5月29日星期五，皇冠app学院供应链与物流专业的学生凯伦Nozzolillo与其他制造业学生和行业总裁在2015年CBIA制造业峰会上发表了讲话。

TRUMBULL — 作为关注教育与工业之间联系的小组的一部分，皇冠app学院的学生和20年的Birken制造业资深人士凯伦Nozzolillo强调了她在学校继续学习的技能的重要性。 The discussion was part of 康涅狄格州制造, the 康涅狄格州商业和工业协会’s 2015 summit, held in Trumbull on May 29.

“I’m 46, going to school, and what I’ve learned I’m able to bring back and teach to other people in the company,” she told an assembled audience of dozens of manufacturing leaders, educators, and employees.

坐在Birken 制造业总裁Gary Greenberg和其他行业小组成员旁边，Nozzolillo谈到了她进入制造业领域的经历，以及她在皇冠app学院的教育如何帮助确定了她的职业轨迹。

“I’m interested in environmental health and safety,” Nozzolillo told the panel. “I fell in love with the program. That’s really where my passion is now.”

Nozzolillo自1996年以来一直受雇于Birken 制造业，通过处理前厅职责获得了许多业务方面的在职培训。 伯肯公司位于康涅狄格州布卢姆菲尔德，是一家第三代私人控股公司，专门从事喷气发动机金属部件和组件的制造和生产，客户包括普惠公司和劳斯莱斯公司。

为了抚养孩子和全职从事紧急医疗服务工作，她离开伯肯公司休息了几年，然后回到公司，在过去的七年里她一直在物流部门工作。

“She left being my assistant and became the head of logistics,” Greenberg said.

She enrolled in Goodwin College in 2011 and majored in 供应链管理 in manufacturing. 由于她在皇冠app接受过健康和安全方面的培训，她成功地游说在伯肯设立了环境健康与安全官的职位，也就是她现在的职位。

When asked about his company’s return on investment regarding promoting employee education, Greenberg said that there was no question of its worth. “I think there’s return on investment in the first year,” he said. “I’m thinking about the future, the ability to have workforce continuity.”

Nozzolillo continues to pursue her education at Goodwin College and plans to earn her bachelor’s degree. 当被问及未来时，诺佐利洛笑着指着格林伯格。

“What’s next for me?” she replied. “Sitting in his chair.”