#22 - Matt De Remer: Every Product is Important
Matt has his own engineering consulting firm, engineered. (Updated since released)
- In high school, bought an RC car instead of a real car.
- He chose engineering over art.
- UMass Amherst had a program to help choose which branch of engineering.
- Mechanical engineering degrees can go into a wide variety of fields.
- In college, engineers need to problem solve and then keep learning.
- Small development firms – some formal training but lots of on-the-job training.
- Specialization vs generalization.
- Entrepreneurism is in our families.
- Matt learned from his father’s example.
- Virtual networking has it pros and cons.
- Matt is a Solidworks Certified Professional – speed is a key aspect of the test.
- Take the EIT sooner rather than later.
- PE exam did not have something that fit his field.
- Looks back fondly on his entire career.
- Saw a firefighting tool he worked on and saw it at Smokey the Bear’s birthday party.
- Worked on lung transport tool that keeps them “breathing.”
- 95% of the use cases are easy. The edge cases are what challenge you.
- Likes gravel biking.
- Solving wedding problems.
Reach Matt – Matt@engineeredpd.com
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