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S2E26 Getting To Know Your Vendors & Being Hands On | Mark Adams

Being an Engineer · 11 Jun 2021 · 45m · Episode 26

What this episode covers

Mark Adams, Senior Manager of R&D at Stryker Neurovascular, discusses his unconventional path from vocational machining to engineering leadership. He emphasizes the critical importance of hands-on experience with tools like SolidWorks and 3D printing, arguing that physical prototyping builds spatial visualization skills that software alone cannot. Adams also details his experience founding Fruition Design, highlighting the business lessons learned from that venture, and stresses the value of maintaining strong relationships with manufacturing vendors and machinists.

Most relevant to

early-stage companies and companies scaling up

Topics

Mentioned

Companies
Stryker, Fruition Design, Edwards Lifesciences, Team Pipeline
Tools
SolidWorks
Also
Northeastern University, University of Utah, Make Salt Lake

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