Shawn Close
Senior Project Manager
As a Sr. Project Manager, my work involves working with many clients on many different types of projects. It's this variety that made me want to work at Sigma Design in the first place, and it's still what makes my job interesting today. No matter what the project is, my main goal is always to help my clients succeed.
Prior to working at Sigma, I spent many years working as a Mechanical Engineer where I learned about product development and engineering. I've held several different job titles over the course of my career, which helped me understand how important teamwork and solid processes are in delivering great solutions to challenging problems. One of the things I enjoy most about my job is establishing great working relationships with my clients.
Prior to working at Sigma, I spent many years working as a Mechanical Engineer where I learned about product development and engineering. I've held several different job titles over the course of my career, which helped me understand how important teamwork and solid processes are in delivering great solutions to challenging problems. One of the things I enjoy most about my job is establishing great working relationships with my clients.
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Questions & Answers
How do you make people laugh?
I'm generally able to make people laugh by my witty sarcasm. If that doesn't work I fall back to bad dad jokes. Bad dad jokes never fail.
If you were a tool or piece of equipment, what would you be and why?
I'd choose to be a screwdriver. The screwdriver is one of the first tools I was taught how to use as a child. If you want to know how something works, you need to be able to take it apart in a controlled manner and the screwdriver is a crucial tool for doing just that.
What's your favorite productivity hack or time-saving trick?
I like using AI to write the initial drafts for wordy letters and documents. Getting those first words down on a blank page takes me a long time but I find editing and cleaning up an existing block of text to be much easier and quicker.