John Manwaring:  

Workplace After college I found a job in St Pete as a Manufacturing Supervisor in an Electronics assembly house (Jabil Circuit). After 7 months I was laid off and 2 weeks later I started a job in Chicago as a Quality Engineer in another electronics assembly house. 1 year later I was recruited to a growing company (1995) that I never heard of. I was hired at Nokia Mobile Phones in Dallas, Texas. I was hired as a Process Engineer. Nokia was a great place that spent thousands sending me to advanced electronics schools. With the industry booming I got recruited a year later by a small company in Orlando. At the time they were Restor, later changing their name to World Access (WAXS). I loved Nokia and Dallas, but this new offer was once again more money, plus big stock options and of course home (orlando). I was with them for 1 1/2yr in orlando where they grew from a 30 million dollar shop. Stock went from $7 a share to $32 a share. Life was good, Then they transferred me to Atlanta to open a new factory. Not offered as an move option, so off I went and developed great experience. Large budget, making all the decisions on factory layout and equipment selections, and so forth. Stock up ...Expand for more