• Vocational schools aren't what they used to be.
• From Porsche 911 dreams to Miata reality to Bughatti dreams. Or maybe just an MG.
• Jet engineer or rocket scientist? You decide.
• Jet engines are hot, Tom makes them cool.
• Material science and better cooling have made jets are way more efficient than they used to be.
• Solving problems is AWESOME!
• If you are a young engineer, don’t be afraid to open your mouth and make a suggestion. It might not be a dumb idea.
• Just being an engineer is good for Tom (and Bert)
• A temporary move out of aviation was a good move.
• Keeping your eyes open and being opportunistic is more important than career planning.
• GEs practice of moving new engineers around is a good thing.
• Why Bert liked Busch Stadium.
• RVing and the 2024 eclipse.
• If he wasn’t an engineer, he’d be a pilot. It’s not too late…
• You got to make your own path and happiness in your job.

More about Bert and for your alt-code card, go to www.Dexterityeng.com.

• First guest outside of US.
• Before becoming an engineer, he was going to go into religious life.
• Started in engineering in quality but didn’t want to wear safety shoes.
• In Solidworks, just because you can do it one way, doesn’t mean you should.
• It is critical to design the part for the process.
• Also, build the part to convey design intent.
• For the engineer, the drawing is your finished product.
• Tap into the knowledge of the guys on the shop floor.
• Don’t be proud.
• Engineer’s aren’t boring, they just have a different sense of humor.
• Great books
  • Product Design for Manufacturing by James Bralla
  • Theory of Constraints and The Goal by Eli Goldratt
• The Draftsman/Designer/Engineer hierarchy is gone.
• Analysis is the key to engineering.
• Favorite movies about persistence The Pianist and Not Without My Daughter.
• Make sure you have a passion for what you are trying to do.

Bert’s website www.Dexterityeng.com

Topics of Conversation:

• Oil companies are not all bad. - they invest a lot in green technology in various ways.
• Bert’s crazy solution to recycling.
• Cherie’s experience with autism and neurodiversity.
• Any individual is neither unique or universal
• Benefits on including non-experts
• Your local chamber of commerce can help you in your business.
• Yoga is good for fitness – physical and mental
• Be careful saying “Do you have a minute to talk?”
• Movies - “Reservoir Dogs”- bad. “Princess Bride” – good
• Inigo Montoya actor is Mandy Patinkin

Bert’s company – www.dexterityeng.com