Collaborative with Spencer Krause

Join us as we speak with Ricardo Olivares about his 17-year journey at NASA where he has climbed the ranks through various engineering and management positions. In this episode, Ricardo talks about some of the many different groups he has worked for at NASA and their relative subcultures, what's it's like to load cargo into a SpaceX rocket, and some of the process that goes into performing research and development at the highest echelon.   

Additionally, Spencer - who worked briefly at SpaceX - and Ricardo speculate about what drives a person to want to work on the Space program and run through some of the steps they took to pursue a career in space exploration.   

On a more somber note, Ricardo explains the sequence of events leading up to the Space shuttle Columbia explosion and recalls what it was like to be in the room when it happened.  

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Join us as we speak with robotics engineer and entrepreneur, Brad Kriel. In this episode Brad and Spencer trade stories about what it's like to work in an advanced Research and Development group within a large corporation vs working in smaller companies and startups.  

This is made more interesting by the fact that Brad and Spencer worked at Caterpillar and Joy Mining simultaneously as robotics engineers. We look at the culture and risk profile of the mining industry, as well as some clever "blocking strategies" that Caterpillar used to make it more difficult for Joy Mining to compete with them.   

We take an honest view of the good, the bad, and the ugly of starting a product or service company from scratch, and we tell stories about our past, present, and future endeavors. Brad is a very intelligent guy and an excellent storyteller so don't miss this episode.  

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Join us as we speak with veteran technologist and all-around great guy, Caz Mostowy. In this episode, Caz tells us about coming up with several now-legendary figures at Maya Design and what it was like to run Bossa Nova Robotics' hardware division. We also discuss what it takes to be a technologist now vs. what it took in the past. The episode really goes downhill when, after several glasses of straight whiskey, we tell war stories about NYC and Jersey City involving grand theft auto, armed robbery, and so much more. This is a raw one, folks, so be sure to check it out.

*Andy Norman, referenced 5-minutes into the episode, prefers the title "philosophical counselor" to "therapist." Given what he does, it is a better fit. You can learn more about Andy's book, "Mental Immunity," at https://andynorman.org/mental-immunity

Join us as we discuss the intricacies of product development, industrial automation, horrific shop injuries, and more.