The Recovering Engineer

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

Early in my career, I worked in the plastics industry as a process and product development engineer. At the time, I had a degree in chemical engineering, and I had just completed service as a nuclear engineering officer in the U.S. I had a pretty good technical background, and I knew almost nothing about polymers.

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The Recovering Engineer

JANUARY 25, 2016

Early in my career, I worked in the plastics industry as a process and product development engineer. At the time, I had a degree in chemical engineering, and I had just completed service as a nuclear engineering officer in the U.S. I had a pretty good technical background, and I knew almost nothing about polymers.

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The Recovering Engineer

OCTOBER 5, 2011

Worked in research, technical service, product development, and process development in both the plastics and coatings industries. Married my amazing wife. Became the father of two fantastic daughters. Launched a consulting, training, and coaching business. Edited and contributed to several books.

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The Recovering Engineer

MARCH 23, 2010

When I look back at the beginnings of DISC testing and human assessment for business purposes, I start to see an industry that created the perception of need for, then filled the need for, ‘Maximum employee categorization’ So you would know which person is a better salesman than accountant or whatever.

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The Recovering Engineer

DECEMBER 14, 2010

Later, when I was working as a research engineer in the chemical industry, I used the concept of design margin as I developed new products and worked with customers to get our products qualified for their applications. Safe engineering design always considers, allows for, and builds in some margin for safety.

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The Recovering Engineer

JANUARY 26, 2010

Did you catch the reinvention part of the story? You see, I’m a lot like Bubble Wrap.

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