 FEATURED
SPEAKERS BIO:
Heather Jennings
Heather Jennings is the founder of Data Management
Specialists, LLC and President of PASWUG. She is
responsible for numerous manufacturing and engineering
process development and vaulting system implementation
projects throughout the Pacific Northwest. Her in-depth
knowledge as both a SolidWorks/PDMWorks user and as a
data systems manager, coupled with her practical
approach to small and international scale installations,
have made her a recognized authority on engineering and
manufacturing procedure analysis and process control
development.
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Elizabeth Lions
Elizabeth will be giving the employment market update to
kick off our meetings.
Elizabeth Lions is the Author of Recession Proof
Yourself! which is a no-nonsense approach to finding a
job during recession. Elizabeth is a highly respected
author and professional speaker both locally and
nationally. She has been a headhunter for most of her
career and has held thousands of conversations with
hiring managers in organizations across the country. She
can fully illuminate what goes on in companies during
recession and why you are hired, fired or promoted. Her
advice gives people an edge of the competition and helps
orient them towards the rewards of landing not just a
good job, but a great job in a highly functioning
organization.
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Mr. Robinson spent six years
in the Merchant Marines as
an engineer before pursuing
a career in Industrial
Engineering. In 1991 Mr.
Robinson joined Resource
Recycling Systems, Inc. of
Ann Arbor Michigan as a
Consultant. He Joined
Boeing Commercial Airplane
Group in 1997. In 2002 Mr.
Robinson joined with three
associates to form Afinitus
Group, LLC. He has been
the lead consultant on the
implementation of Dr.
Goldratt’s Critical Chain
Project Management in
several different
organizations over the past
10 years. These
organizations come primarily
from the Aerospace and
defense industries as well
as commercial software
development.
Mr. Robinson holds an
undergraduate degree in
Industrial Engineering from
the University of Michigan
as well as a Masters
Certificate in Engineering
Management from Washington
State University. Mr.
Robinson is certified by the
Theory of Constraints
International Certification
Organization (TOCICO) and
has passed Part 1 [EIT] of
the Professional Engineering
Exams.
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David
Cramer
David Cramer attended Washington State University where
he received his Bachelors and Masters in Mechanical
Engineering. He immediately entered the CAD software
industry working as one of the original authors of TTI's
breakthrough translation software, Acc-u-Trans.
Currently, he is the Business Development Manager at
Integrated Engineering Solutions, where he applies his
knowledge of engineering, CAD, business process
automation, and software development to provide
customized software solutions for his clients and
partners.
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Mark Biasotti
Mark Biasotti is the Product Manager - New Product
Concepts at
SolidWorks Corporation.
Summary:
24 years in the Product Design
sector
4 years as Industrial Designer
with Atari Corp.
4 years as Senior Industrial
Designer with HP Corporate
Design
16 years as Senior Industrial
Designer, Project Manager, and
CAID Manager with IDEO
Specialties:
Competitive analysis
Conceptual Design
CAD Modeling
Industrial Design
Virtual Prototyping
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Past Events:
10-13-09
PASWUG Meeting
Time: 5:00PM -
9:00PM
Location:
8427 N. Central Street Portland OR, 97203
Phone: 503 823-3192
Topic:
Surfaces & Rapid Prototyping
Mark Biasotti our SolidWorks Product Manager and New
Concepts representative will be here to present on
Surfaces and Rapid Prototyping.
05-12-09 PASWUG Meeting
Time: 5:00PM -
8:30PM
Location:
2480 NW 229th
Hillsboro OR, 97124
Phone: 503 642-5611
Topic:
I have received many questions on PDM and the
processes which need to go in behind them. I have an
interactive fun game which can show you how processes
should be set up to best optimize your processes. I will
also go over what PDM is, the differences between
PDMWorks and PDMEnterprise so that you can make your own
decisions.
03-10-09
PASWUG Meeting
Time: 5:00PM -
8:30PM
Location:
Oregon City Campus
19600 Molalla Avenue Oregon City, Oregon 97045
Barlow Hall, Room B277
Phone:
503-657-6958
Topic:
Now that SW2009 is up to service pack 2.1 (and word
on the street is that it is stable) most of you are
finally upgrading to SW2009. We are going to be
going over what features are in 2009 which will help
you enhance your productivity. Come with any
question or concerns that you have on upgrading,
system requirements, deployment, stability,
features. . We will try to answer/address all of
your question/concerns within the forum.
01-27-09
PASWUG Meeting
Time: 5:30PM -
7:30PM
Location:
1600 NW Compton
Drive Suite 104
Beaverton, OR
97006
Topic:
We will be picking FEATURES/Topics for this
upcoming year. Jack will be doing a short
presentation and then questions on simulation. A
short game on processes. And the touring the
new location of Shounco Design Studios as a part of
their open house.
To RSVP please contact:
hjennings@dms-nw.com
 more info
11-11-08
PASWUG Meeting
Time: 4:30PM -
7:30PM
Location: TBA
Topic:
We will be picking two of the 2009 NEW
FEATURES and then discussing them in detail of how to
utilize them to your advantage. Let us hear
anything that you would like to specifically see out of
the upcoming SolidWorks 2009 Rollout!
09-09-08
PASWUG Meeting
Location:
Cook Park
Tigard, Oregon
Topic:
This will be a networking
BBQ picnic. We will have a few short presentations from
local leaders along with our sponsors so that you can
ask questions and get to know who is there for our
support. We will also be discussing the upcoming events
and our upcoming venue.
There will be games, prizes
and contests along with your favorite thing - FOOD:)
We have lots of exciting
things to talk about with the new rollout of SolidWorks,
SolidWorks World, school starting, our upcoming
venue, the end of the third quarter, and more.
What does all of this mean
to us? What is the best way for us to network? How and
when should we be using specific applications? Where
can we go for training? What training is available to
us locally? What can we do to make ourselves more
valuable to our employers? These and many more
questions will be discussed and afterwards is sure to be
full of entertainment.
4:30 - 5:30 - Networking / Food
5:30 - 6:00 - Market Analysis, Unveiling of upcoming
Agenda (you said you wanted to learn:), We will have
various representatives here for you to network with and
find out what types of training, software, business
support, and job growth opportunities.
6:00 - 8:00 - Games and prizes - you won't want to miss
out on these!
You may want to brush up on some SolidWorks
terminology/Quick Tips/Capabilities to win some of the
prizes along with the games.
Bring a new friend and you will win a door prize!
07-15-08
PASWUG Meeting
Location:
CORNELIUS PASS ROADHOUSE
4045 N.W. Cornelius Pass Rd.
Hillsboro, OR 97124
Topic:
The
meeting topic will be set around Defining Design
Standards / Templates & Best practices / User Tips
and Tricks.
We will
have an abundance of support and knowledge available at
the meeting to revolve around these subjects / answer
questions/ give advice on best practices.
05-13-08
PASWUG Meeting
Location:
Architectural
Heritage Center
701 SE Grand
Avenue
Portland, OR 97214
Phone:
503-231-7264
Topic: SolidWorks Drawing
Productivity and Design Intent
How to automate drawing creation, design intent and
design standards.
more info
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