What is Joe's CAD Co?
Joe's CAD Co is Joe Rowsey's one man SolidWorks contracting company. Joe is one of a small number of Certified SolidWorks Experts (CSWE), the only one in Louisiana. He provides SolidWorks modeling, documentation, implementation, support and training services throughout the US.
Since 1997, Joe has worked with Pro/Engineer, thinkdesign, and SolidWorks. Joe's CAD Co started in Chicago in 2005 and moved to New Orleans in 2007.
Please see the AUDIENCE COMMENTS from Joe's SolidWorks World 2010 presentation to get an idea of the quality of his work. Please also see the ABOUT page for more information.
SolidWorks World 2012
SolidWorks World 2012 was held in San Diego February 12-15, 2012. (Yes, that included Valentine's Day.)
Joe's SolidWorks World Presentation
This year Joe presented with his friend Josh Altergott from CATI. We had a good discussion about Effective Use of Design Tables on Valentine's afternoon. We had good questions throughout the presentation, and a number of people seemed pretty interested the capabilities of the Configuration Publisher.
To me, a sign of a good sessions/discussion is when an audience member teaches the presenters something, and we had that this year with a tip about using Excel equations to avoid unwanted edits in the model itself.
Josh and I received a lot of positive feedback after the presentation, and in the Partner Pavilion as well. A nice surprise this year came from two Canadian designers. They had good questions during the presentation, and followed-up with us afterwards. They told us that they had not planned on attending our presentation, but another user had suggested that they skip their planned session and come see Josh and myself instead. They were very happy they took his suggestion, so thank you very much to Mike Baljak for his recommendation.
Positive Feedback
A nice blog post from Richard Doyle highlights some of the 'workhorse' and 'expert' presenters from previous SolidWorks Worlds. It shows that Josh Altergott has presented more than any other reseller, with 9 sessions under his belt. It also shows that Joe has the 5th highest average score from audience feedback.
Below are some of the written comments from Joe's 2010 presentation (no feedback from 2011 was ever given):
- Great presenter. You should teach.
- Best session I've attended.
- Good job, good energy, uses humor, not a monotone, interacts with audience.
- He was great, the best of the show, fast, patient, clear and a lot of information.
- Joe is one of the most effective presenters I have encountered in eight years of SW World.
Please view ALL OF THE COMMENTS FROM 2010.
New Orleans
New Orleans might be the most exciting city in the country. Come on down for a visit when you get the chance. Give a hand if you like, or just come down and enjoy the music, the food and everything else. Check out the NOLA page for some ideas.