Michael P. Bourque

In this episode of the Drop In CEO podcast, guest host Michael Bourque interviews Deb Coviello about her unique approach to leadership and business consultancy. Deb shares her journey of becoming the Drop In CEO, a role in which she helps businesses navigate crises and elevate their teams. She discusses the inception of her podcast and her mission to serve C-suite leaders of today and tomorrow. The conversation also dives into Deb's personal growth, her vision for the future, her philosophy… Show more

In this episode of the Drop In CEO podcast, guest host Michael Bourque interviews Deb Coviello about her unique approach to leadership and business consultancy. Deb shares her journey of becoming the Drop In CEO, a role in which she helps businesses navigate crises and elevate their teams. She discusses the inception of her podcast and her mission to serve C-suite leaders of today and tomorrow. The conversation also dives into Deb's personal growth, her vision for the future, her philosophy on leadership, and the importance of being present and authentic in interviews. Michael and Deb explore topics such as women in leadership, the CEO mindset, and the transformative power of seeking inspiration and reaching out for help. The episode is filled with insights on building confidence, embracing creativity, and the impact of leadership on business success. Show less

On today's episode Michael Bourque shares how his passion for technology and engineering created an opportunity to teach others while facilitating his passion for leadership and building successful projects. Listen in as Deborah and Michael discuss how to identify an opportunity, asking the right questions, and influencing leadership to listen to your ideas. Michael also shares his best advice for creating a community within a team, and working toward a unified goal.
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On today's episode Michael Bourque shares how his passion for technology and engineering created an opportunity to teach others while facilitating his passion for leadership and building successful projects. Listen in as Deborah and Michael discuss how to identify an opportunity, asking the right questions, and influencing leadership to listen to your ideas. Michael also shares his best advice for creating a community within a team, and working toward a unified goal.
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About Michael Bourque:
Michael is an inventor from Boston with more than 36 years of manufacturing experience on a mission to bring bold ideas to market. He has a vast background from industrial design through manufacturing and automation.
Michael has a keen eye for quality, design, and user experience by being engaged at every stage in the process. No matter if its hardware, software, or both, he can help exceed expectations and advance the state of art. Show less

In this special episode of The Future is Robot Podcast, we are joined by Michael and Darren.

They are two of the most inspiring entrepreneurs, creators and innovators I have had the fortune to meet till date. Michael prefers to call himself an 'Inventor' - a title that describes him extremely well as he constantly comes up with new designs and innovations that solve a myriad of problems. Darren meanwhile, is the CEO of After Cloud, a company responsible for a range of mobile… Show more

In this special episode of The Future is Robot Podcast, we are joined by Michael and Darren.

They are two of the most inspiring entrepreneurs, creators and innovators I have had the fortune to meet till date. Michael prefers to call himself an 'Inventor' - a title that describes him extremely well as he constantly comes up with new designs and innovations that solve a myriad of problems. Darren meanwhile, is the CEO of After Cloud, a company responsible for a range of mobile applications that help in saving the legacy of a person digitally enabling future generations to look back and fondly remember the family members that preceded them.

In this episode we talk about innovation, creativity, artificial intelligence, robotics, senior care, ChatPT, transformation of education and the ideal characteristics we must encourage in ourselves to try new things, experiment and create more. I am sure that if you tune into this episode you will walk away with new ideas, thoughts and views on various fields but above all else will be inspired to 'get out there and make something new'

Link to Darren's company, After Cloud - www.aftercloud.co.uk Show less

A man has virtually memorialized his late father by creating a QR code for his gravestone, so people visiting the cemetery can learn more about his fascinating life. Michael Bourque, 55, an inventor and engineer from Melrose, Massachusetts , was mourning his father, John Harold Bourque, who passed away in April 2017 at the age of 87, when he had a flash of inspiration about how to honor his legacy. 'When someone dies, they put a marker on the ground before you buy the stone. I thought, "Jeez… Show more

A man has virtually memorialized his late father by creating a QR code for his gravestone, so people visiting the cemetery can learn more about his fascinating life. Michael Bourque, 55, an inventor and engineer from Melrose, Massachusetts , was mourning his father, John Harold Bourque, who passed away in April 2017 at the age of 87, when he had a flash of inspiration about how to honor his legacy. 'When someone dies, they put a marker on the ground before you buy the stone. I thought, "Jeez, no one's gonna see this. There's so much to know about my dad." And in an instant, I came up with this idea,' he told DailyMail.com.

Michael used a 3D printer to make the QR code medallion out of weatherproof plastic that glows in the dark before gluing it to his father's gravestone. When passersby scan it with their cellphone, they are taken to a website featuring his dad's biography, including photos and a timeline of his life. John, the youngest of five children, was born in Melrose during the Great Depression and enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1951 during the Korean War.

'We grew up poor, and my dad was too cheap to pay for anybody to fix anything. So I was that a young kid who held the flashlight while we fixed everything,' he said. 'My dad taught me everything from plumbing to electricity to carpentry, and I credit a lot of my creativity and innovative skills and abilities to make things to my dad.' Michael added that his father also had a 'great sense of humor' and would get a kick out of the QR code he made for his gravestone. 'You know what he'd be saying about this product? He'd be saying, "This is one of those products that people are dying to use,"' he joked. Pictured: John (with his wife and son) was an atomic veteran who worked on nuclear testing at Camp Desert Rock in Nevada. Show less

Losing a loved one is earth-shattering, but a QR code on their grave can help keep their memory alive. Michael Bourque created a website showcasing his dad's life and a QR code that links to it, affixed it to the gravestone, and over 2.5 million people have scanned it. Kim Komando was inspired by Michael's story and believes everyone's gravestone should tell the world about them. Michael believes a QR code on a gravestone would help people learn about those buried there.

Bourque used some design software to create a virtual model of the QR code. He then 3D-printed the item using a waterproof plastic and glued it to his father's headstone, which is located in Stoneham, Massachusetts.

Our first installment of the show

Michael Bourque shares how his passion for technology and engineering created an opportunity to teach others while facilitating his passion for leadership and building successful projects. Listen in as Deborah and Michael discuss how to identify an opportunity, asking the right questions, and influencing leadership to listen to your ideas. Michael also shares his best advice for creating a community within a team, and working toward a unified goal.

Adding QR codes to grave markers allows the living to learn much more about the deceased than when they were born and died.

Curious about 3D Printing? Want to be an inventor? Listen to Michael Bourque (fabulous inventor) expound on how it works, and its benefits to you and to the world. He creates something new every single day. He loves teaching others how to think, design, and create innovations. For Michael, it's not just about making something new, but also figuring out how to dispose of his awesome inventions in environmentally-friendly

Michael Bourque is an inventor from Boston on a mission to do big things. He is passionate about invention and how to use modern technology to move ideas forward. With over 37 years of experience in aerospace & defense, manufacturing, automation, robots, 3d printing, design, and team leadership,.. Michael is on a mission to show the world how to create things in 3d. How to follow an agile process. How to get things made by doing it yourself.

This a collection of songs about a regular guy that turned trash to treasure and shared it with the world.

Ukulele Lady
True Story: This song is about a mysterious girl I met on the street amongst some trash. A painting of a young woman posing with a four string Ukulele. Long hair, eyes that stare. I put her in the back seat of my car and brought her home and hung around the house. I contemplated how such a painting could be thrown away; what caused this to happen; who painted her? Is… Show more

This a collection of songs about a regular guy that turned trash to treasure and shared it with the world.

Ukulele Lady
True Story: This song is about a mysterious girl I met on the street amongst some trash. A painting of a young woman posing with a four string Ukulele. Long hair, eyes that stare. I put her in the back seat of my car and brought her home and hung around the house. I contemplated how such a painting could be thrown away; what caused this to happen; who painted her? Is she real? Or maybe she is a fake? I don't know and choose to make it a mystery. So I decided to write a song about her, after all she changed the way I look at life. She helped me launch this collection of music. Please enjoy and let me know what you think? Show less

Episode 2 - With good reason, the Massachusetts-based startup, CannaKorp, has been gaining a TON of national attention in the press lately for their innovative approach towards vaporization. It's easy to over-simplify the idea of a 'weed in a k-cup', but as you learn, the solution is closer to the plant and was inspired by the personal experience of it's inventor as he became a cannabis convert later in life.

Learn more here:… Show more

Episode 2 - With good reason, the Massachusetts-based startup, CannaKorp, has been gaining a TON of national attention in the press lately for their innovative approach towards vaporization. It's easy to over-simplify the idea of a 'weed in a k-cup', but as you learn, the solution is closer to the plant and was inspired by the personal experience of it's inventor as he became a cannabis convert later in life.

Learn more here: https://headyvermont.com/2016/06/07/vermontijuana-podcast-episode-2-inside-the-keurig-for-weed-extended-interview-with-michael-bourque-inventor-co-founder-of-cannakorp/

Michael Bourque, a brilliant, self-taught inventor in Massachusetts recounts meeting legendary Harvard Psychiatrist, author, and researcher, Dr. Lester Grinspoon and asks him to be his advisor and supporter. For Bourque, the philosophy behind CannaKorp is to allow easier and simpler access to vaporization, using only high-quality ground cannabis that's dosed and packaged right at the grow. And yes, Bourque did learn how to grow in his lab from plant to pod through a rigorous testing process. Show less

This is a short, one minute example of how to make an explainer video with simple drawings and a story. The product was developed by my pal and I and we even won a prize for the best video explanation. That’s me doing the talking and I’m also playing piano.

I was interviewed on how I became a fan of Mockups, how I apply it to my work.

Build server-side applications more efficiently—and improve your PHP programming skills in the process—by learning how to use design patterns in your code. This book shows you how to apply several object-oriented patterns through simple examples, and demonstrates many of them in full-fledged working applications.

Learn how these reusable patterns help you solve complex problems, organize object-oriented code, and revise a big project by only changing small parts. With Learning PHP Design… Show more

Build server-side applications more efficiently—and improve your PHP programming skills in the process—by learning how to use design patterns in your code. This book shows you how to apply several object-oriented patterns through simple examples, and demonstrates many of them in full-fledged working applications.

Learn how these reusable patterns help you solve complex problems, organize object-oriented code, and revise a big project by only changing small parts. With Learning PHP Design Patterns, you’ll learn how to adopt a more sophisticated programming style and dramatically reduce development time.

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https://www.oreilly.com/library/view/programming-php-3rd/9781449361068/pr04.html

This book teaches everything you need to create effective web applications with the latest features in PHP 5.x. You’ll start with the big picture and then dive into language syntax, programming techniques, and other details, using examples that illustrate both correct usage and common idioms.

If you have a working knowledge of HTML, the authors’ many style tips and practical programming advice will… Show more

https://www.oreilly.com/library/view/programming-php-3rd/9781449361068/pr04.html

This book teaches everything you need to create effective web applications with the latest features in PHP 5.x. You’ll start with the big picture and then dive into language syntax, programming techniques, and other details, using examples that illustrate both correct usage and common idioms.

If you have a working knowledge of HTML, the authors’ many style tips and practical programming advice will help you become a top-notch PHP programmer.

Here is the link:
https://www.oreilly.com/library/view/programming-php-3rd/9781449361068/pr04.html Show less

Two strangers find compassion for each other in this unusual romantic comedy.

Written and Directed by Michael Bourque
Editing by Michael Bourque
Sound by Michael Bourque
Film score by Michael Bourque

Award for best short comedy film 2012

Getting Started with Pro/ENGINEER is a tutorial-based introduction to the Pro/ENGINEER workflow. If you follow the complete series of exercises, you will see how Pro/ENGINEER passes 3D design information to and from every design stage, from solid part creation, to part assembly, to the output of mechanical drawings. The exercises will also show you the basic techniques of using Pro/ENGINEER in each design phase. This knowledge will help you to do your particular task within a team effort.