Doug Tyger - What makes an engineer?

#26 – Doug Tyger – When is an engineer not an engineer?

• Chose engineering because it paid well
• Chose material science because materials are important to all other engineering disciplines.
• We were coops at Procter and Gamble.
• Helped fix a broken Pringles line
• He saw more options at a steel company, whose president was a metallurgical engineer.
• Supported auto industry.
• They crashed a lot of cars during development back then
• Material Science Engineering degree – isn’t something either science or engineering?
• He worked with guys who could design alloys in their head.
• When considering working on complex systems, a lot of people could be considered an engineer.
• Is the dual path still available for engineers?
• Is that guy sleeping or thinking hard?
• Is there a lightbulb, question mark, or exclamation point above your head?
• What type of question mark?
• Do you want a consultant to answer your questions or give you new questions?
• Doug sees himself as a job provider and loves to see people “get it”.
• Enjoys serving on boards for non-profits.
• Spends time with family and church men’s group.

 

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