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.

Higher Engineering Education From Arizona to Vietnam

Higher Engineering Education From Arizona to Vietnam

May 11, 2012

Little did Octavio Heredia know when he was doing software engineering for distance learning years ago that one day similar work would take him all the way to Vietnam. He is pictured above getti…

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Michigan Tech Summer Youth CAM Camp

Michigan Tech Summer Youth CAM Camp

May 10, 2012

It’s that time of year when I’m booking my boys into summer camps. After the FIRST Robotics Competition, they are definitely signed up for a robotics camp. There are a lot of great summer programs fo…

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A Conversation With DOL’s Jane Oates

A Conversation With DOL’s Jane Oates

May 10, 2012

By now you may have heard we had a unique keynote presentation Tuesday at PLM Connection. Typically customers speak about what is happening in their business and how they are apply PLM technology to …

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Meet FIRST Robotics Science Teacher Lisa Harding

Meet FIRST Robotics Science Teacher Lisa Harding

May 2, 2012

Just before the FIRST Robotics Championship last week I sat down with Lisa Harding, a chemical engineer and science teacher at Westminster Christian Academy. Lisa has so much passion for her students…

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Meet FIRST Robotics Mentor Tim Terlouw

Meet FIRST Robotics Mentor Tim Terlouw

May 2, 2012

Cyborg Cats engineers Lauren Moore and James Zandstra mentioned the Boeing mentors who helped them in the build of their robot. Those “real life engineers” are key to the FIRST experience f…

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Meet Future Engineer James Zandstra

Meet Future Engineer James Zandstra

May 1, 2012

  Meet future engineer James Zandstra – a junior at Westminster Christian Academy. I joined him and his Cyborg Cats teammates on the floor during one of the matches last week….

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Meet Future Engineer Lauren Moore

Meet Future Engineer Lauren Moore

May 1, 2012

Last week at the FIRST Robotics Championship, I met Lauren Moore, the project leader of the Westminster Cyborg Cats – pictured in the center of the pit picture above. Lauren is considering a fut…

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Meet Future Engineer Ryan He

Meet Future Engineer Ryan He

May 1, 2012

Last week at the FIRST Robotics Championship, I met Ryan He. Ryan is a Westminster Cyborg Cat and teammate of Jonathan Bopp. I talked with Ryan after each of the first two matches. It’…

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Meet Future Engineer Jonathan Bopp

Meet Future Engineer Jonathan Bopp

April 26, 2012

Maybe that title should read future “imagineer” since that’s what Jonathan Bopp wants to be one day. Today Jonathan and the Westminster Cyborg Cats will be at the FIRST Robotics National Championship…

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