Send us Fan Mail Sam Wicoff is a biomedical engineer specializing in the design of mechanical fixtures and PCBs which form part of production assembly lines. Working closely with 3rd-party vendors and machine shops, Sam handles the entire design life cycle from design conception to implementation on the production floor. 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....
Aug 26, 2022•35 min•Season 3Ep. 32
Send us Fan Mail Brett Dooley is a mechanical engineer at Bosch-Rexroth . He collaborates with business owners and engineers to develop targeted solutions for motion control and automation challenges. He uses his wide experience in business development, industrial repair, and a decade as an electronics tech in the US Navy submarine force to ensure delivery of an effective and robust automation system. Aaron Moncur, host We hope you enjoyed this episode of the Being an Engineer Podcast. Help us r...
Aug 19, 2022•50 min•Season 3Ep. 31
Send us Fan Mail In her first podcast appearance since her breakthrough hit podcasting series “ Scared of Everything ,” Kayla Moncur makes her debut on the Being An Engineer podcast to share with the engineering community what it’s like being married to an engineer. She explains a concept called “emotions” and how normal people have them, and how engineers can learn to read these “emotions” in order to communicate basic needs with their spouses. Kayla also introduces her best-selling tool for ma...
Aug 12, 2022•30 min•Season 3Ep. 30
Send us Fan Mail Dylan is a manufacturing & R&D engineering manager at Protolabs , where he and his team manufacture prototypes and low-volume production parts using 3D printing, CNC machining and injection molding & other manufacturing processes. 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 Podca...
Aug 05, 2022•47 min•Season 3Ep. 29
Send us Fan Mail Daniel Lazier is a hands-on problem solver with a background in mechanical engineering and product development. These days, however, Daniel spends his time as product marketing manager at Markforged where they make industrial strength 3D printed parts made of Nylon, carbon fiber, and metal. 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 catego...
Jul 29, 2022•47 min•Season 3Ep. 28
Send us Fan Mail Ray Baker is the business development manager at IJ Research (a leading supplier of hermetically sealed brazed assemblies). He has held roles in sales, pneumatic applications specialist, accounting, and holds an MBA in business, management and marketing. And as if that weren’t enough, he also DJs and emcees parties. 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 ca...
Jul 22, 2022•49 min•Season 3Ep. 28
Send us Fan Mail Who is Michael Kubba? Michael Kubba is an experienced and hands-on product development leader who has led hardware, systems, manufacturing and operations teams across multiple industries including wearables, robotics and consumer electronics. Michael has a passion for user-centric design and a focus on taking products from concept to production. A few companies for which Michael has worked include Apple, Google, and Tesla, and he currently serves as COO at Fellow , where they pr...
Jul 15, 2022•1 hr•Season 3Ep. 27
Send us Fan Mail Jeff Gothelf helps organizations build better products and executives build the cultures that build better products. He is the co-author of the award-winning book Lean UX and the Harvard Business Review Press book Sense & Respond . Starting off as a software designer, Jeff now works as a coach, consultant and keynote speaker helping companies bridge the gaps between business agility, digital transformation, product management and human-centered design. Most recently Jeff co-...
Jul 08, 2022•42 min•Season 3Ep. 26
Send us Fan Mail Zach White is a widely regarded coach known for changing the game in engineering career & leadership coaching. He has worked with hundreds of engineering leaders from top technology companies, to industry leaders in manufacturing and design. Zach is the Founder and CEO of Oasis of Courage, known as OACO, a fast-growing company with unique and proven coaching programs exclusively for engineers. He also hosts a top rated show, The Happy Engineer Podcast. Topics and questions d...
Jul 01, 2022•46 min•Season 3Ep. 25
Send us Fan Mail Ashutosh Shukla holds a degree in mechanical engineering and has worked for esteemed brands such as Bose, Apple, Snap (makers of Snapchat) and Facebook (now Meta). Over the years Ash has served in the roles of mechanical design engineer, mechanical engineering manager, product design engineer, and currently serves as Director of Mechanical Engineering at Rivian. Bonus Content: After the show Ash shared the S.T.A.R. method with me (not his invention, but has been used to great su...
Jun 24, 2022•52 min•Season 3Ep. 24
Send us Fan Mail Lisa Lloyd is a veteran inventor/entrepreneur, voracious learner, and wicked good problem solver. She licensed her first product, the French Twister, when she was only 23 and went on to license 6 more to major household names. She also won the coveted investment of Daymond John on Shark Tank and has appeared on numerous talk shows like Dr. Phil, GMA and Fox News featuring her success. Now she helps inventors around the world go from "What if?" to "WOW!" https://www.theinventiona...
Jun 17, 2022•53 min•Season 3Ep. 23
Send us Fan Mail Chris Luecke helps industrial companies turn marketing expenses into marketing investments. He is a podcaster, marketer, and self-proclaimed "media maverick" in the manufacturing industry. As the host of the podcast Manufacturing Happy Hour , Chris interviews leaders in the industrial sector to simplify and explore the latest trends and technologies impacting modern manufacturers. In this episode, we discuss how engineers and manufacturers can more effectively tell their story t...
Jun 10, 2022•21 min•Season 3Ep. 23
Send us Fan Mail In this episode we talk about the nuts and bolts of how implantable pacemakers and defibrillators work, the difference between a principal engineer vs an individual contributor/project engineer, and how to ensure your team is developing the correct product (as opposed to simply developing the product correctly). Idara Uko holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees in electrical engineering, as well as an MBA. Working at Medtronic where he serves as Director of Software Operations, he...
Jun 03, 2022•48 min•Season 3Ep. 22
Send us Fan Mail Crispin Weinberg is an anatomical engineer & entrepreneur, and President of Biomedical Modeling Inc. , which produces 3D printed patient-specific models for surgeons and providing anatomical engineering services for medical device designers. Previously he served as Chief Scientific Officer of Angio-Oncology Sciences, Inc., co-founder of Organogenesis Inc., and Research Fellow at MIT. PhD (Neurobiology), Harvard University SM (Physics), SB (Mathematics), the University of Chi...
May 27, 2022•43 min•Season 3Ep. 21
Send us Fan Mail A senior mechanical engineer at Intuitive Surgical, Joe Bogusky has been working in the medical device engineering field for 25 years. Joe’s focus is developing innovative, minimally invasive medical devices and he has been involved with every stage of the process from identifying the clinical need through manufacturing. Most recently, Joe’s experience has been focused on engineering surgical robots. Links: Joe Bogusky, LinkedIn Intuitive Aaron Moncur, host We hope you enjoyed t...
May 20, 2022•44 min•Season 3Ep. 20
Send us Fan Mail Matt Perez has been training users for the past 12 years and has worked professionally in CAD and CAM solutions for over 20 years. Through his company, CADucation , he provides top level content creation services to software companies, helping train the next generation of designers, inventors and creators. His company company provides CAD and CAM digital training. He spends his time and energy creating educational content helping designers, engineers and machinists connect the d...
May 13, 2022•41 min•Season 3Ep. 19
Send us Fan Mail 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 experie...
May 06, 2022•35 min•Season 3Ep. 18
Send us Fan Mail 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,...
Apr 29, 2022•33 min•Season 3Ep. 17
Send us Fan Mail 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 ABOUT BEING AN ENGINEER The Being an Engineer podcast is a repository for industry knowledge and a tool through whi...
Apr 22, 2022•44 min•Season 3Ep. 16
Send us Fan Mail 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 man...
Apr 15, 2022•35 min•Season 3Ep. 15
Send us Fan Mail 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 k...
Apr 08, 2022•48 min•Season 3Ep. 14
Send us Fan Mail 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 custom...
Apr 01, 2022•28 min•Season 3Ep. 13
Send us Fan Mail 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 too...
Mar 25, 2022•32 min•Season 3Ep. 12
Send us Fan Mail 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 philanthro...
Mar 18, 2022•42 min•Season 3Ep. 11
Send us Fan Mail 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 paten...
Mar 11, 2022•39 min•Season 3Ep. 10
Send us Fan Mail 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 p...
Mar 04, 2022•47 min•Season 3Ep. 9
Send us Fan Mail Gerhard Pawelka is co-founder of Cooper Perkins, Part of PA Consulting. Previously, Gerhard was CEO of Tune, creator of the Power-Tap cycling computer, a company he co-founded after spending nine years at IDEO, an international product design consultancy. Prior to Tune and IDEO, Gerhard was an engineer at Cannondale, and earned a BS in Mechanical Engineering and an MA in International Relations. Rafael Testai (cohost) The Being An Engineer podcast is brought to you by Pipeline D...
Feb 25, 2022•38 min•Season 3Ep. 8
Send us Fan Mail Allison holds both bachelors and masters degrees in biomedical engineering from Cal Poly and currently works as a Sr. program manager at a startup where their team is revolutionizing cell therapy manufacturing. She also has a passion for sharing career advice relevant to US tech jobs and contributes to the engineering community through her TikTok and LinkedIn profiles. The Being An Engineer podcast is brought to you by Pipeline Design & Engineering. Pipeline partners with me...
Feb 18, 2022•39 min•Season 3Ep. 7
Send us Fan Mail Neil Thompson holds degrees in materials engineering and biomedical engineering. Neil has held roles as a product development engineer, freelance writer, patent agent, professional speaker, business development manager, author and company founder. You can find him online at teachthegeek.com , askuncleneil , & youtube.teachthegeek.com . Neil, thank you so much for joining me today. ABOUT BEING AN ENGINEER The Being an Engineer podcast is a repository for industry knowledge an...
Feb 11, 2022•43 min•Season 3Ep. 6
Send us Fan Mail Anthony Fasano is a Civil Engineer and founder of the Engineering Management Institute where his team helps Engineers Become More Effective Managers and Leaders through People Skills Development. Anthony is also a TEDx speaker, a podcaster, a PE, and an author. ABOUT BEING AN ENGINEER 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 opportun...
Feb 04, 2022•54 min•Season 3Ep. 5
