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Jul 2024
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S5E28 Aaron Gebauer | Solidworks PDM, Fi...

Aaron Moncur
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Today we continue our “Open to Work” series by welcoming Aaron Gebauer. Aaron Gebauer shares his extensive career journey and insights into implementing SolidWorks PDM, managing job transitions, the importance of professional development and networking, and finding balance during uncertain periods. Aaron is now seeking new opportunities to advance engineering teams to higher levels of performance and we are excited to share his extensive experience and insights with the Being An Engineer podcast community.

Main Topics:

  • Implementing PDM software
  • Managing CAD files
  • Leadership and risk-taking at startups
  • Job searching
  • Self-care
  • Accelerating engineering through collaboration.
About the guest: Aaron Gebauer is an experienced mechanical design engineer and project manager. Aaron brings over 27 years of technical expertise, bold leadership, and a results-driven teamwork approach. Aaron, recently managed teams and established new departmental capabilities.

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Aaron Gebauer - LinkedIn



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