# Brett Dooley | Technical Sales, Nuclear Reactor Technology, & Freedom

- Show: [Being an Engineer](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/being-an-engineer)
- Published: 2022-08-19
- Length: 49m
- Episode: 31
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/being-an-engineer/2022-08-19-brett-dooley-technical-sales-nuclear-reactor-technology-freedom
- Listen: https://teampipeline.us/brett-dooley-technical-sales/

## Summary

Brett Dooley, a mechanical engineer and Account Development Manager at Bosch Rexroth, discusses his transition from a decade in the US Navy submarine force to technical sales. He explains how his military experience with nuclear reactor monitoring and recruitment prepared him for the autonomy and focus required in sales engineering. Dooley highlights the value of leveraging vendor applications engineers to accelerate design processes and shares insights on building trust with engineering clients.

## Chapters

- [0:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/being-an-engineer/2022-08-19-brett-dooley-technical-sales-nuclear-reactor-technology-freedom#t=0) Introduction and Career Path
- [3:20](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/being-an-engineer/2022-08-19-brett-dooley-technical-sales-nuclear-reactor-technology-freedom#t=200) Transition from Engineering to Technical Sales
- [21:01](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/being-an-engineer/2022-08-19-brett-dooley-technical-sales-nuclear-reactor-technology-freedom#t=1261) Navy Submarine Service and Nuclear Reactor Experience
- [33:21](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/being-an-engineer/2022-08-19-brett-dooley-technical-sales-nuclear-reactor-technology-freedom#t=2001) Leveraging Vendor Resources for Design
- [43:17](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/being-an-engineer/2022-08-19-brett-dooley-technical-sales-nuclear-reactor-technology-freedom#t=2597) Sales Philosophy and Brand Recognition

## Topics

- [Careers & education](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/engineering-careers-and-education)
- [Leadership, teams & culture](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/leadership-and-culture)
- [Manufacturing partners & offshoring](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/manufacturing-partners)
- [Marketing & brand](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/marketing-and-brand)
- [Embedded firmware](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/embedded-firmware)

## Most relevant to

established companies

## Mentioned

- Bosch Rexroth (company)
- Pipeline Design & Engineering (company)
- USS Georgia (other)
- ASU (other)

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