Masters of Technology Happy Hour
Conversations with masters of technology, those who produce it or those who use it.
Masters of Technology Happy Hour
Latest Episodes
Caleb Vainikka is One Sketchy Engineer
CAD is powerful, but it can also trick engineers into locking in a design before we even know what problem we are solving. I sit down with Caleb Vainikka, principal designer of Cove Design, to unpack a skill that quietly upgrades every part of ...
Once the Scourge of CAD Vendors, Steve Wolfe Now Travels the World...and Gardens
The most influential voices in CAD are not always the ones who wrote the software. Sometimes they are the people who used it, often found it lacking, and documented it all. When CAD publishers honored CAD companies, Steve called them out. ...
Patrick Hanley, Aerodyamics Expert
AI can spit out thousands of “optimized” airfoils in seconds, but what happens when the objective is wrong, the mission changes, or the aircraft has to be certified and insured? We talk with Patrick Hanley, founder of Hanley Aerospace and autho...
Steve Benesi of FM Technology Has Mastered UVF Filtration. Over 30 Patents Prove It.
If you’ve ever looked at a “simple” filtration problem and then watched it explode into slurry chemistry, media selection, power constraints, and environmental risk, you’ll feel right at home here. I’m joined by Steve Benisi, CEO and founder of...
Michael Finocchiaro: Engineering Software Startups and the Money Behind Them
Michael "Fino" Finocchiaro unpacks a massive market map of engineering and manufacturing software startups, some of them real products. We debate where AI is truly moving the needle in CAD, PLM, and factory software and what an “OpenAI moment” ...