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Extracting the genius in you - Mike Haley
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Hello hello! We are back with episode 3 of season 2 of the EITF project! We’ve had so many good conversations this season, and this one is definitely at the top of our list!
In this interview, Karthik and I interview Michael Haley.
Mike started out as an electrical engineer, with a lot of experience at companies like scope communications, HP, Agilent technologies, ZymeQuest, Kross engineering, and Cooper Perkins! Whoa! This is a lot of experience, everyone, spanning over 16 years! You will find in this interview, that over the span of these 16 years, he was presented with challenges that are unheard of, for an electrical engineer.
But here’s the interesting bit, after spending almost 16 years as an electrical engineer, Mike took up a role as the director of engineering for a medical device company, Velico Medical. He says in his interview that this job was most challenging, because not only was the medical field completely new to him, this was also a management role, which comes with its own challenges.
Mike eventually joined octoscope as a principal design engineer. Mike and I have worked together for about 7 years now. Mike works on embedded software for one of our most popular wifi partner devices. I can say with a hand on my heart that, having worked in the QA department at octoscope, it is extremely hard to find problems with Mike’s code.
Mike talks about this in his interview - although he has faced many technical challenges, his approach to solving a problem has always been the same - find out what’s needed, and if there is no information, prototype something to get the conversation started. He also says that a lot of work decisions relating to advancing in your career, are personal to each individual. He doesn’t fail to give his point of view though, and it’s very unique.
Mike's answers are worth thinking about, and when you do, you will understand the genius behind the answers. A lot to learn, and a lot of simple ways to solve huge problems. An interview that will make you think twice, everyone! Enjoy and as usual, leave us your comments!
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Chapters
1. episode 3 trailer (00:00:00)
2. Introducing Michael Haley (00:02:38)
3. What was the first accomplishment and first failure you had at work? What lessons did you learn from both? (00:05:07)
4. How do you work with people around you to navigate your first assignment at your first job? (00:06:37)
5. What role does confidence play at your first job? Does the phrase "fake it till you make it" apply there? (00:07:47)
6. What is your process to make a new project your own? Do you use methods from previous projects and carry them over? (00:09:20)
7. How do you work on a project without the requirements fully defined? (00:12:25)
8. Do you prefer T shaped or I shaped development? (00:13:52)
9. How do you manage your time to work on new projects that interest you? What is your prioritization process? (00:16:07)
10. Where do you start work when the requirements are not well written? (00:19:39)
11. What have you learnt from working for the same organization for a long time vs periodically serving different organizations for short periods of time? (00:22:10)
12. startups vs large branded organizations (00:24:44)
13. What is the most important skill an employee should have to survive a recession? (00:29:30)
14. How important is it to have a mentor at work? (00:31:10)
15. What do you look for in a candidate when you interview them? (00:33:22)
16. How do you ask for help from experienced individuals like yourself, without being intimidated, when you are right out of school in a new job? (00:37:34)
17. How much time do you spend trying to figure out what the requirements are for a project? (00:43:15)
18. How do you prepare for your performance review? How do you think managers should prepare to conduct reviews? (00:46:47)
19. How would you define success? (00:49:53)
20. Follow us on the EITF project! (00:51:33)
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