STEM Everyday #320: STEM Careers Include Designing Stadiums, Theme Parks, & More (feat. Mike McCarthy)
Do you know how to explain to kids what kinds of STEM careers are out there?
Mike McCarthy is passionate about showing young people a type of STEM career that they likely haven’t yet been exposed to. As Vice President at Design Communications Ltd (DCL), an internationally recognized custom manufacturer of architectural specialty products, Mike has been involved in large scale new construction and renovations of sports stadiums, theme parks, shopping malls, movie theaters, hospitals, universities and a variety of other projects. Some of those places include Walt Disney World, SoFi Stadium, TD Garden, Madison Square Garden, Gillette Stadium, Netflix, Linked In, Amazon, Facebook, Coca-Cola, Hasbro, Logan Airport and many others. They engineer, fabricate and install artistic specialty elements and experiential tech (sculptures, signage, and LEDs/Projection mapping, etc).
As part of the Massachusetts STEM Advisory Council, Mike also enjoys showing kids that there are fun careers in STEM that aren’t connected to life sciences or coding. He double majored in Art and Mechanical Engineering, and will explain how you can help kids interested in the intersection between art and engineering.
Thanks for listening, and be sure to check out Mike & DCL's work by clicking the links below:
Connect with Mike:
- DCL Website: designcommunicationsltd.com
- See some of the DCL projects: designcommunicationsltd.com/work
- LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/mikemccarthy76/
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