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NeoCon Notes: A take from a tradeshow newcomer
This was my second trip to the NeoCon event in Chicago in as many years and it felt different this time around. I drove down to the show from Holland, Michigan with a few OMT-Veyhl interns, which was an event all its own – interesting people with different...
The True Costs of Buying Offshore
Everyone knows that price is one of the most important factors when making any buying decision. Throughout my career as a purchasing agent, it has been my experience that certain countries on the other side of the world frequently provide a great piece-price, making...
Good Neighbors and Tacos: Culture Observations from an LA Transplant
Before I moved to Holland in 2012 I had never been to the west side of the state. I had visited Michigan about a dozen times before and every time I stayed in Midland. I had been to Detroit, but only to the airport. I would spend some time at my in-law’s lake house...
Color Cures Boredom: Thoughts from an Engineer
As a career mechanical design engineer and a bit of a nerd, I often live in a “black and white” universe, constantly breaking solutions down into “ones and zeros” and “straight lines and circles”. Many would think of this as a boring outlook and I must admit that it...