A Gen Z Stanford graduate who left an engineering job to pursue filmmaking was surprised by the overlap in industries

Courtesy of Jason McRuer

• Jason McRuer is a Gen Z Stanford graduate who landed an engineering job out of school.
• But he only stayed less than two years before quitting to pursue filmmaking.
• McRuer said he's noticed overlaps between product design and being a producer.

Jason McRuer, 27, has a Stanford degree in product design and a résumé stacked with engineering experience, but these days...