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.

Lockheed Martin F-35 JSF Wins Top AvWeek Award

Lockheed Martin F-35 JSF Wins Top AvWeek Award

December 1, 2008

I remember when the F-35 JSF program was awarded to Lockheed Martin. The complexity of its design and development reminded me of the scope of the International Space Station project. Coordinating …

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Students Apply Engineering Skills to Solar Car Design

Students Apply Engineering Skills to Solar Car Design

November 19, 2008

Applied skill when I was in college meant writing for the city newspaper run by the Journalism school. The challenge was to apply all that we learned in the classroom into the newsroom under deadline…

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Hubbell Sheds Light on New Product Development

Hubbell Sheds Light on New Product Development

November 11, 2008

Kevin Poyck, vice president of Engineering for Hubbell Lighting, faces some of the same challenges of managing chaos that other presenters at this event have shared. He broke down for the audience wh…

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Andretti Green on The Need for Speed

Andretti Green on The Need for Speed

November 11, 2008

In the video clip above, Kim Green – owner & CEO of Andretti Green Racing – reviews some highlights from his presentation. He notes how PLM enabled them to cut down testing time from 50 days to j…

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50 Percent of the Planet’s R&D Spend Comes From the Largest 1k Companies

50 Percent of the Planet’s R&D Spend Comes From the Largest 1k Companies

November 11, 2008

Sitting in a presentation by Barry Jaruzelski, partner and CMO of Booz & Company, reminded me of an HBR article from business school. The article outlined the three categories market leaders fall…

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Timken Takes On Complexity

Timken Takes On Complexity

November 11, 2008

Tom Stimson, vp of Business Process Advancement for Timken, thought he was getting into a more simplified business when he started at Timken. He had worked at Robert Bosch and GKN and saw the complex…

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Teradyne’s Innovation Backbone

Teradyne’s Innovation Backbone

November 11, 2008

The video above highlights some key takeaways from a presentation by Bill Duggan, director of PLM at Teradyne. The company is a leading supplier of test equipment. Bill presented at this event with C…

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Emerson Addresses Tough Economic Times Ahead

Emerson Addresses Tough Economic Times Ahead

November 10, 2008

Emerson releases 500 new products every year. That’s 2 a day. Those products create more than 100,000 new parts for their database every year. Those parts need to be accessed by 7,000 engineers all o…

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Real-World Innovators

Real-World Innovators

November 10, 2008

“Real-world answers from real-world innovators.” That’s the theme of our Americas Executive Event I’m at. It’s a leadership summit we’ve held the past few years that brings together many of our top c…

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