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N e w H a m p s h i r e , 2 0 1 8 • S T U F F 23 Lambert says. "Once I took that class I was like, 'That's exactly what I want to do.'" And so today Lambert works as an MSAT pro- cess engineer (MSAT stands for manufacturing sci- ence and technology). In her position at Lonza Biologics in Portsmouth, she interacts with nearly every department in the company, which enables her to see how people across the organization ulti- mately contribute to making Lonza's finished bio- pharmaceutical products. Lambert also interacts with Lonza customers, and puts her bachelor's degree in chemical engi- neering to good use when she provides solutions for workers who run into problems on the manu- facturing floor. "We problem-solve to figure out what's going wrong, and how to fix it while remaining compli- ant," with the U.S. Food & Drug Administration and other regulatory agency requirements, she says. Filtering your apple juice Similarly, Elaina Lavigne, 24, has found much to like in her job as a lab technician at Critical Process Filtration, Inc., in Nashua. Lavigne is responsible for testing the company's manufactured mem- branes, which act as filters. "I've always had an interest in science in general," Lavigne says, "[but] I didn't want to be tied down to one specific field." She had no desire to be in a job that involved tedious, monotonous work. Her position at Critical Process Filtration, she says, "turned out to be pretty Elaina Lavigne, 24 Laboratory technician Critical Process Filtration, Inc., Nashua Makes: Membrane and filtration systems Lives: Hooksett Education: Bachelor's degree Salary for her type of position: Around $40,000 $105,960 Average pay of a New Hampshire electrical engineer, of which there are 2,180 in the state Elaina Lavigne took her love of science and turned it into a job testing food and drug products. "I 've always had an interest in science in general, [but] I didn't want to be tied down to one specific field." - Elaina Lavigne much exactly what I was interested in." Working for a manufacturer serving the bio- pharmaceutical, pharmaceutical, and food and beverage industries requires applying science to everyday products, Lavigne says. She sees how her labors and those of her co-workers benefit every consumer. "I see it in everything we eat, drink, or any med- ication we've ever taken — it's all been filtered in some way," she said. "It's neat to know that my Source: U.S. BLS P H O T O / J E S S I C A A R N O L D Continued on page 24