Dave Smith - He plays games and asks questions.

Dave is a manufacturing engineer that I worked with at Avery Dennison. We talk about:

• How those little things that hold the tag to your clothes are made (by Avery Dennison) It is pretty cool and the reason Dave still works there.
• Manufacturing is hard.
• Book reference  - “Zero Marginal Cost Society” and 3D printing tractors
• Space Exploration by self-replicating probes or worm holes.
• Board games – Settlers of Cataan changed everything.
• Complex games vs simple games and sports
• The game Bohnanza – Dave’s rules are better
• Some stuff is fun to do, but not for 40 hours a week.
• Variety is the spice of engineering.
• Starting at the ground floor can be the start of a great career.
• College isn’t as necessary as it used to be.
• Getting into Harvard is just as good as graduating from Harvard.
• Ask questions and do design reviews.
• Some good movies to consider:
  • “Life is Beautiful” very unique. In Italian with subtitles.
  • “F/X”
  • John Krasinski/Matt Damon movie we mention is “Promised Land”

Bert's website is www.dexterityeng.com.