"God help us. We're in the hands of engineers."
- from the novel & movie "Jurassic Park"
Engineering from Rose-Hulman in 1985.
Although the price my parents & I paid for my tuition was
expensive, the technical knowledge I gained there was
priceless. I gained a foundation for structured approaches
to problems and systemic thinking -- tools I use to this day.
After graduation, I spent the next ten years in quality
engineering roles: manufacturing engineer at Texas
Instruments (1985 - 1987), quality engineer at Naval
Avonics Center (1985 - 1992), quality engineering
statistician at Cummins Inc. (1992 - 1994), and quality
engineering manager at Boehringer Mannheim (1994 -
1996). I implemented several statistical process control
(SPC) programs in automotive and electronics
manufacturing environments, and conducted countless
designed experiments during process development &
improvement initiatives. I eventually developed and
conducted in-house training courses for SPC and design
of experiments (DOE).
As I did more work in modeling the past, I developed a
growing interest in inventing the future using creative
thinking techniques. I was totally absorbed with studying
Edward de Bono's work in my spare time in the early
1990s. Although doing so wasn't in my job description at
the time, I designed and conducted in-house training
courses for my fellow employees. Even today, I periodi-
cally put on one of de Bono's Six Thinking Hats, or
conduct a short random input exercise.
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