Giga Texas Progress With Jeff Roberts - Farzad Mesbahi Podcast Series

Jeff Roberts uploads daily drone videos of the progress at Giga Texas in Austin, TX. In today's episode, Jeff and I discuss the progress that's been made so far, discuss the potential of the campus, and all things Tesla.

Be sure to support Jeff at his YouTube Channel:    / peterdog15  

Support me on Patreon:
  / farzadmesbahi  

I worked at Tesla starting in July of 2017 as an Operations Analyst out of the Bethlehem, PA distribution center facility and left as a Program Manager based out of Austin, TX as of September 2021. I spent most of my time in the distribution and supply chain organizations.

Before Tesla, I was a Director of Business Intelligence and Pricing at the largest Pet Food & Supply distributor in the US, Phillips Pet Food & Supplies based out of Easton, PA. My wife and I also owned a small business in Bethlehem, PA between 2016 and 2019.

My thoughts are my own and are not representative of everyone who currently works, or has worked at Tesla.

If you like this content I would greatly appreciate your likes and shares!

www.farzadmesbahi.com
www.linkedin.com/in/farzadmesbahi
Twitter @farzyness

Timestamps
00:00 Introduction
01:29 Why start doing daily drone videos?
04:57 What's most surprising about the build out?
06:37 Is production ready to ramp?
08:57 How much faster is the progress vs. similar build outs?
11:18 What kind of changes around Giga Texas?
13:32 How long have you lived in Austin?
17:23 What kind of changes have you seen in Austin?
21:48 Impact of 3100 acres at Giga Texas
24:44 What kind of drone are you using?
28:51 Cease and desist story
33:58 Tesla's unorthodox approach
37:42 How did you get into Tesla?
39:39 Is your friend/family circle into Tesla?
41:22 Where is Tesla in 5 years?
44:50 Documenting and Blueprinting Gigafactories
49:10 Anti-handbook handbook
50:58 Biggest weakness from footage?
54:00 Wrap Up