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Artists, Engineers, and Entrepreneurs: Flight School with Justin “Hasard” Lee
July 28, 2021Since he saw his first airshow when he was five, Justin “Hasard” Lee knew he wanted to be a pilot. While the path to achieving this dream wasn’t easy, today, Major Lee serves as the Chief of F-35 Training Systems for Luke Air Force Base located outside of Phoenix, Arizona. He also hosts a ‘2019 […]
Medical Research in Space with Dr. Nadia Maarouf
July 20, 2021In this latest episode of ae2, Citizen-Scientist Astronaut Candidate Dr. Nadia Maarouf joins us from the University of Calgary in Alberta, Canada. Maarouf shares her journey from competitive athlete, studying Olympic-style Taekwondo, to Medical Scientist / Crew Medical Officer for an upcoming mission at the Mars Desert Research Station – the largest and longest-running Mars […]
Artists, Engineers & Entrepreneurs Episode 16: Rory Feely – HopFlyt
June 2, 2021Innovation in personal and commercial aircraft isn’t just found in large corporations. Much of what is exhilarating about the future of flight is found in smaller “new aero” companies like HopFlyt. In this episode of ae2, we talk to one of HopFlyt’s co-founders, chief financial officer, and chief test pilot, Rory Feely, about the future […]
Change Management Is Critical for Future Proofing Your Test Program Set
May 25, 2021For those depending on a Test Program Set (TPS) software as part of their Automated Test System (ATS), preventing premature obsolescence is critical for mitigating risk and keeping the system running. While interrogating technical choices is critical, don’t underestimate the power of personnel management as a tool for future proofing. Personnel obsolescence can be just […]
Artists, Engineers, and Entrepreneurs: Brian Moore
April 28, 2021If Dousic founder Brian Moore wrote an autobiography, it might be called “From Music to Technology and Back Again.” Brian grew up in Greenwood, MS where he developed his love of music. Growing up in a deeply religious family with a minister for a father, he was not allowed to listen to the blues at […]
Hiller Product Reviews: Get to Know What We Use and Why We Use It
March 24, 2021Selecting the instruments we use in our systems is not an arbitrary or easy decision. Our engineers spend a lot of time evaluating options to determine the products that will ultimately be the best fit for our customers applications. We try to stick to using the catalog of instruments we’ve thoroughly evaluated as much as […]
Artists, Engineers, and Entrepreneurs: Don Reinertsen
March 17, 2021In this episode of ae2, we talk to Product Development Consultant, Business Owner, and Author Don Reinertsen. Don works works with companies who are thinking about process improvement methodologies to apply to their product development cycle. More specifically, he helps people who are thinking about these various approaches in a non-critical way. For example, someone […]
Artists, Engineers, and Entrepreneurs: Kymberli Speight, Former Air Force Officer and Author
March 2, 2021A common challenge for our armed forces veterans as they transition out of the military and into civilian life is building their professional and personal network. Kymberli Speight, a former Air Force officer herself, recognized this problem and after a civilian career that included human resources, recruiting, and contract administration, she decided to become a […]
Opportunity in Chaos
February 22, 2021A little over a month ago, just as I had recovered from COVID, I dropped a 600 lb case of equipment across my foot, breaking my 5th metatarsal pretty good. I’ve been in a boot ever since and will for another two months as I write this. Immediately the world looked different from my perspective. […]
Artists, Engineers & Entrepreneurs: The Art, Science, and Business of Whiskey with Heather Greene
February 17, 2021If you’ve ever wanted to know what makes a great whiskey great, then this episode of ae2 is for you. For this interview, we left the office and traveled a little further into the Texas Hill County to Blanco, TX to chat with world-renowned whiskey expert, author of Whiskey Distilled, and master blender, Heather Greene. Greene […]