Dora Smith

Dora Smith is the senior director of the global academic program for Siemens PLM Software. The program empowers the next generation of digital talent through project-based learning, STEM competitions and industrial strength software and curriculum to support students and academic institutions worldwide.

Meet Future Engineer Oksana Bondarenko

Meet Future Engineer Oksana Bondarenko

July 15, 2012

Oksana Bondarenko attends Kharkiv Polytechnic Institute in the Ukraine and is one of our student design contest winners. Here is the robot she designed in NX: Here is a little more inform…

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Why Doug Stainbrook Became an Engineer

Why Doug Stainbrook Became an Engineer

July 13, 2012

Doug Stainbrook spent 10 years as an engineer designing plastic injection molds and machines. Then his career took a turn when he attended a training class. He enjoyed it so much that he wanted to be…

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Meet Future Engineer Sebastian Żuraw

Meet Future Engineer Sebastian Żuraw

July 12, 2012

That’s Sebastian Zuraw on the right receiving a student design award at the recent PLM Connection Poland event. To his left are Siemens PLM Software employees Aleksandra Borys, marketing manager, and…

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Why Dan Staples Became an Engineer

Why Dan Staples Became an Engineer

July 10, 2012

Why did Dan Staples become an engineer? “Tumbling shaded blocks!” That’s what stole Dan’s heart and mind nearly 30 years ago and inspired him to become a software engineer. If he had not seen th…

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How Jim Wright Went From Finance to the Shop Floor

How Jim Wright Went From Finance to the Shop Floor

July 3, 2012

There were two things I knew about Jim Wright before I met him. He lives in the country and is passionate about CAM. Both of these came through various Twitter conversations before we ever met in rea…

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Why Mark Burhop Became an Engineer

Why Mark Burhop Became an Engineer

June 28, 2012

For those of you who only know Mark Burhop by his avatar (above), below is a rare exclusive video so you can see what he really looks and sounds like. Why did he become an engineer? Because he was…

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Meet Future Engineer David Paulk

Meet Future Engineer David Paulk

June 15, 2012

Edison2’s Brad Jaeger noted in our interview that he was “blown away” with the Solid Edge skills of the Auburn University FSAE engineers. One of those engineers you already met – Michael Nunnelly. Th…

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Inspiring Future Engineers With Greenpower

Inspiring Future Engineers With Greenpower

June 15, 2012

One of the interesting STEM projects we’re involved with is Greenpower. It is a design-make-race challenge to encourage students of all ages to consider a STEM career. It is a compelling challenge…

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Why Brad Jaeger Became an Engineer

Why Brad Jaeger Became an Engineer

June 15, 2012

It was inspiring to see three “generations” of Solid Edge users interacting this week – professional, college and high school engineers all talking and sharing ideas. The student engineers enjoyed ta…

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