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

Matt Heidecker Matt Heidecker shares his deep and valuable experience with us from testing pharmaceutical compounds and understanding the mechanics of the universe on an atomic level as well as [...]

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

Blayne Roeder 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 [...]

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

Who is Ryan Frederick? Ryan Frederick has spent his career establishing software product companies, and he discusses a few of the lessons he’s learned along the way in this episode. His [...]

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

  Alexander Slocum How to determine if an idea is worth pursuing? In this episode, we talk about how to tinker and proactivity hacks, how to achieve work-life balance, how to monetize your [...]

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

Who is Ogun Unal? Ogun Unal‘s expertise is in industrial engineering and metallurgy. He describes how the oxidized top layer of molten Aluminum can be pushed sub-surface and lead to [...]

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

David Oh David 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 [...]

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

Who is Daniel Kurnianto? Daniel Kurnianto‘s F.A.S.T. Liquid Handling Automation Positive Displacement Pipette Tips device captivated me and prompted me to invite him to the podcast. We also [...]

Paul Schaffner | The Benefits of Building a Long Term Career in Engineering

Paul Schaffner Paul Schaffner has worked for Benchmark Electronics for over 30 years. These days it’s hard to find individuals who have stayed with a company for effectively their entire careers. [...]

Tom Wilke | How Engineers Can Succeed by Broadening Their Knowledge Base

Who is Tom Wilke? Like many engineers, Tom Wilke spent his youth taking things apart and putting them back together. Engineering was a natural fit for him. As he progressed in his career, Tom [...]

Dan Slaski | Serendipity in Mechanical Design

Dan Slaski Dan Slaski is a mechanical design engineer. He specializes in hands-on prototyping, and manufacturing, knowledgeable in industrial components, packaging, and labeling. He’s also a [...]