Meet Jill Timushka!! ⬇️⬇️

▪️Jill Timushka is a red and blue seal journeyman welder in Alberta, Canada! She recently obtained her welding inspection certification, and has been a welding instructor on and off for many years! She has over 25 years experience as a welder, and absolutely loves what she does! ▫️Jill is a 4th generation welder. Her Great

Meet Valerie!! ( @val_yeo329 )⬇️⬇️

▪️Valerie is a Journeyman Welder and a Level 2 Industrial Millwright Apprentice. ▫️ She has been working in the trades for almost 8 years, and she looks forward to what the future will bring. Even at home, Val wears her blue collar as she has a hobby farm and a full machine shop where she

Meet Ida!! (@plumbeline)⬇️⬇️

▪️Ida is 28 years old and she is from Hokksund, a small town in Norway! 🇳🇴 ▫️She always wondered what she wanted to be when she grew up, she was 26 years old when she decided to start a new journey as a plumber! ▪️To become a plumber, Ida had to choose between either 2

Meet Athena!! (@insta_thena)⬇️⬇️

▪️Athen is 28 years old and originally from Alabama, but currently residing in Georgia! ▫️She started welding in high school, as an excuse to get out of taking Spanish. She had a full volleyball scholarship to college, but wasn’t sure what she wanted to do with her life. ▪️In college, she took basic classes for

Meet Jenna!! (@tigerrrzz)⬇️⬇️

▪️Jenna is an aircraft mechanic by trade, but she is currently working in the Aerospace Industry as a flight technician for NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory. ▫️Through JPL, Jenna assisted in building the Perseverance Mars Rover, that will be landing on Mars February 18th 2021! ▪️She used to be a fibreglass technician, specifically for a theme

Meet Eliana!! (@rubyred_electrician)⬇️⬇️

▪️Eliana is a second generation electrician! Both her mom and dad are master level electricians! Which is absolutely astonishing! Let me feature your mom next 😂 ▫️Eliana’s dad was the one who suggested she should get involved in her local union 611, in New Mexico. ▪️Eliana is now a third year apprentice, well on her

Meet Nikki!! (@nikki_welds)⬇️⬇️

▪️Nikki Noble is the Head of Welding at a college in Sarnia, Ontario, Canada. ▫️Backing up to almost twenty years ago, welding found her. Offered to work on a frame off restoration as a side project, she became intrigued! She was told she was a born natural. She asked questions and worked hard to gain

Meet Marleen!! (@marleenoedzes)⬇️⬇️

▪️Marlene Oedzes is 26 years old, from the Netherlands! She is a certified female tig welder for pipeline! ▫️She always knew she wanted to do something technical. After beginning her engineering education, she soon realized that welding was going to become her profession. ▪️The first year after she graduated was tough. Marleen was insecure and

Meet Connie!! (@conniethecarpenter)⬇️⬇️

▪️Connie is 19 years old and from the South West of England! ▫️She has been an apprentice carpenter for a year and a half, and she can’t wait to see where the future takes her! ▪️Connie attends college one day a week and will hopefully be finished and qualified next year! ▫️She loves seeing other

Meet Louise!! (@louise_azzopardi_1996)⬇️⬇️

▪️Louise grew up on a farm, and was always helping her dad fix machinery. She found it fascinating, and decided to turn it into a career! ▫️Louise started her apprenticeship at the young age of 15, and completed it by age 19. After a few years of wrenching, she was looking for something more. She

Meet Courtney and Hayden!! (@chardcourtney)⬇️⬇️

▪️Courtney Chard is a second generation U.A. Pipe welder with local 46 Toronto. She grew up around the trades and saw her father take great pride in his work. She didn’t know it was an option for her because the trades weren’t talked about in schools, especially for women. ▫️She finally grew enough courage to

Meet Leanne!! (@tradieladyadelaide)⬇️⬇️

▪️Leanne is a 3rd year Electrician Apprentice! ⚡️ ▫️Leanne was in the fitness industry for about 12 years. Entering a trade wasn’t really encouraged when she completed high school, although it was something she was interested it. ▪️Her dad is a mechanic, so he always taught her how to do things with her hands and