Earlier this year, Dr. Patrick Marcus was invited to be the keynote speaker at IBM’s internal Hackathon here in Tucson. Hackathons are a place where people from all types of technical backgrounds have the opportunity to come together and solve a problem. These enthusiastic engineers show us time and time again that the bar can […]
There is often confusion among our customers regarding how to formulate a contract, a statement of work and an engagement for design services. The confusion often lies in 3 simple question “Why? What? and How?” Making these three questions clear to your consulting firm can greatly streamline the engagement process, will reduce costs, and alleviate […]
Dr. Patrick Marcus is the President of Marcus Engineering, LLC and a principal of Apparently Connected, LLC. Dr. Marcus has extensive background in electronics design, industrial automation, design for manufacturing. Dr. Marcus has founded and run several successful companies in technology and high reliability industrial manufacturing.
This year, Dr. Patrick Marcus, was invited to be a guest speaker at the McGuire Summer Academy Program at the University of Arizona. The McGuire Summer Academy Program is a program designed to help young people cultivate their entrepreneurial skills. Students from various high schools are invited to live on the campus grounds for one […]
Investment capital, brilliant ideas, and hungry entrepreneurs were the main dish at Venture Madness this weekend. Invest Southwest hosted the top 16 of 64 promising startups at their annual Venture Madness bracket challenge in Scottsdale, Arizona, to compete in the pitch competition portion of the head-to-head battle. These companies were competing for a share of […]
Developing the hands-on skills, and enthusiasm of young people into a productive engineering skill set, and career, is at the core of a program being launched by Pima Community College, Job Path, Xerocraft and InnovEngine. Marcus Engineering is participating as the voice of the industry, who seeks to hire talented, hands-on engineers. “The skills gap […]
In 2016 hundreds of students at the University of Arizona took a chance. They put themselves in front of a camera and shared an idea. These students participated in the second annual University of Arizona Pitchfest. Pitchfest encourages students to pitch new and innovative ideas, ideas that can make big changes, or small impacts on […]
It was a warm Spring evening in the southern Arizona desert. Hundreds of students were full of excitement, and hope. They had become scientists, engineers, and inventors. These students were pushed to learn, experiment, play, and all of this was in part because of Southern Arizona Research, Science and Engineering Foundation (SARSEF) and its partners. […]
Dr. Patrick Marcus, president of Marcus Engineering LLC, received two honors recently in separate ceremonies held in Tucson, Ariz. The first, given by the University of Arizona’s College of Engineering, was presented to Marcus as part of the University’s 100th Homecoming celebration in November during the College’s 51st annual Engineering Breakfast. The event helps support the student scholarship […]
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On March 24, 2014, Dr. Patrick Marcus received the Catapult Award for Ecosystem Impact from Tech Launch Arizona (TLA) for helping bring scientific discoveries to the Tucson community. Marcus, President of Marcus Engineering, LLC, is involved in many forms of community outreach. From promoting STEM education in middle to helping organize Tucson’s first-ever Maketopolis, he is dedicated […]
Jared Erman is a senior at the University of Arizona studying marketing, entrepreneurship, and communications.
On March 1, 2014, Tucson held the first ever Maketopolis. The event successfully fit over 1,000 participants and 35 exhibits into two spaces totaling 11,000 square feet. At this point you’re probably asking yourself “what IS a Maketopolis?” Maketopolis 2014 brought Tucson’s tinkerers, engineers, programmers, hobbyists, students, building fans, and the like together to share […]
Jared Erman is a senior at the University of Arizona studying marketing, entrepreneurship, and communications.
