Dec 25, 2019
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On this episode, Thom Singer interviews Craig Brown and Don Haupt, two industry veterans that have joined us to share the benefits of fostering lasting partnerships over the course of a career. They each share their journey into PLM, some of the best experiences their partnership provided them, and the key characteristics of highly effective partnerships. With two careers’ worth of experience and knowledge from starting a career outright to how to effectively fail at retirement, Craig and Don have an array of advice and tips that they share for anyone that is looking for the best ways to enhance and grow their career.
On today’s podcast, you will learn:
How work partnerships create better work products
Key characteristics of effective partnerships
PLM career advice for the younger generation
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Guest Bio:
Don Haupt worked with Caterpillar Inc. from 1979-2017 in a variety of roles, including Lead Business Process Strategist and Technical Steward for PLM and engineering systems. Don worked in multiple product development disciplines and product lines. He has significant experience in product design, simulation and validation, engineering processes, and PLM strategy and process, and environment and systems definition. Don’s experience as the strategic technical director for PLM World also contributes to his expertise with PLM. Today, Don is enjoying retirement and serving as a PLM consultant, providing customized technical guidance and counsel for engineering management and engineering design processes. He leverages his deep expertise in Product Lifecycle Management, Model Based Engineering, Advanced Product Quality Planning and many other product design and development processes.