{"id":528,"date":"2011-01-23T16:02:08","date_gmt":"2011-01-23T21:02:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/example.org\/this-time-he-nailed-it-"},"modified":"2011-01-23T16:02:08","modified_gmt":"2011-01-23T21:02:08","slug":"this-time-he-nailed-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/solidworksblog\/2011\/01\/this-time-he-nailed-it.html","title":{"rendered":"This time, he nailed it"},"content":{"rendered":"

David Suelflow walked into room 217 of the Henry B. Gonzalez Conference Center this morning a SolidWorks World 2011 \u201cattendee.\u201d Two hours, forty-five grueling minutes later, he walked out a Certified SolidWorks Professsional, or \u201cCSWP<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n

From the exam room, he strode straight across a wide hall to the outdoor balcony. He looked off into nothing, took a moment to decompress, then came back in and flopped into a chair.<\/p>\n

How do you feel? \"David<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cHappy.\u201d<\/p>\n

It was his second shot at the exam. \u201cThe first time, I ran out of time and I was super nervous. This time, I was less nervous and said if I fail, I\u2019ll just take the test again.\u201d He won\u2019t have to worry about that.<\/p>\n

Suelflow is a veteran designer for BergerABAM<\/a>, a Washington state civil engineering consultancy. His latest project is a 1,700-foot concrete floating pier prototype for the Navy. With a floating pier, versus a pile-driven one, the ship and dock float in tandem. His design tucks all the utilities \u2013 sewer, water, electrical, oily waste \u2013 under the pier so the deck remains clean and clear.<\/p>\n

CSWP certification is a proud achievement for Suelflow, a valuable credential, a marketing tool for his company, and proof he knows what he\u2019s doing. But there\u2019s another, often unspoken motivator. \u201cI wanted to go to the party,\u201d he says with a grin. \u201cIt\u2019s where the cool kids hang out.\u201d<\/p>\n

Rumor has it there will be paintball<\/a> at Monday night\u2019s exclusive CSWP\/CSWE bash. Every year there\u2019s buzz about what goes down at these things. The only way to find out first hand is to get certified. (There are 12,000 CSWPs; 400 Certified SolidWorks Experts, or CSWEs; and 20,000 holders of the entry-level Certified SolidWorks Associate, or CSWA, credential.)<\/p>\n

Done talking, Suelflow, who grew up in Wisconsin, walked off, a little lighter in his step. \u201cI\u2019ve gotta go watch the Packers game.\u201d<\/p>\n

He was searching for his second big victory of the day.<\/p>\n

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