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FLN Member Spotlight: Ryan Thompson of QA1 Shares What Makes a Great Engineer

By Ashley Reyes

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The SEMA Future Leaders Network (FLN) has named Ryan Thompson, Speedtech design engineer at QA1, as the network's newest spotlight member. Get to know Thompson in his interview with SEMA News below. 
 

SEMA News: What is the best advice you have ever received? 

Ryan Thompson: Good engineers come up with great ideas. Great engineers ask great questions. Use all available resources, including other engineers.
 

SN: What keeps you in the industry? 

RT: Cars and trucks. I've always loved them. I always will.
 

SN: Where can you be found on Saturday? 

RT: Working in the garage or in the yard or at the baseball diamond playing catch with my son.
 

SN: How do you prepare for an important meeting? 

RT: I write down my thoughts--not really for notes to read off, but writing helps get my train of thought going in the right direction.
 

SN: If you could go to lunch with an industry leader, living or dead, who would it be? 

RT: I'd love to have lunch with Christian von Koenigsegg. I think his innovations in the high-end supercar world are incredible.
 

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