{"id":641,"date":"2010-06-11T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2010-06-11T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/example.org\/five-questions-friday-with-simon-booker-of-solidworks"},"modified":"2010-06-11T12:00:00","modified_gmt":"2010-06-11T16:00:00","slug":"five-questions-friday-with-simon-booker-of-solidworks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/solidworksblog\/2010\/06\/five-questions-friday-with-simon-booker-of-solidworks.html","title":{"rendered":"Five Questions Friday with Simon Booker of SolidWorks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/2\/6a00d83451706569e20133f09d1f12970b.jpg\" style=\"float: left;\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Greatwall2\" border=\"0\" class=\"asset asset-image at-xid-6a00d83451706569e20133f09d1f12970b \" src=\"https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/2\/6a00d83451706569e20133f09d1f12970b-800wi.jpg\" style=\"margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px;\" title=\"Greatwall2\" \/><\/a> Name: <\/strong>Simon Booker <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>Title: <\/strong>European Marketing Manager, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solidworks.com\">DS SolidWorks Corp.<\/a> <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hometown: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?hl=&amp;q=Henley-on-Thames,+UK\">Henley-on-Thames, UK<\/a> <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>1.Why did you choose to do the work you do?<br \/>\n<\/strong><br \/> At school I studied Design and Communication which led me on a path into engineering. The great part about being with SolidWorks is we get to see our tools used to design everything from cement plants to kids\u2019 toys. I moved into marketing because I enjoy the challenge of getting people interested and ultimately helping them to be more successful. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>2.What is your proudest career moment?<br \/>\n<\/strong><br \/> Every time I hear about another user joining the SolidWorks family! It\u2019s hard to believe it\u2019s nearly 1.3 million now. To get to emcee SolidWorks World sessions for our reseller channel is a huge honour and I\u2019m always proud to stand up &amp; present to our users \u2013 that\u2019s when you realize that SolidWorks has built something special. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>3.What goal inspires you most?<br \/>\n<\/strong><br \/> I get a kick when technology comes together. For example, you can take a 3D model or rendering, put it on your iPhone or create a video, publish it to YouTube and embed it in a blog or a presentation. We all think in 3D but learn to think in 2D through school so it\u2019s great when I see my kids doing 3D models on the web for their homework \u2013 they just see it as a \u201cnatural\u201d way to get the message across. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>4.How has SolidWorks made a difference in your life?<br \/>\n<\/strong><br \/> SolidWorks has provided me with many great friends and opened doors to work with smart people inside and outside the company. But the real buzz comes from meeting customers who really do make a difference in the world &amp; that\u2019s why I try to buy SolidWorks-designed products wherever possible! <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>5. Where\u2019s the best place you\u2019ve travelled?<br \/>\n<\/strong>Standing on the Great Wall of China sending an email from my smartphone summed up the Old and the New World. <\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/2\/6a00d83451706569e20133f09d3269970b.jpg\" style=\"display: inline;\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Greatwall1\" class=\"asset asset-image at-xid-6a00d83451706569e20133f09d3269970b \" src=\"https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/2\/6a00d83451706569e20133f09d3269970b-500wi.jpg\" \/><\/a> <\/p>\n<p> &#0160; <\/p>\n<p>***<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Note: Five Questions Friday will be on hiatus next week as I travel back down south for vacation. Yee haw.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Name: Simon Booker Title: European Marketing Manager, DS SolidWorks Corp. Hometown: Henley-on-Thames, UK 1.Why did you choose to do the work you do? 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