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Name: Jeff Mirisola
Date registered: February 22, 2009

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18 Minutes with Bertrand Sicot — October 9, 2011
SolidWorks 2012 – My Favorites — September 7, 2011
A Visit to Z Corporation — August 30, 2011
Deelip Menezes – Goa’s CAD Cop — August 16, 2011
SolidWorks 2011 – A Training Manual — July 25, 2011

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Oct
09

18 Minutes with Bertrand Sicot

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As all of you, my loyal readers, know, I went home to the Boston area back in August. As has become my habit, I arranged a visit to SolidWorks with the hope of interviewing some of the employees, as well as getting a glimpse of 2012. How surprised was I when Kristen informed me that …

Tags: Bertrand Sicot, Interview, SolidWorks

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Sep
07

SolidWorks 2012 – My Favorites

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Software Review

When I ventured back to Boston on vacation a couple of weeks ago, I made my annual pilgrimage to SolidWorks headquarters in Concord, Mass. I’d gone with the hope of meeting up with a few friends and doing a few interviews. However, Kristen Wilson, PR Manager for SolidWorks, managed to wrangle me a two-hour preview …

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Aug
30

A Visit to Z Corporation

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This past Friday, I spent the day at Z Corporation and SolidWorks. It was my first time actually visiting Z Corp, and I was excited for it. So much so, that I got my days messed up and actually went down Thursday. Sucks getting old…Anyway, Julie Reece, Z Corp’s Director or Marketing Communication, was kind …

Tags: 3D Printing, National Geographic, Star Trek, Z Corporation

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Aug
16

Deelip Menezes – Goa’s CAD Cop

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Interview

Deelip Menezes, of deelip.com, started out as an Mechanical/software engineer who wanted to use his domain name for good. Unfortunately, he fell a bit short of his goal… I kid, of course. Deelip’s blog is widely read and he is a well respected member of the CAD blogging community. How did he get to this …

Tags: blogging, CAD, Goa, reviews, SolidWorks

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Jul
25

SolidWorks 2011 – A Training Manual

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Book Review

A couple of months ago I got the opportunity to review a new SolidWorks training manual. This one is called “Beginning to Advanced SolidWorks 2011 Modeling, Assemblies and Drafting from Machined Parts to Blobjects”. Quite the mouthful. It’s put out by Design Visionaries, a group of highly intelligent engineers who are involved with a ton …

Tags: SolidWorks, SolidWorks 2011, Training

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May
18

Joy Garon – She’ll learn ya a thing or two

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If you were to close your eyes and imagine what the stereotypical New Englander sounds like, there’s a good chance you’d hear a voice similar to Joy Garon’s.

Tags: CAD, CAM, Joy Garon, Red Sox, SolidWorks, SolidWorks World, Training, Yankees

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Apr
24

Design Green, go to Belize

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SolidWorks Community

SolidWorks wants to send one lucky award winner to Chaa Creek Resort in Belize. All you have to do is redesign a chair. Ready? Go! Ok, so it’s not quite that simple. First, there are rules for this contest. Next, there are three separate categories for SolidWorks commercial designers, Students and resellers. Each one has …

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Apr
02

Richard Doyle – The Man Behind the (SWUGN) Curtain

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You know him, you love him, you wish he’d retire so you could have a shot at his job. SolidWorks’ own Richard Doyle is my latest interview victim. For the one or two of you who don’t know who Richard is, allow me to enlighten you. Richard’s official title is User Community Manager. I hardly …

Tags: Richard Doyle, SolidWorks, SWUGN, Texas Hold 'em

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Mar
26

Al Dean – Develop3D’s Master Scribe

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Interview

It wasn’t until I joined Twitter in July of ’08 that I first became aware of Alistar Dean. How this was even possible is beyond me. Al is one of those people who, upon meeting him for the first time, you know you will never forget. If asked to describe him, I would say he’s …

Tags: arsing, AutoCAD, blag, CADD, Develop3D, MCAD, Pro/E

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Mar
07

Matthew West – SolidWorks’ Social Guru

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Upon first glance, Matt West comes across as a quiet, unassuming guy. Perhaps even a bit geeky. These, I believe, would be apt descriptions, even if a bit contradictory to his current role. There’s more to Mr. West than meets the eye, however. He’s also an avid music lover (indie rock anyone?). In the two …

Tags: Matt West, Social Media, SolidWorks

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About Jeff’s Tool Shed

While most of what I write about will be about SolidWorks, or its partner products, from time to time I have been know to go off on random rants.

Legal B.S.:
The thoughts, opinions and commentary posted herein are mine and mine only. I speak only for myself and no other persons or entities, real or imagined.

To satisfy FTC disclosure rules:
I am provided with non-commercially licensed software and hardware for review by companies, including Dassault Systemes. While reviewing said software and hardware, I am in contact with employees of the companies involved and, occasionally, asked for feedback. I am not compensated for any of this.
DS SolidWorks Corporation has paid for my travel, accommodations, and some meals, for various user group events including SolidWorks World.

Questions, comments or complaints can be posted in the 'comments' section of each post or you can email me directly.

Thanks for reading!

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18 Minutes with Bertrand Sicot

SolidWorks 2012 – My Favorites

A Visit to Z Corporation

Deelip Menezes – Goa’s CAD Cop

SolidWorks 2011 – A Training Manual

Joy Garon – She’ll learn ya a thing or two

Design Green, go to Belize

Richard Doyle – The Man Behind the (SWUGN) Curtain

Al Dean – Develop3D’s Master Scribe

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