ProtoPod
by Protocase & ProtoSpace Mfg
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About this podcast
Welcome to ProtoPod — the podcast for engineers, innovators, entrepreneurs, and trailblazers shaping the future of tech and innovation.
With this podcast, we dive into the cutting-edge worlds of prototyping, aerospace, rapid manufacturing, mass customization, and beyond.
Episodes
The newest 20 of 53 episodes
- Ruthlessly Eliminating Latencies with NCMBC: Why Defense Innovation Demands Manufacturing Velocity · 38 min · Episode 53Can speed change the physics of defense innovation? In this episode of the ProtoPod, host Jordan sits down with Dr. Doug Milburn (Founder of ProtoSpace Mfg / Protocase) and Jimi…
- Launching Careers at 45,000 Feet: Innovation, Velocity and Life After University | ProtoPod Live · 50 min · Episode 52Recorded live at IREC 2026, this episode of ProtoPod features Roberto Rodriguez of Blue Origin and Joshua Kaufman of Mercury Space Systems for a conversation about aerospace…
- From Classroom to Launchpad: Student Rocketry in Canada (Launch Canada) · 33 min · Episode 51Today, we’re joined by Adam Trumpour, founder of Launch Canada, the organization behind Canada’s biggest student rocketry competition. Adam’s spent years in propulsion and…
- From Academia to Defence Tech: Building Sovereign Defence Capability in Canada with Paul Ziadé, North Vector Dynamics · 33 min · Episode 50In this episode of the ProtoPod, Jordan sits down with Paul Ziadé, Co-Founder and CEO of North Vector Dynamics, a Canadian aerospace and defense technology company building…
- Fail Fast, Rove Faster: Building the Next-Generation of Mars Rovers with Kevin Sloan · 23 min · Episode 49Today on the ProtoPod, we’re joined by Kevin Sloan, Director of the University Rover Challenge. For nearly two decades, Kevin has helped build one of the most impactful hands-on…
- Heavy Metal Deep Space: Asteroid Mining - No Longer a Sci-Fi Dream with AstroForge · 27 min · Episode 48Today on the ProtoPod, we’re joined by Ashton Meginnis, Head of Space Systems at AstroForge. AstroForge is a startup focused on building spacecraft to chase down asteroids—and…
- Metrology Manifesto: Turning Engineering Intent into Manufacturing Reality with Jim York · 31 min · Episode 47In this episode, we’re joined by Jim York from Elliott Machinery to talk about metrology, GD&T, and why so many engineering drawings break down in the real world.
- From Turbo to Tone: Lessons from a Turbomachinery Professional with Fernando Romero · 44 min · Episode 46Today on the ProtoPod, we’re joined by Fernando Romero — a turbomachinery repair engineer at Sulzer, co-founder of Iron Age Audioworks, and the mind behind All About Turbo…
- Sifting Through the Noise: Building the Telemetry Backbone for Aerospace with Karthik Gollapudi · 35 min · Episode 45On today's episode, we’re joined by Karthik Gollapudi, co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Sift. Sift is building the telemetry backbone for mission-critical systems —…
- The Shield in the Field: Rapid Prototyping for Modern Conflict Zones · 27 min · Episode 44On today's episode, we’re joined by Dave McQuinn from Allen-Vanguard. Dave has spent nearly two decades developing technologies designed to stop improvised explosive devices and…
- Cleared for Takeoff: Building RealSimGear from the Ground Up · 38 min · Episode 43In this episode, we’re joined by Jarrod Barker, founder of RealSimGear. Jarrod started the company while training for his private pilot’s license, frustrated by the gap between…
- Turning Ideas into Manufacturable Reality with Caleb Vainikka · 40 min · Episode 42In this episode, we’re joined by Caleb Vainikka, founder of Cove Design. Caleb helps startups turn ideas into manufacturable hardware — and he’s outspoken about the difference…
- Inside the World of Rocket Launches & Real-World Engineering with ESRA's Jim Jarvis · 38 min · Episode 41Today on the ProtoPod, we’re joined by Jim Jarvis, the Range Safety Officer for the Experimental Sounding Rocket Association and the International Rocket Engineering Competition…
- Teaching AI the Physics of the Real World with Mode Maison · 44 min · Episode 40What happens when artificial intelligence moves beyond generating pixels and starts understanding physics? In this episode, we sit down with Steven Gay (CEO) and Jakub Cech…
- Cutting Through the AI Hype: Engineering Velocity in Scaling Organization with Isaac Hicks and Autonomi · 29 min · Episode 39When a company hits the $5M to $50M growth phase, tacit knowledge and fragmented systems become the ultimate anchors. Issac Hicks, founder of Autonomi, joins the ProtoPod this…
- From Global Security Director to Startup Founder ft. Richard Sumnall · 43 min · Episode 38On this episode of ProtoPod, host Jordan Rose welcomes Richard Sumnall, Founder of RackFalcon and a veteran of global security leadership. With 20 years of experience across…
- Powering the Petabytes: Future-Proofing Data Storage and Compute with Brett Kelly and 45Drives · 57 min · Episode 37In today's episode, Jordan is joined in-studio by longtime friend and colleague Brett Kelly — Technical Director at 45Drives and one of the key architects behind 45Drives'…
- How Rain Stella Technologies Is Redefining Healthcare | Voice AI, EMRs & MEA Innovation Ft. Eric Turkington · 28 min · Episode 36This episode of ProtoPod features Eric Turkington, Chief Product Officer at Rain Stella Technologies, joining us from Abu Dhabi to discuss how RST is transforming healthcare…
- High-Performance Engineering at Every Altitude: Joe Cavazos of HoustonMicro · 26 min · Episode 35On this episode of The ProtoPod, we’re joined by Joe Cavazos — embedded electronics designer, spacecraft avionics architect, and founder of HoustonMicro. With nearly 40 years…
- From Lab to Launch How QuantAQ Is Reinventing Air Quality Monitoring ft. David Hagan · 25 min · Episode 34In this episode of The Protopod, we sit down with David Hagan, founder and CEO of QuantAQ, the company transforming air quality monitoring with high-accuracy, Internet-connected…
