S1E31 Feedback From the Floor, Purdue, & Toothpaste Boxes | Kirsty Crofton
Send us a text Kirsty Crofton shares her wonderfully effective experience at Purdue training to become an engineer (definitely look into this if you’re thinking about an education in engineering!). She also tells us about how to work with operators on the floor to identify and correct problems that might be harder for the engineering team to identify, and relates a terrific anecdote about toothpaste boxes and solving problems using the KISS principle. Pipeline Design & Engineering p...
21 Elo 202044min
S1E30 The Service & Hospitality Industry, HP 3D Printing, & Xometry | Greg Paulsen
Send us a text Greg tells us about his eclectic background as he tries to “figure out what he wants to be when he grows up”. Starting off with an education in the service and hospitality industry, and coupled with a degree in science and technology, and finally topped off with a minor in chinese business studies, Greg navigated his way through government intelligence research, wineries, and manufacturing, ultimately landing at Xometry where he is the Director of Application Engineering. ...
16 Elo 202049min
S1E29 Kaizen, Communication, & the Design Squiggle | Rob Donley
Send us a text Rob Donley has a deep understanding of how engineering works. Kicking off his engineering career from a young age building RC cars and model rockets, he has provided design and leadership capabilities for many companies over the years, and brings to the table not just the ability to design something, but to understand the many facets that accompany development of a new product such as manufacturing, supply chain, financial strategy, and project management. Pipeline Design...
14 Elo 202051min
S1E28 High End Iron Entries, Semiconductors, and Electric Motors | Justin Smart
Send us a text After deciding a career in welding might lead to an “early retirement”, Justin turned in his welding torch for a polo shirt and a degree in mechanical design. He worked for several years developing machinery and automation in the semiconductor industry before switching to a different industry entirely where he designed and then led a company developing high end iron doors for residences and commercial buildings. These days, he spends his time as the general manager at Interlink...
14 Elo 202048min
S1E27 Flat Org Structures, Communicating with Engineers & Philanthropic Design | Reade Harpham
Send us a text Reade learned early on in his career how to communicate with engineers (hint: use numbers). This skill has allowed him to earn the respect of engineering teams owing to his ability to communicate in a way that allows engineering teams to fully understand and appreciate the value his human factors team brings to the table. He has also helped develop and foster an incredible work environment at Priority Designs (check out their website – it’s an impressive firm) where a flat orga...
7 Elo 20201h
S1E26 Jet Engines, Collaborative Robots, & Flying | Seth Garrison
Send us a text Seth started his career as an electrical engineer with Honeywell developing auxiliary power units (APUs) to control jet engines. As FAA regulations began requiring more and more “busywork” documentation he joined a small motion control & automation supplier called In Position Technologies (IP Tech) as a sales engineer. Seth has grown with IP Tech and is now a sales manager there helping engineering teams solve automation problems across the United States. Pipeline Des...
31 Heinä 202050min
S1E25 SolidWorks, AI, & Cloud-Based Product Development | Mark Rushton
Send us a text Mark comes from a background in design and engineering, and so has been able to bring a lot to the table in his current role as a product portfolio manager at Dassault Systems. Join our discussion surrounding cloud computing, AI and machine learning, and additive manufacturing features you didn’t even know existed in SolidWorks. Pipeline Design & Engineering partners with medical device engineering teams who need turnkey equipment such as cycle test machines, custom t...
28 Heinä 202054min
S1E24 Ski Lifts Mechanisms, Oil Drilling, & What to do in Bend, Oregon | Andrew Pease
Send us a text Andrew grew up in Bend, Oregon enjoying the incredible outdoor environment (skiing, rock climbing, hiking, etc) so it’s no surprise that one of his first jobs as a mechanical engineer was climbing ski lift towers to fix sensors and combat ice with his mighty hammer. From there he moved into an engineering role designing drilling systems for oil and gas, and finally into his current role as a product development engineer reprocessing medical devices. Pipeline Design & ...
24 Heinä 202045min
