Engineer / Writer / Podcaster

MAKE THE COMPLEX CLEAR.

I explore energy, engineering and emerging technology—then turn what I learn into useful stories, conversations and questions worth asking.

ENERGY TRANSITION ✦ ENGINEERING ✦ TECHNOLOGY ✦ BOOKS ✦ HUMAN CURIOSITY ✦ ENERGY TRANSITION ✦ ENGINEERING ✦ TECHNOLOGY ✦ BOOKS ✦ HUMAN CURIOSITY ✦
01 / TechScribe

Simplifying the complex.

01.1

Technical content

Clear articles, explainers and thought leadership for energy, engineering and technology organizations.

01.2

Ghostwriting

Distinctive executive writing that preserves your point of view while making difficult ideas accessible.

01.3

Content strategy

A practical roadmap for turning expertise into a consistent, credible body of work.

THE PODCAST BY THOMAS SWACZYNATHE
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02 / The podcast

Better questions create better futures.

Long-form conversations with engineers, founders, researchers and writers who are willing to go beyond the headline and explain how change really happens.

NEW EPISODEWhat the next grid needs from engineers—and from all of us
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03 / Field notes

Ideas to take with you.

Power lines and energy infrastructure
Energy / 12 min

The grid is becoming a conversation, not a machine

Why distributed power changes the way engineers think about reliability, control and trust.

Circuit board technology
Technology / 8 min

What “intelligent” tools still misunderstand

A practical look at context, judgment and human responsibility.

Books in a library
Books / 6 min

Five books that improved how I explain things

Writing, systems thinking and the discipline of making ideas useful.

04 / About me

HEY, I'M TOM.

I'm a mechanical engineer with a voracious appetite for knowledge and a knack for demystifying complex concepts. My work is about turning curiosity into understanding—and understanding into better decisions.

BACKGROUNDMECHANICAL ENGINEERING
OBSESSIONSENERGY / TECH / BOOKS
BEST WAY TO CONNECTA GOOD QUESTION
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Stay curious.

Every Monday: one idea, one useful link and one question to carry into the week.