Energy and Work

Who you work with and what you do on a daily basis, really matters. I love work because you can create and contribute in so many ways. One thing I have learned over the course of my twenty-year career is that you cannot underestimate the effect of energy.

I believe in getting things done and doing it to the best of your ability. However, a critical or negative environment can stifle the best of intentions and make that difficult. Positive energy, an optimistic mindset, clear leadership, a professional process and genuine commitment to getting things done, make all the difference. When combined, these factors create an environment of excellence and make it easy to collaborate and achieve things together as a team.

I am grateful for all the wonderful clients we have had over the years and our fantastic team at Elf. We have built something I am very proud of and feel happy to contribute to. There is a lot to be done and I am happy to do it! It’s 2019. Let’s make it awesome!

Making Things

I am glad that many pioneering and forward-thinking (what I consider the word “progressive” means) companies today are willing to work with people who are skilled and learn things fast, without necessarily having the degrees for it.

If I went back in time, I would have probably majored in computer science and mechanical/aeronautical engineering and possibly music, while still taking ecology, philosophy, biology and literature courses. At the time, the students and the teachers I met seemed incredibly boring and more interested in regurgitation than actual learning and applying ideas! Still I should personally have applied myself better.

Now time having passed, I am doing all that and have taken classes here and there. Grateful that I can work with some of these companies who get that and who value raw talent, patience and mastery more than degrees themselves.

Recently, I got asked to explain how I built some aviation and automotive components for some clients a few years ago. I explained it in notes and was asked to again put it into a paper. I am not a big fan of research papers as I think ideas can get lost in them, but I did it.

I was asked how did you figure it out? I said, “You just do.” Some things I cannot explain. I just do it. :)

Back when I was 6, I made an engine just using parts from my father’s supplies at hand. He’s always inspired me. I look forward to having my own lab some day. It is going to be called ‘Star Labs,’ inspired by the show, The Flash..