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Neil Ashbaugh is President/CEO of New Century Careers (NCC) in Pittsburgh, PA. He has over twenty years’ experience in manufacturing, from the shop floor to human resources and technical training management. Neil learned the manufacturing trade through two four-year state and federally-recognized apprenticeships and became a journeyman grinder and machine operator. Hired by Oberg Industries, Inc. in Freeport, PA, initially as a journeyman precision grinder, he later held corporate positions there in sales and marketing and management roles of increasing responsibility in training and talent development, government projects and new product development.  At NCC, he manages operations and a broad range of programs including apprenticeship, production, sales, marketing, business development, corporate training and talent development, and workforce development. He led two major initiatives from inception — the Group Apprenticeship Program and the New Century Job Shop. He was appointed to the Westmoreland-Fayette County Workforce Investment Board’s (WIB) Next Generation Manufacturing Industry Partnership in 2002.