The Welding Advocate

Tiffany Orff is a multibusiness owner and prison vocational teacher who shares the word about welding
April 2024
By: ALEXANDRA QUIÑONES

The first time Tiffany Orff welded a solo project, she didn’t know it would alter the course of her life. She had been working at Custom Industries, a custom suspension/fabrication shop in Riverside, Calif., for a few months when the owner, who she was dating, asked her to weld sheet metal floors in a body-dropped Dodge Dakota. She was already hooked on shop life but rarely had the opportunity to take the lead on welding projects.

“It went from [being the] girlfriend to ‘hand me that tool’ to welding sheet me..

Join AWS to read the full article

Get access to key insights and premium industry news today!
Already a member? Log In

D_Magnifying_Glass_Search.svg

Search Articles 

Find past articles by date, topic, or keyword.
D_PDF.svg

Publication Archive

View past issues of our magazines, including Welding Research Supplements in PDF format.

D_Globe.svg

AWS News

Stay up to date on the latest announcements from AWS.