{"id":629,"date":"2010-07-16T15:10:08","date_gmt":"2010-07-16T19:10:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/example.org\/five-questions-friday-with-devon-sowell"},"modified":"2010-07-16T15:10:08","modified_gmt":"2010-07-16T19:10:08","slug":"five-questions-friday-with-devon-sowell","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/solidworksblog\/2010\/07\/five-questions-friday-with-devon-sowell.html","title":{"rendered":"Five Questions Friday with Devon Sowell"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/2\/6a00d83451706569e20133f2555253970b.jpg\" style=\"float: left;\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Devon-sowell-face-photo - Copy\" class=\"asset asset-image at-xid-6a00d83451706569e20133f2555253970b \" src=\"https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/2\/6a00d83451706569e20133f2555253970b-120wi.jpg\" style=\"margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px;\" \/><\/a> Name:<\/strong> Devon Sowell <\/p>\n<p>\n<strong>Title: <\/strong>Owner, Designer, PDM Consultant <\/p>\n<p><strong>Company:<\/strong> 3-D Design Solutions and PDMSolution.com <\/p>\n<p>\n<strong>Hometown: <\/strong>Carlsbad, CA <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>1) Why did you choose to do the work you do?<\/strong> My father was a mechanical genius. He taught me well! I grew up building and improving boats, cars, and motorcycles, and we designed and built many winning racing motorcycles. Today, I enjoy using CAD to design better products and manage engineering information. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>2) What are your proudest career moments?<\/strong> My Patent # 7288109; winning the California TT Motorcycle Championship Race when I was 17 years old; and inventing, designing, manufacturing, and selling my first design at 21 years old. <\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/2\/6a00d83451706569e20133f25552a3970b.jpg\" style=\"display: inline;\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Devon-sowell-cage\" class=\"asset asset-image at-xid-6a00d83451706569e20133f25552a3970b \" src=\"https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/2\/6a00d83451706569e20133f25552a3970b-320wi.jpg\" \/><\/a> <\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>3) What goal do you have that inspires you most?<\/strong> Retirement! I&#39;m looking forward to spending more time with my family, volunteering to improve the community, and snorkeling as much as possible! I&#39;ve been working since I was 12 years old! <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>4) How has SolidWorks made a difference in your life?<\/strong> A huge difference, it changed my life. It provides a good living for my family and the SolidWorks community is fantastic. <\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/2\/6a00d83451706569e20134857a945f970c.jpg\" style=\"display: inline;\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Devon-sowell-medical-device\" class=\"asset asset-image at-xid-6a00d83451706569e20134857a945f970c \" src=\"https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/2\/6a00d83451706569e20134857a945f970c-320wi.jpg\" \/><\/a> <\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>5) What do you to for fun?<\/strong> I like to exercise, go to the beach, and we go on snorkeling adventures every year in the Caribbean, Mexico, or Hawaii. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Name: Devon Sowell Title: Owner, Designer, PDM Consultant Company: 3-D Design Solutions and PDMSolution.com Hometown: Carlsbad, CA 1) Why did you choose to do the work you do? My father was a mechanical genius. He taught me well! 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