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SolidWorks World 2012 International Series: Talking Shop with Timoteo Muller

As we gear up for SolidWorks World 2012, we'll be running a series of interviews that shine a spotlight on our employees from different parts of the world, and why you might consider attending.

To kick off the series, we interviewed SolidWorks Area Technical Manager, Timoteo Muller, about design and innovation trends in Brazil, and why he’s looking forward to attending SolidWorks World this year. You may also know Timoteo from the SolidWorks Brazil blog.

Below are his insights, and we’re looking forward to meeting users from Brazil at the show.

 

Q: What design/engineering challenges are unique to your region?

A: In Brazil, more and more customers are designing large, complex datasets, so the challenge is always managing the massive amount of data. Another unique challenge is being able to integrate with current market technologies and complex workflows.

Q: Can you give a couple examples of how customers in your region are using SolidWorks in unique ways?

A: We have customers in the energy and oil and gas industries that are using SolidWorks’ products in interesting ways. It is amazing to see our oil and gas customers developing underwater equipment to explore the pre-salt in the Brazilian coast. Our customers in the energy industry are using our solutions like Enterprise PDM to develop complete projects around hydroelectric plants, which are critical to the region.

Q: What do you enjoy most about SolidWorks World personally?

A: The thing I enjoy most about SolidWorks World is the opportunity to learn about our product enhancements and to get a full preview of releases for the coming year.

 

Thanks to Timoteo for taking the time to talk, and be sure to check back in early January to read our next installment of the international blog post series!

And don't forget, you can still save $100 if you register now through January 20, 2012. If you pay for two registrations, we'll throw in a third for free, and as always, CSWPs save $100. You can see all of our registration deals at the SolidWorks World website.

If you're coming from overseas and need help with a visa, be sure to visit the SolidWorks World website for more information.

People @ SolidWorks World 2010: Me

This is the last video in the People @ SolidWorks World series, so I hope you've enjoyed them. I actually hadn't planned to do this, but several people said they wanted to see it, so I gave in. So here you go, this is me, talking about myself.

SolidWorks World 2010 Presenter Spotlight: Justin Kidder

Wrapping up our SolidWorks World 2010 presenter spotlight series is SolidWorks’ own Justin Kidder.  Justin’s presentation “Configurations - An Insider's View,” is scheduled for Monday 2/1 at 10:30 am. 

Q: As a presenter, what do you enjoy most about SolidWorks World?

A: My favorite thing about SolidWorks World is the high energy level.  Thousands of people coming from all over the world, the excitement is through the roof!

Q: What do you anticipate the hot topics to be for the 2010 show?

A: For the 2010 show, people are going to be talking about the new Sustainability product a LOT, and we’ll be seeing a lot more talk about analysis and how it is used during the design process. 

Q: What’s your favorite memory from past SWW shows at which you’ve presented?

A: I think my favorite memory of being a presenter was getting stopped in the hall the day after by my presentation by an attendee who spent the next 5 minutes shaking my hand, thanking me for my presentation and telling me how much what I talked about is going to help him get his job done.  Knowing that I was able to make such a difference just by sharing what I know made it totally worthwhile.

Q: What sessions do you most look forward to attending?

A: Definitely the SolidWorks 2011 demonstration.  I love seeing the crowd up on their feet cheering for the next release.

Q: What makes you geek out?

A: Geek out?  Where to start…playing games on the Xbox360, downloading iPhone apps or even learning new programming languages!  What doesn’t make me geek out?

People @ SolidWorks World 2010: SolidWorks Partner Team

Shantanu Kedar and Heather Hasz make up half of our partner team. In this video they talk about what they do here at SolidWorks, what goes into running the Partner Pavilion at SolidWorks World, and few things about the event you might not know about.

People @ SolidWorks World 2010: Kishore Boyalakuntla

Kishore is a product manager for SolidWorks Simulation. In this video he talks about what he does, his favorite features in SolidWorks 2010, and what he'll be doing at SolidWorks World 2010.

SolidWorks World 2010: Catching up with the All-Stars

As we get closer to SolidWorks World 2010, we’ve taken some time to speak with the exclusive group of guys who have attended every SolidWorks World—this will be the 12th year for each of them.  Richard Doyle, Jeff Setzer, Phil Sluder and Mark Peters make up the “SolidWorks World All Stars,” if you will, and these guys were kind enough to take the time to share their thoughts on the event over the years.

 

Q: In what capacities have you attended SolidWorks World?

Jeff Setzer: I’ve been with Graphics Systems Corporation, one of the original SolidWorks Value-Added Resellers, for over 17 years. I’ve always attended as VAR technical manager, but in several instances I was also a guest speaker.

Phil Sluder: Believe it or not, I’ve presented at every SolidWorks World!  I even have the original flyer from the 1999 event, and I usually put the first slide from all my previous presentations at the beginning of my new ones.

Richard Doyle: I’ve attended the event as a user, presenter and employee of SolidWorks.

 

Q: What’s your favorite memory from SolidWorks World?

Mark Peters: I’d have to say it’s from Boston (2004) when the off-site event was the Blue Man Group.  It was an incredible experience, and is now a tradition, with the caravan of 15-20 motor coaches shuttling attendees to the show.

RD: I’m always a fan of the Tuesday night off-site events.  In San Diego one year, it was a block party in the Gas light district and at the Hard Rock Café one year in Vegas.  They’re always a lot of fun.

 

Q: What changes have you seen in the event over the years?

MP: What sticks out most to me is the size of the event.  In the early days, one room could hold everyone.  Now, you’re looking at three to four thousand people and the keynote is projected onto a screen!  It’s come quite a ways.  As for the quality of the event, it always has been and remains excellent.  Even though the show is very big, it’s stayed true to its roots.

JS: The sheer size of the event. In the very beginning there were barely a few hundred attendees, and now there are several thousand. For me, it’s very humbling and uplifting at the same time to be a face in such a large crowd of like-minded people.

PS: The quality and number of presentations has definitely increased over the years.  The event itself has gotten more sophisticated and covers so many aspects, as there’s so much the show needs to dive into now compared to 10 years ago.

 

Q: Which SolidWorks World has been your favorite?

MP: Probably the first year the event was in New Orleans (2000).  It was also my first time in the city, and it’s my favorite not because of SolidWorks World, but more because of Bourbon Street!

PS: The year the show was in my hometown on San Diego in 2008.  Not only was the weather great, I felt like a sort of de facto host; I’m familiar with the area and local trivia, so it was a lot of fun.

JS: It’s very difficult to pick one because there were so many great events and I have so many wonderful memories. I think the first time we had it in New Orleans stands out because I fell in love with the cuisine and culture of the city.

RD: Orlando 2003.  It was announced that I’d been made an employee of SolidWorks at SolidWorks World, but I wasn’t there to hear it—I was in bed with the flu almost the whole time! One of my buddies stood on his chair and led a nice ovation for the announcement, or so I heard the next day!

SolidWorks World 2010 Presenter Spotlight: Adrian Fanjoy

Adrian Fanjoy is a seven-year presenter at SolidWorks World.  He’s Technical Services Manager at Computer Aided Technology, and his presentation “Tackling Administrative Images: Deploying SolidWorks to the Masses,” is scheduled for Wednesday 2/3 at 1:30 pm.  Adrian was nice enough to sit down and talk for a few minutes about all things SolidWorks World.

 

Q: As a presenter, what do you enjoy most about SolidWorks World?

A: I really enjoy talking to all the people who show up, with whom I don’t get to interact on a day to day basis: customers, colleagues and SolidWorks personnel that I only get to talk to over the phone regularly.  I also enjoy the high level of interaction; there’s no place to get more information than at SolidWorks World. People are always willing to talk about what they’ve learned as they go through the event.

 

Q: What do you anticipate the hot topics to be for the 2010 show?

A: On the customer side, SolidWorks 2010 will be a big topic.  What people have learned about this version and how the software’s performing for them—so far, everyone I’ve talked to has been pleased with the 2010 offering.  

Personally, I’m very interested in the direction of the software and what next steps will be taken for the 2011 and 2012 versions.  Traditionally, SolidWorks is very good about glimpses of direction during this event.

 

Q: What’s your funniest memory from past SWW shows at which you’ve presented?

A: At 2 a.m. one year in New Orleans, my group decided that it was time to have a bite to eat.  Being from the South and living in the Chicago area, I learned long ago that Krystal and White Castle are the same thing.  Apparently you have to be sober to come to this conclusion, because I still to this day hear how much better Krystal is than White Castle.  I keep telling them that a tiny piece of meat on a steamed bun is the same as a tiny piece of meat on a steamed bun, but they still insist that there’s a difference.

 

Q: What sessions do you most look forward to attending?

A: I haven’t had a chance to check out the agenda yet, since I’ve been busy wrapping up my own presentations.  I’m presenting twice this year, one on my own and one co-presenting with Josh Altergott.

The one I present on my own is one I’ve given every year for past five SolidWorks World events.  It focuses on Administrative Images, which discusses deploying SolidWorks to large numbers of people; I change it up every year based on the tweaks to the most recent version.  Some might consider this a boring topic—I don’t have any of the pretty pictures or graphics helping me to keep people awake!  But it’s usually very well received; no one’s fallen asleep on me yet.

 

Q: Which SolidWorks World has been your favorite?

A: The Orlando events are usually my favorite.  I have always been a big Disney fan and the Tuesday night events are frequently held somewhere within the Disney complex.  Last year I got to ride the Mt. Everest roller coast 8 times.  (Try that on a weekend in June during normal park hours!)

 

Q: As a seasoned presenter, do you have any tips you’d pass along to other presenters?

A: You’re there to entertain as well as inform.  If your audience falls asleep during your presentation, it doesn’t matter how wonderful the information is.  They missed it.  Keep them awake and engaged and they will remember what you told them.

 

Q: Any other thoughts you’d like to share with the SolidWorks community?

A: If you’ve never been, then you need to experience this event.  It is amazing to me the sheer number of people I see returning year after year to SolidWorks World.  Once you experience the value you will see the value in returning each year.

People @ SolidWorks World 2010: Nancy Buchino

Nancy is the PR Specialist here at SolidWorks. In this video she talks about what she does here, and what she'll be doing at SolidWorks World 2010. If you find yourself near the press room, stop by and say hello.

People @ SolidWorks World 2010: Stephen Endersby

Stephen is one of our product managers for SolidWorks Simulation. In this video he talks about some of the new stuff in SolidWorks 2010, how you can track him down at SolidWorks World, and the breakout session he's leading, called Not too hot and not too cold, just right: an overview of thermal management.

People @ SolidWorks World 2010: Chin-loo Lama

Chin-loo is an Interaction Design Engineer in our User Experience group. Chin-loo played a big role in the development of our newest product, SolidWorks Sustainability. In this video she goes into a lot of detail about what her group does, her background, and what kind of research they do at SolidWorks World.