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Doug Tyger - What makes an engineer?
Episode 26

Doug Tyger - What makes an engineer?

Beers with Engineers

October 25, 20241h 1m

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Show Notes

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

Doug is the owner of Integral Manufacturing, between Cincinnati and Dayton.

  • 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.

 

Doug’s Company – Integral Manufacturing, https://integralmfg.com/

Bert’s Company – www.dexterityeng.com