Our People: Meet Bob Theisen
It was 8 years ago that my wife, Julie and I moved from Minnesota to Iowa, when I became the IT Manager for DISTek.
Fall Harvest Ride Along
Despite growing up in the grain belt and then starting a career heavily influenced by agriculture, I’ve never actually been inside a tractor or been on a working farm.
Choosing the Language for the Task
In college, I had a physics class called Modeling and Simulation of Physics Systems in which students wrote code to model the physical behavior of various systems. The final project of the class involved choosing a system of interest, developing a model for it, and presenting the results with some sensatory aid.
The Health of DISTek Culture
DISTek formed a Wellness Committee that is responsible for encouraging wellness and healthy lifestyles for everyone throughout the company. The wellness committee sponsors different events, such as lunch and learns or challenges that promote healthy living.
To Test or Not to Test? That is the Question.
With the ever increasing demands of the economy and to show a good return on investment, companies are continually looking for ways to cut back on spending. Unfortunately, one area that can easily end up being targeted for cost reduction is testing.
Happenings of the ISOBUS Fall 2015 Plugfest
The ISOBUS Fall 2015 Plugfest wrapped up a couple weeks ago in Wörth am Main, Germany. If you do not know what ISOBUS or its Plugfest are, you can look at my previous blogs for a tutorial.
NI Days 2015 – Visit DISTek in Chicago
Designing an HiL test system, need to modernize your laboratory, or do you just dabble in LabVIEW in your spare time? Meet DISTek’s system designers and LabVIEW architects at NI Days Chicago October 15. DISTek engineers will be at booth 19 to answer any questions you may have, maybe even that tough engineering question that has been eluding you. Put them to the challenge and see what they can do for you.
Farm Progress Show 2015
It was another great week of the Farm Progress Show this year. Just like in so many years past, the weather stayed hot and the booths stayed packed. This was my first appearance at the Farm Progress Show for DISTek Integration and I doubt that it will be my last.
DISTek Awarded 2015 Iowa Top Workplaces Honor
DISTek Integration, Inc. has been awarded a 2015 Top Workplaces honor by the Des Moines Register. The Top Workplaces lists are based solely on the results of an employee feedback survey administered by WorkplaceDynamics, LLC, a leading research firm that specializes in organizational health and workplace improvement.
Notes from the Embedded Systems Conference
This year the Embedded Systems Conference (ESC) was held in Boston, Silicon Valley and will be held in Minneapolis later this year.
DISTek Family Picnic
DISTek hosted their annual summer event at George Wyth State Park in Waterloo, Iowa this year. The family friendly picnic took place in the early evening hours of Friday, July 17th. DISTek employees, spouses, and their families were invited to come together for food, fun, and camaraderie .
NI Week, Y’all
The 2015 National Instruments NI Week was a real eye opener for me. From a sales perspective, it was amazing to see just how many of the top companies in their field use NI products so pervasively.
