Being an Engineer
272 episodes - English - Latest episode: 4 days ago -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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S2E51 The Hardware Academy | John Teel
December 03, 2021 10:00 - 21 minutes - 14.9 MBJohn Teel is an Electronics design engineer and the founder of PredictableDesigns.com. He helps entrepreneurs, startups, makers, inventors, and small companies develop new electronic hardware products through his Hardware Academy. John also hosts The Predictable Designs Podcast, which is for hardware startups and entrepreneurs planning to bring a new electronic hardware product to market. He discusses things related to developing, manufacturing, marketing, and selling successful new hardw...
S2E50 Soft Skills, Stinky Feet, and Being An Ambivert | Dave Smith
November 26, 2021 10:00 - 40 minutes - 27.9 MBToday we’re going to talk about soft skills, and we’re going to do so with an expert on the subject, Dave Smith. Dave and his cohost Jamison Dance are the founders and hosts of the Soft Skills Engineering podcast where they answer questions from technical people about non-technical work problems. Both Dave & Jamison have worked as software engineers from staff levels through director levels at a variety of companies including Lockheed Martin, Walmart, & Amazon to name a few. Dave's team ...
S2E49 Lattice Structure 3D Printing – 3D printed COVID 19 Test Swab | Hardik Kabaria
November 19, 2021 10:00 - 38 minutes - 26.4 MBIn early March 2020, Carbon engineer Hardik Kabaria received a message about a sudden swab shortage. With his engineering background and knowledge of software, he led the team at Carbon to produce Lattice Structure 3D Printing – a 3D-printed COVID-19 Test Swab. Hardik Kabaria is Director of Software Engineering at Carbon. In this role, he leads the development of Carbon’s Design Engine. He works on a variety of computational geometry and mechanics algorithms including surface and volumetri...
S2E49 Lattice Structure 3D Printing – 3D printed COVID 19 Test Swab | Hardik Kabaria
November 19, 2021 10:00 - 38 minutes - 26.4 MBIn early March 2020, Carbon engineer Hardik Kabaria received a message about a sudden swab shortage. With his engineering background and knowledge of software, he led the team at Carbon to produce Lattice Structure 3D Printing – a 3D-printed COVID-19 Test Swab. Hardik Kabaria is Director of Software Engineering at Carbon. In this role, he leads the development of Carbon’s Design Engine. He works on a variety of computational geometry and mechanics algorithms including surface and volumetri...
S2E48 Medical Device Research & Development at Mayo Clinic | Sean McEligot
November 12, 2021 10:00 - 37 minutes - 25.5 MBIn this episode, we’ll discuss what it’s like working at the Mayo Clinic’s engineering department. We also talk about what the Mayo Clinic looks for in engineers they hire. Check out the part where we touch on translational medicine, and the latest engineering technologies they’re working on. (Hint: Titanium 3D printing) Sean McEligot is Section Head of medical device research and development at the prestigious Mayo Clinic. He’s Division of Engineering, Quality Manager, has second-line mana...
S2E47 Increasing Cognitive Skills & Getting Hired | Joe Mullings
November 05, 2021 10:00 - 52 minutes - 36.1 MBJoe Mullings Today on Being an Engineer podcast, we have none other than Joe Mullings. You might have seen him as the host of TrueFuture TV series, a documentary-style show highlighting cutting-edge technologies and related careers to expand the horizons of its viewers. He joins us today for another riveting conversation. Joe has a degree in mechanical engineering and is the chairman and CEO of The Mullings Group (TMG). For over 30 years his team has been connecting high-caliber engineeri...
S2E46 How To Build A Workplace People Love | Rich Sheridan
October 29, 2021 10:00 - 1 hour - 41.5 MBRich Sheridan Rich doesn’t just talk about joy in the workplace. He lives it every day at Menlo, the custom software and consulting company he co-founded in 2001 in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Rich’s passion for inspiring organizations to create their own joy-filled cultures leads him to address audiences across the world as well as throughout the United States. Today, listen to Rich first hand on how to build a workplace people love. We also talk about other things such as pairing and understandi...
S2E45 Thin Gauge Metal Profiles, Roll Forming, & Narrowing Your Scope | Andrea Dallan
October 22, 2021 10:00 - 42 minutes - 29.4 MBAndrea Dallan is an engineer, an entrepreneur and CEO of Dallan Spa, an Italian family business (Dallan) that has been producing systems for the processing of thin sheet metal since 1978, with 160 employees that include engineers, technicians and operations. He is also the author of the books “The Revolution of Efficiency” (2020) and “Think Thin” (coming summer 2021). Join our conversation to hear how he has used principles of efficiency, automation, and flexibility to increase the success o...
S1E45 Thin Gauge Metal Profiles, Roll Forming, & Narrowing Your Scope | Andrea Dallan
October 22, 2021 10:00 - 42 minutes - 29.4 MBAndrea Dallan is an engineer, an entrepreneur and CEO of Dallan Spa, an Italian family business (Dallan) that has been producing systems for the processing of thin sheet metal since 1978, with 160 employees that include engineers, technicians and operations. He is also the author of the books “The Revolution of Efficiency” (2020) and “Think Thin” (coming summer 2021). Join our conversation to hear how he has used principles of efficiency, automation, and flexibility to increase the success o...
S1E44 How I Met My Mechanical Engineering Mentor on YouTube | Joseph Larsen /Joko Engineering
October 15, 2021 10:00 - 40 minutes - 27.9 MBJoseph Larsen runs an Engineering YouTube channel (Joko Engineering) with over 32K followers, in which he covers tutorials on SolidWorks, FreeCAD, Calculus, Engineering, Turbocharging dynamics and more. He also works a Medical Device Handle Design Engineer at W. L. Gore & Associates. He graduated with a BS in Mechanical Engineering from Arizona State University. Rafael, our co-host, met Joseph via YouTube when he was looking for resources to pass the SolidWorks CSWP exam. Little did they b...
S2E44 How I Met My Mechanical Engineering Mentor on YouTube | Joseph Larsen /Joko Engineering
October 15, 2021 10:00 - 40 minutes - 27.9 MBJoseph Larsen runs an Engineering YouTube channel (Joko Engineering) with over 32K followers, in which he covers tutorials on SolidWorks, FreeCAD, Calculus, Engineering, Turbocharging dynamics and more. He also works a Medical Device Handle Design Engineer at W. L. Gore & Associates. He graduated with a BS in Mechanical Engineering from Arizona State University. Rafael, our co-host, met Joseph via YouTube when he was looking for resources to pass the SolidWorks CSWP exam. Little did they b...
S2 E43 Engineering Productivity | Matthew Gaddy
October 08, 2021 10:00 - 46 minutes - 32.3 MBMatthew is an engineer and a coach who helps other engineers leave 50+ hour work weeks behind by using their time more productively. It was clear during the interview that Matthew knows his stuff, from concise and poignant answers to sharing a few of the systems he uses himself and with his clients. Learn more about Matthew at https://www.matthewgaddy.com and enjoy all the free content he shared during this episode of the Being An Engineer podcast. The Being An Engineer podcast is brought...
S2 E43 Engineering Productivity | Matthew Gaddy
October 08, 2021 10:00 - 46 minutes - 32.3 MBMatthew is an engineer and a coach who helps other engineers leave 50+ hour work weeks behind by using their time more productively. It was clear during the interview that Matthew knows his stuff, from concise and poignant answers to sharing a few of the systems he uses himself and with his clients. Learn more about Matthew at https://www.matthewgaddy.com and enjoy all the free content he shared during this episode of the Being An Engineer podcast. The Being An Engineer podcast is brought...
S2E42 The Importance of Design Intent in CAD Modeling, SOLIDWORKSsecrets.com | Devon Newman
October 01, 2021 10:00 - 37 minutes - 25.7 MBDevon Newman is a Mechanical Engineer with a demonstrated history of product design. Skilled in SolidWorks, ANSYS, and Manufacturing. He has an Masters focused in Mechanical Engineering from University of Utah and has used SolidWorks to develop a wide range of products; from pipeline inspection tools in the oil and gas industry, electromechanical assemblies, consumer products, and cooling systems. But Devin is most known for his website, SOLIDWORKSsecrets.com, in which he has developed Soli...
S2E41 The Hacksmith | James Hobson
September 24, 2021 10:00 - 56 minutes - 38.9 MBMany of you know James Hobson from his wildly popular YouTube channel Hacksmith Industries. James has a degree in mechanical systems engineering and runs Hacksmith Industries, a company he founded that takes fictional ideas from comics, movies and video games and makes real working prototypes as a way to inspire youth around the world into STEAM fields. A few of the amazing projects he and his team have completed over the years include a working Ironman helmet with heads up display, a half ...
S2E40 Voice of the Customer, Using Questions, and the Technology Adoption Life Cycle Curve | Ted Newill
September 17, 2021 10:00 - 38 minutes - 26.2 MBTed Newill is a business owner twice over, the first being Medical Device Success where he helps small to medium size medtech companies with strategic planning, marketing and sales expertise, and the second being a company called SRD Vision where his team manufactures a testing platform that helps researchers and eye care professionals conduct visual and reading tests. Ted holds a bachelor’s degree in business as well as a master’s degree in international management. He is also the host of t...
S2E39 Processes For Life & Business, McDonalds Ideas, & Feel Good vs Real Good | Joel Williams
September 10, 2021 10:00 - 52 minutes - 35.8 MBJoel and I met in college where we were roommates and both earned a degree in mechanical engineering, he then went on to earn a master’s degree in materials science from MIT, followed by an MBA from Harvard Business School. He has worked in many industries including semiconductor, automotive, industrial chemicals, medical devices and currently serves as President at a company called ILC Dover. Beyond being ridiculously smart, he is also one of the calmest and most humble people that I know....
S2E38 Clear Professional Growth Paths, Women in STEM, & Identifying Burnout | Stephanie Slocum
September 03, 2021 10:00 - 48 minutes - 33.4 MBStephanie’s mission is to help develop women leaders in the STEM field. She feels so strongly about this that she has founded Engineer’s Rising, an organization dedicated to helping women in engineering and technology create fulfilling careers on their terms. Don’t think this episode is just for female, though. Along the way Stephanie teaches us how skyscraper engineers ensure their buildings won’t experience catastrophic resonant frequencies, how large structural engineering projects are qu...
S2E38 Clear Professional Growth Paths, Women in STEM, & Identifying Burnout | Stephanie Slocum
September 03, 2021 10:00 - 48 minutes - 33.4 MBStephanie’s mission is to help develop women leaders in the STEM field. She feels so strongly about this that she has founded Engineer’s Rising, an organization dedicated to helping women in engineering and technology create fulfilling careers on their terms. Don’t think this episode is just for female, though. Along the way Stephanie teaches us how skyscraper engineers ensure their buildings won’t experience catastrophic resonant frequencies, how large structural engineering projects are qu...
S2E37 Defied the odds: A Physical Product Development Firm That Focuses on Startups & Small Businesses, Mako Design + Invent –Kevin Mako
August 23, 2021 17:00 - 48 minutes - 33.2 MBKevin Mako is the Founder of MAKO Design + Invent, a product development firm that provides end-to-end physical consumer product development. What really sets Kevin’s company apart is that it’s tailored to inventors, product startups, and small manufacturers. Mako Design is a 30-person team with offices in Austin, Miami, San Francisco, & Toronto, has developed over 1,000 products for clients and has earned over 25 design and business awards including Red Dot, Inc5000, Entrepreneur360, Indigo...
S2E36 Shaking Things Up As We Get to Know Aaron Moncur
August 23, 2021 17:00 - 46 minutes - 32.2 MBAaron reminds me of the calm, driven and technical savvy camp counselor that everyone aspires to be like. During my own interview on the Being an Engineer podcast I could sense Aaron had a wonderful story and advice to share with all of us. So, in this episode I put on my podcast interviewer hat and put Aaron through the gauntlet of questions. We get to dive into how Pipeline Design & Engineering came to be, how this podcast came to be & so much more. Aaron is a genuine guy with a big heart ...
S2E36 Shaking Things Up As We Get to Know Aaron Moncur
August 23, 2021 17:00 - 46 minutes - 32.2 MBAaron reminds me of the calm, driven and technical savvy camp counselor that everyone aspires to be like. During my own interview on the Being an Engineer podcast I could sense Aaron had a wonderful story and advice to share with all of us. So, in this episode I put on my podcast interviewer hat and put Aaron through the gauntlet of questions. We get to dive into how Pipeline Design & Engineering came to be, how this podcast came to be & so much more. Aaron is a genuine guy with a big heart ...
S2 E35 Design of Experiments, Real World Experience, & Human Interaction | Angel Martinez
August 13, 2021 10:00 - 46 minutes - 32.1 MBIt’s very clear speaking with Angel that he cares about people, and so it’s no wonder that his warm personality has allowed him to advance in his career to a director level. A technically brilliant engineer without good interpersonal skills will only advance so far in his or her career, but for one with brilliant communication and people skills there is almost no limit. Join our conversation to learn more about how Angel has improved these skills over time and applied them to the benefit of ...
S2E34 How Process Engineering Will Make You An Invaluable Engineer | Zach O’Ferrell
August 06, 2021 10:00 - 46 minutes - 32.2 MBProcess engineering is not something that gets a lot of love during school, so many engineers enter the field without an understanding of what it means to be in process engineering. In practice, it’s one of the most important skills an engineer can have because it relates directly to a company’s ability to manufacture their product or device. Join us on this episode to hear from Zach O’Ferrell, a master process engineer, about design verification & validation, IQ/OQ/PQ, Lean, Six Sigma, DMAI...
S2E33 Custom Medical Device Manufacturing, Durability, & the Future of Med Device Tech | Mark A. Farber, MD
July 30, 2021 10:00 - 43 minutes - 30.2 MBDr. Mark Farber has worked as a physician consultant helping medical device manufacturers develop their products for over 20 years. He is Chief surgeon within the Division of Vascular Surgery at the University of North Carolina (or UNC for short), Program Director of the Vascular Surgery Fellowship, and a Professor of Surgery at the UNC School of Medicine. Join our conversation in this episode to hear Dr. Farber’s suggestions for how medical device engineering & MFG teams can enhance their p...
S2E32 An Engineer Who Sold His Engineering Podcast | Filip Valica
July 23, 2021 10:00 - 40 minutes - 27.7 MBFilip Valica is a mechanical engineer, product line manager, and former co-host of another wonderful podcast you should know about called The Product Startup podcast, where they specialize in talking about taking ideas from invention to shelves. Filip no longer co-hosts the podcast, because he sold it, but he shared valuable insights from his personal experiences interviewing dozens of inventors he had on his show. It would be very valuable for us to bring him on our show to ask him question...
S2E31 How to Lead Engineers & Engineering Managers – Chris McKenzie
July 16, 2021 10:00 - 46 minutes - 31.8 MBChris has worked in medical devices for most of his career, much of which has been spent managing and leading engineering teams. He has a degree in mechanical engineering from Purdue and has helped commercialize over a dozen products from the ideation stage, many of which being multimillion dollar projects that lasted several years each. The Being An Engineer podcast is brought to you by Pipeline Design & Engineering. Pipeline partners with medical & other device engineering teams who need...
S2E30 1,000 Design Patents | Thomas Rinaldi
July 09, 2021 10:00 - 44 minutes - 30.7 MBThomas Rinaldi is an architectural designer. He has degrees from Georgetown and Columbia Universities and has written several architecture books and his photographs have been published in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal and New York Post. He has lectured widely, including at the New York Public Library and the Society of Architectural Historians. Book link: Patented: 1,000 Design Patents Co-Host Rafael Testai About Being An Engineer The Being An Engineer podcast is a repository...
S2E29 Behind the Scenes of Teaching a SOLIDWORKS Class on LinkedIn Learning & Udemy – Johno Ellison
July 02, 2021 10:00 - 45 minutes - 31.2 MBJohno is an Experienced Design Engineer with over 100 satisfied freelance clients. He does freelance design and specializes in Solidworks, 3D CAD. He was born in Yorkshire, England and trained as helicopter pilot in the Royal Air Force. Following this he studied Sustainable Product Design, before driving a London Black Cab around the world, setting two Guinness World Records. He currently lives in Kuala Lumpur and works as Freelance Product Designer. I first heard about Johno when I took h...
S2E28 Test Stands, X-ray, & Other Instrumentation | William Gabler
June 25, 2021 10:00 - 29 minutes - 20.2 MBWilliam is an applications scientist at Shimadzu where they provide analytical measurement and testing instrumentation for various industries including foods, pharmaceuticals, life science, environmental, clinical, material science, and forensics. Ever wondered how some of these instruments work? How does X-ray fluorescence characterize a material? How do medical device OEMs know a device is mechanically safe to use? Join us for this episode to learn the answers to these and other fascinatin...
S2E27 Why Fossil Fuels Are Not Going Away, & How To Get An MBA Without Getting An MBA | Dr. Chris Alexander
June 18, 2021 10:00 - 49 minutes - 33.9 MBChris has spent his career solving problems in the oil and gas industry. His company, ADV Integrity, builds and performs testing on large diameter pipelines (sometimes placing millions of foot pounds of torque in bending tests). Along with running, reading, and podcasting Chris has learned to navigate the business element of engineering along with the technical side of the industry, and shares the lessons he has learned along the way with us on this episode. The Being An Engineer podcast i...
S2E26 Getting To Know Your Vendors & Being Hands On | Mark Adams
June 11, 2021 10:00 - 43 minutes - 29.9 MBMark began his career as a machinist and counts that role as one of the most important experiences he has had in becoming an engineer. Likely in no small part due to that time of his life, Mark as an empathy & appreciation for the machinists and the builders of our engineering world that is taken for granted by so many of us. Listen to this episode to hear our conversation about the value of getting to know your vendors, as well as many other gold nuggets relating to developing critical engi...
S2E25 Setting High Expectations, Personal Accountability, & “Reading the Table” | Brian Brooks
June 04, 2021 18:00 - 50 minutes - 34.5 MBBrian claims that he isn’t a superstar engineer – we don’t know about that, but what was clear from his interview was that he most certainly is a superstar people person. Brian gets people. He knows how to communicate with them. He knows how to mentor them. He knows how to motivate them. Consider this episode a master class in people skills and emotional intelligence. The Being An Engineer podcast is brought to you by Pipeline Design & Engineering. Pipeline partners with medical & other de...
S2E24 Working at Apple, Premium Products, & Superior Project Management | Joe Moak
May 28, 2021 18:00 - 52 minutes - 36.1 MBJoe Moak shares his experience with the podcast working at high-profile companies such as Apple & Sonos, and also gives us a glimpse into “the best place he has ever worked” (Maestro PD). Companies are always looking for those elusive “A” players to join their teams, and it is very clear that Joe qualifies under that definition. Check out this wide-ranging discussion from what makes a good project manager to maintaining design focus to innovative tools for your office. The Being An Engineer...
S2E23 Personal Responsibility: Seeing People As People and Getting Hired | Jeff Perry
May 21, 2021 10:00 - 52 minutes - 36.2 MBDespite his many years of experience in engineering and engineering leadership roles, Jeff Perry had reached a point in his career where he just wasn’t feeling the motivation he knew he should be. After some soul searching and advice from his wife, he decided to start More Than Engineering, a coaching service aimed at engineers and technology professionals. Since then he has been able to help engineers move into new roles, shift mindsets, and generally become happier not only in their profes...
S2E22 Building Cars for the Transformers 4 Movie, and Immersing Oneself in Hands-on Work | Nick Bauer
May 14, 2021 21:00 - 39 minutes - 27.1 MBNick grew up building tube radios and cars – it’s no wonder he became an engineer. In high school be completely rebuilt a 2001 Dodge Dakota, before that he had an eBay store building tube radios. Never the analytical-type engineer, Nick loves getting his hands dirty and is at his best when thrust into a chaotic environment where things need to happen quickly without the support of established systems or protocols. Follow Nick on his Instagram feed. The Being An Engineer podcast is brought ...
S2E21 Science! The Show
May 07, 2021 10:00 - 48 minutes - 33.3 MBRussell, Alex, and Dylan all love science, and they all love comedy. Hence, Science! The Show was born. They’ve been promoting scientific literacy for over three years now through their show, sharing subject matter from dark matter to cognitive psychology. Check out their Facebook page for links to videos on YouTube and other information about their show. The Being An Engineer podcast is brought to you by Pipeline Design & Engineering. Pipeline partners with medical & other device engineeri...
S2E20 Load Cells, Strain Gauges, & Learning Strategies | Robert Fuge
April 30, 2021 10:00 - 46 minutes - 31.7 MBRobert grew up thinking he wasn’t any good at math. He would do anything to avoid further exposure to mathematics curriculum from grade school all the way through high school. Then one professor drew a picture, paired it with y=x^2, and changed everything for Robert. In the course of a few weeks he began truly understanding math for the first time, and decided he could, in fact, become an engineer (which, aside from the math, had been the obvious career choice for him ever since he was young...
S2E19 Prioritizing time for family, personal projects, & CAD/design strategies | James Drachenberg
April 24, 2021 10:00 - 48 minutes - 33.4 MBI first found James on his personal website and immediately realized this is an engineer who truly loves design. Why else would one spend the countless hours of personal time required to design one’s own, teenage mutant ninja turtle action figures, GameBoy cartridge cases, and, of course, the infamous Robo kitty. A few years ago I invited James to lunch and we’ve kept in touch ever since. James shares some great tips for design, and how to get noticed in this episode of the BAE podcast. ...
S2E18 Side Hustles, Asking Dumb Questions, & Not Compromising Your Values | Nate Post
April 16, 2021 20:00 - 56 minutes - 39.2 MBNate has a disarming way about him. You’ll hear it in the interview. It’s a big part of why he has been able to create such a safe environment for his team to operate in, both from a physical standpoint as well as a psychological standpoint. From his role as a new product introduction manager to his side hustle handmaking artisanal cutlery at Blue Collar Blades, the care and attention he gives to his activities is inspirational and exemplary of what a genuine leader should be. The Being An...
S2E17 Earthquake Engineering, Honesty, and The Most Important Things for Engineers To Learn | Guna Selvaduray
April 09, 2021 10:00 - 51 minutes - 35.5 MBGuna has worked in academia for over 30 years. Though not always a popular topic within the academic community, Guna has pushed for curriculum that includes more relevant learning objectives, often drawing from feedback from professionals working in industry for inspiration. Having worked in industry himself before beginning his academic career, Guna understands the importance for engineering students not only of learning the technical skills, but also laying a sturdy foundation of soft skil...
S2E16 Deep Space Exploration, Earth-Like Planet Discoveries, & The Search for Life | Tracy Drain
April 02, 2021 10:00 - 53 minutes - 36.6 MBTracy is a Flight Systems Engineer working at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Over her 20-year career, she has helped to develop, test and operate a variety of robotic spacecraft to explore our Solar System. A life-long learner herself, she loves encouraging people of all ages to nurture their curiosity and explore the wonders that are all around us every day. Update - Tracy asked me to include this quick correction to the podcast: you can see the lines and darkened areas on Europa clippe...
S2E15 Breaking Problems Down Into Actionable Pieces, & How to Develop Good Habits | Kehinde (I.T.) Majolagbe
March 26, 2021 10:00 - 50 minutes - 35 MBI.T. grew up in Nigeria solving problems such as having to plan for getting water, and only having access to electricity during certain times of the day. Coupled with a rigorous educational system, it’s no wonder this environment helped him become the insightful problem solver (engineer) we hear from on this episode. From fixing broken fuses in TVs to qualifying process performance, his methodical approach to solving problems is one our entire community can learn from. The Being An Enginee...
S2E14 How Knowing Nothing Can Make You a More Creative Engineer | Phnam Bagley
March 19, 2021 12:00 - 1 hour - 42.6 MBPhnam grew up in France, became an industrial designer, and eventually moved to the United States to pursue her career. She is a designer in the truest sense, having a mastery over topics such as color, material, form, & texture. What makes her so valuable to product & engineering teams, though, is not simply her mastery over these subjects, but her ability to understand the technical side (DFM, packaging, etc) of design as well as the artistic side. Phnam also produces her own podcast calle...
S2E14 How Knowing Nothing Can Make You a More Creative Engineer | Phnam Bagley
March 19, 2021 12:00 - 1 hour - 42.6 MBPhnam grew up in France, became an industrial designer, and eventually moved to the United States to pursue her career. She is a designer in the truest sense, having a mastery over topics such as color, material, form, & texture. What makes her so valuable to product & engineering teams, though, is not simply her mastery over these subjects, but her ability to understand the technical side (DFM, packaging, etc) of design as well as the artistic side. Phnam also produces her own podcast calle...
S2E13 Relentless Empathy & Going Deep On Understanding The Problem | Ryan Eder
March 19, 2021 10:00 - 49 minutes - 33.9 MBSix months after graduating with his degree in industrial design Ryan Eder entered his senior thesis project, a novel piece of fitness equipment, into the International Design Excellence competition, along with 1700 other entries from 35 countries. And then he won. That begun the journey that has taken him (and his company IncludeHealth) from a beautifully designed piece of hardware into what has become equipment-agnostic software which lowers the barrier for entry into fitness. Hear his ful...
S2E12 What It’s Like Being A 40 Year Engineering Veteran At The Same Company | Bill Atterbury
March 12, 2021 11:00 - 43 minutes - 29.9 MBOver 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 brought to you ...
S2E11 Being Open-Minded, Exiting Introvertism, & Being Nice | Liz Zettel
March 07, 2021 04:00 - 57 minutes - 39.7 MBLiz may have ended up an interior designer had it not been for a suggestion from her high school math teacher that she check out engineering, which has ended up being a perfect fit for her personality and innate skills. Join us as we talk about a wide range of subjects from how animal testing lead her to becoming a vegetarian to the most important skills for engineers and many topics in between. Also, check out Liz’s book “Engineer Pants” about engineering from the female perspective. The ...
S2E10 Working Long, Hard Hours & Finding A Way | Paxson Matthews
February 26, 2021 12:00 - 51 minutes - 35.4 MBWork/life balance is a big topic these days, and for good reason. We need balance in our lives. However, can this focus sometimes obscure the fact that sometimes we just need to put in the hours and get things done, even if it’s after 5pm? Paxson Matthews demonstrates this ethic especially well as he shares his background with us, including how he coped with and has found solutions to losing his hearing at the age of 19. He then earned an engineering degree, went on to work for a large medic...
S2E09 How To Eliminate Drawings…and Other Tips from A 25 Year SolidWorks Pro | Darin Grosser
February 26, 2021 10:00 - 1 hour - 42.5 MBDarin has been an application engineer supporting SolidWorks users since 1997, and as a result has a plethora of experience and practical tips for using the software. He is also a prolific content creator who has found innovative ways of not only showcasing the value of the software, but how it can be implemented in users personal lives, as well. After his company was acquired by GoEngineer in 2019 he has also developed a deep appreciation for the ways in which GoEngineer has cultivated a wo...