The Good, The Bad, and the Cloudy: Autodesk Software as a Service Defined

Description

Key Learnings

• Describe Autodesk cloud and collaborative offerings
• Explain what cloud-based collaboration tools can do
• Apply use case scenarios for cloud- and mobile-based applications
• Better identify your uses and needs and then describe your use cases to your manager or vendor

Speakers

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  Tim Bourdois

  For more than 28 years, Tim’s primary focus has been aligning information technology with business owners. He is involved with system design, software/hardware selection and acquisition, implementation, training, and cross application development; acting as a facilitator between application vendors. Until recently, he worked at Autodesk as a Senior Business Consultant working to align IT practices and methodologies with design technologists globally. Helping not only to develop IT/BIM relative workflows, but to foster true alignment and synergy between business operations / values with technology. In the past 9 years, he has developed strategic relationships with global architecture and engineering firms to plan, design, construct, and adopt new practices and technologies through business value alignment, change management, and solution architecture. Tim has worked with Architecture, Construction and Manufacturing firms to: • Analyze complex business requirements presented through business challenges and client projects to recommend technical solutions and leading practices • Lead strategic evaluations of personnel, processes, and technology to create business intelligence models directed at identifying business value at every level • Act as liaison between users, business stakeholders, and developers in the areas of systems design, development, modification or trouble-shooting
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  Jay Tedeschi

  Jay Tedeschi, ISM senior technical marketing specialist, joined Autodesk, Inc., in October of 1994. His primary focus is promoting the use and adoption of Autodesk’s suite of engineering, design, and manufacturing software products. Prior to joining Autodesk Jay spent 12 years as a design engineer in support of the United States Naval Undersea Systems / Warfare Center in New London, Connecticut. These responsibilities were primarily related to research and development and production design of various components of attack submarine combat systems. Subsequent to this, he was employed at PTC Aerospace, where he was part of a Research and Development Team tasked with advanced product design for aircraft crew and passenger seating. His practical experience in industry has given Jay a broad background in multiple engineering disciplines, including shipbuilding, general outfitting design, electromechanical packaging, and composite design and manufacture, as well as structural, thermal, and mechanism analysis.
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  Shaan Hurley

  I have been a passionate user of Autodesk Products, first as a customer and then as an Autodesk employee since 1998. I have been an AutoCAD Beta and Product Mgr, a Technologist for the Office of the CTO and Global Innovation Lead for Autodesk Consulting, and most recently as the Autodesk Community Engagement Mgr.
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  Garin Gardiner

  Maker, Gamer, Biker, traveler, father of 3 and a Sr. Product Manager @ Autodesk for Inventor
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  Kevin Durham

  Kevin Durham is an Autodesk Technical Specialist; located in Manchester, NH. Kevin has been actively involved in the Architecture, Engineering & Construction industry for over 28 years. During his career Kevin has gained his experience in most aspects of the design and building community while working for a number of prestigious firms in the US and Canada. He understands what it takes to complete projects from design, estimating, coordination, to fabrication. In his role at Autodesk, Kevin plays an integral role in advocating and implementing the company's Construction and BIM solutions throughout the United States and Canada.
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  Sanjay Ramaswamy

  Sanjay Ramaswamy is a product manager in the Inventor Product Group at Autodesk, Inc. He has been at the company for 15 years, holding various positions within the Inventor Team. He has a background in mechanical engineering, and he’s passionate about sales automation technologies and helping manufacturers transform their businesses by changing the way they interact with their customers.
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  Timera Hart

  Sr. Program Manager focusing on business operations for the Informed Design team.
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  Julie Schiller

  Sanjay Ramaswamy has been with Autodesk for over 12 years in various roles. He's currently a Product Manager responsible for Inventor-based automation technologies and online services. Sanjay has a Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering from Arizona State University, with a specialization in CAD.
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  Keqing Song

  I'm a Fusion 360 Community Manager I first joined the Inventor Fusion team, and have been with the product For 10+ years now. I've got a mechanical engineering and business management background. I'm also a design geek, foodie, watch nerd, photography enthusiast, and vinyl junkie.
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  Ron Locklin

  As the global lead for Autodesk's Sustainability Platform, Ron Locklin is responsible for the global strategy for Autodesk's Sustainability Platform efforts. This includes setting strategic direction, partner programs, proofs of concept, and technical enablement. Ron joined Autodesk in 2012 and was responsible for the "go to market” function for Autodesk's enterprise solutions business in manufacturing (PLM and data management, Configure One, and IoT) globally through December 2016. This role included product/technical marketing, pricing, packaging, channel strategy, business expansion, and sales enablement. He was the Forge (Autodesk platform) global business leader from 2017 through 2021. Prior to Autodesk, Ron led Marketing at Dassault Systemes/Enovia, and Worldwide Alliances at PTC. He was also at The MathWorks for 5 years, where he bootstrapped and built the industry marketing function. Ron has lived for 5 years in Canada, as well as 9 years in France. Most of his years in France were spent with two French technology companies, in Paris, working in executive roles. Ron holds a BA from Colgate University and MBA from Tuck at Dartmouth. He lives west of Boston with his wife Lisa and two sons.