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SWUGN Group Leader Spotlight: Bradley Hakeman
Bradley Hakeman is a Plumbing Design Engineer in Brandon, South Dakota at Spartan Emergency response. “I am responsible for ordering plumbing components, designing the layout for the pump operator’s panel for fire trucks, and supporting the Plumbing Assembly department. I
... Continued#SW17 Product Definition and User Influence: Jeff Niederman
Who decides What’s New in SOLIDWORKS? Product Definition team members are a major component in determining and defining enhancements and new functionality included within the SOLIDWORKS products each year. They meet face-to-face with SOLIDWORKS customers to discuss what’s working, what
... Continued#SWW17 Call for Papers – Time’s Running Out! Submit Today!
There are only 148 days left until SOLIDWORKS World, and planning is in full swing here at SOLIDWORKS. I might have the coolest role ever in planning the event – basically speaking, I get to orchestrate fun stuff: scavenger hunts, front
... ContinuedSWUGN Group Leader Spotlight – Casey Gorman
Casey Gorman – Central Florida SOLIDWORKS User Group – Melbourne, FL “The benefits of attending a user group meeting are numerous. It is a place to network (something engineers are sometimes reluctant to do), learn new ways to use SOLIDWORKS, find out
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Women in Engineering Series: Karly Nettleton
“I enjoy being part of an engineering team for the great successes, challenges, and knowledge that I gain every day.” Karly Nettleton is a mechanical designer, artist, mother, and our Women in Engineering recipient for the month of August! Karly’s
... ContinuedSWUGN Group Leader Spotlight: Chris Wurtele
Chris Wurtele – Omaha Nebraska SOLIDWORKS User Group “The networking alone has paid dividends for me. There is such a wealth of knowledge in the user group network. We have some real Rock Stars within our network and I really appreciate
... ContinuedSWUGN Group Leader Spotlight – Dan Riffell
Dan Riffell – Colorado SOLIDWORKS User Group Leader “I’ve been attending user group meetings for nearly ten years, and I still learn something new every time. Meetings are a great way to see how other professionals are using the software
... Continued6 Things You May Not Know About Engineering
Engineering isn’t just physics and mathematics. It’s a discipline that covers almost every aspect of modern life and every industry: sports, medicine, architecture, theme parks and anything you can think of in between. So reach for your set-rulers as we
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Women in Engineering Series: Samantha Sanchez
First Generation A first generation college graduate, Samantha Sanchez is a cultural anthropologist from the University of California San Diego and our SOLIDWORKS Women in Engineering recipient for July 2016. When I began researching Samantha for our interview, the first
... ContinuedSWUGN Group Leader Spotlight- Craig Gilbreath
Over the past couple of years there have been a few volunteers for the “SWUGN Shuttle”, providing transportation to the SOLIDWORKS World event location for user group leaders arriving around the same time (a trend started by Richard Doyle in San Antonio
... ContinuedSo a Warriors Fan Walks into a Cleveland City Park…
The timing could have been better. I’m a life long Warrior’s fan, and was about to be surrounded by happy Cavalier’s fans, but that didn’t stop me from attending the annual NEOSWUG Summer Cookout meeting last week. I could smell
... ContinuedSWUGN Group Leader Spotlight – Chris White
Chris White started using SOLIDWORKS fifteen years ago at his first job with Machine Dynamics- one of the very first companies to start using the software in Canada. Immediately, Chris recognized the value of SOLIDWORKS and has stuck with it
... ContinuedIf Cupid Was An Engineer: An Engagement Story
When my buddy Kyle approached me late last year about designing an engagement ring for him and his (hopefully) soon to be fiancé, I pretty much had to say “I do”. I realize that sounds like an odd answer to
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Women in Engineering Series: Jennifer Herron
Jennifer Herron is an entrepreneur and CEO of her own company, author, seminar speaker, SWUGN member, and most importantly, an engineer with expertise in model-based CAD. Her dedication and contributions to the engineering community has also made her a SOLIDWORKS
... ContinuedDisrupting the Space-Time Continuum – SWUGN Style
It’s been brought to my attention that I may have seriously jeopardized my existence by showing up at the same place as my flat counterpart. I’ll worry about that later because I’m glad I didn’t miss the annual “Mastercam” meeting
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