How would you describe your job at REAC?
I’m an engineer in our R & D department. We are a nine-person team, and I’m the one responsible for electronics. My work can be put into three main categories. First, there may be issues that need to be solved to keep the production going with high quality. For example if there’s a problem with one of the parts that we source from external suppliers. Second, I work with design changes to make sure the products are customized to the customers’ needs, such as a change of material, or some detail in the construction drawings. I make the changes on my computer, and send them to the customer for review and approval. After making changes we also need to prepare prototypes and test them, before going forward with production. The third category includes new projects—developing and designing new products.
What do you like most about your job?
I’m happy with the variation—every day is something new. As an engineer, problem-solving is what I enjoy. It’s always really satisfying to find the right solution, after a long time of thinking and testing different options. It makes me feel proud.
What is the most challenging part of your job?
When I started working here, speaking English was stressful. We didn’t speak English at my previous workplace. I only knew it from school. But it’s gotten better. REAC offers us weekly English lessons, which have helped me a lot.
What keeps you motivated during the workday?
The salary, haha. The team is great, not only in my department, but throughout the whole company. We have very good and communicative people all around.
How did you become an engineer at REAC?
My father was a car mechanic with his own company. As a child, I would spend a lot of time there, and I learned how the cars were built. Then my older brother became an engineer before me. I was always fascinated by electric current, like watching a DC motor being connected to and disconnected from the battery. It was like magic! I just had to learn how it worked. I started working at REAC two years ago, because I wanted to move forward, for example to work more in English. When you’re an engineer you need to keep learning and developing all the time.
How do you think your co-workers would describe you?
Communicative—someone who likes to meet new people. Optimistic, trying to find solutions to every problem.
What brings you joy in everyday life?
A happy family—my two sons and wife. Having someone to come home to after work, someone to
talk to about our experiences and thoughts. And our sons, six and eight years old, keep us active.
What else do you enjoy when you’re not working?
I recently got a FPV drone with goggles. I’ve been wanting to try it for a long time. It’s a bit tricky to operate, so I learned how to fly on the computer FPV simulator, before my first real drone fly.
Do you have any talent or hobby that might surprise people?
Working with my hands, making things. I built our house, with the help of my father in law. When I have the time, I build all sorts of things, such as the new gate and fence around our yard.
If you could have any three people as dinner guests, who would you invite?
Robert Kubica polish F1 driver. He is the guy who never gives up. Even after a serious accident, in which he almost lost his arm, he returned to the top of racing and won the 24h Le Mans race.
If I could have any guests, I would invite Robert three times.
Do you have any role models in life?
My brother and my father, I guess. They’ve inspired me to build a good life, both with my family and professionally.
Do you have any dreams that you would like to fulfill?
I just want to stay healthy, to help my children grow up and become smart, happy and good people. My family is my main focus. And professionally, we have a lot of interesting projects going forward.
The purpose of REAC’s products is to help people improve their quality of life. What does quality of life mean to you?
For many of us, it’s something we don’t think about, we just take it for granted. It isn’t until something changes that we realize what it is, and how valuable it was.
