Engineer wins CAD community award

Edited by the Engineeringtalk editorial team Mar 20, 2007

The CAD Society's Joe Greco Community Award is awarded each year to one individual who has developed community within the CAD industry.

Sean Dotson is the winner of the CAD Society's 2007 Joe Greco Community Award.

For years, Dotson has contributed his CAD expertise on his online technology forums.

Dotson has been a longtime participant in the Autodesk Inventor user community, a regular presenter at Autodesk User Group events, a developer of several related applications, and is a well-known CAD industry advisor and commentator.

The CAD Society's Joe Greco Community Award is awarded each year to one individual who has distinguished himself or herself by improving communication and developing community within the CAD industry.

"Sean has exemplified contributing to the CAD communities in many different ways", says CAD Society President Marv Muston.

Marv adds: "He is deeply committed to the user community and we're proud to present this award to him".

It has been renamed in memory of industry analyst and editor, Joe Greco, who passed away three years ago.

At the time, Greco was President of the CAD Society.

Dotson was very involved in the development of the Autodesk Inventor 3D CAD products from its first release and has been an avid user - and vocal critic at times - of the product ever since.

His discussion forum website, related to all MCAD software, has grown from a small operation to a vibrant site that receives more than 250,000 page views every month and thousands of 3D CAD users as visitors.

Besides offering a problem solving forum, the website features industry news, downloadable macros and enhancements, and reliable advice about CAD technologies.

Dotson received a Bachelors Degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Florida in 1997, and has worked in the custom automation industry for the last 10 years.

He is currently President and co-owner of RND Automation and Engineering, a major manufacturer of custom automated industrial equipment.

The systems delivered range from semi-automatic operator stations to material handling cells to robotic case packing applications.