Graduate Connections

Graduate Connections – Meet John Nunez

John, 31, originally from El Paso, Texas, graduated the six-month Refrigeration Technologies program at RSI in July 2022. John moved to Arizona with his family about 15 years ago. Thanks for sharing your story, John. What did you do after high school before you came to RSI? For the past five years I was a […]

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Graduate Connections – Meet Enrique Diaz

Enrique, 25, from Chandler, Arizona, graduated the nine-month Electro-Mechanical Technologies (EMT) program at RSI in October 2021.     Thanks for sharing your story, Enrique; how did refrigeration appear on your radar?  When I was 18, I was working at fast-food restaurants. I’d worked at restaurants since I was 15½. One day, one of our walk-in […]

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Graduate Connections – Meet Chris Bingochea

Chris, 28, from Casa Grande, Arizona, graduated the nine-month Electro-Mechanical Technologies program at RSI in May 2022. Thanks for sharing your story, Chris. What did you do after high school before you came to RSI? I dropped out of high school because I was always in trouble. So, I went back at 18 and finished […]

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Graduate Connections – Meet Chaytahn Kelsey

Chaytahn, 33, originally from St. George, Utah, now calls Mesa, Arizona, home. Chaytahn graduated the seven-month Welding Specialist program at RSI in early June 2022. Thanks for sharing your story, Chaytahn. What did you do after high school before you came to RSI? I didn’t really know what I wanted to do. I was just […]

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Graduate Connections – Meet Allan McGlohon

Allan, 40, originally from Raleigh, North Carolina, graduated the seven-month Welding Specialist program at RSI in November 2021. Thanks for sharing your story, Allan. How long have you been in Arizona? My family moved to Mesa when I was three or four years old, so I’m basically a native! I live in Gilbert. What brought […]

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Graduate Connections – Meet McDarian “Mac” Givens

Mac, 33, from Pontiac, Michigan, graduated the nine-month Electro-Mechanical Technologies (EMT) program at RSI in January 2022. Thanks for sharing your story, Mac. How long have you been in Arizona? Nine months. I moved here in March to go to RSI. I started the program in April. What did you do before you enrolled at […]

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Graduate Connections – Meet Seir Skinner

Seir, 25, from Elko, Nevada, graduated the nine-month Electro-Mechanical Technologies (EMT) program at RSI in late September 2021.   Thanks for sharing your story, Seir; what did you do before coming to RSI? I graduated high school in 2015. I had two jobs after, as I wanted to have my own apartment. For the last […]

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