#22 - Matt De Remer: Every Product is Important

Matt has his own engineering consulting firm, engineered. (Updated since released)

• In high school, bought an RC car instead of a real car.
• He chose engineering over art.
• UMass Amherst had a program to help choose which branch of engineering.
• Mechanical engineering degrees can go into a wide variety of fields.
• In college, engineers need to problem solve and then keep learning.
• Small development firms – some formal training but lots of on-the-job training.
• Specialization vs generalization.
• Entrepreneurism is in our families.
• Matt learned from his father’s example.
• Virtual networking has it pros and cons.
• Matt is a Solidworks Certified Professional – speed is a key aspect of the test.
• Take the EIT sooner rather than later.
• PE exam did not have something that fit his field.
• Looks back fondly on his entire career.
• Saw a firefighting tool he worked on and saw it at Smokey the Bear’s birthday party.
• Worked on lung transport tool that keeps them “breathing.”
• 95% of the use cases are easy. The edge cases are what challenge you.
• Likes gravel biking.
• Solving wedding problems.

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