwood Products, Inc. | Winsted, CT PDS Engineering & Construction served as General Contractor for the expansion of this industrial wood shipping product manufacturing facility. Work involved an addition onto the existing building which was a slab on grade pre-engineered steel structure. Project Features: - Five electric overhead doors - Four gas-fi red unit heaters - Liner panels - Galvalume sheet metal roof - Mechanical, electrical and plumbing Project Size: 20,000 SF 107 Old Windsor Road, Bloomfi eld, CT 06002 (860) 242-8586 | Fax (860) 242-8587 www.pdsec.com DESIGN BUILDERS • GENERAL CONTRACTORS • CONSTRUCTION MANAGERS SPOTLIGHT ON: MANUFACTURING PDS ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION, INC. THINK • PLAN • BUILD Providing Big Benefits for Small Businesses For more information on how Delta Dental of New Jersey can serve your dental benefit needs, please call 1-800-624-2633 or visit aSmileSays.com.