Entries for December 2013
Earlier this year DMC was awarded funding from the City of Chicago’s TIFWorks Program. TIFWorks is a government program that “stimulates business success by funding workforce-training costs for companies located in tax increment financing...
It’s almost as if I was put into a rocket and shot off into space… at least that's what it has felt like so far during my first two weeks at DMC.
In my previous job, where I worked for 9+ years, I thought that I knew everyth...
DMC hosted a Holiday Cheer Event on Friday, December 13th for DMC employees and their families. Our official Holiday Party is a formal adult-only event that is typically held in January when everyone’s calendar opens up. The Holiday Cheer Event...
Being an engineer means you have unique skills to contribute to the world. These contributions can include improving quality of products, increasing efficiency, and generally allowing workers and companies to be more successful in their goals.
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One of our favorite projects this year was creating a video series spoofing the infamous Dos Equis commercials. We've enjoyed sharing the Most Interesting Engineer in the World's exploits as a fun demonstration of the spirited, crea...
Hyrule, of course, is a fictional kingdom in the Legend of Zelda video game series. For an amazing activity fund event, DMC went to see Zelda Symphony of the Goddess at the famous Chicago Theatre.
To get into the spirit, I dressed as Lin...
DMC was proud to participate in NIDays North America this fall. The inaugural event condensed the traveling NI Technical Symposiums into a much larger multi-track event that was held in a number of select cities. DMC was lucky enough to have both of ...
Engineers are known for being serious about their work, but we leave plenty of room for laughs. At DMC, we have a fondness for humor of the geeky variety. Our new monthly web feature, DMC Comics, will highlight engineering-minded humor with orig...
Those who visit DMC may notice our ever-changing "Quote Board." This is where we document the most infamous utterances of the moment.
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After a few months as members of the DMC Boston team, we finally gave Adam, Bill and Frank a proper DMC welcome. We found a time when everyone was in town to head over to SkyZone, an indoor trampoline park, for some team-building fun....