If you have an engineering problem, if no one else can help, and if you can find him, maybe you can hire... Dr. Essam Namouz

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC300jnYJu7u66EQX9S0SUZAiTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/the-creativity-podcast/id1281330349Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7nHfNJNICMHqZWo0HPCMeA

ToC:

0:00 - Intro Essam works from home0:55 - Essam is a prepared father3:05 - Essam and Jeremy worked together at a bearing factory5:05 - Why and how did Essam get his doctorate in engineering?9:25 - Essam's master's thesis - The Lazy Parts Project13:00 - Solidworks CAD + Machine learning (ANN) used to estimate assembly time15:00 - How can engineers and small business owners use ChatGPT?17:30 - More on neural network assembly time estimation23:30 - How does having your doctorate in engineering open up pssibilities?25:08 - Coffee break27:17 - Return from coffee break - Essam is officially #1 father28:13 - Butterwhat Discord - "only you can come on the Butterwhat Discord"https://butterwhat.com/discord31:25 - After PhD, went into advanced engineering group for TTI/Ryobi33:32 - Essam (and Li-Ion tech) helped improve Ryobi tools35:40 - Essam worked for Harbor Freight for around 2 years38:50 - Breaking phones, tools, and 10mm sockets41:20 - Essam has mixed feelings about working remotely43:50 - Pat misses work lunch (but only ever met Shakira at breakfast)46:36 - Essam sometimes works as a cook at family restaurant Pita House49:12 - Making the jump to self employment53:10 - Essam's business is called EZN Innovation (maybe)54:45 - Essam loves his laser cutter56:00 - Doctorate in engineering + PE gives people confidence in your work58:25 - Essam's neural network sports prediction program (Python)1:02:45 - Sign off, where do we find Essam?

Dr. Essam Namouz, PE:You can possibly find him on Linkedin, or ask Jeremy

Pat Regan:Twitter: https://twitter.com/patsheadcom/​Website: https://blog.patshead.com/​Store: https://www.tindie.com/stores/patshead/

Jeremy Cook: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/jscook55​Twitter: https://twitter.com/JeremySCook​Store: jcdevices.com