presentation at chabot college engr-10 - intro to engineering 25-apr-2013 by marc gagnon

Presentation at Chabot CollegeENGR-10 - Intro to Engineering

25-Apr-2013by Marc Gagnon

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Before we get started

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Agenda

1- Tesla2- Elon3- How I got here4- My job

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Tesla

Tesla Motors

Designs, manufactures and sells electric cars and electric vehicle powertrain components for other OEMs

Headquarters: Palo AltoMain Factory: FremontEmployees: 2,964 (December 2012)

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Tesla

Tesla Roadster (2008–2012)

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Tesla

Tesla Model S (2012–present)

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Tesla

Tesla Model S (2012–present)

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Elon

The man behind the story

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How I got here

InternshipMTU, Germany

Semester abroadValenciennes, France

Semester abroadSJSU

ETS, B.Eng.Montreal, Canada

Internships:Bombardier

Pratt & WhitneyBell Helicopter

MDA

Honda R&DOhio, 4 years

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My job

Vehicle Engineering

Body Group

Closures

Doors - Structure

Powertrain Engineering

Role: Design Engineer

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My job

My office

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My job

My desk

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My job

Document engineering changes

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My job

Document engineering changes

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My job

Updating:

BOMCostMassMaterial…

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My jobCreate and update CAD models in CATIA v5

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My job

Support manufacturing

Body in White General Assembly

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My job

Anything else that needs to happen, really !

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My job

CAE Validation

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Conclusion

Determination: be ultra hardcore

Teamwork: don’t be an a*

Internships, student competitions, semesters abroad: try different things, gain experience and find something you like !

What it takes to be a successful engineer:

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Thanks for listening !

Email: mgagnon@teslamotors.com