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S2E52 Robert States | Solving Failures and the “Been There Done That” Engineering Strategy


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Robert States shares how he started as a plastics engineer and his experiences working with multinational corporations.  You should check out the part where he shares his experiences that led to him joining his current company.  We also tackle what his life has been like now, which he describes being highly focused on driving the careers of his team members. 

Robert holds a bachelor’s degree in plastics engineering and an MBA from Penn State. He is a principal at Stress Engineering Services, where he and his team provide comprehensive design, analysis, and testing services to industries from Plastics to Packaging, Materials to Testing, Medical to Pharmaceutical, Pipelines to Power, and Measurements to Forensics.


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About Being An Engineer

The Being An Engineer podcast is a repository for industry knowledge and a tool through which engineers learn about and connect with relevant companies, technologies, people resources, and opportunities. We feature successful mechanical engineers and interview engineers who are passionate about their work and who made a great impact on the engineering community.

The Being An Engineer podcast is brought to you by Pipeline Design & Engineering. Pipeline partners with medical & other device engineering teams who need turnkey equipment such as cycle test machines, custom test fixtures, automation equipment, assembly jigs, inspection stations and more. You can find us on the web at www.teampipeline.us

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