UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — The latest episode of Invent Penn State’s "Dare to Disrupt" podcast features Anne Pauley, a technical program manager at Google. She currently leads the implementation of world-class manufacturing processes for the Google Pixel smartphone.
In this episode, Pauley shared her expansive experience in additive manufacturing, industrial art and engineering design, as well as a mission to bring more diversity and sustainability practices to the hands-on fabrication space.
“If you buy a consumer product, there’s a really good chance that every single part of that device has been 3D-printed as a prototype at some point. If you think of a million phones — if you have a 1% error in those parts and you have to scrap just 1% of them, that’s a massive impact. That's a huge amount of waste. And so, any little improvement that happens has huge sustainability benefits,” Pauley said during the podcast interview.
Listen to Anne Pauley's story on "Dare to Disrupt."
Pauley graduated from the Penn State Schreyer Honors College with dual bachelor’s degrees in mechanical engineering (College of Engineering) and music technology (College of Arts and Architecture) before pursuing a master’s degree at Penn State with a focus on mechanical design, mechatronics and additive manufacturing.
In the episode, she discusses her professional journey through various companies including Disney, Autodesk, Meta and Google. Through her work creating massive art pieces with the Flaming Lotus Girls art collective and her personal art studio, Cognitive Flow Design, she said she aims to disrupt the industrial design industry.
Toward the end of the episode, Penn State rising senior Irena Potochny joined the conversation. Potochny and Pauley discussed the challenges and opportunities for women in engineering, and Pauley offered advice for future engineers.
Students interested in being featured on the show can apply or be nominated.
About "Dare to Disrupt"
"Dare to Disrupt" is a podcast from Invent Penn State about Penn State alumni who are innovators, entrepreneurs, and leaders, and the stories behind their success. The podcast is hosted by alumnus Ryan Newman, a graduate of the Smeal College of Business and a Schreyer Scholar alumnus who is now a managing director at Goldman Sachs.
Past episodes include interviews with Garry Gilliam, David Rusenko and Jess Weiner. New episodes are released monthly. Subscribe on YouTube Music, Apple Podcasts or Spotify.
Invent Penn State is a commonwealth-wide initiative to spur economic development, job creation and student career success.
The "Dare to Disrupt" podcast is made possible by the support of the Penn State Smeal College of Business.