Daniel McCaulley, CEO and founder of Ultimus Engineering, will tell us all about his journey from sports nerd to a mechanical engineer. Together we talk about the importance of soft-skills (even if you don’t plan on owning a business) and what engineering really teaches us. Spoiler alert: it’s not how to solve the Bernoulli equations.
Join us to hear about:
- What engineering is actually about
- The soft-skill that you’re probably missing
- How to find a mentor (and why you need one)
- Arnold Schwarzenegger
- How to build a building
- Why design-build is a better approach to construction then your usual group project
- Not liking your first job (and why that is okay)
Check out the books we mentioned:
The 5 levels of leadership by John C. Maxwell
Escape from Nexus Labs by Carolina Sofia Carreira
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Daniel McCaulley is the founder of Ultimus Engineering and a mechanical engineer with over a decade of experience in the oil, gas, and construction industries, who also holds an MBA. As lead designer on construction projects exceeding $80M, he advocates investing more engineering effort upfront to reduce long-term costs and complications. His approach integrates rigorous technical execution with a relationship-driven mindset, treating every project as mission-critical to the client.
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