How often do you get to ask the professors about their career journey as well as what steps they think we should take to make the best out of our formal education? Not much, right? Here, we present the latest episode of the Manufacturing Come Up where Malachi Grab (CEO, Elite Automation USA) hosts his former professor Donna Zimmerman. Donna teaches at Ivy Tech Community College in the Industrial Technology and Advanced Manufacturing areas. She came in to teach Statistical Process Control, print reading, safety, fluid power, and other mechanical subjects. Donna has spent two years getting a crash course in PLCs and exploring the electrical side of robotics. Started a robotics club that is working on a joint venture project with a local high school to build an autonomous lawn mower.So, tune in to Episode 14 of “The Manufacturing Come Up” where “Donna Zimmerman” of “Ivy Tech Community College” dives deep into her journey from high school to working as a professor in a community college.