Sal Lama is a member of the Product Definitions team at SolidWorks Corporation and is responsible for helping define functionality for new releases of the software. Sal has been using SolidWorks since 1996. Hear Sal talk about his 3 presentations at SolidWorks World 2007, the value of meeting customers at SolidWorks World and customer input in general, how the Product Definitions team uses the data they collect from customers to make software enhancements, and some of the enhancements and new functionality in previous releases which have been driven by customer driven input.
Sal's Presentation's:
Hands-on Toolbox
Increase Productivity Using Keyboard Shortcuts
Saving Time Using Smart Components
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Jason Pancoast, Engineering Manager at Computer Aided Products has been using SolidWorks since 1997. Jason has been a SolidWorks Instructor for 8 years and during that time has presented at SolidWorks World five times and several User Groups and "CAP U" events. Jason also won first prize in the Model Mania contest at SolidWorks World 2006. Hear Jason talk about his presentation at SolidWorks World 2007, what 3D Sketch is and how it's useful, some of the challenges users run into when using 3D Sketch, and what competing in the Model Mania competition was like and what it was like to win first prize.
3D Sketching Made Easy
Ed Eaton, Senior Industrial Design Engineer at Dimonte Group, is a SolidWorks user who has been working on and sharing curvy modeling techniques since 1997. Ed has presented at the last five SolidWorks World events and can be seen throughout the year presenting at various user groups across the country. You can download a number of his past presentations 
Curvy Stuff 6: The Basics of Loft
Matthew Cummins, Director of Design Technology at B&N Industries has been using SolidWorks for several years in both manufacturing and design environments. One of his roles at B&N is to research and implement design tools such as SolidWorks that create efficiencies and enhance communication between company departments. Hear Matthew talk about his presentation at SolidWorks World 2007, how he is using self mating assemblies at B&N to be more efficient, and how using stock components and self-mating assemblies has enabled B&N to increase efficiency across multiple departments.
Self-Mating Systems: A Method for Drag-and-Drop Assembly Modeling
Gerald Davis, Designer at GLD Designs has been using SolidWorks since 1998. Gerald is a Certified SolidWorks Professional and is President of the Colorado SolidWorks User Group (
What Sheet-Metal Manufacturers Wish You Knew
Greg Jankowski, Customer Satisfaction Manager at SolidWorks Corporation and manager of the SolidWorks Customer Portal is a long time SolidWorks user. Greg has also written a number of SolidWorks related articles and is the author of SolidWorks for Dummies, SolidWorks for AutoCAD users, and the e-book Exploring SolidWorks. Hear Greg talk about his presentation at SolidWorks World 2007, some tips on drawing productively and reusing design intent, and some of the things Greg will be working on at SolidWorks over the next year.
Drawing Productively and Design Intent
Brad Williamson, Senior Application Engineer at Progression Technologies is a long time SolidWorks Trainer and Support Technician. Brad has presented at several SolidWorks World events as well as local and regional user groups. Hear Brad talk about his presentation at SolidWorks World 2007, the importance of mastering SolidWorks Sketch Mode to build models with solid design intent and some of the difficulties users run into using sketch mode and how to overcome them.
How to Stop Struggling in Sketch Mode
Wayne Tiffany, Senior Design Engineer at Automatic Systems, Inc. is a Certified SolidWorks Professional and has more than six years of SolidWorks experience designing custom machinery for the conveyor and automotive industries. Wayne is the President of the Kansas City SolidWorks User Group and is the SolidWorks User Group Network Representative for the Southern Region. Hear Wayne talk about his presentation at this years SolidWorks World, some of the challenges when designing with Sheetmetal and how to plan for them and his experiences with the SolidWorks community.
Sheetmetal - Why Do it Like This or That?
Gopal Shenoy, Strategic Marketing Manager for Content Solutions, SolidWorks manages the product direction for the content offerings from SolidWorks and has been with SolidWorks for ten years. Hear Gopal talk about his three presentations and what you can expect to hear from him at the show, the value of custom properties and the SolidWorks Design Binder, Configurations, and what's new with 
All You Need to Know About Configurations
Enriching Your SolidWorks Documents Using Custom Properties and the Design Binder
3D ContentCentral - A Gold Mine of Supplier-Certified 3D Components
Matt Lombard, founder of DezignStuff and an
independent SolidWorks contractor has founded 4 SolidWorks User Groups and is currently the president
of the Central Virginia SolidWorks User Group (
Practical Surfacing for the Common Man
Fillets: Top to Bottom
Miscellaneous Debris: Next-Level Tips and Tricks
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