The 2007 Midwest User Group Conference will again feature some of the best SolidWorks presenters available. Not only are most of the speakers CSWP’s, they are SolidWorks Users, Developers or SolidWorks Application Engineers with many of them being regular presenters at SolidWorks World.
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Jon Hirschtick Dassault Systemes |
As a young entrepreneur, Jon Hirschtick observed that most businesses fail to gauge what customers will buy and overestimate the market for their products. Hirschtick researched the computer-aided design (CAD) software market in depth to determine what it lacked. Based on his findings, he and five co-founders created SolidWorks Corporation in 1993 with a mission to provide affordable, easy-to-use, 3D mechanical design software that would slash design time and accelerate product time to market.
Within three years, Hirschtick and his partners had built such a successful enterprise that they were able to sell it to global product lifecycle technology giant Dassault Systèmes S.A. (Nasdaq: DASTY, Euronext Paris: #13065, DSY.PA) for $310 million. SolidWorks leads the mainstream CAD market with more than 490,000 commercial and educational users and revenues of $249 million in 2005.
Hirschtick’s entrepreneurial drive evolved shortly after earning his master’s degree at MIT when he and a partner raised several million dollars in venture capital to start engineering firm Premise Inc. They later sold the company to design software maker Computervision, and Hirschtick joined its management team for two years before resigning to launch SolidWorks.
Hirschtick is a sought-after speaker for national forums on business and financial issues and has spoken at MIT and Stanford on entrepreneurial education. He has been a guest lecturer on entrepreneurship at Babson College and has taught CAD engineering at MIT. Additionally, Hirschtick is chair of the Hirschtick Family Foundation, a philanthropic group dedicated primarily to supporting engineering education; he serves as president of the New England region of the American Technion Society; and he is a member of the MIT Mechanical Engineering Department’s visiting committee.
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Vince Adams SolidWorks Corp. |
Vince Adams has enjoyed multiple successes as a Product Design Engineer and Project Manager, accumulating several US & international patents. He learned the power of finite element analysis (FEA) as a design tool early in his career and has helped shorten the learning curve for many designers based on his experiences. Vince is co-Author of "Building Better Products with Finite Element Analysis" from OnWord Press and other books on using & managing analysis in the design process, has authored numerous articles on FEA, and has been an invited speaker at conferences on FEA and product design around the world. As a Product Manager on the SolidWorks analysis products team, Vince is committed to helping design engineers worldwide achieve greater success with simulated product validation.
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David Anderson K & C Machining |
David Anderson is President of K&C Machining, a precision CNC contract manufacturer. David has an undergraduate degree in Agricultural Engineering and a masters degree in Business, and 30+ years experience in Engineering and Manufacturing. His most recent lecture experience was presenting a series of FMEA seminars at the Medical Device Manufacturing conferences in LA, Stuttgart and New York.
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Richard Doyle - CSWP SolidWorks Corp |
Richard Doyle is the User Community Coordinator for SolidWorks, responsible for helping user groups thrive. A SolidWorks user since 1997, Richard has 28 years experience in mechanical design. A founding member of SWUGN, Richard spends a lot of time helping SolidWorks users stay informed, educated, and enjoying the benefits of 3D CAD.
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Ed Eaton - CSWP Dimonte Group |
Ed Eaton is a Sr. Industrial Designer with the Dimonte Group, a product development consultancy firm in Aurora Il. He earned his degree in Industrial Design from the University of Illinois Urbana Champaign. A SW user slogging through rebuild errors since 1997, he has been a popular presenter at the last six SolidWorks World conferences as well VAR events and user groups around the country. |
Christopher Fabri Synergis Software |
Christopher Fabri is a Senior Product Application Specialist for Synergis Software and is responsible for pre-sales demonstrations, customer consultations, Adept PDM pilot programs, and installation evaluations. Chris has more than 18 years experience in CAD support, training, and consulting. 12 years experience in document management support, training and consulting and has varying degrees and certifications in CAD, FM, DM and Project Management.
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Adrian Fanjoy- MCSE,MCDBA Computer Aided Technology Inc (CATI)
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Greg Jankowski-CSWP SolidWorks Corp
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Greg Jankowski is Director of Customer Satisfaction SolidWorks Corp. He is the author of SolidWorks for Dummies, SolidWorks for AutoCAD Users and the e-book Exploring SolidWorks. Greg is a regular columnist in Cadalyst and SolidWorks Express magazines.
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Lenny Kikstra Rite Hite
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Matt Luedke is an Applications Engineer, a certified SolidWorks Professional, Certified SolidWorks Support Technician, and Certified SolidWorks Instructor. Matt is responsible for training and support activities at offices throughout Wisconsin. He has over twelve years of engineering experience.
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Graphics Systems Corp. |
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Graphics Systems Corp. |
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David LeBlanc SolidWorks Corp. |
David LeBlanc is a member of the Drawings Development team at SolidWorks. He has also worked as a developer on the eDrawings product. David has previously presented at several user group meetings and SolidWorks World on topics including drawings, CAD data reuse with eDrawings, and SolidWorks Animator.
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Brian Lindahl CAD_SpeedUp, LLC
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Brian Lindahl operates CAD_Speed-Up, LLC, a custom third party software provider for CAD customization and contract engineering services.
BSME UW-Madison, 1989, P.E. State of Wisconsin 1993, CSWA 3/2007, CSWA Provider at Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College, New Richmond, Wisconsin, CSWP 5/2007
Industrial machine design since 1989 9 years, Marquip Inc, Madison WI (5 mechanical, 2 electrical/controls, 2 project management) 9 years, Bretting Mfg Co Inc, Ashland WI 2 years, Preco Inc, Somerset WI 2 years, CAD Instructor at Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College, New Richmond (Part time)
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Brian Harrison SolidWorks Corp.
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Brian has been with SolidWorks since 1993 as a member of R&D. He is currently the Director of SolidWorks Labs. Prior to SolidWorks, Brian worked at PTC and CADKEY. He holds a BS in Computer Engineering from the University of Connecticut.
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Matthew Cummins B & N Industries
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Matthew Cummins, Director of Design Technology at B&N Industries has been using SolidWorks for several years in both manufacturing and design environments. He is a highly-rated return speaker from last year's SolidWorks World in New Orleans. At B&N, his primary role is to research and implement design tools that create efficiencies and enhance communication between company departments. Matthew has a degree in Materials Science Engineering from Stanford University.
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Rich Allen SolidWorks Corp. |
Richard Allen is an industry veteran with over 25 years experience in the Engineering Automation business. His career includes working in industry at large aerospace firms (BSME) as well as starting and growing several technology businesses (MBA). He is currently the Global Product Manager for PDM Solutions at SolidWorks based in Concord, MA.
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