Dan is a recognized expert, author and educator in the Mechanical CAD field. He has sixteen years of experience consulting and implementing 3D CAD solutions to nationally known companies. Dan is a highly sought after instructor and long-time speaker at Autodesk University. As an Autodesk Registered Author, Dan has written three books on Mechanical Desktop and has co-authored eleven books on Autodesk Inventor, published by Autodesk Press/Cengage Learning. His books are used for curriculum in hundreds of colleges and universities. He has also consults with Autodesk on numerous projects.