Intellectual Property

So in undergrad I thought it was cool when Professor Robb Larsen was talking about working on stealth technology for Grummen or something. He said he couldn't talk to anyone about what he did, and for the most part still can't.

At Synthes I signed a nondisclosure agreement before I even walked in for the interview. That means no cameras, no sharing anything that hasn't been "authorized" for the public, blah blah. Granted some of the things that go on in there are pretty proprietary and the result of 25 years of perfecting a method, but I don't think it's very cool now that I'm working in a place that does things I can't share. It's nothing like Grummen, I just wish I could take pictures of the cool machines and robots I work with. Or explain how something is made. Oh well, I can think of only a few people who would really care about that sort of thing anyways.

I spent all last week learning a new type of programming for automated machines, modifying some parts to a machine, and and creating a new process for grinding a trocar point on a 4.5mm stainless steel bone screw that looks about as mean as any screw I've ever seen. I found a stock photo for a competitors screw. Mine looks like that, but shinier and better..






It was a lot of fun; I learned new stuff, got to build things, play with controllers, test stuff. You know, real engineer type things. I'm glad I still enjoy what chose to do for a living a million years ago when I started going to school.

That is the whole point right? Get it, point? Hahahahahahahahah

Now to go cook some delicious bacon..