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.

Why Oleg Shilovitsky Became an Engineer

Why Oleg Shilovitsky Became an Engineer

June 14, 2012

At Solid Edge University, I got my first live demo of Inforbix (the name meaning information business exchange). As Oleg Shilovitsky showed me the apps, reports, tables and charts, I found similariti…

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Podcast With Frank Mill of University of Edinburgh

Podcast With Frank Mill of University of Edinburgh

June 5, 2012

Nearly five years ago when I was researching this thing called “social media”, I came across a Solid Edge network on Ning for students at the University of Edinburgh in Scotland. Today I got to chat …

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Meet Future Engineer Michael Nunnelly

Meet Future Engineer Michael Nunnelly

June 2, 2012

Actually make that CURRENT engineer. Michael just graduated from Auburn University with a bachelor’s of science in mechanical engineering, with minors in Automotive Engineering and Manufacturing and …

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Closing the Technical Workforce Gap

Closing the Technical Workforce Gap

May 31, 2012

Yesterday, I shared Bill Boswell’s Crisis in Manufacturing presentation from PLM Connection. In the middle of his presentation was this cute video on the STEM skills gap. It was a TV spot fo…

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Crisis in Manufacturing

Crisis in Manufacturing

May 30, 2012

Today this tweet from Manufacturing Executive caught my eye on the #workforce Twitter stream: Chris Chiappinelli’s blog post, Attacking the Manufacturing Workforce Issue, highlights workforc…

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Why Become an Engineer?

Why Become an Engineer?

May 24, 2012

I’ve been spotlighting future engineers to show you some of the great work student engineers are doing. At PLM Connection, surrounded by 1,800 folks who pursued careers in the engineering industry, I…

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You’re Hired – Engineering Apprenticeships Develop Future Engineers

You’re Hired – Engineering Apprenticeships Develop Future Engineers

May 22, 2012

Meet Tom Lockwood, a student engineer turned real-life engineer through AESSEAL’s pioneering apprentice program. Young engineers like Tom in industry-academic programs like AESSEAL’s help close the c…

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Project-Based Design and Build Courses at Illinois State University

Project-Based Design and Build Courses at Illinois State University

May 16, 2012

Those are Kevin Devine’s hands showing a tool changer rack his students designed. Kevin, an associate professor at Illinois State University, presented last week at PLM Connection on using NX in…

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Meet Instructor and Industrial Technologist Joe Vanstrom

Meet Instructor and Industrial Technologist Joe Vanstrom

May 14, 2012

Joe Vanstrom says his job as program chair and industrial technology instructor is “a dream come true.” The 6’6″ former Iowa State offensive lineman stood a bit taller than most of the attendees at l…

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