Removing the Waterworld from Product Development
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Leads Marketing & Business Development for FictivTrue passion lies in transforming the manufacturing industryHaving worked at Caterpillar, Autodesk, and Kaiser Aluminum, he has seen first hand the waste and inefficiencies that permeate the marketFrom large Fortune 500 manufacturers to emerging technology startups, Mike has worked to solve a wide array of business challenges across the industryExperience with hardware entrepreneurs, manufacturing venture capital firms, large format additive manufacturing, closed-loop sensor networks, and fabrication of generative automotive chassis provide him a unique perspective on the rapidly changing landscape of manufacturing.At Fictiv he is currently focused on the disintermediation of traditional manufacturing supply chains and bringing distributed manufacturing to life for manufacturers of all sizes around the worldTrade and TariffsWhat has the impact of the recent Tariffs been on companies?What are some ways engineers can reduce the impact of the Tariffs?Counterfeit materialsThe Production GapWhat is the production gap?Problems scaling up? Manufacturers?Staying on BudgetTime DelaysQualityHow are companies overcoming these problems?People and CareersWhat does it mean to run lean?Do you think that the tariffs will have an emergent effect on lean operations? In the sense that to accommodate the increased cost of overseas business or switching to domestic fab, will business focus on other departments internally to squeeze out the fluff and fat of a product?Job Titles/DescriptionsHappiness or Satisfaction with work?Visit our Public Slack Channel and join the conversation in between episodes!