Bob Ferris | Engineering More Effective Training Hardware & Simulators for Law Enforcement & Military

Bob Ferris | Engineering More Effective Training Hardware & Simulators for Law Enforcement & Military

Send a text Bob Ferris started his entertainment virtual reality company in the 90s, then pivoted following 9-11 to VirTra where his team helps prepare law enforcement & military personnel for real-life incidents through state of the art simulators and surreal scenarios. Join us as Bob shares the traits he finds in the best engineers, discusses the amazing hardware and software technology behind their simulated training, and explains what it means to him to find joy as an engineer. Bob ho...

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S2E05 Why W.L. Gore is An Amazing Engineering (& People) Company | Elizabeth Mallett

S2E05 Why W.L. Gore is An Amazing Engineering (& People) Company | Elizabeth Mallett

Send a text Elizabeth shares her unique perspective having worked at a “theory X” company prior to her 10+ years at Gore, and contrasts those experiences with the “theory Y” environment that has been ...

5 Feb 202158min

S2E04 How To Build A Quality System That Works For You (and not the other way around) | Matt Heidecker

S2E04 How To Build A Quality System That Works For You (and not the other way around) | Matt Heidecker

Send a text Matt shares his deep and valuable experience with us from testing pharmaceutical compounds and understanding the mechanics of the universe on an atomic level through implementing truly pra...

29 Jan 20211h 7min

S2E03 Engineering Empathy, Identifying Needs, & Developing Strong Work Ethic | Blayne Roeder

S2E03 Engineering Empathy, Identifying Needs, & Developing Strong Work Ethic | Blayne Roeder

Send a text Like many great engineers, Blayne Roeder (pronounced like “raider”) grew up on a farm with a strong work ethic and in a culture that valued the ability to maintain (and sometimes build) yo...

22 Jan 202149min

S2E02 Soliciting Negative Feedback, Understanding The Problem, & Building Sales Success | Ryan Frederick

S2E02 Soliciting Negative Feedback, Understanding The Problem, & Building Sales Success | Ryan Frederick

Send a text Ryan Frederick has spent his career building software product companies and during this episode shares just a few insights he has learned over the years. Directly applicable to both softwa...

15 Jan 202143min

S2E01 How to Determine if an Idea is Worth Pursuing – Mechanical Engineering Professor at MIT | Alexander Slocum

S2E01 How to Determine if an Idea is Worth Pursuing – Mechanical Engineering Professor at MIT | Alexander Slocum

Send a text Alexander Slocum is a professor of mechanical engineering at MIT and is one of the authorities in the realm of mechanical design. He has written two books on machine design, Precision Mach...

8 Jan 20211h 12min

S1E59 How Oxidation Weakens Aluminum, and Why Engineers Make the World Better | Ogun Unal

S1E59 How Oxidation Weakens Aluminum, and Why Engineers Make the World Better | Ogun Unal

Send a text Ogun Unal’s expertise is in industrial engineering and metallurgy. He shares a particularly interesting example with us describing how the oxidized top layer of molten Aluminum can be push...

31 Des 202048min

S1E58 NASA, Systems Engineering, and Sending Robots to Space | David Oh

S1E58 NASA, Systems Engineering, and Sending Robots to Space | David Oh

Send a text David Oh is the former flight director for the Mars Curiosity rover, and current systems engineering manager and system architect at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) for the upcomin...

23 Des 202052min

S1E57 Designing High Precision Mechanisms in Laboratory Settings, Laziness and Automation | Daniel Kurnianto

S1E57 Designing High Precision Mechanisms in Laboratory Settings, Laziness and Automation | Daniel Kurnianto

Send a text Daniel Kurnianto is a Product Manager Owner, R&D Senior Mechanical Design Engineer of lab equipment & automation. Daniel’s F.A.S.T. Liquid Handling Automation Positive Displacement Pipette...

18 Des 202054min

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