Michael Helsinger Interview

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Interview Recording

Materials

Questions:

Describe yourself:

  • Got Mechanical Engineering in 2005. Worked at number of firms since then. Have dealt with design and quality control

Are you interested in working on-site at FeF or are you interested in remote collaboration?

  • On site

Are you applying as a volunteer or for a paid position?

  • Paid

When are you available?

  • Immediately

How did you find out about us?

  • Can't recall

For that which you care about doing with us, what is your track record/work samples?

  • A lot of sheet metal design and prototyping. See around minute 10:00-12:00 in conversation.

What are your strongest skills that you bring to this position? Substantiate.

  • Documentation
  • Bills of Materials
  • Solidworks

What are your professional accomplishments that you are most proud about?

  • Experience at Empire (employer), professional development. As project manager in training, had to develop projects. Sheet metal parts to make sure all fits together well. Bills of materials and documentation. Quality improvement role where tasked to find solutions to issues of inconsistencies in quality. Cleaned up instructions and how-to, line/item layout on manufacturing lines.

Skills with CAD?

  • Solidworks, but not Autodesk

Writing proposals, bills of materials, etc.?

  • Yes

What interests you most about this position?

  • CAD design element, since most experience is tied to that. Also working in team environment/collaboration