Barry Walter, Jr. is the COO of Barry E. Walter, Sr. Co. in Fort Morgan, Co. They are a manufacturer of replacement plumbing parts selling to repackagers, wholesalers and plumbing supply houses nationwide. Their business has 30 team members, 13 CNC lathes and goes through about 7,000 lbs. of brass a week. Barry Jr. is also the “industry champion” for the Manufacturing Sector Partnership in Northeast Colorado (NECOM). In his leadership role with NECOM, Barry has been instrumental in bringing their successful summer program “Traincation” to middle school students in local communities. He has also worked extensively in introducing students at middle school and high school to manufacturing career pathways through shop tours, speaking engagements in the schools, job fairs, mock interviews and even more importantly, multiple after school and summer job opportunities. Barry believes that industry leaders must be willing to be part of the solution to helping develop talent in our communities.