Building a Visionary Business in Automation with Erick Collins
09/19/24 • 39 min
What happens when a young troublemaker with a love for computers and cars finds himself at the forefront of the robotics and machine vision industries? Nikki and Courtney chat with Erick Collins, owner of Rockport Integration and Automation.
Through a significant change in career direction and the influence of pivotal figures, Erick's path was anything but ordinary. Discover how a friend's advice led him from auto mechanics to computer science and ultimately into the captivating world of automation.
Disclaimer: This episode was cut short due to an interrupted upload via Riverside.
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Co-Hosts are Alicia Gilpin Director of Engineering at Process and Controls Engineering LLC, Nikki Gonzales Director of Business Development at Weintek USA, and Courtney Fernandez Robot Master at FAST One Solutions.
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What happens when a young troublemaker with a love for computers and cars finds himself at the forefront of the robotics and machine vision industries? Nikki and Courtney chat with Erick Collins, owner of Rockport Integration and Automation.
Through a significant change in career direction and the influence of pivotal figures, Erick's path was anything but ordinary. Discover how a friend's advice led him from auto mechanics to computer science and ultimately into the captivating world of automation.
Disclaimer: This episode was cut short due to an interrupted upload via Riverside.
__________________________________________________________________
Co-Hosts are Alicia Gilpin Director of Engineering at Process and Controls Engineering LLC, Nikki Gonzales Director of Business Development at Weintek USA, and Courtney Fernandez Robot Master at FAST One Solutions.
Follow us on Linkedin and YouTube for live videos, demos, and other content!
Subscribe to our weekly newsletter for episode updates, job announcements, and more!
Get in touch with us at automationladies.io!
P.S. - Help our podcast grow with a 5-star podcast review if you love us!
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Co-Hosts are Alicia Gilpin Director of Engineering at Process and Controls Engineering LLC, Nikki Gonzales Director of Business Development at Weintek USA, and Courtney Fernandez Robot Master at FAST One Solutions.
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Huge thank you to Inductive Automation for sponsoring this episode!
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Co-Hosts are Alicia Gilpin Director of Engineering at Process and Controls Engineering LLC, Nikki Gonzales Director of Business Development at Weintek USA, and Courtney Fernandez Robot Master at FAST One Solutions.
Follow us on Linkedin and YouTube for live videos, demos, and other content!
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Automation Ladies - Building a Visionary Business in Automation with Erick Collins
Transcript
Hey guys , thanks for joining us today on another episode of Automation Ladies . I'm Courtney Fernandez with United Robotics Group and today we've got our usual Nikki Gonzalez .
Speaker 2Hey everyone Nikki from Clicking here . I told Courtney , since she's here and she knows Eric , that she should run the show today , so let's see how it goes . <
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