{"id":532,"date":"2011-01-21T10:04:47","date_gmt":"2011-01-21T15:04:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/example.org\/five-questions-friday-with-elmer-plett"},"modified":"2011-01-21T10:04:47","modified_gmt":"2011-01-21T15:04:47","slug":"five-questions-friday-with-elmer-plett","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/solidworksblog\/2011\/01\/five-questions-friday-with-elmer-plett.html","title":{"rendered":"Five Questions Friday with Elmer Plett"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Name: <\/strong>Elmer Plett<\/p>\n<p><strong>Title:<\/strong> Engineering Support Technician<strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/2\/6a00d83451706569e20147e1d048c1970b.jpg\" style=\"float: right;\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"N646710982_755194_7842\" class=\"asset  asset-image at-xid-6a00d83451706569e20147e1d048c1970b\" src=\"https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/2\/6a00d83451706569e20147e1d048c1970b-120wi.jpg\" style=\"margin: 0px 0px 5px 5px;\" title=\"N646710982_755194_7842\" \/><\/a> <br \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Company: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.profabgroup.com\/\">Pro-Fab Industries<\/a>, designer and manufacturer of alternative energy heating systems, including high-efficiency indoor and outdoor wood boiler models and more traditional outdoor furnace designs.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Job description: <\/strong>I provide technical assistance to the SolidWorks users at our company as well as running the software as a drafter.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hometown:<\/strong> Arborg, Manitoba, Canada<\/p>\n<p><strong>How d<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/2\/6a00d83451706569e20148c7d96446970c.jpg\" style=\"float: left;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Empyre-Elite\" class=\"asset  asset-image at-xid-6a00d83451706569e20148c7d96446970c\" height=\"210\" src=\"https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/2\/6a00d83451706569e20148c7d96446970c-120wi.jpg\" style=\"margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px;\" title=\"Empyre-Elite\" width=\"156\" \/><\/a><strong>id you find yourself in this career? <\/strong>When I first heard about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solidworks.com\/sw\/products\/cad-software-3d-design.htm\">SolidWorks software<\/a>, I was fascinated by the ability to view and work with 3D parts on a computer. That fascination got me involved in the work and I\u2019ve loved it ever since.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is your proudest career moment? <\/strong>Being involved in the SolidWorks Beta contest, which includes testing a new release of the software to help identify critical issues and to submit bugs and usability concerns. Then <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/swcommunity\/2006\/07\/solidworks_beta.html\">seeing my name in the Top 10 Beta Testers list.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>How has SolidWorks made a difference in your life?<\/strong> Working with the people at SolidWorks and at our reseller, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.automated-design.ca\/\">Automated Design Systems<\/a>, has been a positive and productive experience as they help us solve problems and find solutions.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What do you do for fun? What\u2019s cool about it?<\/strong> I really enjoy reading and learning more about the technical aspects of how things work. Some interesting reading material I\u2019ve read recently include<a href=\"https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/2\/6a00d83451706569e20147e1d052f6970b.jpg\" style=\"float: right;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Book\" class=\"asset  asset-image at-xid-6a00d83451706569e20147e1d052f6970b\" height=\"84\" src=\"https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/2\/6a00d83451706569e20147e1d052f6970b-120wi.jpg\" style=\"margin: 0px 0px 5px 5px;\" title=\"Book\" width=\"84\" \/><\/a>s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wired.com\/magazine\/\">WIRED magazine<\/a> and the book \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/oheu2\">iWoz<\/a>\u201d about how <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=WRZ0ylXaCho\">Steve Wozniak<\/a> invented the first personal computer. Also, the book \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/2psn6o\">Secrets of Mental Math<\/a>\u201d by Aurthur Benjamin and Michale Shermer was quite intriguing as well. This book teaches you to do math in your head faster than you ever thought possible and&#0160;dramatically improves your memory for numbers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Name: Elmer Plett Title: Engineering Support Technician Company: Pro-Fab Industries, designer and manufacturer of alternative energy heating systems, including high-efficiency indoor and outdoor wood boiler models and more traditional outdoor furnace designs. 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