Friday December 8, the ConTechCrew dropped episode 98 featuring Gessner Engineering‘s own Jeremy Peters. Episode highlights include Jeremy’s drone talk, and The ConTechCrew’s Top 3 Tech Christmas Gifts!
ConTechTuesday:
This week’s edition of ConTechTuesday our ConAppGuru brings a touch of Augmented Reality to construction with MeasureKit App.
The ConTechCrew’s Top Tech Christmas Gifts:
Try a VR system designed to minimize giving you the VR-motion sickness. High-resolution, intuitive controls…what’s not to love?
Increased flight time, decreased noise, all in a convenient bag! The improved design and portability of this quadcopter makes it perfect for contractors.
Milwaukee One Key ½” Drill Driver Kit
Everyone needs a good drill, might as well have a smart tool ready to load the user’s preferences at a moments’ notice.
Holster your wallet, phone, add a speaker, and recharge all with one phone case!
Stay warm on the jobsite with heated hoodies. Warm pockets will also keep your devices from rapidly losing charge.
Wave Smart notebook from Rocketbook
Write, microwave, and reuse! Reduce waste and preserve your ideas with smart notebooks.
Make sure you have the network to support your tech needs and workflow with WiFi!
Pair ’em together for a home speaker system, or for use on the jobsite – the power of Alexa and Dot are unstoppable.
Jump into VR and start to manipulate your world with BIMBox.
Take 360 photos and video at 4k quality at a shockingly low pricepoint!
The Inspire 2 allows two pilots; one to pilot the camera, one to pilot the drone. The resulting images are amazing high-resolution photos.
Leica ICON Robotic Total Station
Leverage a model without any training then transmit your solution over WiFi!
Geek of the Week:
We Interviewed: Jeremy Peters 
Day Job: Vice President – Civil Engineering and Surveying of Gessner Engineering
Fun Fact: Originally studied Aerospace Engineering. Has been in the business longer than GPS.
Resume: Upon graduating from Texas A&M, Jeremy began his career as part of 3 person survey crew. He enjoyed the surveying aspect so much he switched his focus to civil engineering, eventually pivoting to construction and hotel development before landing at Gessner Engineering.
Joined the Podcast to Geek Out On: Drones, drones, drones! Jeremy also explains how understanding the balance between doing thing with or without the assistance of technology makes for a stronger industry.
Next week on ConTechTrio: Lonnie Fritz will join The ConTechCrew from CAT to discuss The Age of SmartIron! You wont want to miss it.
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