Jul 8, 2020
Digital Enterprise Society is the authority on the
transformation to a digital enterprise, impacting all areas of an
organization. Tune in for discussions among industry leaders about
operations and action needed to drive digitization principles
forward for the future of product development and life
cycles.
With over a year of podcasts
under the Digital Enterprise Society belt, Thom Singer hosts a very
special guest on today’s podcast — industry veteran Craig
Brown. Craig is taking on the role of interviewee today as
they discuss the major changes that he has seen in the PLM world
over the course of his career. Craig and Thom also share top
takeaways, advice, and lessons learned from the first 60 guest
interviews and conversations of this podcast. A
self-proclaimed ‘failed retiree’, Craig has valuable insights for
every stage of your career and shares insights about the whys and
hows of bringing tools, processes and people together for anyone
that wants to become a technical leader in today’s digital
world.
On today’s podcast, you will
learn:
The journey from aerospace to automotive
- Craig
shares the historic events that inspired his career
journey.
- What
it meant to work on car computers before anyone knew they were
there.
- The
career path that led Craig from embedded software and simulation in
the aerospace industry to filling the PLM gap in the automotive
industry.
Major changes in the PLM world
- Working with vendors who once touted that they
had a full toolset product that solved every problem but were never
actually able to deliver it.
- The
lack of a real competitive
state-of-the-art PLM system from any one vendor made it easier to
collaborate to develop the best for everyone’s use.
- The
efficacy of processes and the skills of employees are of a far
greater importance than the tools that they utilize.
- A
digital engineering strategy has become more essential than ever to
remain the technological leader.
Main takeaways from a year of podcasting
- Craig
reflects on the podcast’s most memorable guests and topics,
including conversations about the cross-industry topic of the
theory of constraints.
- Many
of the most insightful interviews included career advice about
pursuing your curiosities.
- Surprising podcast moments, including the
discovery that widely different industries use the same tools to
meet the needs of their consumers.
Career advice from an industry expert
- Stay
flexible — you cannot always know what your next career steps are
going to be.
- Stay
curious — if you’re getting stale in your work it’s time to take a
new risk.
- Stay
informed — keep learning about your industry processes and
tools.
- Stay
connected — maintain relationships with the people in your life and
career that matter most.
- Don’t
be afraid and don’t limit yourself.
Do you have an example of
extraordinary efforts or innovation during these unprecedented
times? We would love to hear your story and possibly interview you
for an upcoming episode. Please reach out to us at
www.DigitalEnterpriseSociety.org