Rare engineering job opportunity

Handshake

Hot job opportunity in rotating machinery development. Please forward out to your networks and let’s make some engineer very, very happy.

TripIt: Best new weapon in my business travel arsenal

If Mel Gibson were a salesman

Are you a road warrior? Do yourself a favor and check out my new favorite business travel tool, TripIt.

The Curses of Knowledge and Egocentricity

Is your spouse bewildered by your work stories? Do you think any engineer with a 4 year degree is worthless if she can’t learn CAD? You might be suffering from the curses in this article.

Podcast 003: Vuuch CEO, Chris Williams

Chris Williams

Vuuch is a product focused on social product development. Several engineers just read that sentence and felt ill. In this audio interview, I get to the bottom of the Vuuch value proposition with CEO, Chris Williams.

Blogging and social media: what’s in it for you?

Some thoughts on why you should start a blog today… even if you currently think social media is stupid.

Book review: A Whole New Mind

A whole new mind

A quick review of Dan Pink’s book about turning to your right brain in the era of Asia, Abundance, and Automation.

How to drive innovation with simulation

A blue dot named Ed

In this video, I try my hand at a new style of simplistic storytelling to show how SpaceClaim can impact the CAE process.

Cumulus Computing

Liftoff

Why are so many people scared of moving 3D modeling into the cloud? Doesn’t seem so shocking to me. Here is a list of some of my favorite cloud-based apps that perform just fine without being tethered to the ground. Please share your favorites in the comments section.

See me at the NAFEMS UK 2010 Conference

Some red and black triangles

I’m thrilled to report that I’ve been selected to present at the NAFEMS UK 2010 event on June 8-9. NAFEMS is the largest (only?) not-for-profit association focused on CAE awareness, training, and education.

Podcast 002: MatWeb Director, Dr. Dale Kipp

Dale Kipp

MatWeb is a great online resource for all engineers. With searchable properties for over 76,000 materials, you are sure to find the right material for your application.

I recently interviewed one of MatWeb’s founders, Dr. Dale Kipp, to learn more about the service.