{"id":537,"date":"2011-01-14T10:22:12","date_gmt":"2011-01-14T15:22:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/example.org\/five-questions-friday-with-maria-sarkar-of-driveworks"},"modified":"2011-01-14T10:22:12","modified_gmt":"2011-01-14T15:22:12","slug":"five-questions-friday-with-maria-sarkar-of-driveworks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/solidworksblog\/2011\/01\/five-questions-friday-with-maria-sarkar-of-driveworks.html","title":{"rendered":"Five Questions Friday with Maria Sarkar of DriveWorks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/2\/6a00d83451706569e20148c79bd9ae970c.jpg\" style=\"float: left;\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Maria\" border=\"0\" class=\"asset  asset-image at-xid-6a00d83451706569e20148c79bd9ae970c\" src=\"https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/2\/6a00d83451706569e20148c79bd9ae970c-800wi.jpg\" style=\"margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px;\" title=\"Maria\" \/><\/a> Name:<\/strong> Maria Sarkar<\/p>\n<p><strong>Title:<\/strong> Vice President, Co-Founder<\/p>\n<p><strong>Company:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.driveworks.co.uk\/\" target=\"_self\">DriveWorks, Ltd<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#0160;<\/p>\n<p><strong>1. <\/strong><strong>Why did you choose to do the work you do?<\/strong> <br \/> I have always been&#0160;looking for the right opportunity. As Vice President and Co-Founder of DriveWorks, I&#0160;know I have it.<\/p>\n<p>&#0160;<\/p>\n<p><strong>2. <\/strong><strong>What is your proudest career moment?<\/strong><br \/>Sitting in the auditorium at SolidWorks World in New Orleans hearing John McEleney announce to the 4,500 delegates that DriveWorksXpress was being incorporated into SolidWorks.<\/p>\n<p>&#0160;<\/p>\n<p><strong>3. <\/strong><strong>What goal inspires you most?<\/strong><br \/>The goal scored by Jermaine Beckford for Leeds United (my soccer team) in their FA Cup win against Manchester United.<\/p>\n<p>\n<object data=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/hRPEG7tsmi8?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US\" height=\"382\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"475\"><param name=\"data\" value=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/hRPEG7tsmi8?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US\" \/><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" \/><param name=\"src\" value=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/hRPEG7tsmi8?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US\" \/><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" \/><\/object>\n<\/p>\n<p>&#0160;<strong> <br \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>4. <strong>How has your partnership with SolidWorks made a difference in your business?<\/strong><br \/>We are part of a great community that spans the world and includes customers, staff and of course our SolidWorks\/DriveWorks resellers.<\/p>\n<p>&#0160;<\/p>\n<p>5. <strong>What do you do for fun?<\/strong><br \/>Sun, Sea, Sand&#8230;&#8230; in Greece<\/p>\n<p>&#0160;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/solidworksblog\/2010\/11\/solidworks-world-2011-partner-spotlight-driveworks-.html\" target=\"_self\">See our SolidWorks World partner profile with DriveWorks<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Name: Maria Sarkar Title: Vice President, Co-Founder Company: DriveWorks, Ltd. &#0160; 1. 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