Being an Engineer
Episodes
S5E26 Patrick Jreijiri | How To Build A Product Development Freelance Company
28 Jun 2024
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Send us a textPatrick Jreijiri shares his journey in product design, mechanical engineering, entrepreneurship, and growing his freelance product devel...
S5E25 Erica Kahn | Ophthalmology Device Design & Being Laid Off
21 Jun 2024
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Send us a textWelcome to a special episode of the "Being an Engineer" podcast, marking the beginning of our new "Open to Work" ser...
S5E24 Dion Lopes | Manufacturing processes & Implementing New Technologies
14 Jun 2024
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Send us a textIn this episode, we delve into Dion's remarkable journey in medical device manufacturing. We explore his wealth of experience and e...
S5E23 Jim Cuseo | Defining Requirements, Developing MacBook Pro, & Leading Large Engineering Teams
07 Jun 2024
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Send us a textThe episode discusses Jim Cuseo's engineering journey and lessons learned over his career. He shares insights on defining requireme...
S5E22 James Trevelyan | What Research Tells Us Is The Most Important Quality of Engineers
31 May 2024
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Send us a textWelcome to another episode of the Being An Engineer podcast. Today, we're excited to host James Trevelyan. James shares insights fr...
S5E21 Chris Julian | Failing Fast, Learning By Doing, & Curiosity
24 May 2024
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Send us a textChris shares his invaluable insights and experiences from his remarkable 35+ year career in medical device innovation. He discusses how ...
S5E20 Francis Lacoste | Vulnerability, Psychological Safety, & Befriending Uncertainty
17 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textFrancis shares his journey from software engineer to engineering manager to coach. He discusses strategies for balancing product develop...
S5E19 Krishna Raichur | The Ins & Outs of Engineering Simulation (FEA, CFD)
10 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textAaron Moncur interviews Krishna Raichur about his journey, Krishna shares his insights into simulation technologies, the evolution of en...
S5E18.5 PDX: James Rogers
08 May 2024
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Send us a textPDX offers a dynamic bootcamp-style experience tailored exclusively for engineers engaged in the design and development of hard goods pr...
S5E18 Joe Moak | Working at Apple, Premium Products, & Superior Project Management
03 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textJoe Moak shares his experience with the podcast working at high-profile companies such as Apple & Sonos, and also gives us a glimpse...
S5E17.5 PDX: Roger Labrecque
01 May 2024
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Send us a textPDX offers a dynamic bootcamp-style experience tailored exclusively for engineers engaged in the design and development of hard goods pr...
S5E17 Shobana Radhakrishnan | Blameless Post-Mortems, Google TV, & Engineering Leadership
26 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textShobana discusses her remarkable engineering career journey through tech giants like Roku, Netflix, Yahoo and Symantec. She shares insig...
S5E16.5 PDX: Joe Moak
24 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textPDX offers a dynamic bootcamp-style experience tailored exclusively for engineers engaged in the design and development of hard goods pr...
S5E16 James Rogers | R&D Engineering Series – Interview 1 of 6
19 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textThe episode features an interview with James Rogers about his career in R&D engineering. He discusses what drew him to engineering, ...
S5E15.5 PDX: Ian McEachern
17 Apr 2024
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Send us a textPDX offers a dynamic bootcamp-style experience tailored exclusively for engineers engaged in the design and development of hard goods pr...
S5E15 Derek Harper | The Benefits of Working At A Small Company, & How to Motivate Your Engineering Team
12 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textDerek Harper shares his experiences in engineering innovation in the medical field, including insights on career development and effecti...
S5E13.5 PDX: Jason Addink
10 Apr 2024
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Send us a textPDX offers a dynamic bootcamp-style experience tailored exclusively for engineers engaged in the design and development of hard goods pr...
S5E14 Ian McEachern | Artificial Hearts, Times Square LED Displays, & Engineering Freelancing
05 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textIan McEachern returns to discuss his career in R&D engineering, focusing on challenges in medical device development and the importa...
S5E13 Paul Lee | Cities of the Future & Renewable Energy
29 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textAaron Moncur interviews Paul Lee about his career in renewable energy engineering and his role in the documentary "Cities of the Fu...
S5E12 Dylann Ceriani | Prototype Injection Molding
22 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textAaron Moncur interviews Dylann Ceriani about her career in mechanical engineering and medical devices. They discuss prototype injection ...
S5E11 Roger Labrecque | Accelerating R&D Work, 21 CFR, & How To Collaborate Effectively
15 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textAaron Moncur interviews Roger LaBrecque about his career journey in medical device innovation, focusing on accelerating R&D processe...
S5E10 Derek Pietz | Industrial Automation, Losing A Million Dollars, & Successful Startups
08 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textDerek Pietz shares his journey from engineering student to co-founding a successful automation startup and his current role leading engi...
S5E9 Jon Montcrief | Medical Device Engineering Leaders 8
01 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textJon Montcrief shares his career path in chemical engineering and process development roles in the medical device industry. He discusses ...
S5E8 Aaron Call | How to Find Money for MedTech Startups
23 Feb 2024
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Send us a textThe episode explores Aaron Call's journey from engineer to entrepreneur, and his insights on innovation, market intelligence and th...
S5E7 Matt Zachek | Medical Device Engineering Leaders 7
16 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textMatt discusses his career path in medical device engineering and leadership insights. He shares how he developed a passion for understan...
S5E6 Alex Anderson & Lilly Macaruso | Rivian & The Rebelle Rally
09 Feb 2024
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Send us a textAlex and Lilly are engineers at Rivian who recently competed in and won the 2022 Rebelle Rally, the longest off-road navigation rally in...
S5E5 Tom Kress | Medical Device Engineering Leaders 6
02 Feb 2024
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Send us a textTom Kress discusses his career path in medical device engineering and leadership. He shares insights on developing successful engineers ...
S5E4 Mark Ross | Medical Device Engineering Leaders 5
26 Jan 2024
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Send us a textWe discuss Mark's career journey and lessons learned from over two decades in leadership roles. He shares insights on problem-solvi...
S5E3 Grace Park | Medical Device Engineering Leaders 4
19 Jan 2024
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Send us a textGrace Park discusses her career journey in medical device engineering, managing challenges as an engineering leader, and her outlook on ...
S5E2 Tony Dedeo | Medical Device Engineering Leaders 3
12 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textTony shares his career journey from plant engineer to leadership roles and offers advice on developing soft skills, gaining diverse expe...
S5E1 Dora Boussias | Data Architecture, Situational Awareness, & Growth
05 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textAaron Moncur interviews Dora Boussias about her career journey and leadership approach, with a focus on how she leads with empathy, tran...
S4E50 Travis De Jong | Medical Device Engineering Leadership 2
29 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textTravis De Jong is Director of Technology development at CQ Medical where they are a global leader in patient radiotherapy positioning an...
S4E49 Derek McKenney | Medical Device Engineering Leadership
22 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textDerek McKenney is the director of engineering at Puritan Medical Products where they manufacture medical swabs and related products. Der...
S4E48 Paul McEnroe | Inventing the Barcode (UPC) & Scanner
15 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textPaul McEnroe is the primary inventor of the universal product code (UPC for short), or better known as the barcode. Paul is also the co-...
S4E47 Mark Byrne | Startup Engineering, Funding, & Assumptions
08 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textMark Byrne is an experienced life sciences leader with broad commercial and technical experience in: strategic planning, class II and cl...
S4E46 Jeff Perry | The Intentional Engineer
01 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textJeff Perry is a return guest and here today to talk about his new book The Intentional Engineer, which will help you become your best se...
S4E45 Jonathan MacWilliams | Career Planning, Metallurgy, & Dealing with Ambiguity
24 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textJonathan MacWilliams holds a bachelor’s degree in metallurgical engineering and has held positions from metallurgist to distinguished ...
S4E44 Dave Jones | Music, NASA, and Napkin Sketches to Circuits
17 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textDave Jones' career mixed electrical engineering, music, a NASA joint venture, and entrepreneurship. His business provides engineeri...
S4E43 Kevin Surace | How To Use AI For Engineering
10 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textAs an AI Keynote speaker & disruptive innovation specialist, Kevin Surace helps companies navigate the dynamic landscape of AI-drive...
S4E42 Pam Hurley | Technical Writing, Presentations, & Communications
03 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textPam Hurley is the founder of Hurley Write, Inc., where she has developed a curriculum that hundreds of companies use to improve their te...
S4E41 Neil Thompson | Technical Pitches: Revealing Flaws, Using Stories, & Wiggling Toes
27 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textNeil Thompson holds degrees in materials engineering and biomedical engineering. Neil has held roles as a product development engineer, ...
S4E40 Gina Covarrubias | The Engineering Life Coach
20 Oct 2023
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Send us a textGina Covarrubias is a certified Life Coach and holds a B.S. Aeronautical & Astronautical Engineering from Purdue, and a M.S. Mechani...
S4E39 Kyle Valiton | Common Pitfalls of Startups, Dealing With Stress, Setting Budgets
13 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textKyle Valiton graduated from Cal Poly in 2010 with a degree in Mechanical Engineering and has since gained experience in a wide variety o...
S4E38 Ahmed Wasfy | Feedback Loops, Systems Over Intentions, & the Power of Predictability
06 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textAhmed Wasfy holds a master of applied science degree in electrical and computer engineering. He has worked as a senior engineer and engi...
S4E37 Troy Nergaard | Lightship – L1 Electric RV
29 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textTroy Nergaard has bachelor’s and master’s degrees in electrical engineering. He has held roles ranging from project engineer to CEO,...
S4E36 Wes Schwie| Intellectual Property
22 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textWes Schwie is a dreamer and innovator who loves solving problems. He uses his skills as a patent attorney, engineer, entrepreneur, and b...
S4E35 Shawn Patterson | Interferometers, Lasers, & Not Panicking
15 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textShawn Patterson has developed an expertise in Process Development for electro-optical and mechanical engineering platforms. Shawn has ta...
S4E34 Carla Minett | Departmental Rotations, Ship Building, & Engineering Leadership
08 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textIn this episode of the Being An Engineer Podcast, we have Carla Minett, a Leadership Program Strategist and Consultant at Minett Consult...
S4E33 Assistant Dean Michael De Gregorio | Accident Reconstruction, Perseverance, & Doing vs Learning About Doing
01 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textMichael de Gregorio holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees, as well as a PhD, in mechanical engineering. His background includes biom...
S4E32 Brooke McDonald | R&D Engineering Series – Interview 6 of 6
25 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textBrooke McDonald holds a Bachelor’s degree in biomedical engineering and has deep experience in medical device reprocessing as well as ...
S4E31 Danny Payne | OnShape CAD, Expert Witnessing, & NOT Moving Into Management
18 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textDanny Pane is a mechanical engineer and senior principal engineer at Edwards Lifesciences. Danny has experience as an engineering expert...
S4E30 Dhruv Bhate | Engineering In India, Biomimicry, & Using White Papers
11 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textDhruv Bhate holds bachelor's and master’s degrees as well as a PhD in mechanical engineering and is currently the program chair a...
S4E29 Drew Devitt | Porous Media Air Bearings
04 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textDrew Devitt is founder and CTO at New Way Air Bearings where they manufacture porous media air bearings for high precision friction free...
S4E28 Kevin Distelhurst | Semiconductors – What They Are & How They’re Manufactured
28 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textKevin Distelhurst holds both a bachelor's and a master’s degree in electrical engineering and has spent his career to date in the...
S4E27 Ian McEachern | R&D Engineering Series – Interview 5 of 6
21 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textThis is Ian’s second appearance on the BAE podcast, a distinction shared by only one a handful of others. Ian McEachern is back to tal...
Tools, Education, & Community for Engineers
21 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textThis Fall we are launching a brand new platform of tools, education, and community to dramatically accelerate the speed of engineering. ...
Derek Recker | R&D Engineering Series – Interview 4 of 6
14 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textDerek Recker holds both bachelor’s and master’s degrees in mechanical engineering is a certified Solidworks professional, and curren...
Mac Fortune | The Ideal Role for An Engineer That Loves Entrepreneurialism, Technology, & Business
07 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textMac Fortune holds a bachelor’s degree in engineering management with an emphasis on mechanical engineering. He has grown a successful ...
Rushabh Dhapodkar | R&D Engineering Series – Interview 3 of 6
30 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textRushabh Dhapodkar is a mechanical engineer who has held several R&D roles and is currently working at Leggett & Platt, a furnitu...
Roland Schwarz | R&D Engineering Series – Interview 2 of 6
23 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textRoland Schwarz is a mechanical engineer who has held several R&D roles and is currently working at Surfaceink, a product design &...
Dean Michael Jensen | Developing People, & How An Engineering Degree Can Be Used Beyond Engineering
16 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textDean Jensen received both bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Electrical Engineering from Brigham Young University in 1990 and 1991, ...
James Rogers | R&D Engineering Series – Interview 1 of 6
09 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textJames Rogers holds a bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering and a master’s degree in additive manufacturing, and has substantia...
Daniel Campbell | Model Based Definition (MBD), Digital Twins, and Industry 4.0
02 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textDaniel Campbell is VP of Model-Based Definition at Capvidia. He has more than 20 years of experience in the field of digital metrology, ...
Emma McFadden | Soldering Pro Tips, & How CPAP Machines Work
26 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textEmma McFadden is a senior engineering technician at a large medical device company in their Sleep Therapy new product development group....
Ray Fikes | Prosthetics and Hacking 3D Printers
19 May 2023
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Send us a textRay Fikes has worked for over 40 years as a prosthetist at his company Fikes Brace & Limb. With more than 45 patents and patent pend...
Sarah Bilger | How Not to Give Up, & Time Management Strategies
12 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textSarah Bilger has over 7 years of experience in Mechanical Engineering and holds a Bachelor of Science in Energy Engineering. Some of the...
Andy Wells | Touching Lives Through Engineering
05 May 2023
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Send us a textThis episode is the chicken soup for the soul of engineering. Without doubt, the most inspirational episode we’ve recorded to date as ...
Julie Schulte | Parts & Hardware Tools for R&D Engineers
28 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textJulie Schulte is co founder and CEO at Chamfr, where their goal is to help make product development faster by connecting engineers with ...
Mark Herschberg | Essential Skills for Success They Didn’t Teach in College
21 Apr 2023
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Send us a textFrom tracking criminals and terrorists on the dark web to creating marketplaces and new authentication systems, Mark Herschberg has spen...
Ian Peterman | Legacy Branding, Uncommon Materials, & the One Contact Rule
14 Apr 2023
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Send us a textIan Peterman grew up surrounded by design, engineering, and entrepreneurial people. He started his first business at the age of 12, and ...
Milan Cerovic | Strategies for Succeeding at New Product Development
07 Apr 2023
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Send us a textMilan spent over 25 years at Taser as a designer and NPD manager. Milan now works as the VP or R&D at Wrap, where they empower law e...
Axel Bichara | How to Work with VCs to Build An Engineering Business
31 Mar 2023
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Send us a textAxel Bichara is co-Founder and General Partner at Baukunst, a venture capital firm focused on technology and design companies. In the pa...
Etienne Nichols | How to Become a MedTech Engineer
24 Mar 2023
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Send us a textEtienne Nichols holds a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering and has worked in a variety of industries from aerospace to gear m...
Mini Episode | Time Management
17 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textIn this series of mini podcast episodes, founder of Pipeline Design & Engineering Aaron Moncur explores a variety of principles he h...
Daniel Servansky | Electromechanical Engineering, Root Cause Analysis, & Engineering Ethics
10 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textIn our discussion with Daniel Servansky he shares the one thing he would change about how engineering companies operate, a wonderfully e...
Bob Ferris | Engineering More Effective Training Hardware & Simulators for Law Enforcement & Military
03 Mar 2023
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Send us a textBob Ferris started his entertainment virtual reality company in the 90s, then pivoted following 9-11 to VirTra where his team helps prep...
Mini Episode | Are Your Systems Aligned with Your Goals?
24 Feb 2023
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Send us a textIn this series of mini podcast episodes, founder of Pipeline Design & Engineering Aaron Moncur explores a variety of principles he h...
Russ Angold | Exoskeletons, VR Fitness, and Starting Hardware Companies
17 Feb 2023
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Send us a textWho is Russ Angold?Russ Angold holds a bachelor’s degree in engineering from Cal Poly and is the co-founder of Ethereal Matter, as wel...
Jon Hirschtick | Founding & Developing the Solidworks and Onshape CAD Systems
10 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textFounder of both Solidworks and more recently Onshape, Jon Hirschtick is a legend in the CAD industry. In our conversation you’ll hear ...
Mini Episode | Growing Engineers with Goldilocks Challenges
03 Feb 2023
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Send us a textIn this series of mini podcast episodes, founder of Pipeline Design & Engineering Aaron Moncur explores a variety of principles he h...
Yonatan Cohen | Quantum Computing
27 Jan 2023
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Send us a textYonatan Cohen holds bachelors, masters, and PhD degrees in physics, and is co-founder and CTO at Quantum Machines where their team of qu...
Jon Rennie | Nuclear Submarines & Engineering Leadership
20 Jan 2023
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Send us a textJon Rennie is the Co-Founder, President & CEO of Peak Demand Inc., a premier manufacturer of critical components for electrical util...
Reade Harpham | Flat Org Structures, Communicating with Engineers & Philanthropic Design
13 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textReade Harpham learned early on in his career how to communicate with engineers (hint: use numbers). This skill has allowed him to earn t...
Erin Thorp | How to Lead Your Engineering Team with Empathy
06 Jan 2023
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Send us a textErin Thorp holds a Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering and spent many years working in that industry as a project engineer and proj...
Erin McDermott | Resiliency, Freelancing, & Optical Engineering
30 Dec 2022
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Send us a textAfter years of, in her words, corporate engineer drudgery, Erin abruptly quit her job and jumped headfirst into finding a way to make it...
David Oh | NASA, Systems Engineering, and Sending Robots to Space
23 Dec 2022
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Send us a textA rerun of one of our most popular episodes! David is the former flight director for the Mars Curiosity rover and shares some of his exp...
Chris Denney | PCB Design, Fabrication, & Manufacturing
16 Dec 2022
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Send us a textChris Denney has a degree in electronics engineering and is CTO at Worthington Assembly Inc, where they specialize in small volume proto...
John White | Leadership, Opposing Opinions, & Balancing Work and Life
09 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textJohn White holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees as well as a Ph.D in industrial engineering. John’s career has spanned over 50 ye...
Scott Summit | Industrial Design, 3D Printing, & Life-Changing Products
02 Dec 2022
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Send us a textScott Summit is a senior industrial designer with decades of experience in innovation, design, and entrepreneurship. Scott started a com...
Glenn Hickman | Design Reviews, Interviewing Questions, & WRAP
25 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textGlenn Hickman is a technology executive with Arizona farmer roots focused on producing results in integrated hardware-software ecosystem...
Darragh Hudson | How to Set up A Manufacturing Supply Chain
18 Nov 2022
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Send us a textDarragh Hudson holds a degree in Mechanical Engineering and has been designing and building products, teams and organizations in China...
Ryan Kircher | Metal Additive Manufacturing
11 Nov 2022
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Send us a textRyan Kircher holds both Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees from the Colorado School of Mines in Metallurgical Engineering. He has been ...
Ramzi Marjaba | Sales Engineering & Using Story to Communicate Impact
04 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textRamzi Marjaba holds a bachelor’s degree in engineering as well as a Master’s degree in Engineering Management. He started his career...
Samuel Feller | Product & Project management, Kickstarter, & DIY Product Launch
28 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textSamuel Feller is a Mechanical Engineer and has hopped around quite a bit in his career, from structural to aerospace defense to medical ...
Arne Lang-Ree | Hand Sketching, Defining Requirements, & Design Reviews
21 Oct 2022
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Send us a textArne Lang-Ree holds a Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering and a Master’s degree in product design from Stanford University, ...
Danny Smith | Interviewing Engineers, Managing Engineering Budgets, & Technical Writing
14 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textDanny Smith is an R&D Manager and Mechanical Engineer with over 20 years of experience specializing in medical device product develo...
Ray Kampmeier | The Humble Transistor
07 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textRay Kampmeier is an Electrical Engineering consultant & Product Developer. Ray earned his EE degree from the University of Minnesota...
Pradyut Paul | CAD Data Management, Part Numbering, and Project Management for Hardware Teams
30 Sep 2022
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Send us a textPradyut Paul holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees in electrical engineering, as well as an MBA from Yale. Among other things, he ma...
Mark Hanchett | Atlis Motor Vehicles
23 Sep 2022
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Send us a textMark Hanchett, CEO and founder of Atlis Motor Vehicles, discusses how he started this new EV company with us on the Being An Engineer po...
Stan Bentley | Starting an Engineering Business, Day Care, & Powdercoating
16 Sep 2022
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Send us a textStan Bentley's background includes a mix of Electronic Design and Manufacturing. He started Diversified Systems ('72) in his g...