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The Interview: Alejandro Chacon

The longtime career coach is helping Engineering students break into the burgeoning Southern Nevada tech start-up market.

Alejandro Chacon is the coordinator for the Howard R. Hughes College of Engineering’s new StepUp & StartUp internship program. The program connects future engineers and computer scientists with local startup companies for internships paid for by the university. (Becca Schwartz/51ԹϺ)

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