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Join us on March 18 at 10:00 AM EDT for an informative conversation about working effectively with Contract Manufacturers and Joint Design Manufacturers. PRG experts Shirish Joshi, VP of Operations Consultant, and Michael Keer, Founder and Managing Partner, join Jim Ruga, Chief Technology Officer at Fictiv, and David Barry, Senior Solutions Architect at PTC for an engaging conversation.

If you’re a hardware engineering manager or product owner, you know that the ability to manufacture and ship your product in volume to new and repeat customers depends heavily on factors outside your control. The largest of these is availability of components selected in the initial design. Components go obsolete all the time, and companies have departments set up to monitor this to be ready [...]

One of the things I love about talking with people who are building the future is hearing how they turn imagination into execution. I had the pleasure of catching up with Dave Lyons, who joined Joby Aviation after a remarkable career including serving as Tesla's first Dir. of Eng., where he helped lay the groundwork for Tesla's powertrain technology.

I recently enjoyed a windy walk on West Cliff with Danny Andreev, Founder & CEO, and Claire Ricketts, COO, of Sunburn Schematics, a local Santa Cruz engineering firm developing advanced electronics for harsh environments including space.

Last week, I had the pleasure of a rejuvenating walk on West Cliff with Dan Freeman, Director of Hardware Engineering at Universal Audio, and Daniel Bacon, Strategic Account Executive at Arena by PTC. We shared stories, insights, and perspectives on community, product development, and the evolving role of AI.

I enjoyed a scenic and insightful get together with Robert Bisaillon and Wayne Miller in Sausalito. It got me thinking about how much high technology hardware product development has evolved over the past few decades.