Jon Hirsch Takes Aim at the Skilled Worker Shortage, One School at a Time
“Our industry is a need, not a want,” said Jon Hirsch, director of business development at Milwaukee-based Auer Steel & Heating Supply Co. Inc., before 30 Hartford Union High School tech students sitting anxiously behind their desks.
Standing 5-foot-8 and rail thin, the 57-year-old Hirsch could nearly pass for a student, if it weren’t for his graying sideburns.