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18 Minutes with Bertrand Sicot

Jeff Mirisola — Sun, 09 Oct 2011 17:26:54 +0000

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 …

Deelip Menezes – Goa’s CAD Cop

Jeff Mirisola — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 08:04:52 +0000

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 …

SolidWorks 2011 – A Training Manual

Jeff Mirisola — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 14:05:23 +0000

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 …

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

Jeff Mirisola — Thu, 19 May 2011 05:37:41 +0000

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.

Richard Doyle – The Man Behind the (SWUGN) Curtain

Jeff Mirisola — Sat, 02 Apr 2011 18:38:52 +0000

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 …

Matthew West – SolidWorks’ Social Guru

Jeff Mirisola — Mon, 07 Mar 2011 19:34:10 +0000

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 …

Rick Chin – SolidWorks’ Innovator

Jeff Mirisola — Mon, 14 Feb 2011 14:35:24 +0000

Another SolidWorks employee that got to suffer through my attempt at being a journalist at SolidWorks World 2011 was Rick Chin, Director of Product Innovation. A Mechanical Engineer by education, Rick is another shining star in the SolidWorks Universe. He holds no less than five patents, has worked for McDonnell Douglas and Pratt & Whitney, …

Asheen Phansey – SolidWorks’ Sustainability Evangelist

Jeff Mirisola — Fri, 04 Feb 2011 00:24:55 +0000

During SolidWorks World 2011, I sat down with Asheen Phansey, Sustainability Product Manager of SolidWorks, to find out a bit more about him and what drives him. I’ve enjoyed giving Asheen a hard time about being a tree hugger, among other things, but all of it in jest. For one, I think sustainability is important. …

SolidWorks World 2011 Wrapup

Jeff Mirisola — Wed, 26 Jan 2011 23:13:39 +0000

Where to begin? Let’s rewind to last night and the “special event” at The Cowboy Dance Hall. I use quotation marks because it really should be called what it is, a bash. Party is too tame of a word. The bash was simply incredible. Kerri Dunne, and her team, hit a grand slam with this …

SolidWorks World Day 1

Jeff Mirisola — Mon, 24 Jan 2011 20:56:04 +0000

Wow. I don’t know that I can say anything more intelligent than that. It’s been a pretty incredible day today. I woke up way too early to start with. How early? Starbucks wasn’t even open. I had to wait for that to happen. Things started to pick up around 8:00 when we all started amassing …