Entries for the 'Chicago' Category

For my DMC welcome party, I joined in with two other employees, Molly and Kevin, to hold a shared celebration at a local bar's trivia competition. It should come as no surprise that a lot of us are trivia fiends given DMC's Core Values of hiring smart people and having fun! While some DMC employees had attended the bar's Monday trivia nights in the past as activity fund events, this was the first time we had the entire back room to ourselves. With a ton of beer...

Continue reading →

Anyone who has visited DMC's Chicago office knows that we love a good game of ping pong. We have an internally-developed DMC Ping Pong App to keep track of final scores from each game and generate rankings to show just how awesome (or not awesome) each employee is. During FedEx Day 2014, Jordan and Sudeep set up a .NET library for interfacing to a GoPro camera via Wi-Fi that allowed control of primary camera functions. The GoPro .NET library was then used to implement a .NET console app that...

Continue reading →

DMC proved just how cool science can be at our Chicago office's Mad Science Party on June 4th, 2015. We've held several fun themed open houses previously including a carnival, Boston Bash, and Oktoberfest, and this party was no exception. More than 140 guests joined us for a night of out-of-this-world food and drinks, zany decorations, and electrifying attractions. The rooftop deck filled up quickly due to the beautiful weather, and we think a mad scientist would have felt right at home ...

Continue reading →

At DMC, we often feel like mad scientists creating cutting-edge, technical solutions. It's only fitting that we're hosting a pair of Mad Science parties this spring at our Chicago office on Thursday, June 4, 2015 and in Boston on June 18. Featuring out of this world food and drinks along with hair-raising, hands-on experiments, it's sure to be an explosively fun time! Hypothesis: You'll have a blast celebrating with DMC! Facts: DMC Chicago's Mad Science Party June 4, 20...

Continue reading →

Crain’s Chicago Business Recognizes DMC as a Top Company for Millennials and Gen X Employees DMC was named among the top Chicago companies to work for by Crain's Chicago Business for the second consecutive year. We're proud to be recognized again as one of the top places to work for both Millennials and Generation X. DMC was named the "Best Workplace for Millennials" in Chicago, ranking #1 atop the list of five local firms. Crain&#...

Continue reading →

As a new employee at DMC Chicago, I’m quickly learning just how easy it is to plan exciting outings with my fellow coworkers. At our first mentor lunch, Gareth and I were musing on how much we wanted to learn how to fly fish. With some planning from Gareth and a survey to gauge interest, two weeks later we were out on the North Pond in Lincoln Park with 21 DMCers and Chicago Fly Fishing Outfitters learning the basics.  The class walked us through the general premise of fly fishing,...

Continue reading →

Earlier this month, in a desperate, yet ultimately futile, attempt to take our minds off the increasingly frigid weather, DMCers from the Chicago office sought refuge in the warm embrace of National Public Radio. Not with tote bags or endless donation requests, but with the hit show Wait Wait…Don’t Tell Me! Don’t let the over-punctuated name fool you, WWDTM (as it’s known to insiders who love acronyms and write blogs), is full of laughs and sharp insights into the week&r...

Continue reading →

The, now annual, DMC Holiday Cheer party lets DMC engineers, consultants, and employees relax with their families over good food, gifts, and laugher. Just as last year, our special guest was Santa Claus, and he not only took pictures with kids, families, and couples, but he also sang Christmas carols with everyone.  The kids decorated giant gingerbread men and engaged in an intense candy cane hut throughout the office while the adults drank delicious seasonal beer and other holiday libat...

Continue reading →

DMC has now had seven scintillating golf tournaments, each one embracing the forgiving scramble tournament style of play. This time the teams were: Team A Devon Megan Matt Sudeep Team B Tim Katherine Simon Gareth The play commenced on the lakefront 9-hole course of Sydney R. Moravitz two hours before dusk. The day brought some impressive long drives on the sporadic par five holes as well as continual improvement from the ...

Continue reading →

Five new employees started all around the same time last month, so we decided to combine our welcome parties into one big hurrah. Travelling to the eastern seas of the Midwest (i.e. Lake Michigan) we sallied forth into the unknown waters of pirating. Below, a few of my fellow welcome party recipients share their favorite parts of the adventure. “DMC now has one more area of expertise to add to its repertoire; sailing tall ships! We were trained by what we are sure was a real-life pirate...

Continue reading →

DMC hosted its fourth annual Oktoberfest Party this past week at our Chicago office. The success of our 2011, 2012 and 2013 Oktoberfest gatherings has become renowned among our clients, vendors, friends and family, so the party was sure to be packed. This year was no different, and with over 200 attendees, Oktoberfest 2014 Chicago will likely go down in DMC history with equal gusto. We out did ourselves with food this year adding to the normal brats and German Potato Salad a whole slew of veg...

Continue reading →

DMC will exhibit at the NIDays Conference in Chicago (Wednesday, October 8) and Boston (Tuesday, November 4). The one-day, free multi-track conference targets engineers and scientists designing systems for test, design, and control applications. With over 40 technical sessions, hands-on workshops, and keynotes, NIDays 2014 aims to provide knowledge about emerging technologies, as well as hardware and industry applications. Discover New Trends and Best Practices Learn firsthand about adva...

Continue reading →

When the opportunity arose to go to the already-awesome Lincoln Park Zoo in order to taste 150 plus awesome beers, I knew many at DMC couldn’t resist. Sure enough, sixteen people from DMC signed up for the Lions, Tigers, and Brews event, so we headed down to the zoo for some Friday night fun. First we tried out some of the bigger, more popular breweries such as Founders and Goose Island. We experienced these old familiars under the watchful eye of the tiger, who was outside watching the...

Continue reading →

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. This month our group of engineers headed to a tech conference. Post your ideas of where our engineers should go next month in the 'Comments' section below, and you might see your suggestion featured in an upcoming comic! SWAG:

Continue reading →

DMC invites you to join us for our fourth annual Oktoberfest celebration in Chicago on Thursday October 2, 2014! After the success of our 2011, 2012, and 2013 events, DMC's Chicago office welcomes you once again for an evening of food, beer, and fun on our rooftop deck.   DMC Chicago's Oktoberfest October 2, 2014 4 p.m. - 10 p.m. 2222 N. Elston Ave., Suite 200 Chicago, IL 60614 [Driving Directions] You're welcome to stop by anytime throughout the evening along wi...

Continue reading →

View Matt's presentation on Industrial Automation and Modern Connectivity. Join DMC on Wednesday, September 10 for the Global Automation and Manufacturing Summit held at McCormick Place, West Building, W190. The Global Automation and Manufacturing Summit is part of the larger International Manufacturing Technology Show (IMTS) 2014 at McCormick Place September 8 - 13, 2014. In a collaborative effort, Control Engineering, Plant Engineering and Hannover Fairs USA have conferred to present...

Continue reading →

DMC was recently recognized in the August 2014 issue of Control Engineering as one of 100 System Integrator Giants. The SI Giants 2014 are a part of a larger catalogue of SIs catalogued by both Control Engineering and Plant Engineering, which they dubbed the NEW Global System Integrator Database. The CFE Media’s Global System Integrator Database was compiled based on geography, industry, engineering experience, vendor experience, professional affiliation and annual revenue.  Bailey...

Continue reading →

It's the start of a new school year and that means career fair season has returned! DMC has come a long way since last fall. With two new workplace awards under our belt, including Crain's Best Places To Work in Chicago, one new office in Denver, and a host of great SWAG to give away, we're sure that this year's tour will beat all the previous ones combined. DMC is recruiting on-campus for entry level Automation Engineers for Chicago, Boston and Denver locations. We want ...

Continue reading →

DMC will be hosting the Chicagoland LabVIEW User's Group meeting on Thursday, August 28, 2014. Our agenda this year includes a variety of database and LabVIEW related material. We'll begin by discussing the challenges of data mining and the advantages of using databases. We will continue by providing a comprehensive look at Database providers and investigating LabVIEW Database Tools. We will wrap up the meeting with a few How To's and exercises involving guided walkthroughs. Aft...

Continue reading →

DMC had a great time at NI Week 2014, held in Austin, Texas. The convention was a chance for those working in the fields of engineering and science to come together and learn about new National Instruments hardware and LabVIEW technology, as well as plans for future developments. DMC sent engineers from our Chicago, Boston, and Denver offices to represent the work we do for our clients and to honor our affiliation with National Instruments.  This was my first NIWeek, and having heard gre...

Continue reading →