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Mark Herschberg | Essential Skills for Success They Didn’t Teach in College Apr 21, 2023

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From tracking criminals and terrorists on the dark web to creating marketplaces and new authentication systems, Mark Herschberg has spent his career launching and developing new ventures at startups and Fortune 500s and in academia. He helped to start the Undergraduate Practice Opportunities Program, dubbed MIT’s “career success accelerator,” where he teaches annually. At MIT, he received a B.S. in physics, a B.S. in electrical engineering & computer science, and a M.Eng. in electrical engineering & computer science, focusing on cryptography. At Harvard Business School, Mark helped create a platform used to teach finance at prominent business schools. He also works with many non-profits, current serving on the board of Plant a Million Corals. He was one of the top-ranked ballroom dancers in the country and now lives in New York City, where he is known for his social gatherings, including his annual Halloween party, as well as his diverse cufflink collection.

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Ian Peterman | Legacy Branding, Uncommon Materials, & the One Contact Rule Apr 14, 2023

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Ian Peterman grew up surrounded by design, engineering, and entrepreneurial people. He started his first business at the age of 12, and after working as a designer for over a decade within startups and companies like HP, he started the Peterman Design Firm to help visionaries develop products and businesses.

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Aaron Moncur, host
We hope you enjoyed this episode of the Being an Engineer Podcast.
Help us rank as the #1 engineering podcast on Apple and Spotify by leaving a review for us.
You can find us under the category: mechanical engineering podcast on Apple Podcasts.
Being an Engineer podcast is a go-to resource and podcast for engineering students on Spotify, too.
Aaron Moncur and Rafael Testai love hearing from their listeners, so feel free to email us, connect on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and subscribe on Apple Podcast and Spotify!

PDX 2026 is October 20-21 in Phoenix, AZ. Learn more and register at https://pdexpo.engineer/

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Milan Cerovic | Strategies for Succeeding at New Product Development Apr 07, 2023

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Milan spent over 25 years at Taser as a designer and NPD manager. Milan now works as the VP or R&D at Wrap, where they empower law enforcement officers with innovative training and tools to take individuals safely into custody without having to use force and reducing the risk of injury to subjects and to officers. Join our discussion to learn Milan’s tips on how engineers can succeed at product development, and his process for starting new design & development projects.

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Axel Bichara | How to Work with VCs to Build An Engineering Business Mar 31, 2023

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Axel Bichara is co-Founder and General Partner at Baukunst, a venture capital firm focused on technology and design companies. In the past, Axel has been a first round lead investor/co-founder/or board member at SolidWorks, Onshape, Revit, GrabCAD, Simscale, Vention, Join, Dragon Innovation, Tempo Automation, and Premise.

Axel has been an entrepreneur, investor, and company builder his whole career. He helps founders, particularly of engineering software companies, realize their vision with capital, and more importantly with the company building expertise he has acquired from leading investments in more than 100 companies, more than 40 private and public boards of directors, and from the creation of many billions of dollars of enterprise value. Axel also has a masters degree in engineering from MIT.

Join our conversation to hear Axel’s recommendations for how to prepare for and work with VCs through the funding and company building process.

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Etienne Nichols | How to Become a MedTech Engineer Mar 24, 2023

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Etienne Nichols holds a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering and has worked in a variety of industries from aerospace to gear manufacturing to medical devices. Etienne currently works as a community manager for Greenlight Guru, where they make software for managing quality systems and medical device design controls.

Join our conversation and learn how Etienne made the transition from aerospace engineering to MedTech, and about his 5 suggestions for how others looking for a similar switch can make the change (and to hear some wild stories about 187 mph motorcycle rides and first time solo skydiving).

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Mini Episode | Time Management Mar 17, 2023

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In this series of mini podcast episodes, founder of Pipeline Design & Engineering Aaron Moncur explores a variety of principles he has learned and developed over the last 13 years to grow himself and the engineers on his team. Today’s episode is focused on time management. Did you know there are a few simple principles that, when followed, will automatically make you manage your time more efficiently? They’re not hard, and anyone can do it, you just need to know what these principles are and start. In today’s episode I walk you through a few tricks to automate these principles so you can regain your time and be more impactful with the one resource of which we all have the same amount: time.

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Daniel Servansky | Electromechanical Engineering, Root Cause Analysis, & Engineering Ethics Mar 10, 2023

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In our discussion with Daniel Servansky he shares the one thing he would change about how engineering companies operate, a wonderfully educational example of the engineering process that is root cause analysis, as well as how to get started learning electronics as a mechanical engineer.

Daniel is an electromechanical system engineer with over 12 years of experience focusing on the design, prototyping and development of complex and technology-rich medical devices. He has rich working experience in the full NPD process including concept generation, design feasibility, requirements cascading, FMEAs, Verification & Validation, Design Transfer and product launch.

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Bob Ferris | Engineering More Effective Training Hardware & Simulators for Law Enforcement & Military Mar 03, 2023

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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 holds a degree in systems engineering from the University of Arizona and is CEO at VirTra.

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Mini Episode | Are Your Systems Aligned with Your Goals? Feb 24, 2023

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In this series of mini podcast episodes, founder of Pipeline Design & Engineering Aaron Moncur explores a variety of principles he has learned and developed over the last 13 years to grow himself and the engineers on his team. Today’s episode is focused on the achievement of goals. To set a goal is not enough. The accomplishment of goals often requires a system for doing so. Learn how to create simple systems to help accomplish your goals, and how to evaluate whether a system is a good one or not.
Aaron Moncur, host

We hope you enjoyed this episode of the Being an Engineer Podcast.

Help us rank as the #1 engineering podcast on Apple and Spotify by leaving us a review.

You can find us under the category: mechanical engineering podcast on Apple Podcasts.

The Being an Engineer podcast is a go-to resource and podcast for engineering students on Spotify, too.

We love hearing from their listeners. Feel free to email us, connect on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and subscribe on Apple Podcast and Spotify!

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Watch the show on YouTube: www.youtube.com/@TeamPipelineus

Russ Angold | Exoskeletons, VR Fitness, and Starting Hardware Companies Feb 17, 2023

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Who is Russ Angold?

Russ Angold holds a bachelor’s degree in engineering from Cal Poly and is the co-founder of Ethereal Matter, as well as other hardware startups. Join us as we discuss best practices for starting a hardware startup, and explore the early days of exoskeleton to enhance human mobility.

Aaron Moncur, host

PDX 2026 is October 20-21 in Phoenix, AZ. Learn more and register at https://pdexpo.engineer/

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