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Career Aspiration - From inspector to programmer

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Hello. I have been working as a Fabrication Inspector for several years now. Of our five-person inspection team, I do 95% of the CMM programming, which I thoroughly enjoy. My inspection job has been rewarding, but I want to make a change.

My passion and skill set lie in programming, and I would like to transition into a career as a full time CMM programmer. This will not be possible with my current employer, so I have begun researching programmer jobs. Also, my company currently uses Zeiss Calypso software, but my investigation into programmer jobs has made it clear that I need to learn PC-DMIS.

My questions are:

1. Is there any way to obtain an offline seat for PC-DMIS for educational purposes (I cannot afford 10k for a standard offline seat)?

2. Does anyone have any advice on how I make this transition from inspector to CMM programmer?

Thanks for your time.

-Jeff
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  • There are shops out there willing to teach you.

    I had a job working in a small shop. Right around $10/hr. There was a CMM (decent size MISTRAL with PC DMIS) in the QC Dept but it was covered in dust & they didn't have a programmer. I stayed late messing with it, watching youtube videos, and crashing it as safely as I could without their knowledge until I knew JUST enough to sound like I knew what I was talking about. That took me about a year.

    I then applied for other jobs. Through out that process, I was completely honest about my skill set (pretty much nothing) but made it very clear that I was hungry for more knowledge and I was at the perfect point in my career to have an investment (training) made in me. They hired me, sent me out to Hex's 101-103 training, and then paired me up with some experienced guys who became mentors to me. Its about 8 years later & I'm very happy with where my life is.

    You've already got a HUGE leg up. You have quality experience, already know one software, and aren't some scruffy 20 year old kid like I was. Places are out there that will invest in the right people. Go for it!
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  • There are shops out there willing to teach you.

    I had a job working in a small shop. Right around $10/hr. There was a CMM (decent size MISTRAL with PC DMIS) in the QC Dept but it was covered in dust & they didn't have a programmer. I stayed late messing with it, watching youtube videos, and crashing it as safely as I could without their knowledge until I knew JUST enough to sound like I knew what I was talking about. That took me about a year.

    I then applied for other jobs. Through out that process, I was completely honest about my skill set (pretty much nothing) but made it very clear that I was hungry for more knowledge and I was at the perfect point in my career to have an investment (training) made in me. They hired me, sent me out to Hex's 101-103 training, and then paired me up with some experienced guys who became mentors to me. Its about 8 years later & I'm very happy with where my life is.

    You've already got a HUGE leg up. You have quality experience, already know one software, and aren't some scruffy 20 year old kid like I was. Places are out there that will invest in the right people. Go for it!
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