Death by Ego -- Ten Secrets On How to Keep From Shooting Your Career in the Foot
Come one, come all, and listen as HP/Agilent Microwave Guru Ken Rush shares his Ten Secrets on how to avoid some of the most common career pitfalls encountered by engineers.
Ken has seen incredible highs and lows as he navigated some of the most exciting, yet challenging waters of electrical engineering. Whether you’re a student or recent graduate – or a seasoned manager in the twilight of your career, Ken will keep you spellbound as he recounts his experiences working at one of the most groundbreaking and trendsetting engineering companies in history.
After earning a BS in Aerospace Engineering and an MSEE from the University of Tennessee, for five years at Oak Ridge National Laboratories Ken designed and built state-of-the-art Gamma Ray and Neutron detectors, some of which are still in use today. Then the hand of fate dealt him an opportunity to join HP in Colorado Springs where he quickly became immersed in a corporate culture that has been copied by thousands of companies worldwide – copied, but never equaled!!
During his career, Ken has seen just about all of the mistakes an engineer can make, and he’ll be the first to admit he’s made his share of them. Ken firmly believes that the Ego is the single biggest enemy of an engineer, and he’s developed Ten Secrets that help any engineer – at any stage of his or her career. Listen as Ken describes the Section Manager’s Dilemma, where a young aggressive engineer gets the opportunity to manage people, and then blindly plows forward towards self-implosion with the belief that anything can be done – without having any understanding of what actually can – and can’t be done. Ken will also share the story of the Engineer’s Dilemma – the misguided belief that you always keep your ideas to yourself, lest someone else steal them – while missing the real Secret of Synergy and working with others as a team. And of course, Ken will tell of the one-on-one encounters he had with the two engineering Mega-Gods: Bill Hewlett and Dave Packard.
Don’t miss this September 19 presentation – it will be one for the record books.
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- Date: 20 Sep 2011
- Time: 12:00 AM UTC to 01:30 AM UTC
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- Agilent Technologies Inc.
- 1900 Garden of the Gods Road
- Colorado Springs, Colorado
- United States 80907
- Building: Lobby C
- Starts 07 September 2011 11:00 PM UTC
- Ends 19 September 2011 11:00 PM UTC
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Speakers
Ken Rush
Death By Ego: Ten Secrets On How to Keep From Shooting Your Career in the Foot
Biography:
Ken Rush was born in Tennessee in 1950. He received B.S. in Aerospace Engineering in 1972 and M.S. in Electronics Engineering in 1974, both from the University of Tennessee-Knoxville. He was an engineering researcher at Oak Ridge National Laboratories from 1974 to 1979. Ken joined HP/Agilent at 1979 and retired from Agilent in 2008.
Achievements: “Wife of 39 years who still talks to me; Two adult offspring who still talk to me; Two grandchildren who still talk to me; Several friends who still talk to me; 8 Patents; ISSCC Best Paper Award (1992); Five different oscilloscope families; Wasted $14M on one projectâ€.
Ken is currently contracting with Agilent and enjoying his variety of hobbies and interests including: that man who claimed to be God, serving others, reading almost anything, writing a novel, teaching writing, teaching photography, photographing nature, art, and flyfishing.
Address:Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States, 80907
Ken Rush
Death By Ego: Ten Secrets On How to Keep From Shooting Your Career in the Foot
Biography:
Address:Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States
Ken Rush
Death By Ego: Ten Secrets On How to Keep From Shooting Your Career in the Foot
Biography:
Address:Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States