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#16 - Mike Warznie: When in Germany, Be Like Mike
Mike is an engineer for Nissan outside of Detroit.
Mike is right 95% of the time
He became an engineer to be cool.
Decided he liked engineering only three years ago.
Fatigue failures – find your own k factor and are tough to solve
Don’t trust your memory – write everything down.
Evaluating silicone seals can be unexpected.
Doing lab reports in college is actually a useful skill
Physics doesn’t lie
Working in the shop is great experience
Rockets, salts, and airbags – all at one company
Everything is more complex and harder than it seems.
Applying FEA to playground equipment.
Engineering is a 24/7 job.
If a Japanese engineer says it may be difficult, it is probably impossible.
How to out German the Germans.
It is good to do no-thing.
Fictional engineering characters – How many can you name?
Bert's Company www.dexterityeng.com
Mike is an engineer for Nissan outside of Detroit.
Mike is right 95% of the time
He became an engineer to be cool.
Decided he liked engineering only three years ago.
Fatigue failures – find your own k factor and are tough to solve
Don’t trust your memory – write everything down.
Evaluating silicone seals can be unexpected.
Doing lab reports in college is actually a useful skill
Physics doesn’t lie
Working in the shop is great experience
Rockets, salts, and airbags – all at one company
Everything is more complex and harder than it seems.
Applying FEA to playground equipment.
Engineering is a 24/7 job.
If a Japanese engineer says it may be difficult, it is probably impossible.
How to out German the Germans.
It is good to do no-thing.
Fictional engineering characters – How many can you name?
Bert's Company www.dexterityeng.com
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