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14 S T U F F • 2 0 1 8 • StuffMadeinMA.com "I like seeing a product go from pieces of materi- al to a finished medical device, with the potential to save someone's life, in a matter of hours," she said. Sacco said spending time with the company's employees has helped her work through ideas about her future career. She's planning to get an MBA and hopes she'll be able to land a job that uses both engineering and business skills. "I have been exposed to many different areas and have learned a lot about my co-workers roles and career experiences," she said. "Manufacturing offers you the ability to do a whole bunch of disciplines; there is a lot more to it than one might think." Chris Coghlin, president and CEO at Coghlin Cos., said the benefits of the internship program, which includes both college and high school stu- dents, go both ways. "Our interns offer unique and fresh perspectives, and are great contributors to our team of caring associates," he said. "Robots are kind of my thing" Like Sacco, Tom Dorman is in his second year interning for a local company – Methods Machine Tools Inc. in Sudbury. "I work for the automation department, so we import robots and design and build automation to suit the needs of our customers," Dorman said. "Robots are kind of my thing." Dorman said he first got the internship while studying at the Wentworth Institute of Technology in Boston. He went to a Meet the Manufacturers event and ended up telling a manager from Methods about a robotics project he did in high school. "He got super excited and wanted to take me on right then and there," Dorman said. At Methods, Dorman learned to install CNC equipment for customers and then moved on to building automation cells. He's now finishing his degree at QCC, and the company has already offered him a full-time job after graduation. "The best advice I can give is just to jump right in and just get your hands on the technology," he said. "I got involved with all the projects that I could and at this point I'm managing three major automation cells." Dorman said doing hands-on work together with Laura Sacco Quality and compliance Intern, Cogmedix, a Coghlin Co., Worcester Lives: Southborough Makes: Medical device technologies and subassemblies Career aspirations: To get an MBA and find a job that combines business and engineering Continued from page 13 Tom Dorman Design co-op/ design intern, Methods Machine Tools Inc., Sudbury Lives: Townsend Makes: Machine tool distributor Career aspirations: To start a robotic design firm Pay: $17/hour