Show Notes
Welcome to Enabling Automation! The second episode of season 5 is another Careers in Focus highlight "From Controls Engineer to Product Leader ". Join our season 5 host for this episode, Ben Hope, and special guest Javan Taylor, Staff Specialist - Technical Sales Support for SuperTrak CONVEYANCE.
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In this monthly podcast series, join industry leaders from across ATS as they share and discuss the latest industry trends, new innovations, and more! ATS is an industry-leading automation solutions provider to many of the world's most successful companies.
Timestamps
00:04 - Introduction
00:53 - Joining ATS in 1995
01:55 - What ATS was like in the early days
02:58 - Starting as a Controls Engineer
04:50 - Discovering the power of standardization
08:03 - The early days of SuperTrak
09:18 - Solving the challenges of a new technology
11:56 - When SuperTrak almost seemed impossible
13:03 - The moment SuperTrak proved it could work
14:11 - From software development to product management
16:18 - The difference between engineering and product thinking
17:26 - What separates a successful project from a successful product
18:30 - Commercialization and learning to listen to customers
18:52 - Moving into technical sales
20:00 - Why listening matters more than technical expertise
21:13 - How automation has changed over 30 years
21:33 - How experience becomes perspective
22:42 - Mistakes the industry continues to repeat
23:15 - When to push an idea—and when to let it go
23:55 - How risk changes throughout your career 24:40 - What younger engineers tend to underestimate
25:02 - What experienced engineers can learn from younger engineers
25:31 - One company, many careers
26:28 - Advice for the next generation of engineers
26:49 - Closing reflections
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