The Blueprint

On today’s episode, we chat with Marcus Lannie. Marcus graduated this past spring from Purdue university with a degree in mechanical engineering. This coming year Marcus will be pursuing his Master’s in ME with a concentration in Product Design from UC Berkeley. During his time at Purdue, Marcus Lannie grew the purdue ASME organization from 10 to 300 members, was receipt of the Purdue Engineering fellows award, the highest engineering honor at Purdue, and recently received the 2022 ASME Charles T. Main Student Section Leadership Gold Medal. On this second episode, we discuss aspects of moving on as a leader, pursuing a Masters degree, and tips for creative new professionals. 

We hope you enjoy this episode and thanks for Listening!

INFO:

Purdue ASME Website: https://www.purdueasme.com

Liam's Linkedln: linkedin.com/in/liam-kauffman

Aggy's Linkedln: linkedin.com/in/agathiyatharun

Expedition Success Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/5JvpEfMrkHalVDonUs5KwF?si=30632ef22c0f4731

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TIME STAMPS:

(00:20) - Hype Cycle

(4:20) - Maintaining Growth

(8:00) - Passing the Throne

(16:20) - Pursuing a Masters Degree

(19:20) - Allocating Time

(22:00) - Post College

(24:20) - Entrepreneurship

On today’s episode, we chat with Marcus Lannie. Marcus graduated this past spring from Purdue university with a degree in mechanical engineering. This coming year Marcus will be pursuing his Master’s in ME with a concentration in Product Design from UC Berkeley. During his time at Purdue, Marcus Lannie grew the purdue ASME organization from 10 to 300 members, was receipt of the Purdue Engineering fellows award, the highest engineering honor at Purdue, and recently received the 2022 ASME Charles T. Main Student Section Leadership Gold Medal. On this episode, we discuss the upbringing of Purdue ASME, how Marcus was able to ignite such growth, and the key focus points that can help other organizations achieve such growth.

We hope you enjoy this episode and thanks for Listening!

INFO:

Liam's Linkedln: linkedin.com/in/liam-kauffman

Aggy's Linkedln: linkedin.com/in/agathiyatharun

Expedition Success Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/5JvpEfMrkHalVDonUs5KwF?si=30632ef22c0f4731

GUEST REQUEST FORM AND FEEDBACK:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1qGYWon2QkNjlY_h8JDbgMgp5Jv8XuWSkIilCNZhkySg/edit

TIME STAMPS:

(1:14) - First Steps

(5:20) - Ideas to Reality

(8:45) - Finding Direction

(11:40) - Direction Over Goals

(14:00) - Committing 

(18:20) - Retaining Members

(24:20) - Building Trust

(31:10) - Building Diversity

(33:40) - Closing Remarks

On today’s episode, we sit down with Tom Costabile. Tom graduated from Manhattan College with a BS in Mechanical Engineering, and also holds an MBA from Long Island University. Tom has a rich history of leading high-quality teams and companies and is currently the executive director and national CEO of ASME. Our conversation with Tom touches on a variety of topics, spanning from his background, advice he has for students, and the countless opportunities that the ASME national organization offers for members. 

We hope you enjoy this episode and thanks for Listening!

INFO:

Liam's Linkedln: linkedin.com/in/liam-kauffman

Aggy's Linkedln: linkedin.com/in/agathiyatharun

Expedition Success Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/5JvpEfMrkHalVDonUs5KwF?si=30632ef22c0f4731

GUEST REQUEST FORM AND FEEDBACK:

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TIME STAMPS:

(1:35) - Favorite Part of Being CEO of ASME

(3:30) - ASME Organization Opportunities

(8:00) - Internship Opportunities

(10:10) - Building a Network

(12:20) - ASME’s Initiatives

(14:10) - Advice for Younger Students

(16:30) - Engineering Qualities

(19:20) - Balancing Listening and Taking Action

(21:00) - Follow Your Dream

(25:00) - Shifting Goals

(27:00) - Make a Decision

(28:10) - Key Turning Points

(30:40) - ASME’s Future   Goals

(35:30) - Closing Remarks

In this episode we sit down with current President of Purdue University, Mitch Daniels. Before leading as President of Purdue University for over 12 years, President Daniels was elected Governor of Indiana in 2004 and reelected in 2008. He was also the director of the Office of Management and Budget under President George W. Bush’s cabinet and a senior aide to President Ronald Reagan. Furthermore, he also worked in the private sector as Senior Vice President at Eli Lilly and Company, Indiana’s largest corporation. He is a graduate of the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University and has a J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center. He is also the author of the books "Keeping the Republic: Saving America by Trusting Americans." as well as “Aiming Higher: Words that changed a state.” In our talk, President Daniels discusses his political background, advice for leadership, Purdue initiatives, and goals for the future! 

Thanks for Listening!

INFO:

Liam's Linkedln: linkedin.com/in/liam-kauffman

Aggy's Linkedln: linkedin.com/in/agathiyatharun

Expedition Success Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/5JvpEfMrkHalVDonUs5KwF?si=30632ef22c0f4731

GUEST REQUEST FORM AND FEEDBACK:

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TIME STAMPS:

(1:40) - Political Background

(5:15) - Learning from Notable Figures

(6:50) - Making Tough Decisions

(9:30) - Balancing Opinion and University Views

(11:20) - Influences of Past Experience

(14:00) - Leading an Engineering Forced University 

(16:40) - Purdue Competitiveness vs Prestige 

(20:30) - Purdue Minority Initiatives

(22:50) - Open Later Controversy

(26:30) - Purdue In the Future

(30:30) - Closing Remarks

Tim Cole started out at Dupont as a process control engineer, where he worked for over 13 years before leaving to co-found Applied Control Engineering where he led and grew the company for over 30 years before retiring in 2017. On this episode, Tim provides plenty of insight regarding engineering and starting ACE. 

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INFO:

Purdue ASME Website: https://www.purdueasme.com

Liam's Linkedln: linkedin.com/in/liam-kauffman

Aggy's Linkedln: linkedin.com/in/agathiyatharun

GUEST REQUEST FORM AND FEEDBACK:

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TIME STAMPS: 

(1:00) - Getting into Engineering

(4:00) - Creating ACE

(6:30) - Gaining Traction

(7:30) - Networking

(9:30) - Challenges Starting Company

(12:30) - Technical Skills

(16:00) - Control Engineering Programming

(18:15) - Learning Process

(19:30) - Managing Risk

(22:30) - Being Well Rounded

(24:50) - Business Importance

(26:30) - Passing off the Throne

(28:55) - Closing Remarks

Dr. Joseph Chen attended Purdue University and has a Phd in Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering and has now been teaching at Purdue University for over 11 years. He has been unanimously awarded the Distinguished Faculty for Research award for his commitment to his students and is very well known for his popular Chenflix series where he is able to teach math in a very engaging and interesting format for students. In this episode, Chen details his journey to becoming a professor, provides advice for passionate students, and gives an overview of the research he has performed regarding space travel. 

Thanks for Listening! 

INFO:

Purdue ASME Website: https://www.purdueasme.com

Liam's Linkedln: linkedin.com/in/liam-kauffman

Aggy's Linkedln: linkedin.com/in/agathiyatharun

TIME STAMPS:

(1:50) - How to Approach Teaching

(4:45) - Making Mistakes

(5:30) - Professor Chen’s Up and Down Relationship with Math

(9:10) - Importance of Math in Technology

(11:50) - Pursuing Teaching

(14:20) - Balancing Learning and Teaching

(15:30) - Publications/Research

(17:45) - Interplanetary Trajectories

(19:55) - Traveling to Pluto vs Mars?

(22:00) - Working Through Challenges

(23:20) - Time Management

(24:40) - Advice for Young Driven Students

(28:20) - Checkpoints

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Jonathan Limp studied at Purdue University and graduated this past year with a Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering. In college, Jonathan led Purdue ASME as president and interned as a product design engineer at Amazon where he is now a full time product design engineer for Amazon’s Lab 126. On this episode, Jonathan details how he was able to land the Amazon internship, what advice he would give to career driven students, and what a product design engineer does. 

Thank you so much for listening!

INFO:

Purdue ASME Website: https://www.purdueasme.com

Liam's Linkedln: linkedin.com/in/liam-kauffman

Aggy's Linkedln: linkedin.com/in/agathiyatharun

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On the first episode of the ASME podcast, hosts Liam Kauffman and Aggy Tharun are joined by guests Marcus Lannie and Sajon Seaberg where they go deep into all Purdue ASME does. From hearing about Purdue ASME’s growth from only 10 members all the way to 300, to tips about gaining internships and launching a successful career, this episode demonstrates why being a part of Purdue ASME is unmatched.

Thanks for Listening! 

INFO:

Purdue ASME Website: https://www.purdueasme.com

Liam's Linkedln: linkedin.com/in/liam-kauffman

Aggy's Linkedln: linkedin.com/in/agathiyatharun

GUEST REQUEST FORM AND FEEDBACK:

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