Send us Fan Mail Kyle Valiton graduated from Cal Poly in 2010 with a degree in Mechanical Engineering and has since gained experience in a wide variety of roles from web development to R&D engineering to operations consulting. http://buildlaunch.net Aaron Moncur, host Subscribe to the show to get notified so you don't miss new episodes every Friday. The Being An Engineer podcast is brought to you by Pipeline Design & Engineering. Pipeline partners with medical & other device engineer...
Oct 13, 2023•44 min•Season 4Ep. 39
Send us Fan Mail Ahmed Wasfy holds a master of applied science degree in electrical and computer engineering. He has worked as a senior engineer and engineering manager at software giants Microsoft, Amazon, and Google. In addition to his current role at Amazon, he also coaches engineers on how to become great tech leaders through a structured framework he has pieced together during his own years in leadership. https://www.thethrivingem.com/home Aaron Moncur, host Subscribe to the show to get not...
Oct 06, 2023•48 min•Season 4Ep. 38
Send us Fan Mail Troy Nergaard has bachelor’s and master’s degrees in electrical engineering. He has held roles ranging from project engineer to CEO, and is currently the head of controls and embedded systems at Lightship , where he and his team are designing and producing an aerodynamic, battery-powered trailer that liberates travelers from the noise, emissions, and range anxiety of gas RVing. Being an Engineer Survey link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/WHJ9SGD Survey participants will be ente...
Sep 29, 2023•41 min•Season 4Ep. 37
Send us Fan Mail Wes Schwie is a dreamer and innovator who loves solving problems. He uses his skills as a patent attorney, engineer, entrepreneur, and business executive to bring ideas to life. Wes is the founder and a patent attorney at Gallium Law , a boutique intellectual property law firm. He is also a co-founder and the General Counsel at Innovelis , a company that makes innovative mounts for home electronics. Many of their products can be found in Apple Stores worldwide. Wes is an animal ...
Sep 22, 2023•37 min•Season 4Ep. 36
Send us Fan Mail Shawn Patterson has developed an expertise in Process Development for electro-optical and mechanical engineering platforms. Shawn has taken prototype engineering efforts and carefully improved upon aspects of their thermal management, method of assembly, and package design. https://rusticrockmusic.com/ Aaron Moncur, host Outro music: Blue Ocean was written, arranged and mixed by Shawn Sinohui in Phoenix, Arizona 2022 Music: Shawn Sinohui on acoustic guitars, harmonica and vocals...
Sep 15, 2023•55 min•Season 4Ep. 35
Send us Fan Mail In this episode of the Being An Engineer Podcast, we have Carla Minett, a Leadership Program Strategist and Consultant at Minett Consulting which she founded. Carla helps engineering organizations create and implement leadership development programs to transform high-performing engineers into high-impact leaders. Aaron Moncur, host Subscribe to the show to get notified so you don't miss new episodes every Friday. The Being An Engineer podcast is brought to you by Pipeline Design...
Sep 08, 2023•43 min•Season 4Ep. 34
Send us Fan Mail Michael de Gregorio holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees, as well as a PhD, in mechanical engineering. His background includes biomechanical research on the human hand, understanding injury modes due to IED explosions & automobile accidents, and currently serves as the Assistant Dean of Engineering at Grand Canyon University . Aaron Moncur, host Subscribe to the show to get notified so you don't miss new episodes every Friday. The Being An Engineer podcast is brought to you...
Sep 01, 2023•46 min•Season 4Ep. 33
Send us Fan Mail Brooke McDonald holds a Bachelor’s degree in biomedical engineering and has deep experience in medical device reprocessing as well as in developing new medical devices. Brooke currently works as a staff research and development engineer on novel approaches to combating brain tumors. https://gtmedtech.com/ Aaron Moncur, host Subscribe to the show to get notified so you don't miss new episodes every Friday. The Being An Engineer podcast is brought to you by Pipeline Design & E...
Aug 25, 2023•45 min•Season 4Ep. 32
Send us Fan Mail Danny Pane is a mechanical engineer and senior principal engineer at Edwards Lifesciences. Danny has experience as an engineering expert witness and in process development, and is also an active user of OnShape, a modern cloud-based CAD program we’ve talked a little about on the podcast before. Aaron Moncur, host Subscribe to the show to get notified so you don't miss new episodes every Friday. The Being An Engineer podcast is brought to you by Pipeline Design & Engineering....
Aug 18, 2023•58 min•Season 4Ep. 31
Send us Fan Mail Dhruv Bhate holds bachelor's and master’s degrees as well as a PhD in mechanical engineering and is currently the program chair at Arizona State University for their manufacturing engineering program. Dhruv has extensive experience in additive manufacturing, as well as in bio-inspired design https://asknature.org/ https://elicit.org/ https://www.deepdyve.com/ Aaron Moncur, host Subscribe to the show to get notified so you don't miss new episodes every Friday. The Being An Engine...
Aug 11, 2023•49 min•Season 4Ep. 30
Send us Fan Mail Drew Devitt is founder and CTO at New Way Air Bearings where they manufacture porous media air bearings for high precision friction free motion applications. If you have ever had an application in which you need frictionless motion, this episode is for you. New Way’s porous media air bearings are like magic in their ability to move loads with precision and ease. https://www.youtube.com/@drewdevitt Aaron Moncur, host Subscribe to the show to get notified so you don't miss new epi...
Aug 04, 2023•55 min•Season 4Ep. 29
Send us Fan Mail Kevin Distelhurst holds both a bachelor's and a master’s degree in electrical engineering and has spent his career to date in the world of semiconductor manufacturing where he develops techniques and tools, leads projects, and trains and mentors new engineers and technicians. Join our conversation to learn more about what semiconductors are, how they are manufactured, and what some of the sources of defects are. Subscribe to the show to get notified so you don't miss new episode...
Jul 28, 2023•47 min•Season 4Ep. 28
Send us Fan Mail This is Ian’s second appearance on the BAE podcast, a distinction shared by only one a handful of others. Ian McEachern is back to talk about R&D engineering today, in this, episode 5 of 6 of our R&D series, exploring what it is to be an R&D engineer, and how this role is unique from other engineering roles. For over 15 years, Ian has been helping cutting edge companies design highly complex products including artificial hearts, blood pumps, and class III medical dev...
Jul 21, 2023•48 min•Season 4Ep. 27
Send us Fan Mail This Fall we are launching a brand new platform of tools, education, and community to dramatically accelerate the speed of engineering. This platform is specifically built for teams who develop physical goods, such as machines, devices, and consumer products. If you are a mechanical engineer, R&D engineer, process development engineer, mechanical designer, product development engineer, or similar, we think you’ll love what we’re working on. More info to come soon, so keep yo...
Jul 21, 2023•1 min
Send us Fan Mail Derek Recker holds both bachelor’s and master’s degrees in mechanical engineering is a certified Solidworks professional, and currently works for The Hawthorne Gardening company, a subsidiary of the Scotts Miracle-Gro company. Join our conversation to learn the communication pro tips Derek uses to communicate with cross functional teams, as well as his favorite tools as an R&D engineer. Subscribe to the show to get notified so you don't miss new episodes every Friday. The Be...
Jul 14, 2023•32 min•Season 4Ep. 26
Send us Fan Mail Mac Fortune holds a bachelor’s degree in engineering management with an emphasis on mechanical engineering. He has grown a successful career in the medical device industry with focuses on medical imaging, orthopaedic trauma and artificial intelligence. He also has experience building, training, and managing sales teams and managing product portfolios. In this episode learn about the role Mac holds in which he gets to combine entrepreneurialism, technology, and business, and how ...
Jul 07, 2023•42 min•Season 4Ep. 25
Send us Fan Mail Rushabh Dhapodkar is a mechanical engineer who has held several R&D roles and is currently working at Leggett & Platt , a furniture and home furnishings manufacturer. Aaron Moncur, host Subscribe to the show to get notified so you don't miss new episodes every Friday. 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 like cycle test machines,...
Jun 30, 2023•31 min•Season 4Ep. 25
Send us Fan Mail Roland Schwarz is a mechanical engineer who has held several R&D roles and is currently working at Surfaceink , a product design & development consultancy. Aaron Moncur, host Subscribe to the show to get notified so you don't miss new episodes every Friday. 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 like cycle test machines, custom tes...
Jun 23, 2023•40 min•Season 4Ep. 24
Send us Fan Mail Dean Jensen received both bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Electrical Engineering from Brigham Young University in 1990 and 1991, respectively, and a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering at the University of California, Los Angeles in 1994. He has been a Professor at BYU since 1994 and is currently Dean of the Ira A. Fulton College of Engineering. He has taught courses in electromagnetics, high-frequency circuit design, and signal processing for communications. He is also cofounded...
Jun 16, 2023•47 min•Season 4Ep. 23
Send us Fan Mail James Rogers holds a bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering and a master’s degree in additive manufacturing, and has substantial experience in both design and production. He is particularly interested in early-stage product development and rapid prototyping technologies, and says that in a perfect world he would spend his career putting humanity on other worlds and out among the stars, but in the meantime Medical Device work is a great way to help human kind! In this episod...
Jun 09, 2023•41 min•Season 4Ep. 22
Send us Fan Mail Daniel Campbell is VP of Model-Based Definition at Capvidia . He has more than 20 years of experience in the field of digital metrology, software design, and model-based definition. He is also currently the Chair of the ANSI Working Group, and a member of the Board of Directors of the Dimensional Metrology Standards Consortium. In this episode learn about Model Based Definition (MBD) and how large companies are using it to streamline workflows and increase efficiency in manufact...
Jun 02, 2023•37 min•Season 4Ep. 21
Send us Fan Mail Emma McFadden is a senior engineering technician at a large medical device company in their Sleep Therapy new product development group. Emma holds an associate’s degree in electronics engineering technology, a bachelor’s degree in technical management, and a master’s degree in project management. In this episode Emma shares with us how engineers can most effectively work with technicians by employing an “elbow to elbow” strategy. She also provides insight into how engineers can...
May 26, 2023•31 min•Season 4Ep. 20
Send us Fan Mail Ray Fikes has worked for over 40 years as a prosthetist at his company Fikes Brace & Limb . With more than 45 patents and patent pending's, he has been engineering solutions to solve the most challenging failed prosthesis cases. In addition to traditional techniques, Ray also has deep experience using cutting edge technology such as 3d printers, laser scanners, and CNC machines to develop prosthetic solutions. Aaron Moncur, host https://www.combscan.com/ https://meshmixer.co...
May 19, 2023•46 min•Season 4Ep. 19
Send us Fan Mail Sarah Bilger has over 7 years of experience in Mechanical Engineering and holds a Bachelor of Science in Energy Engineering. Some of the tools Sarah has developed over the years include managing multiple complex projects simultaneously, working as part of a team, and time management and organizational skills. She is also passionate about helping others pursue a career in STEM and advocating for inclusion and representation of women in the industry. https://enteringmotherhood.pod...
May 12, 2023•49 min•Season 4Ep. 18
Send us Fan Mail This episode is the chicken soup for the soul of engineering. Without doubt, the most inspirational episode we’ve recorded to date as Andy Wells shares with us how he and his company have helped elevate those in poverty and given their lives purpose and success. Along the way, he shares some very practical info about manufacturing tolerances and growing a manufacturing business, as well. Andy Wells is founder and CEO of Wells Technology , a manufacturing company in Minnesota. An...
May 05, 2023•1 hr 1 min•Season 4Ep. 18
Send us Fan Mail Julie Schulte is co founder and CEO at Chamfr, where their goal is to help make product development faster by connecting engineers with suppliers of medical components. If you are an engineer in the medical device space, this episode is for you. Subscribe to the show to get notified so you don't miss new episodes every Friday. The Being An Engineer podcast is brought to you by Pipeline Design & Engineering. Pipeline partners with medical & other device engineering teams ...
Apr 28, 2023•38 min•Season 4Ep. 17
Send us Fan Mail 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...
Apr 21, 2023•1 hr 6 min•Season 4Ep. 16
Send us Fan Mail 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. https://www.consciousdesignbook.com/ Aaron Moncur, host We hope you enjoyed this episode of the Being an Engineer Podcast. Help us rank as the #1 engineering podcast on Appl...
Apr 14, 2023•44 min•Season 4Ep. 15
Send us Fan Mail 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....
Apr 07, 2023•51 min•Season 4Ep. 14
Send us Fan Mail 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 thei...
Mar 31, 2023•46 min•Season 4Ep. 13
