S1E05 From Genetics to Mechanical Engineering | Rafael Testai
05/11/20 • 21 min
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Rafael Testai graduated with an honors degree in Molecular Biology, Genetics. After graduation, he sold three companies, and ultimately realized that his true calling was mechanical engineering. In this episode, Rafael shares advice on how he successfully switched careers and now has two years of experience as a mechanical designer. You can find Rafael on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/testai/ .
Pipeline Design & Engineering partners with medical device engineering teams who need turnkey equipment such as cycle test machines, custom test fixtures, or automation equipment but don’t have the bandwidth or resources internally to develop that equipment. You can find us on the web at www.testfixturedesign.com and www.designtheproduct.com
About Being An Engineer
The Being An Engineer podcast is a repository for industry knowledge and a tool through which engineers learn about and connect with relevant companies, technologies, people resources, and opportunities. We feature successful mechanical engineers and interview engineers who are passionate about their work and who made a great impact on the engineering community.
The Being An Engineer podcast is brought to you by Pipeline Design & Engineering. Pipeline partners with medical & other device engineering teams who need turnkey equipment such as cycle test machines, custom test fixtures, automation equipment, assembly jigs, inspection stations and more. You can find us on the web at www.teampipeline.us
Rafael Testai graduated with an honors degree in Molecular Biology, Genetics. After graduation, he sold three companies, and ultimately realized that his true calling was mechanical engineering. In this episode, Rafael shares advice on how he successfully switched careers and now has two years of experience as a mechanical designer. You can find Rafael on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/testai/ .
Pipeline Design & Engineering partners with medical device engineering teams who need turnkey equipment such as cycle test machines, custom test fixtures, or automation equipment but don’t have the bandwidth or resources internally to develop that equipment. You can find us on the web at www.testfixturedesign.com and www.designtheproduct.com
About Being An Engineer
The Being An Engineer podcast is a repository for industry knowledge and a tool through which engineers learn about and connect with relevant companies, technologies, people resources, and opportunities. We feature successful mechanical engineers and interview engineers who are passionate about their work and who made a great impact on the engineering community.
The Being An Engineer podcast is brought to you by Pipeline Design & Engineering. Pipeline partners with medical & other device engineering teams who need turnkey equipment such as cycle test machines, custom test fixtures, automation equipment, assembly jigs, inspection stations and more. You can find us on the web at www.teampipeline.us
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The Being An Engineer podcast is brought to you by Pipeline Design & Engineering. Pipeline partners with medical & other device engineering teams who need turnkey equipment such as cycle test machines, custom test fixtures, automation equipment, assembly jigs, inspection stations and more. You can find us on the web at www.teampipeline.us
Being an Engineer - S1E05 From Genetics to Mechanical Engineering | Rafael Testai
Transcript
Ralph, welcome to the being an engineer podcast, we're really excited to talk to you and learn a little bit about your background and how you got to where you are. Maybe To get started, you've got a really interesting background because you didn't really start out as an engineer, you kind of went to a different, different place and then decided that wasn't really for you. Can you tell us a little bit about what that journey looked like?
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