{"id":737,"date":"2009-12-16T10:42:31","date_gmt":"2009-12-16T15:42:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/example.org\/solidworks-world-2010-presenter-spotlight-wayne-tiffany"},"modified":"2009-12-16T10:42:31","modified_gmt":"2009-12-16T15:42:31","slug":"solidworks-world-2010-presenter-spotlight-wayne-tiffany","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/solidworksblog\/2009\/12\/solidworks-world-2010-presenter-spotlight-wayne-tiffany.html","title":{"rendered":"SolidWorks World 2010 Presenter Spotlight: Wayne Tiffany"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"WTiffany\"<\/a> Back in February I has the pleasure of sitting in on Wayne's sheet metal presentation at SolidWorks 2009. And even though I don't actually use SolidWorks myself, I thought it was a lot of fun. I even recorded it and posted it here. We're lucky enough to have Wayne back for SolidWorks World 2010, and he was nice enough to spend some time talking to us about the event.<\/p>\n

Wayne\u2019s presentation \u201cSheet
\nMetal – Why Do I Do It Like This or That<\/a>?,\u201d is scheduled for Tuesday 2\/2 at
\n4 pm.  <\/span>Stay tuned for more spotlights.<\/p>\n

 <\/o:p><\/p>\n

Q: As a presenter, what do you enjoy most about SolidWorks
\nWorld?<\/strong><\/o:p><\/p>\n

A: Well, the registration fee is paid!  <\/span>But really, I enjoy learning something every
\ntime I do a presentation. Which doesn\u2019t necessarily mean I learn more
\nfrom presenting than I do from attending a session, because both are great
\nlearning experiences; I look forward to the learning aspect of the show every
\nyear.  <\/span>Going through all the sessions
\nwith others raises interesting questions and sparks new ideas and interesting
\nthoughts. I enjoy that.<\/o:p><\/p>\n

Also, I present because I enjoy sharing with people who want
\nto learn.  <\/span>There\u2019s a personal
\nsatisfaction in saying something that can help other folks.  <\/span>And for my own company, I can\u2019t in good
\nconscience not bring back nuggets I\u2019ve learned.<\/o:p><\/p>\n

Q: What do you anticipate the hot topics to be for the 2010
\nshow?<\/strong><\/o:p><\/p>\n

A: <\/o:p>Performance is going to be a hot topic because people are in
\nthe mode of making things run better. <\/span>Costs
\nwill also likely be a hot discussion, along with discussions about subscription
\nrates.  People are in a tight spot, have lost people to layoffs; there
\nwill likely be lots of discussions going on about support from SolidWorks and
\nVARs, people wondering, what am I getting for my money? What is my SolidWorks
\nstrategy to accommodate both users and budget?  It\u2019s one of the main
\nissues that people are dealing with these days. 
\n<\/span>At my company, we\u2019ve restructured our subscription to be more in line
\nwith usage at this point with changes in workload.  <\/span>How this will come out at SolidWorks World and
\nin what discussions, I don\u2019t know, but this is something that people will be talking
\nabout.<\/o:p><\/p>\n

Q: What\u2019s your funniest memory from past SWW shows at which
\nyou\u2019ve presented?<\/strong><\/p>\n

A: In New Orleans, the event theme was Mardi Gras. 
\n<\/span>There was a gal from Israel I\u2019ve known for a few years and we were talking
\nat the main offsite event, and there were tables all around with beads lying on
\nthem. She was fascinated by these beads and had put several strands
\non.  <\/span>I then told her how women
\ntraditionally got those beads during Mardi Gras, and she ripped them right off
\nand threw them on the table. It was funny to see the cultural difference; she
\nwas so shocked!  <\/span><\/o:p><\/p>\n

Q: What sessions do you most look forward to attending?<\/strong><\/p>\n

A: <\/o:p>Honestly, I haven\u2019t had time to go through sessions
\nyet.  <\/span>One thing I am looking forward to,
\nand one of my primary reasons for going to the show, is for personal meetings
\nwith SolidWorks employees.  <\/span>Anyone who
\ngoes to SWW and doesn\u2019t arrange that is not taking full advantage of the
\nopportunity.  SolidWorks employees are charged with listening to the
\ncustomer and they really do care.  I know enough people there that are
\nthat way; as a general rule, they do care what customers think and do want to
\nget it right. To that end, I\u2019m looking forward to the alpha testing, focus
\ngroups, and one-on-one or one-on-two meetings that I\u2019ve arranged ahead of
\ntime. <\/span><\/o:p><\/p>\n

Q: What makes you geek out?<\/strong><\/o:p><\/p>\n

A: It\u2019s long been said that it doesn\u2019t get much better than throwing
\ntogether SolidWorks, sheet metal and user groups, and I wholeheartedly agree.
\n All are fascinating, and so if you get involved with the user group and
\ntalking SolidWorks and sheet metal, good times will ensue.  I enjoy sheet
\nmetal. It\u2019s like origami only in metal, cut it, fold it, look what you can do
\nwith it.  <\/span>SolidWorks lets you play with
\nit. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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