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Being an Engineer

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The Being An Engineer podcast is a central repository in which we collect and share industry knowledge & best practices associated with the discipline of engineering. We hope that engineers throughout the world will benefit from this content as they connect with the companies, technologies, people, resources, and opportunities that are relevant to their engineering or engineering-adjacent roles. Contact us at [email protected]. Intro and Outro music by John Martell

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Ray Kampmeier | The Humble Transistor

October 07, 2022 10:00 - 49 minutes - 34.3 MB

Ray Kampmeier is an Electrical Engineering consultant & Product Developer. Ray earned his EE degree from the University of Minnesota in 2013 and in 2015 founded his company The Humble Transistor (or THT for short). There, he and his team provide Electrical Engineering and firmware development services spanning from proof-of-concept prototyping to designs for mass production. Aaron Moncur, host We hope you enjoyed this episode of the Being an Engineer Podcast. Help us rank as the #1 enginee...

Pradyut Paul | CAD Data Management, Part Numbering, and Project Management for Hardware Teams

September 30, 2022 10:00 - 45 minutes - 30.9 MB

Pradyut Paul holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees in electrical engineering, as well as an MBA from Yale. Among other things, he managed several new product programs at Apple including the iPhone 8, 8+, 10s, 10s Max, 11, as well as early development of AirTags. Pradyut says about himself: “I'm not very smart, but I'm smart enough to know that engineers shouldn't be spending most of their time in meetings and sifting through emails. My goal is to enable hardware teams to focus on innovation...

Mark Hanchett | Atlis Motor Vehicles

September 23, 2022 10:00 - 42 minutes - 29.2 MB

Mark Hanchett, CEO and founder of Atlis Motor Vehicles, discusses how he started this new EV company with us on the Being An Engineer podcast. Mark is a mechanical engineer and former Director at Axon (formerly Taser). He has the following to say about developing new technologies: “I believe that to change the world we need to build it ourselves. We cannot wait for the government to force it, and we cannot wait for big corporations to innovate. To make this world better, we need to develop ...

Stan Bentley | Starting an Engineering Business, Day Care, & Powdercoating

September 16, 2022 10:00 - 42 minutes - 29.1 MB

Stan Bentley's background includes a mix of Electronic Design and Manufacturing. He started Diversified Systems ('72) in his garage after graduating with a EE degree and grew it to nearly 700 people doing electronic Design, PCB Fabrication, and Assembly. In 2010 Stan started DIVSYS doing similar activities but without the heavy manufacturing and eventually sold that business in 2018. Recently Stan started his third company, DIVaero, focusing only on ITAR Electronics. Aaron Moncur, host We ...

Andre Sotomayor | Working with Technicians, Hand Calculations, and Engineering EQ

September 09, 2022 10:00 - 56 minutes - 38.9 MB

Holding a Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Andre Sotomayor worked at GE for nearly 9 years as a design engineer for gas turbine engines before becoming an operations leader in 2017. He then moved to Johnson and Johnson where he currently works as a principal engineer in their Vision group manufacturing contact lenses. Jocko Willink – Extreme Ownership Aaron Moncur, host We hope you enjoyed this episode of the Being an Engineer Podcast. Help us rank as the #1 engineering podcas...

Mark Wehde | Engineering at The Mayo Clinic

September 02, 2022 10:00 - 38 minutes - 26.1 MB

Mark Wehde is chair of the Mayo Clinic Division of Engineering, assistant professor of Biomedical Engineering in the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science, fellow in the Mayo Clinic Academy of Educational Excellence, and associate lecturer for the University of Wisconsin MBA Consortium program. He is the executive leader of a team of engineers, software developers, and project managers providing development and integration of technology solutions across Mayo Clinic. Aaron Moncur, host...

Sam Wicoff | Volunteering, Time management, & Journaling

August 26, 2022 10:00 - 33 minutes - 22.9 MB

Sam Wicoff is a biomedical engineer specializing in the design of mechanical fixtures and PCBs which form part of production assembly lines. Working closely with 3rd-party vendors and machine shops, Sam handles the entire design life cycle from design conception to implementation on the production floor. Aaron Moncur, host We hope you enjoyed this episode of the Being an Engineer Podcast. Help us rank as the #1 engineering podcast on Apple and Spotify by leaving a review for us. You can fi...

Brett Dooley | Technical Sales, Nuclear Reactor Technology, & Freedom

August 19, 2022 10:00 - 47 minutes - 32.8 MB

Brett Dooley is a mechanical engineer at Bosch-Rexroth. He collaborates with business owners and engineers to develop targeted solutions for motion control and automation challenges. He uses his wide experience in business development, industrial repair, and a decade as an electronics tech in the US Navy submarine force to ensure delivery of an effective and robust automation system.  Aaron Moncur, host We hope you enjoyed this episode of the Being an Engineer Podcast. Help us rank as the ...

Kayla Moncur | How to be Married to an Engineer

August 12, 2022 10:00 - 28 minutes - 19.6 MB

In her first podcast appearance since her breakthrough hit podcasting series “Scared of Everything,” Kayla Moncur makes her debut on the Being An Engineer podcast to share with the engineering community what it’s like being married to an engineer. She explains a concept called “emotions” and how normal people have them, and how engineers can learn to read these “emotions” in order to communicate basic needs with their spouses. Kayla also introduces her best-selling tool for maintaining healt...

Dylan Lundberg | Protolabs

August 05, 2022 10:00 - 44 minutes - 30.7 MB

Dylan is a manufacturing & R&D engineering manager at Protolabs, where he and his team manufacture prototypes and low-volume production parts using 3D printing, CNC machining and injection molding & other manufacturing processes. We hope you enjoyed this episode of the Being an Engineer Podcast. Help us rank as the #1 engineering podcast on Apple and Spotify by leaving a review for us. You can find us under the category: mechanical engineering podcast on Apple Podcasts. Being an Engineer po...

Daniel Lazier | How to Make Super Strong Parts Fast & Inexpensively - Markforged

July 29, 2022 10:00 - 45 minutes - 31.2 MB

Daniel Lazier is a hands-on problem solver with a background in mechanical engineering and product development. These days, however, Daniel spends his time as product marketing manager at Markforged where they make industrial strength 3D printed parts made of Nylon, carbon fiber, and metal. We hope you enjoyed this episode of the Being an Engineer Podcast. Help us rank as the #1 engineering podcast on Apple and Spotify by leaving a review for us. You can find us under the category: mechani...

Ray Baker | Brazing, Loyalty, & Leveraging Application Specialists

July 22, 2022 10:00 - 46 minutes - 31.9 MB

Ray Baker is the business development manager at IJ Research (a leading supplier of hermetically sealed brazed assemblies). He has held roles in sales, pneumatic applications specialist, accounting, and holds an MBA in business, management and marketing. And as if that weren’t enough, he also DJs and emcees parties. We hope you enjoyed this episode of the Being an Engineer Podcast. Help us rank as the #1 engineering podcast on Apple and Spotify by leaving a review for us. You can find us un...

Michael Kubba | Working for Apple, Tesla, and Google

July 15, 2022 10:00 - 57 minutes - 39.8 MB

Who is Michael Kubba? Michael Kubba is an experienced and hands-on product development leader who has led hardware, systems, manufacturing and operations teams across multiple industries including wearables, robotics and consumer electronics. Michael has a passion for user-centric design and a focus on taking products from concept to production. A few companies for which Michael has worked include Apple, Google, and Tesla, and he currently serves as COO at Fellow, where they produce high en...

Jeff Gothelf | Forever Employable: How to Stop Looking for Work and Let Your Next Job Find You

July 08, 2022 10:00 - 40 minutes - 27.6 MB

Jeff Gothelf helps organizations build better products and executives build the cultures that build better products. He is the co-author of the award-winning book Lean UX and the Harvard Business Review Press book Sense & Respond. Starting off as a software designer, Jeff now works as a coach, consultant and keynote speaker helping companies bridge the gaps between business agility, digital transformation, product management and human-centered design. Most recently Jeff co-founded Sense & ...

Zach White | How to be the CEO of Your Own Career

July 01, 2022 10:00 - 43 minutes - 30 MB

Zach White is a widely regarded coach known for changing the game in engineering career & leadership coaching. He has worked with hundreds of engineering leaders from top technology companies, to industry leaders in manufacturing and design. Zach is the Founder and CEO of Oasis of Courage, known as OACO, a fast-growing company with unique and proven coaching programs exclusively for engineers. He also hosts a top rated show, The Happy Engineer Podcast. Topics and questions discussed:  ·   ...

Ashutosh Shukla | Engineering Premium Brands, Building Engineering Community, & Inventing MFG Processes

June 24, 2022 10:00 - 50 minutes - 34.5 MB

Ashutosh Shukla holds a degree in mechanical engineering and has worked for esteemed brands such as Bose, Apple, Snap (makers of Snapchat) and Facebook (now Meta). Over the years Ash has served in the roles of mechanical design engineer, mechanical engineering manager, product design engineer, and currently serves as Director of Mechanical Engineering at Rivian. Bonus Content: After the show Ash shared the S.T.A.R. method with me (not his invention, but has been used to great success over t...

Lisa Lloyd | Engineering with Inventors, Starting Inexpensively, and Diverse Teams

June 17, 2022 10:00 - 50 minutes - 34.8 MB

Lisa Lloyd is a veteran inventor/entrepreneur, voracious learner, and wicked good problem solver. She licensed her first product, the French Twister, when she was only 23 and went on to license 6 more to major household names. She also won the coveted investment of Daymond John on Shark Tank and has appeared on numerous talk shows like Dr. Phil, GMA and Fox News featuring her success. Now she helps inventors around the world go from "What if?" to "WOW!"  https://www.theinventionaccelerator....

Chris Luecke | Solving Marketing Problems with an Engineer Mindset

June 10, 2022 10:00 - 21 minutes - 14.5 MB

Chris Luecke helps industrial companies turn marketing expenses into marketing investments. He is a podcaster, marketer, and self-proclaimed "media maverick" in the manufacturing industry. As the host of the podcast Manufacturing Happy Hour, Chris interviews leaders in the industrial sector to simplify and explore the latest trends and technologies impacting modern manufacturers. In this episode, we discuss how engineers and manufacturers can more effectively tell their story through digita...

Idara Uko | Pacemakers, Principal Engineers, & Product Fit

June 03, 2022 10:00 - 45 minutes - 31.5 MB

In this episode we talk about the nuts and bolts of how implantable pacemakers and defibrillators work, the difference between a principal engineer vs an individual contributor/project engineer, and how to ensure your team is developing the correct product (as opposed to simply developing the product correctly).  Idara Uko holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees in electrical engineering, as well as an MBA. Working at Medtronic where he serves as Director of Software Operations, he has over f...

Crispin Weinberg | 3D printed patient-specific models for surgeons

May 27, 2022 10:00 - 41 minutes - 28.4 MB

Crispin Weinberg is an anatomical engineer & entrepreneur,  and President of Biomedical Modeling Inc. , which produces 3D printed patient-specific models for surgeons and providing anatomical engineering services for medical device designers. Previously he served as Chief Scientific Officer of Angio-Oncology Sciences, Inc., co-founder of Organogenesis Inc., and Research Fellow at MIT. PhD (Neurobiology), Harvard University SM (Physics), SB (Mathematics), the University of Chicago.  In this ...

Joe Bogusky| Surgical Robots, Catheter R&D, & Seahorse Tails

May 20, 2022 10:00 - 41 minutes - 28.6 MB

A senior mechanical engineer at Intuitive Surgical, Joe Bogusky has been working in the medical device engineering field for 25 years. Joe’s focus is developing innovative, minimally invasive medical devices and he has been involved with every stage of the process from identifying the clinical need through manufacturing. Most recently, Joe’s experience has been focused on engineering surgical robots. Links: Joe Bogusky, LinkedIn Intuitive Aaron Moncur, host    We hope you enjoyed this ep...

Matt Perez | Being Able to Explain What You’re Doing

May 13, 2022 10:00 - 38 minutes - 26.7 MB

Matt Perez has been training users for the past 12 years and has worked professionally in CAD and CAM solutions for over 20 years. Through his company, CADucation, he provides top level content creation services to software companies, helping train the next generation of designers, inventors and creators. His company company provides CAD and CAM digital training. He spends his time and energy creating educational content helping designers, engineers and machinists connect the dots between th...

Steven MacGregor | Expert in Workplace Health + Author of 6 Books

May 06, 2022 10:00 - 33 minutes - 22.9 MB

Steven MacGregor is a global expert in workplace health, wellbeing and performance with PhD and Master's degrees in design thinking and virtual teams.  He is the founder of The Leadership Academy of Barcelona with clients including Salesforce, McKinsey and Uber. Additionally, he is the author or lead co-author of 6 books in the past 12 years, notably Chief Wellbeing Officer and Sustaining Executive Performance.   Steven is a frequent keynote speaker and guest professor with experience in re...

Barbara Wood | Is #OpenToWork Useful for Mechanical Engineers on LinkedIn?

April 29, 2022 10:00 - 31 minutes - 21.8 MB

Barbara Wood is a mechanical engineer and product manager, PMP certified, (project management professional) with heavy CAD mechanical design skills. She’s passionate about creating innovative design solutions. With a background in manufacturing and automotive/on-highway vehicle design, Barbara loves automotive environments. Her portfolio on LinkedIn contains sheet metal design, fire truck design, plumbing, BIW (Body in White), CIW (Cab in White), hydraulics, full chassis design, plastic desi...

Barbara Wood | Is #OpenToWork Useful for Mechanical Engineers on LinkedIn?

April 29, 2022 10:00 - 31 minutes - 21.8 MB

Barbara Wood is a mechanical engineer and product manager, PMP certified, (project management professional) with heavy CAD mechanical design skills. She’s passionate about creating innovative design solutions. With a background in manufacturing and automotive/on-highway vehicle design, Barbara loves automotive environments. Her portfolio on LinkedIn contains sheet metal design, fire truck design, plumbing, BIW (Body in White), CIW (Cab in White), hydraulics, full chassis design, plastic desi...

Dr. Efrain Serrano | Cross Cultural Engineering Management, Recognition, & 1:1s

April 22, 2022 10:00 - 42 minutes - 29.1 MB

Dr. Efrain Serrano serves as the director of engineering at Edwards Lifesciences. Efrain has a broad background of experience and expertise in the DMAIC method, Medical Device development, Root Cause Analysis, and Continuous Improvement, and holds a PhD focused in Engineering Management from Walden University.   Efrain Serrano Edwards Lifesciences Aaron Moncur, host  ABOUT BEING AN ENGINEER The Being an Engineer podcast is a repository for industry knowledge and a tool through which engin...

Jared Geddes | Sell Your Woodworking CAD/Drawings Designs Online

April 15, 2022 10:00 - 33 minutes - 23.2 MB

Jared Geddes is a Boeing engineer by day and a YouTube woodworker by night. He has been a manufacturing engineer and a mechanical engineer and loves a good design. He uses his engineering background to design and build wooden furniture, structures, and toys which he shares on his YouTube channel (The Evening Woodworker). In this episode, we’ll discuss his woodworking creations, and how he monetizes his woodworking hobby through his YouTube channel. He shares with us how he managed to sell h...

Scott Tarcy | The 4-Hour Workweek Mechanical Engineer

April 08, 2022 10:00 - 45 minutes - 31.4 MB

Scott Tarcy is an engineer by trade and now an entrepreneur and business owner who runs CADdesignhelp.com, helping inventors and companies bring their ideas to real parts. He is the host of the “Engineering Entrepreneur” podcast, about the engineering and technical side of entrepreneurship. His strategy is to interview engineers, designers and inventors who have created businesses around their inventions and products.  In this episode we discuss customer satisfaction and how to keep custome...

Cliff Medling | Get to Know the “Born to Design” Podcast Host

April 01, 2022 10:00 - 26 minutes - 18.3 MB

Cliff Medling is the host of the Born to Design Podcast (for SOLIDWORKS). Experienced, talented marketing professional with significant success in developing and launching marketing campaigns for leading high technology organizations that support a worldwide sales force. Leads the strategy, content creation and demand generation efforts which target both customers and new prospects over several industries. Focused on meeting sales goals, driving engagement, and a positive customer/prospect e...

Axel Krieger | Autonomous Robotics in the Medical Device Field

March 25, 2022 10:00 - 30 minutes - 21 MB

Have you ever wondered how medical robots work? Join us in this interview with medical device roboticist Axel Krieger to learn how his team developed a fully autonomous robot that has been shown to produce surgical results superior to those produced by human surgeons.  Axel is an assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the Johns Hopkins University where he leads a team of students, scientists, and engineers in the research and development of robotic tools and lapa...

Ajay Panwar | Statistical Control Processes, Regression Analysis, and Philanthropy

March 18, 2022 10:00 - 39 minutes - 27.2 MB

What you will learn about in this episode: ·        Statistical control processes ·        Regression analysis ·        JIT inventory management ·        5S methodology ·        Angel investing ·        Philanthropy Ajay is a Sr. engineering manager at Medtronic, holds a master's degree in mechanical engineering from Arizona State University and an MBA from the University of California, Irvine. Ajay has a broad range of experience from working as a design engineer to cofounding a company to...

Jacob Morrise | Acing Your Senior Capstone Engineering Project

March 11, 2022 10:00 - 37 minutes - 25.7 MB

Jacob Morrise has a decade of experience in product design, Jacob heads design and development at Morrise Products. As the father of 10 children, he is consistently pushing product designs to help individuals and family. Bachelor’s and Master’s Degrees in Mechanical Engineering from BYU-Idaho and BYU. Now he serves as adjunct faculty in Brigham, acting as a Capstone Coach helping a team senior engineering students on their final projects. Jacob is the inventor on 5 issued patents and multip...

Ian McEachern | Artificial Hearts, Times Square LED Displays, & Engineering Freelancing

March 04, 2022 10:00 - 45 minutes - 31.1 MB

For over 15 years Ian has been helping cutting edge companies design highly complex products including artificial hearts, blood pumps, and class III medical devices. Products Ian has designed are in Times Square, the Disney Parks, the Smithsonian, and implanted in people around the world. Ian, I’m super excited to talk with you today, thank you for joining me on the show.  You can find Ian on his website here, or on LinkedIn here. ABOUT BEING AN ENGINEER The Being an Engineer podcast is a...

Gerhard Pawelka | The Three Most Beautiful Words in Science

February 25, 2022 10:00 - 36 minutes - 25.4 MB

Gerhard Pawelka is co-founder of Cooper Perkins, Part of PA Consulting. Previously, Gerhard was CEO of Tune, creator of the Power-Tap cycling computer, a company he co-founded after spending nine years at IDEO, an international product design consultancy. Prior to Tune and IDEO, Gerhard was an engineer at Cannondale, and earned a BS in Mechanical Engineering and an MA in International Relations. Rafael Testai (cohost) The Being An Engineer podcast is brought to you by Pipeline Design & Eng...

Allison Peck | Leveraging Video To Advance Your Engineering Career, Show vs Tell, & When to Go With Your Gut

February 18, 2022 10:00 - 37 minutes - 25.7 MB

Allison holds both bachelors and masters degrees in biomedical engineering from Cal Poly and currently works as a Sr. program manager at a startup where their team is revolutionizing cell therapy manufacturing. She also has a passion for sharing career advice relevant to US tech jobs and contributes to the engineering community through her TikTok and LinkedIn profiles. The Being An Engineer podcast is brought to you by Pipeline Design & Engineering. Pipeline partners with medical & other d...

Neil Thompson | Cadaver Bone Implants & How To Get Promoted As An Engineer

February 11, 2022 10:00 - 40 minutes - 28 MB

Neil Thompson holds degrees in materials engineering and biomedical engineering. Neil has held roles as a product development engineer, freelance writer, patent agent, professional speaker, business development manager, author and company founder. You can find him online at teachthegeek.com, askuncleneil, & youtube.teachthegeek.com. Neil, thank you so much for joining me today.   ABOUT BEING AN ENGINEER The Being an Engineer podcast is a repository for industry knowledge and a tool throug...

Neil Thompson | Cadaver Bone Implants & How To Get Promoted As An Engineer

February 11, 2022 10:00 - 40 minutes - 28 MB

Neil Thompson holds degrees in materials engineering and biomedical engineering. Neil has held roles as a product development engineer, freelance writer, patent agent, professional speaker, business development manager, author and company founder. You can find him online at teachthegeek.com, askuncleneil, & youtube.teachthegeek.com. Neil, thank you so much for joining me today.   ABOUT BEING AN ENGINEER The Being an Engineer podcast is a repository for industry knowledge and a tool throug...

Anthony Fasano| Communication & Soft Skills for Engineers, & How to Retain Engineering Talent

February 04, 2022 14:00 - 51 minutes - 35.6 MB

Anthony Fasano is a Civil Engineer and founder of the Engineering Management Institute where his team helps Engineers Become More Effective Managers and Leaders through People Skills Development. Anthony is also a TEDx speaker, a podcaster, a PE, and an author.  ABOUT BEING AN ENGINEER The Being an Engineer podcast is a repository for industry knowledge and a tool through which engineers learn about and connect with relevant companies, technologies, people resources, and opportunities. We ...

Michael Kaeding Machine Design in the Agricultural & Mining Industry

January 28, 2022 10:00 - 24 minutes - 16.8 MB

Michael Kaeding is an experienced Project Engineer with a demonstrated history of working in machinery, specializing the agricultural and mining industry. He’s skilled in various 3D modelling software, such as SolidWorks, Autodesk, and Inventor. He enjoys providing practical, easy to use pieces of equipment for a variety of customers. [RT1] Michael received his Bachelor of Applied Science (B.A.Sc.) focused in Mechanical Engineering from University of Saskatchewan.   The Being An Engineer p...

Michael Kaeding Machine Design in the Agricultural & Mining Industry

January 28, 2022 10:00 - 24 minutes - 16.8 MB

Michael Kaeding is an experienced Project Engineer with a demonstrated history of working in machinery, specializing the agricultural and mining industry. He’s skilled in various 3D modelling software, such as SolidWorks, Autodesk, and Inventor. He enjoys providing practical, easy to use pieces of equipment for a variety of customers. [RT1] Michael received his Bachelor of Applied Science (B.A.Sc.) focused in Mechanical Engineering from University of Saskatchewan.   The Being An Engineer p...

Bill Atterbury What It’s Like Being A 40 Year Engineering Veteran At The Same Company

January 21, 2022 10:00 - 54 minutes - 37.6 MB

Over his 40 year tenure working at Battelle, Bill has worked on a multitude of different projects, been named on dozens of patents, and developed skills using a wealth of design tools. In the process he has been named inventor of the year (2013) and a Battelle Distinguished Inventor. Join us during our conversation as we discuss what one learns working 40 years at the same company, the importance of process, and how to mentor young engineers.  The Being an Engineer podcast is a repository f...

Tommy Kronmark Engineering Branding, Engineering Marketing, and Making Biodiesel

January 14, 2022 10:00 - 40 minutes - 27.5 MB

 Tommy is a bioengineer with bachelors and masters degrees from Cal Poly who, in addition to building medical devices, helps driven engineers land dream jobs using LinkedIn and personal branding. On the side, he barbeques, works on his truck, and brews his own biodiesel.  The Being An Engineer podcast is brought to you by Pipeline Design & Engineering. Pipeline partners with medical & other device engineering teams who need turnkey equipment such as cycle test machines, custom test fixtures...

Tommy Kronmark Engineering Branding, Engineering Marketing, and Making Biodiesel

January 14, 2022 10:00 - 40 minutes - 27.5 MB

 Tommy is a bioengineer with bachelors and masters degrees from Cal Poly who, in addition to building medical devices, helps driven engineers land dream jobs using LinkedIn and personal branding. On the side, he barbeques, works on his truck, and brews his own biodiesel.  The Being An Engineer podcast is brought to you by Pipeline Design & Engineering. Pipeline partners with medical & other device engineering teams who need turnkey equipment such as cycle test machines, custom test fixtures...

S3E1 Sol Rosenbaum | Networking, Public Speaking, & Fitting Equipment Through Doors

January 07, 2022 10:00 - 37 minutes - 26 MB

Sol Rosenbaum is an energy engineer with both bachelors and masters degrees in mechanical engineering. Sol is also passionate about mentoring younger engineers, so much so that he has founded TheEngineeringMentor.com where he helps people in the industry find jobs, network, and learn non-technical skills.   ABOUT BEING AN ENGINEER The Being an Engineer podcast is a repository for industry knowledge and a tool through which engineers learn about and connect with relevant companies, technol...

S2E55 Greg Trees | FEA, EHD, and Other Useful Engineering Acronyms

December 31, 2021 10:00 - 44 minutes - 30.5 MB

Greg Trees has a degree in mechanical engineering, and has spent nearly 30 years as a mechanical design engineer developing products from railroad instrumentation to drug delivery devices to diagnostic equipment. Greg also has specific expertise in the world of FEA (Finite Element Analysis) and EHD (electrohydrodynamics).  ABOUT BEING AN ENGINEER The Being an Engineer podcast is a repository for industry knowledge and a tool through which engineers learn about and connect with relevant com...

S2E54 Stephen Corner | Documenting SolidWorks Designs at Mayo Clinic, Model-Based Definition (MBD)

December 24, 2021 10:00 - 40 minutes - 27.7 MB

Stephen is the go-to person for creative design work at the Mayo Clinic and has been working at Mayo for the past 20 years. He’s also the Chair of documentations standards workgroup, he figures out how to document SolidWorks designs. Stephen is a mechanical engineer with a P.E. license. In this episode we discuss the advantages of Model-Based Definition (MBD), and specializing vs. being a jack of all trades.    ABOUT BEING AN ENGINEER The Being an Engineer podcast is a repository for indus...

S2E54 Stephen Corner | Documenting SolidWorks Designs at Mayo Clinic, Model-Based Definition (MBD)

December 24, 2021 10:00 - 40 minutes - 27.7 MB

Stephen is the go-to person for creative design work at the Mayo Clinic and has been working at Mayo for the past 20 years. He’s also the Chair of documentations standards workgroup, he figures out how to document SolidWorks designs. Stephen is a mechanical engineer with a P.E. license. In this episode we discuss the advantages of Model-Based Definition (MBD), and specializing vs. being a jack of all trades.    ABOUT BEING AN ENGINEER The Being an Engineer podcast is a repository for indus...

S2E53 Kristy M. Walson | From Mechanical Engineer Degree to Designing Buildings: A Career Path You Can Take

December 17, 2021 10:00 - 32 minutes - 22.3 MB

Kristy M. Walson, PE, LEED Fellow, BEMP, is a Mechanical Engineer by trade, Sustainability Consultant by nature. She specializes in energy modeling, energy audits, utility analysis, and sustainability consulting from conceptual design through occupancy. Kristy is Principal and Senior Sustainability Consultant at TLC Engineering Solutions. She provides sustainability consulting, LEED, and other sustainable rating systems. The Being an Engineer podcast is a repository for industry knowledge ...

S2E53 Kristy M. Walson | From Mechanical Engineer Degree to Designing Buildings: A Career Path You Can Take

December 17, 2021 10:00 - 32 minutes - 22.3 MB

Kristy M. Walson, PE, LEED Fellow, BEMP, is a Mechanical Engineer by trade, Sustainability Consultant by nature. She specializes in energy modeling, energy audits, utility analysis, and sustainability consulting from conceptual design through occupancy. Kristy is Principal and Senior Sustainability Consultant at TLC Engineering Solutions. She provides sustainability consulting, LEED, and other sustainable rating systems. The Being an Engineer podcast is a repository for industry knowledge ...

S2E52 Robert States | Solving Failures and the “Been There Done That” Engineering Strategy

December 10, 2021 10:00 - 42 minutes - 29.3 MB

Robert States shares how he started as a plastics engineer and his experiences working with multinational corporations.  You should check out the part where he shares his experiences that led to him joining his current company.  We also tackle what his life has been like now, which he describes being highly focused on driving the careers of his team members.  Robert holds a bachelor’s degree in plastics engineering and an MBA from Penn State. He is a principal at Stress Engineering Services...

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