Ian Rush
- Co-Founder
- Arizona Automation Connection - AZAC
School Information
School: Minnesota State University, Mankato
College Major: Engineering
Years at College Works: 2013
Career Information
Working For: Arizona Automation Connection – AZAC
Title: Co-Founder
Industry: Manufacturing, Marketing
Brief Description of Duties / Responsibilities:
AZAC Plans, Promotes, and executes events where Owners, Operators, and Leaders in industrial and/or Manufacturing businesses gather to build relationships and share best practices. The mission is to make Arizona the best place to do manufacturing business in America.
What Has Been Your Proudest Accomplishment Post-CWP?Marrying the woman of my dreams!
College Works Career Impact
In one sentence, what has CW meant to you?
The course adjustment my life needed to get me to my goals!
How did your CW experience impact your career? Immediately after graduation? Now?
After College Works Painting, a long week isn’t overwhelming; it is enjoyed!
What was the greatest lesson you learned from your CW experience?
I cant control the world, and the circumstances around me, however I can control my response to them.
Advice
What advice do you have for potential CW participants? Current CW participants?
Try to see the end from the beginning, don’t focus so hard on the bark of the trees, that you forget to look at the beautiful forest!
What’s your best advice for someone interested in entering your career field?
Complete the College Works Painting internship as a top branch, repeat the program if needed to achieve. Work to earn a DM position, accept it and be the best! You’ll learn everything you will need at College Works Painting.
What’s your favorite memory from CW?
Standing on the front of a yacht with my VP, cruising around a lake talking about my future, with all the confidence that I was aimed to achieve every detail!
Last words of wisdom?
When opportunity knocks, the time to prepare has past.