We had an interesting visit with Boeing Technical Principal, turned serial entrepreneur Jerry LaChapelle. In our pending series of six short video segments, Jerry discusses his firm’s new web-based, Software as a Service (SaaS) platform which provides between numerical control (NC), Computer-Aided Design (CAD), and Computer-Aided Manufacturing. The result is that manufacturers and component suppliers across many business sectors will be better able to predict the price of custom components.
Jerry shared with us that the Boeing 787 Dreamliner is built using 6.5 million components, half of which are custom manufactured. We also talked to him about his advice for young entrepreneurs, and about the letter-writing campaign he launched recently, to encourage the Government to take action to revitalize the economy, in particular by helping the Small and Medium-sized business sector. Jerry must be pretty good at writing letter, as he is on a panel session with a US Senator from Washington today, here in Seattle, to discuss his ideas in a public forum.
We’ll have the videos of our interview with Jerry, along with a copy of his letter, and a short video demonstrating MES’ platform online within 48-72 hours.
