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Beers with Engineers

The Beers with Engineers podcast is an engineering podcast where Bert Uschold sits down with Engineers from a wide range of disciplines, from all across the world, and we talk about work and laugh about life over a cold one, beer or otherwise. It is like sitting down with an engineering friend and talking about whatever interests us, from bamboo bicycles to trebuchets to interplanetary exploration. There is always an insightful thought or two to chew on as well. I say it is a pint of fun and a shot

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61:37

Irene Chan: Planning NASA Space Flights

Beers with Engineers ·

2026/04/14

#61 – Irene Chan: Planning NASA Space FlightsIrene is a flight planning engineer at a NASA supplier who drinks stout. Teachers encouraged her to try a career in math. Fear of gangs in East LA was real. Spent a lot of time at libraries as a child Both Irene and Bert read the encyclopedia for fun. “Stand and Deliver” great movie and true story Initially she struggled with calculus and physics in college. Partially due to involvement in student engineering organizations, which she recommends. Her

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61:11

Elliot McAllister: Butterfly net for alien microbes

Beers with Engineers ·

2026/04/01

#60 – Elliot McAllister: Butterfly net for alien microbesElliot McAllister, founder and CEO of Skyphos Technology in Blacksburg, Virginia, and winner of a Beers with Engineers T-shirt giveaway for being the 1,001st connection. We discuss hands on tinkering and cycling the Iditarod Trail. Engineering wise, we discuss materials science and microfluidics. Sorry, but you’ll have to listen to find out how aliens and butterfly nets fit in. Likes Two-hearted IPA He didn’t choose engineering, it chose

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61:33

Brogan Miller: Being Uncomfortable is Good

Beers with Engineers ·

2026/03/17

#59 – Brogan Miller: Being Uncomfortable is GoodBrogan Miller is the founder of Doula Studios where he bills himself, accurately I might add, as a doula for early stage hardware start-ups. We cover many topics, including our favorite beverage while camping and why manufacturing is more difficult than design. Brogan is a Gaelic name A brogue accent is mostly Irish but also in parts of Scotland Brogan’s definition of engineer – they are innately curious and try to actually explore that curiosity

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62:23

Wyatt Bonicelli: Birds - Natural and Manmade

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2026/03/02

#58 – Wyatt Bonicelli: Birds – Natural and ManmadeWyatt is a structural engineer for Boeing in Oklahoma, helping maintain the KC-135 fleet. Unsurprisingly, he enjoys military aircraft, and we later learn of an affinity for more natural birds. Throw in a couple SEO companies that he operates and we had a lot of interesting things to talk about. Be sure to check out the SR-71 speed check story, which is mentioned but not told. It is worth it. Prefers beers from Prairie Bomb! in Oklahoma. We have

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59:48

Dave Cooper: Navigating from student to engineer

Beers with Engineers ·

2026/02/16

#57 – Dave Cooper: Navigating from student to engineerDave Cooper went from barely graduating high school to teaching university engineering students. In between, he was a navigator for the Marines and worked on refrigeration systems for NASA. We also learn that Dave and Bert share an affection for animated cubic sponges with a palindromic name. He hopes to soon form a father/son engineering team. Also: After leaving Marines, he decided to study aeronautical engineering largely because it was

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63:47

Doug Katz and Gordon Downey: The Tony Stark of...

Beers with Engineers ·

2026/02/02

56 – Doug Katz and Gordon Downey: The Tony Stark of Adaptive ProductsMerchandise - www.beerswithengineers.shop Nulu Knives: https://nuluknives.com/ BWENULU2026 to save on a Nulu knife Doug Katz – wouldn’t name children Alley or Tom Gordon Downey considered April Fresh and Summer Breeze for his twins Doug went to West Point Gordon is an industrial designer but started studying advertising Was also a commercial photographer. Industrial designers need to know a bit about engineering BUT Engineers

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64:33

Howard Silverstein: Sometimes it just Clix

Beers with Engineers ·

2026/01/19

#55 – Howard Silverstein: Sometimes it just ClixMerchandise - www.beerswithengineers.shop Likes to drink a black and tan Tonight, opening a bottle of 18 year old Macallan Has a mechanical mind but is not handy with tools. Likes to keep it simple. “Yes if…” not “No because…” The business card holder he worked on. They invented “Clix” to fill boats with gas without spilling. It’s more than just a funnel. For some reasons boat openings are different from cars. Also applies to construction

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67:28

Naeem Turner-Bandele: His Plan is Electrifying

Beers with Engineers ·

2026/01/05

#54 – Naeem Turner-Bandele: His plan is electrifyingMerchandise - www.beerswithengineers.shop Likes to drink Ginjinha, a Portuguese cherry liqueur Wanted to be a professional soccer player. Moved to Brazil and discovered power outages were frequent. Then he got a serious concussion and pivoted to wanting to start an energy technology company. From no interest in engineering to getting a PhD. He is known for being a man with a plan Dissertation topic was integrating renewables into the electric

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63:46

Josh Weaver: Engineers/Christmas

Beers with Engineers ·

2025/12/22

#B5 – Josh Weaver: Engineers/ChristmasJosh is Bert’s nephew for this Christmas themed podcast Josh is drinking a Bell’s Lighthearted IPA. Bert is enjoying a Bailey’s Irish Cream. One semester as a computer science major. A few years as a commercial painter but did not see it as a long term thing. Started working for his step-father’s manufacturing company. Forgive the dog sneaky toy in the background. Josh “sequestered” the dog and the toy. Works for Oster Manufacturing. They make pipe threading

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62:46

Stan Leong: Engineering Your Finances

Beers with Engineers ·

2025/12/15

#53 – Stan Leong: Engineering Your FinancesMerchandise - www.beerswithengineers.shop Stan is a Buffalo Bills fan, like Bert. Electrical engineer from Cornell Likes how the simple things of electronics build into complex things. Was laid off the week after he bought his first house. Saw a financial job on Monster.com (remember that?) Got all his clients through cold calling So miserable his wife handing out resumes to engineering companies. 15:00 After a rough start, he now loves his career- and

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63:09

Therese Miclot: The Engineer Whisperer

Beers with Engineers ·

2025/11/30

#52 – Therese Miclot: The Engineer WhispererMerchandise - www.beerswithengineers.shop Drinking a Spotted Cow, available only in Wisconsin. Observed her mom who struggled with pad bosses. Got intrigued by the psychology of work. First job at a heavy engineering company – Rockwell Found leadership and communication skills lacking in engineers. But both are important even if you don’t want to go into management. “The Trusted Advisor” by Maister, Green, and Galford Engineer should look at changing

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63:26

James Kell: Seven continents without trying

Beers with Engineers ·

2025/11/17

Show Notes#51 – James Kell: Seven continents without trying James lives on the beach in Bondi, Australia He could be a wedding crasher without making up occupations Likes to do fasting 36 – 72 hours Studied engineering in Germany but went into construction He eats Vegemite and teaches the secret of eating it. Australians also check to see if water swirls the other direction in the toilet when crossing the equator. Won an Australian Shark Tank contest. His construction company built Apple

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16:02

Year 2 Jokes - Funny strange or funny ha ha?

Beers with Engineers ·

2025/11/10

Bonus Episode #4: Year 2 JokesMerchandise - www.beerswithengineers.shop In this bonus episode all of the jokes from the second year of the podcast are compiled in one place. I hope you enjoy listening to it as much as I enjoyed putting it together. Enjoy! Bert's company - www.dexterityeng.com Hat tip to Joseph McDade for free use of his music "Mirrors".

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65:00

Charles Gillis, P.E.: Engineering and Art

Beers with Engineers ·

2025/11/03

#50 – Charles Gillis, P.E.: Engineering and art Merchandise - www.beerswithengineers.shop Drinking a Start Line IPA in honor of his hometown, Hopkinton, where the Boston Marathon starts. His mom knew he would be an engineer long before he did. Has an interest in art, but isn’t an artist Artist and engineers both combine existing things in new and interesting ways. Worked controllable pitch propellors First job at Gillette. Everything is fascinating if you look at it close enough Bert gets

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58:24

Scott Bruneau: A traditional non-traditional engineer

Beers with Engineers ·

2025/10/20

#49 – Scott Bruneau: A traditional non-traditional engineeran engineer is somebody who makes precise guesswork based on unreliable data provided by people with questionable knowledge. Studied nuclear engineering in high school. Yes, high school. Buuuut, got his engineering degree late in life. An early position was in quality – to get to know the parts – because that group knows them best. Worked on drill rigs – building and using. Buying Delaware metals was a legacy decision, not a financial

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62:19

Bob Bouthillier: Innovation Requires Disobedience

Beers with Engineers ·

2025/10/06

#48– Bob Bouthillier: Innovation Requires DisobedienceLike father, like son. His father was an electrical engineer. But started college as a pharmacist Did quality inspection of guns – including a Howizter cannon. He can assemble guns fast – not quite as fast as Forrest Gump. Inspecting ball bearings – stains vs pits. His podcast summarizes books on innovation. Just as generals are well prepared for the last war, CEOs operate in a similar way. You don’t get real innovation without

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56:31

Jordan Poots:He’s good at maths.

Beers with Engineers ·

2025/09/22

#47 – Jordan Poots: He’s good at maths.Mechanical engineer from Northern Ireland Who quickly went into software. Maths or math? Well, it is mathematicS. UK still has a mix of English and metric He was into AI before it was cool. Studied vehicle on-ramp merging Can change the car from altruistic to individualistic behavior Still interested in mechanical engineering, such as FEA. One use of AI for engineers is as a chatbot for help with software. AI makes arithmetic mistakes – it is know to struggle

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60:53

Noel LaFlamme: Hammer and Forge Metallurgist

Beers with Engineers ·

2025/09/08

#46 – Noel LaFlamme: Hammer and Forge MetallurgistAlways interested in how things work and making it better. Which led to blacksmithing - by way of archery Made arrowheads out of rebar. Which (of course) led to a sword. Rules of thumb for temperature of steel. Blacksmithing is a hobby that makes a few bucks. Specialty is chef’s knives Good knives are tapered from spine to edge and from bast to tip. YouTube videos on knife making are a mixed-bag. 1st job out of college was at a venture capital

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61:26

Dan Schreiber: Beer Flavored Ice Cream

Beers with Engineers ·

2025/08/25

#45 – Dan Schreiber: Beer Flavored Ice Cream Dan is an architect in Green Bay but had always wanted to be a farmer. Stroh’s was the local macro-brewery when Dan and Bert went to college. They made ice cream, then and still do today. Do corn farmers put feed corn around the perimeter of their field? Bert and Dan rode a mechanical bull in Kentucky Felt like an architect on his second job. Dan thinks architects adopted CAD at about the same rate as engineers If he was born ten years later, he

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01:02:32

Caitlin Vaillancourt - How to avoid breaking chips....

Beers with Engineers ·

2025/08/11

#44 – Caitlin Vaillincourt: How to avoid braking chip. The edible ones.Pros and cons of longer or shorter college terms Played basketball in college and traveled abroad Part of global leadership development program at Avery Dennison and loved the experience. Interned at Frito-Lay reducing potato chip breakage. For now, she is happy with project management but misses working with customers. The 8D quality approach is eight disciplines, not eight things that start with D.

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