EP 41 | John Schmitt | Executive Director, Advanced Manufacturing Innovation and Integration Center

John Schmitt was raised in the Bay Area, became a Blackhawk Helicopter Pilot in the US Army, received a Master's Degree in Microbiology and Immunology from Vanderbilt, taught at West Point, and now resides in Our Town and is the Executive Director for AMIIC (Advanced Manufacturing Innovation and Integration Center). Smart dude. Fun to talk to. Drove up in his Tesla, which we spoke about for the first few minutes of the episode. John also shared some moments from his deployments, which exposed his mind to human struggle in the absence of basic needs. I learned a lot listening to John as he spoke through so many of his life's experiences. Episode Timeline: 00:00 Start 02:00 Tesla 10:50 Background 20:10 Maslow's Impact 30:30 Advanced Manufacturing 39:35 Workforce Development Issues 49:52 Roots/Beginning 54:45 Blackhawk Helicopter Pilot 01:05:25 Deployments 01:22:05 Vanderbilt 01:35:20 Teaching @ West Point 01:37:25 Pic 6 Host/Interviewer: M. Troy Bye, Owner, Our Town Podcast a brand of the Our Town Company, LLC Website: https://ourtownpodcast.net Spotify Channel: https://spoti.fi/3QtpT8z Audio available on all platforms. Just search for "Our Town Podcast"