Being an Engineer

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Steven MacGregor | Expert in Workplace Health + Author of 6 Books May 06, 2022

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Steven MacGregor is a global expert in workplace health, wellbeing and performance with PhD and Master's degrees in design thinking and virtual teams. He is the founder of The Leadership Academy of Barcelona with clients including Salesforce, McKinsey and Uber. Additionally, he is the author or lead co-author of 6 books in the past 12 years, notably Chief Wellbeing Officer and Sustaining Executive Performance.
Steven is a frequent keynote speaker and guest professor with experience in research and teaching at Stanford, Carnegie Mellon, IE, IMD, IESE, CEIBS and Pompeu Fabra.
He has also a former national duathlon champion, and has trained with Tour de France riders, Ironman champions, and Olympic track athletes. Steven is currently racing for FC Barcelona.

The Daily Stoic

The Daily Reset: 366 Nudges to Move Your Life Forward

https://www.amazon.com/Daily-Reset-Nudges-Move-Forward-ebook/dp/B09GVN1N6C

The Being an Engineer podcast is a repository for industry knowledge and a tool through which engineers learn about and connect with relevant companies, technologies, people resources, and opportunities. We feature successful mechanical engineers and interview engineers who are passionate about their work and who made a great impact on the engineering community.
The Being An Engineer podcast is brought to you by Pipeline Design & Engineering. Pipeline partners with medical & other device engineering teams who need turnkey equipment such as cycle test machines, custom test fixtures, automation equipment, assembly jigs, inspection stations and more. You can find us on the web at www.teampipeline.us

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Barbara Wood | Is #OpenToWork Useful for Mechanical Engineers on LinkedIn? Apr 29, 2022

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Barbara Wood is a mechanical engineer and product manager, PMP certified, (project management professional) with heavy CAD mechanical design skills. She’s passionate about creating innovative design solutions. With a background in manufacturing and automotive/on-highway vehicle design, Barbara loves automotive environments. Her portfolio on LinkedIn contains sheet metal design, fire truck design, plumbing, BIW (Body in White), CIW (Cab in White), hydraulics, full chassis design, plastic design, train gangway development, medical bed design, and much more.
In this episode, we discuss using #OpenToWork on LinkedIn while searching for a job as a mechanical engineer, and how Barbara went viral on LinkedIn while sharing her job-search journey. We also discuss top-down modeling, designing fire trucks on SolidWorks, as well as PMP certification and journaling for mechanical engineers.
Barbara’s mechanical design portfolio
Barbara’s viral Linkedin post
Rafael Testai, cohost

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Dr. Efrain Serrano | Cross Cultural Engineering Management, Recognition, & 1:1s Apr 22, 2022

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Dr. Efrain Serrano serves as the director of engineering at Edwards Lifesciences. Efrain has a broad background of experience and expertise in the DMAIC method, Medical Device development, Root Cause Analysis, and Continuous Improvement, and holds a PhD focused in Engineering Management from Walden University.

Efrain Serrano
Edwards Lifesciences
Aaron Moncur, host

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Jared Geddes | Sell Your Woodworking CAD/Drawings Designs Online Apr 15, 2022

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Jared Geddes is a Boeing engineer by day and a YouTube woodworker by night. He has been a manufacturing engineer and a mechanical engineer and loves a good design. He uses his engineering background to design and build wooden furniture, structures, and toys which he shares on his YouTube channel (The Evening Woodworker).

In this episode, we’ll discuss his woodworking creations, and how he monetizes his woodworking hobby through his YouTube channel. He shares with us how he managed to sell his woodworking CAD models and drawings through his website, and even how he automated the process so that all he has to do is collect payments (pretty clever). We also discuss humanitarian engineering, how to get started into woodworking.

The Evening Woodworker

Jared Geddes

Rafael Testai, Cohost
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Scott Tarcy | The 4-Hour Workweek Mechanical Engineer Apr 08, 2022

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Scott Tarcy is an engineer by trade and now an entrepreneur and business owner who runs CADdesignhelp.com, helping inventors and companies bring their ideas to real parts. He is the host of the “Engineering Entrepreneur” podcast, about the engineering and technical side of entrepreneurship. His strategy is to interview engineers, designers and inventors who have created businesses around their inventions and products.

In this episode we discuss customer satisfaction and how to keep customers happy, as well as ideal work hours and team size. Scott gives some excellent input on why a bigger company doesn't necessarily mean more money or more freedom. He also talks about only working the hours you want and still having the lifestyle you desire.
You can contact Scott at info@caddesignhelp.com

Links:

https://www.tropicalmba.com/

https://www.etsy.com/shop/CADdesignhelp

https://inotc.org/

Rafael Testai, co-host

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Cliff Medling | Get to Know the “Born to Design” Podcast Host Apr 01, 2022

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Cliff Medling is the host of the Born to Design Podcast (for SOLIDWORKS). Experienced, talented marketing professional with significant success in developing and launching marketing campaigns for leading high technology organizations that support a worldwide sales force. Leads the strategy, content creation and demand generation efforts which target both customers and new prospects over several industries. Focused on meeting sales goals, driving engagement, and a positive customer/prospect experience. Manage campaigns from creation of content through delivery, including segmentation, localization, analytics and performance.

Johnnie Floyd: https://blogs.solidworks.com/solidworksblog/2022/01/words-of-wisdom-from-a-91-year-old-solidworks-user-podcast.html

PCOS Diva Podcast(Cliff’s wife): https://pcosdiva.com/

Cliff Medling LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cliffmedling/

Rafael Testai (cohost) LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/testai/

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Axel Krieger | Autonomous Robotics in the Medical Device Field Mar 25, 2022

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Have you ever wondered how medical robots work? Join us in this interview with medical device roboticist Axel Krieger to learn how his team developed a fully autonomous robot that has been shown to produce surgical results superior to those produced by human surgeons.

Axel is an assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the Johns Hopkins University where he leads a team of students, scientists, and engineers in the research and development of robotic tools and laparoscopic devices. A few of the projects he has led include the development of a surgical robot called the smart tissue autonomous robot (or STAR for short) and using 3D printing for surgical planning and patient specific implants.

https://imerse.lcsr.jhu.edu/

Aaron Moncur, host

ABOUT BEING AN ENGINEER

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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. 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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Ajay Panwar | Statistical Control Processes, Regression Analysis, and Philanthropy Mar 18, 2022

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What you will learn about in this episode:
· Statistical control processes
· Regression analysis
· JIT inventory management
· 5S methodology
· Angel investing
· Philanthropy

Ajay is a Sr. engineering manager at Medtronic, holds a master's degree in mechanical engineering from Arizona State University and an MBA from the University of California, Irvine. Ajay has a broad range of experience from working as a design engineer to cofounding a company to angel investing to philanthropy to leading engineering programs.
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!

ABOUT BEING AN ENGINEER

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Jacob Morrise | Acing Your Senior Capstone Engineering Project Mar 11, 2022

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Jacob Morrise has a decade of experience in product design, Jacob heads design and development at Morrise Products. As the father of 10 children, he is consistently pushing product designs to help individuals and family. Bachelor’s and Master’s Degrees in Mechanical Engineering from BYU-Idaho and BYU. Now he serves as adjunct faculty in Brigham, acting as a Capstone Coach helping a team senior engineering students on their final projects.

Jacob is the inventor on 5 issued patents and multiple other patents under review, primary mechanical designer on over 2 dozen products that have been brought to market, and a principle mechanical designer on products that have sold tens of thousands of units. You probably own or use products Jacob has designed.

You can find Jacob on his website here, or on LinkedIn here.

Starting and Growing My Business:

https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/self-reliance/course-materials/starting-and-growing-my-business

Co-host Rafael Testai: https://www.linkedin.com/in/testai/

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Ian McEachern | Artificial Hearts, Times Square LED Displays, & Engineering Freelancing Mar 04, 2022

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For over 15 years Ian has been helping cutting edge companies design highly complex products including artificial hearts, blood pumps, and class III medical devices. Products Ian has designed are in Times Square, the Disney Parks, the Smithsonian, and implanted in people around the world. Ian, I’m super excited to talk with you today, thank you for joining me on the show.

You can find Ian on his website here, or on LinkedIn here.

ABOUT BEING AN ENGINEER

The Being An Engineer podcast is brought to you by Pipeline Design & Engineering. Pipeline partners with medical & other device engineering teams who need turnkey equipment such as cycle test machines, custom test fixtures, automation equipment, assembly jigs, inspection stations and more. You can find us on the web at https://teampipeline.us
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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. 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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Watch the show on YouTube: www.youtube.com/@TeamPipelineus

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