Switched On | Demesne Electrical

How do you go from engineer to globe-trotting electrical genius? Eryl Own shares his story.

Show Notes

How do you go from engineer to globe-trotting electrical genius? Eryl Owen shares his story. We also hear the measure some companies will take to solve an electrical problem. 

In this episode we learn tons about networking your way around the world and how far you should go to help people including
  • The importance of the company car
  • Different electrical work standards worldwide
  • How to travel and speak the local language without Google Translate 
  • Email v Phone Calls
  • The most important business relationship you can have

Eryl Owen has been described to me as an ‘International Man of Mystery’. The 71 year-old Electrical Industry Agent has taken over 3,700 flights in his storied career. He speaks fluent Spanish and Italian and has customers in every country in the world. Now that the pandemic has grounded him back home in Wales, it’s the perfect time to catch up with him and chat about his illustrious career.

Dimitri Gardikiotis is an application engineer with ILME UK a designer and manufacturer of industrial multipole connectors for power, signal and data. Dimitri works with industrial companies to develop connectivity solutions, identify and resolve any technical issues and assure product approval and complete customer satisfaction.
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The Switched On podcast is produced by dustpod.ie for Demesne Electrical


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