DUMB IT DOWN

DUMB IT DOWN

By Eric LarsenBusinessCareers
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DUMB IT DOWN episodes

  • BONUS) Vlad Dorosh - Ukraine-Russia Conflict & the Politics of Putin

    NOTE: Vlad and Eric recorded on Sunday 2/20 before Russian troops invaded. Vlad's family is safe, but our jovial conversation would have a much different tone if recorded later. Please keep all involved in your thoughts and prayers.

    Vlad re-joins the podcast for a bonus episode on his Ukrainian background, the history of Ukraine and Russia, and the current conflict.

    For the latest information:

    Anne Applebaum https://twitter.com/anneapplebaum

    Timothy Snyder https://twitter.com/TimothyDSnyder

    Gary Kasparov https://twitter.com/Kasparov63


    To keep up with Vlad:

    Personal https://www.instagram.com/vladdy_yankee/

    Work https://anchor.fm/dumbitdown/episodes/2-Vlad-Dorosh---International-Automotive-Engineer-e19vief

    54 min
  • Chris Morrow - Co-Founder on the job hunt
    Chris reflects on how his time as a mechanical engineering student and working in a rotational program helped him learn the skills needed to co-found the business he helps run today.
    (0:00) Intro
    (4:20) High school: applications, engineering internship
    (11:30) freshman year Chris
    (12:00) Park Scholarship
    (16:15) Why Chris chose mechanical, if he’d change it?
    (20:30) Senior Chris - rotational programs
    (25:05) Chris’s ABB “PALS” Rotational program
    (33:10) Other ABB roles
    (35:30) Credibility of an engineering degree
    (39:40) Chris’s entrepreneurial project - VC Labs
    (44:30) Identifying Interests - how to identify interests!
    (50:30) Q&A - biggest screw up
    (54:40) Q&A - what’s your perfect project
    1 hr 4 min
  • George Marshall - Process Engineer ready for retirement
    George speaks on graduating from chemical engineering despite not being taught the right skills to be a process engineer, and how he's eyeing an early retirement.
    (0:00) Intro
    (3:30) High School George
    (8:30) Getting into Engineering at NC State
    (10:50) Applying for jobs in the “real world”
    (16:55) Working as a process engineer in Bridgestone’s tire plant
    (21:50) Why George left Bridgestone
    (25:15) Success story - $100k in savings!
    (28:30) $300k more in savings at Kimberly Clark
    (35:45) George eyes retirement
    (42:10) Do you need to go to college at all?
    49 min
  • Stephen Haskell - Biomedical to Pharma plus an MBA
    Combining tech with healthcare, Stephen shares how he's found success from biomedical engineering to pharmaceuticals, with an MBA on the side.
    (0:00) Intro & High School Chemistry Video
    (3:08) Math & Science, UNC, engineering
    (5:26) Biomedical engineering at UNC
    (8:10) Interest in Pharmaceuticals
    (11:56) Atrium Health internship, post-Grad internship at GSK
    (18:27) GSK rotational program - sales to marketing
    (22:40) GSK sales operations and back to marketing role
    (25:11) Back to UNC for remote, part-time MBA
    (39:19) Q&A
    https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephen-haskell-2b44796a/
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wWUYHHo-zB0
    #engineering #engineeringcareers #biomedicalengineering #dumbitdown
    50 min
  • Kevin McCann - Making Processes, Software, and Beer Better
    Kevin makes processes better; from industrial engineering, to Salesforce consultant, to making dog treats from beer waste!
    (0:00) Intro
    (4:15) Civil engineering leanings to selecting Industrial
    (11:39) What do Industrial Engineers do?!
    (16:05) Starting at IBM's Process Excellence team, moving to Salesforce
    (23:18) What is Salesforce?
    (28:08) Sales Operations Analyst at Redhat
    (37:38) LinkedIn DM - leading to Consultant at Cloud Giants
    (47:07) Passion projects - dog treats and nanobreweries
    (53:24) Q&A + Kevin's Advice
    https://www.goodboydogtreats.co/
    https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevin-j-mccann/
    1 hr 8 min
  • Curtis Martin - Chemical Engineer to Pharma PhD
    Curtis chats about how biochemistry, pharmaceuticals, and data science (plus football) intersected throughout his undergrad, PhD, and professional projects.
    (0:00) Intro
    (7:05) High school pull to chemical engineering
    (10:47) Applying to college - football + academics
    (14:25) Internships and decision to go to grad school
    (22:37) Masters vs PhD for chemical engineering/STEM
    (29:21) Applying to grad school in biochemical space
    (34:05) Purdue program and thesis
    (39:27) Current job supporting the Navy
    (43:20) New job at NIH’s National Cancer Institute
    (46:30) Q&A
    54 min
  • Jess Rose - Industrial Engineer who fell into Healthcare
    Jess was an engineer from Day 1, as both of her parents were too. Directed to Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISE), Jess went to NC State and got into Healthcare, now working for GE!
    Add Jess on LinkedIn! https://www.linkedin.com/in/jessicalrose/
    (0:00) Intro
    (2:17) Parent’s engineering influence - the biggest regret of Jess’s childhood
    (6:38) applying to schools
    (9:06) choosing Industrial & Systems Engineering (ISE) at NC State
    (13:32) “Falling into healthcare”
    (18:30) Studying abroad in Prague
    (21:35) First job - Premiere Healthcare
    (29:27) Second job - GE Healthcare - Virtual ICU
    (41:35) “Engineering opens doors”
    (45:30) Q&A - biggest screw up, mentorship, etc
    1 hr 2 min
  • FAQs with Eric

    Eric shares the questions he's gotten from listeners to clear up some confusion.

    (0:00) Intro

    (1:10) Q1: Why did you start this podcast?

    (3:30) Q2: Is this only for engineers?

    (4:50) Q3: what is the format?

    (6:28) Q4: How can I get in touch?

    8 min

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