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S. 1 Ep. 6 – Internships!
53 minutes Posted Aug 15, 2019 at 3:00 pm.
Introducing Maddie
What does Maddie really think of Omaha Nebraska
Nate talks about flyover country
Introducing Anna
Interns have spent two months so far at Proving Ground
Jumping into the deep end with IoT
Proving Ground investing in research with internships
Within a week we had a DIY sensor and data collection workflow
The need for creative iteration and experimentation
Architecture programs with robot facilities
Anna and Maddie think academia could be doing more with digital processes
Why did Anna and Maddie get into Architecture?
Maddie started in Civil Engineering
Anna talks about learning computation
Nate reveals the dirty secret that no one really knows how to use Revit
What will they do after they graduate?
Brian Ringley doesn't offer any electives. Sad.
This is Nate's test to see if Brian watches/listens to this podcast
Maddie has been working on a design competition
Anna talks about preparing her portfolio
Discussion on apply for internships
Nate's experience at career fairs as an employer
How Nate vets intern applicants
Why did Maddie and Anna apply to Proving Ground?
Nate's goal for summer internships
Maddie's observations on how Proving Ground does business
Nate talks about creating an effective and impactful small team
Technology is not a replacement for having good team fundamentals
Changes in toxic business culture and growing talent in AEC has been a long time coming
Parting thoughts, thank yous, and why Nate is way behind on editing Shelby's podcast
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Nate sits down with Proving Ground's 2019 summer research interns Madhurya Udayakumar and Anna Lukens to talk about their experiences as architecture students, wrangling command-lines in Raspberry Pis, and why they got into architecture.
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