Presentation at Chabot College ENGR-10 - Intro to Engineering 25-Apr-2013 by Marc Gagnon
Dec 31, 2015
Presentation at Chabot CollegeENGR-10 - Intro to Engineering
25-Apr-2013by Marc Gagnon
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Before we get started
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Agenda
1- Tesla2- Elon3- How I got here4- My job
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Tesla
Tesla Motors
Designs, manufactures and sells electric cars and electric vehicle powertrain components for other OEMs
Headquarters: Palo AltoMain Factory: FremontEmployees: 2,964 (December 2012)
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Tesla
Tesla Roadster (2008–2012)
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Tesla
Tesla Model S (2012–present)
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Tesla
Tesla Model S (2012–present)
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Elon
The man behind the story
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How I got here
InternshipMTU, Germany
Semester abroadValenciennes, France
Semester abroadSJSU
ETS, B.Eng.Montreal, Canada
Internships:Bombardier
Pratt & WhitneyBell Helicopter
MDA
Honda R&DOhio, 4 years
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My job
Vehicle Engineering
Body Group
Closures
Doors - Structure
Powertrain Engineering
Role: Design Engineer
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My job
My office
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My job
My desk
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My job
Document engineering changes
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My job
Document engineering changes
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My job
Updating:
BOMCostMassMaterial…
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My jobCreate and update CAD models in CATIA v5
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My job
Support manufacturing
Body in White General Assembly
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My job
Anything else that needs to happen, really !
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My job
CAE Validation
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Conclusion
Determination: be ultra hardcore
Teamwork: don’t be an a*
Internships, student competitions, semesters abroad: try different things, gain experience and find something you like !
What it takes to be a successful engineer: