{"id":33885,"date":"2015-09-09T11:34:01","date_gmt":"2015-09-09T16:34:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/swcommunity\/?p=1988"},"modified":"2017-08-25T07:46:38","modified_gmt":"2017-08-25T11:46:38","slug":"swugn-group-leader-spotlight-maximilian-de-arriz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/solidworksblog\/2015\/09\/swugn-group-leader-spotlight-maximilian-de-arriz.html","title":{"rendered":"SWUGN Group Leader Spotlight \u2013 Maximilian de Arriz"},"content":{"rendered":"

Since 1996, SOLIDWORKS User Groups<\/u><\/a> have been a valuable resource for SOLIDWORKS users all over the world.\u00a0 The SWUGN Committee<\/u><\/a> and DS SOLIDWORKS<\/u><\/a> provide ample support, but the real stars are the SOLIDWORKS User Group Leaders<\/strong>. Every couple of weeks we\u2019ll spotlight one of our group leaders and the local user group chapter\u00a0that they are responsible for leading.<\/p>\n

Maximilian (Max) de Arriz – Eastern Shore SOLIDWORKS User Group<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Max\"<\/p>\n

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I’m used to our SOLIDWORKS User Group Leaders showing a little excitement about their groups, but when Max de Arriz first contacted me about forming the Eastern Shore SOLIDWORKS User Group<\/a>, it felt just a little different.\u00a0\u00a0Fast forward to today, and his excitement hasn’t waned.\u00a0 See if you can pick up on that in Max’s answers below.<\/p>\n

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Who are you and what do you do?
\n<\/strong>Maximilian de Arriz here, folks call me Max for short. I live on Maryland\u2019s Eastern Shore in a small place called Chestertown.\u00a0\u00a0 It\u2019s a beautiful scenic area, made even better with the knowledge that there is a factory tucked away in the town which manufactures parts for many industries. The company\u2019s name is Dixon Valve & Coupling Company; I am a manufacturing engineer within the Automation Department. Automation is an area which has peaked Dixon\u2019s interest over the past few years. That is where SOLIDWORKS comes in handy. I use SOLIDWORKS to design in-house automated systems in order to manufacture our parts. We create a variety of systems, from individual tools to whole robotic work centers.<\/em><\/p>\n

\"Assembly\"<\/p>\n

When did you first start learning\/using SOLIDWORKS?
\n<\/strong>I first used SOLIDWORKS in the fall of 2011, and I haven\u2019t stopped learning since. CAD isn\u2019t new to me, I have utilized it for almost a decade now; SOLIDWORKS is definitely my favorite platform I\u2019ve been exposed to.<\/em><\/p>\n

Tell us a little about your SOLIDWORKS User Group. Are you the founder of the group?
\n<\/strong>Chestertown is a territory which has a great supply of SOLIDWORKS users, but has never had a user group.\u2026. Until now! I am the proud founder of The Eastern Shore SOLIDWORKS User Group; the first user group on the shore.\u00a0 In November of 2014, I took on the role of leader for the user group. At that time, I started planning the first meeting, which was held on January 14th<\/sup> 2015.<\/em><\/p>\n

What was the best meeting you\u2019ve had?
\n<\/strong>Probably the 3rd<\/sup> and most recent meeting. We had 14 attendees and 3 presenters; Tracey Phillips, Ed Horne, and myself. It wasn\u2019t the largest meeting we have ever had, but it was on point and the group was great!<\/em><\/p>\n

What was the worst meeting you\u2019ve had?
\n<\/strong>Since there have only been three meeting so far it easy to pick the one I believe could be improved the most. Meeting #2. This meeting will be remember as \u201cthe great room change confusion of 2015.\u201d We switched meeting location for this meetings and it confused about 6 members, or half the committed attendees who were unable to find the location. A solution to this problem has been discovered in the way of utilizing my advertising skills.<\/em><\/p>\n

\"WrongWayPhoto\"<\/p>\n

What have you learned personally from your UG?
\n<\/strong>Besides the multitude of tips and tricks which come from the many presenters, I have learned that users utilize SOLIDWORKS differently everywhere! We have users who are students just beginning to learn about SOLIDWORKS all the way through professional users who can create injection molds, intricate machined parts, robots, FEA & design studies, motion studies, post process behind the scenes of SOLIDWORKS using macros. The wealth of knowledge a user group brings together is staggering and truly humbling.<\/em><\/p>\n

How many users are in the group?
\n<\/strong>So far there are 25 members. Not all members are regular attendees, however there has been a lot of buzz generated about the group and our email list has grown to 37 people who have asked to be notified about future meetings. Last meeting group membership grew by 25%.<\/em><\/p>\n

Why should people attend a SOLIDWORKS User Group meeting?
\n<\/strong>If it isn\u2019t evident from the rest of this entry, I\u2019m pretty excited about these meetings. I have a lot of really good reasons as to why users should be just as excited and plan to attend. So far there are 25 other people that are very close to my level of excitement if not more so\u2026 There you go, 25 really good reasons. That number keeps growing.<\/em><\/p>\n

Anything else you\u2019d like to add?
\n<\/strong>Check out some group response\u00a0analytics\u00a0to the meeting on July 22nd, 2015:<\/em>\"Chart\"<\/p>\n

Thanks Max, and continued success with the user group. \u00a0We’ll see you in Dallas next year!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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