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HIWT Welcomes New Staff to the Family

Allison Wolf has joined the HIWT Team as an HR graduate in 2011 from the Combination Structural and Pipe Welding
Generalist. Allison comes to HIWT from Emerson program.
Commercial & Residential Services as an HR
Analyst. Allison also worked as an HR Manager Jeremy Bartley, TIG Process Lead states “Josh’s experience in fabrication
for a construction company. She has experience utilizing various metals and processes is a great addition to the team.
in all aspects of human resources and is a great This will be extremely beneficial to the students he trains. We are glad to
addition to the team. Allison holds an MBA with have him aboard.”
a concentration in Management, Innovation and In his spare time, he enjoys spending time with his wife, two daughters
Change and a bachelor’s degree in Human Resource and dog Lucy. He said he is a girl dad all the way around. He also enjoys
Management & Business Management, both from golfing and jogging. He resides in Vandalia, Ohio.
Wright State University.
“Allison is a great HR Professional and just what we needed. She fits Arthur Stone is a new addition to our skill welding
extremely well with our culture and is very team focused” said Scott A. instructor team in the Gas Metal Arc Welding Group.
Mazzulla, President & CEO. “Allison’s work with both small and large He joins HIWT from Nidec Minster, where he worked
businesses will serve her well with the Institute and we are excited to for five years building large assembly presses
have her on our team” utilizing mainly metal and flux core welding. Arthur
is a 2017 graduate in the Combination Structural
In her spare time, Allison enjoys golfing, cooking, and spending time with and Pipe Welding Program. Prior to attending HIWT,
her husband and fur baby. Arthur served active duty in the United States
Marine Corps where he was a combat engineer.
Jacob Rader joined HIWT as Marketing and “Arthur is a terrific addition to the team at Hobart Institute,” states
Career Development Representative. In this role, Kasey Thomas, MIG Process Lead. “Arthur brings a lot of knowledge and
Jake will visit high schools and career centers experience to the school; he is ambitious and eager to teach the next
discussing opportunities in the welding industry generation of welders”
and the programs offered at HIWT. He also works
with students to assist them with resumes and job In his spare time, he enjoys spending time with his wife and 1 year old
searches. Jake is a March 2020 HIWT graduate daughter, playing hockey, one of his many passions, and working on
in the Combination Structural and Pipe Welding finishing his bachelor’s degree in business administration.
Program. After graduation, he went to work for
BAE Systems in York, PA building military combat Chad Schmelzer has joined the team at HIWT
vehicles. as Business Development Representative. Chad
“Jake is a terrific addition to our team. The fact that he is a welder, and comes to the Institute from Superior Abrasives
more specifically, a graduate of our program is a huge plus. When he where he was a Territory Sales Manager. He has
speaks with potential students, he can speak from a point of view of nearly 20 years in sales focused on the welding
being in their shoes. He can directly discuss his experience at the school industry. Chad is a 1996 graduate of Hobart Institute
and as a graduate/welder with them” states Melinda Gladish, Marketing in the Combination Structural and Pipe Welding
and Career Development Manager. Program and holds an associate degree in electrical
engineering from Edison State Community College.
Jake enjoys hanging with the family, watching the Pittsburgh Steelers
and The Ohio State Buckeyes, doing a bit of welding on the side and Scott A. Mazzulla, President & CEO states “Chad is a long-time industry
anything outdoors. He resides in Dayton with his girlfriend, her 2 boys and veteran with a strong welding and professional sales background. Chad is
three dogs. responsible for focus and growth of our Corporate Services Portfolio. That
portfolio includes Certification Services, In Plant Training, Specialized/
Custom Training and Large Curriculum opportunities. We have high
Joshua Cox joined HIWT as a skill welding
instructor in the Gas Tungsten Arc Welding group. expectations for Chad and are excited to see him network with our
Josh has over 10 years of experience in welding industry and represent our school.”
and fabrication utilizing several types of metal in In his spare time, Chad enjoys spending time with his family, watching
all processes. Josh comes to us from Precision his kids play sports and hunting. He lives in Covington with his wife
Certified Welding where he worked as a fabricator, and 3 children.
welder, and programmed CNC lasers. He is an HIWT

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