S5E10 Derek Pietz | Industrial Automation, Losing A Million Dollars, & Successful Startups

S5E10 Derek Pietz | Industrial Automation, Losing A Million Dollars, & Successful Startups

Send us a text Derek Pietz shares his journey from engineering student to co-founding a successful automation startup and his current role leading engineering teams at Intuitive. He discusses the challenges of starting a company, lessons learned, and trends in the automation industry. Main Topics: Engineering career pathFounding and growing a startupChallenges and pivotsPrioritizing work/life balanceDesigning robotic surgery equipmentImproving team moraleCommunication best practicesFuture of ...

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S1E23 A-Team Engineering, From Ireland to the United States | Ronan Jenkinson

S1E23 A-Team Engineering, From Ireland to the United States | Ronan Jenkinson

Send us a text Ronan’s drive to work as an engineer at medical device companies gave him the courage to move from a small fishing town in Ireland where he grew up to silicone valley. Within a surpris...

24 Jul 202045min

S1E22 Being a GENUINE engineer/leader | Rob Newsom

S1E22 Being a GENUINE engineer/leader | Rob Newsom

Send us a text With over 24 very sincere recommendations on his LinkedIn page, it is clear that Rob’s teams over the years have loved working with him. Join our conversation as we explore how he has d...

17 Jul 202045min

S1E21 Weird Al, Strong Creative-Analytical Linking, & Bomb Squads | Margaret Koga Ward

S1E21 Weird Al, Strong Creative-Analytical Linking, & Bomb Squads | Margaret Koga Ward

Send us a text Margaret shares her rich history as an engineer in the automotive and medical device industries, including best practices for root cause failure analyses, what it’s like to be a woman i...

17 Jul 202047min

S1E20 PLCs, HMIs, & Making Hardware Move | Karl Gerety

S1E20 PLCs, HMIs, & Making Hardware Move | Karl Gerety

Send us a text Karl started his career as a field service technician and, thanks to his budding skill within the controls realm, quickly transferred into the role of controls engineer. For the past 20...

3 Jul 202033min

S1E19 Mentors, Ego, and Vulnerability | Trey Bobo

S1E19 Mentors, Ego, and Vulnerability | Trey Bobo

Send us a text Trey’s varied experiences within the product development and engineering industry have not only helped him become a gifted engineer, but also a charismatic manager (currently at Edwards...

3 Jul 202044min

S1E18 Automating Nanoparticle Characterization | David Freedman

S1E18 Automating Nanoparticle Characterization | David Freedman

Send us a text Like all great engineers, David started with Legos. That quickly grew into a fascination not just with mechanical building but with automation and software, which led him into the field...

3 Jul 202040min

S1E17 Precise Speech, Customer Success, & General Engineering Love | Jesseca Lyons

S1E17 Precise Speech, Customer Success, & General Engineering Love | Jesseca Lyons

Send us a text Jesseca exudes love for the engineering craft. Her sincere passion for what she does is so evident as she shares her experiences working in automation, understanding customer needs, and...

26 Jun 202051min

S1E16 The Joys of Solving Really Hard Problems | Robert Whirley

S1E16 The Joys of Solving Really Hard Problems | Robert Whirley

Send us a text When Robert’s professors during school had him and his classmates use simplified assumptions to teach engineering problem solving his response was always “but what if these assumptions ...

26 Jun 202050min

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