Chicago
Dylan Labudiong - 2024 Fall Scholarship Recipient
Thursday, March 6, 2025
By: Randy Kish
For more information, please contact Randy Kish
Dylan Labudiong - Moraine Valley Community College / Versatility Tool Works Company, Associates in Engineering Science
Scholarship Amount
- PMA Educational Foundation:$750
- Chicago District: $1,500
- Total: $2,250
Dylan Labudiong is an aspiring engineer with a passion for CAD work and engineering. Growing up, Dylan enjoyed working on hands-on projects and learning technology. In high school, he further developed his interest with classes in CAD, physics and computer science and participated in 3D printing and Java programming competitions. His continued efforts to learn more about technology and nurture the skills he’d need for a career in manufacturing illustrates his dedication to his career and future.
Hired through Harry Holtz’s Metal Hub Engineering/Technology Program, a program that works to get high schoolers interested in manufacturing, this experience allowed Dylan to improve public speaking and interview skills through several interview opportunities. The Metal Hub program also introduced Dylan to heavy machinery equipment he otherwise wouldn’t have had access to. Through this program, Dylan landed a job with Versatility Tool Works, a metal fabricating manufacturing company, as an engineering intern.
Through this internship, Dylan worked with CAD programs and learned how this technology integrates with manufacturing, worked on metal bending machinery and assembled products like digital clocks. Following Metal Hub program completion, Dylan was kept on at Versatility Tool Works to continue his internship. He now utilizes Autodesk Inventor to create inspection plans for metal bending operations and does CAD work.
Dylan is working toward completing his associate in Engineering Science degree at Moraine Valley Community College while interning at Versatility Tool Works. His dedication to gaining educational and industry experience will help to set him up for a successful manufacturing career and help him as he takes the next steps in his education toward a four-year mechanical engineering degree.