I have been involved with the Inventor community since the beta release of R1. I was lucky enough to obtain a pre-release copy for evaluation and I was immediately impressed. Having been working in Mechanical Desktop (and before that AutoCAD solids) I was surprised at the ease of use and the intuitive interface.

From the beginning I was very involved in the development of the software. In fact I and some other users contributed some material and color data that were used in R2 and remain in the current release.

I am also an active participant in the Inventor user community and am a frequent contributor to the autodesk.inventor.support newsgroup. I maintain the FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) post that appear two to three times a week. Furthermore I have been involved in the development of some third party applications and enhancement tools. I was recently one of the subjects of an article by John Clauson that appeared in Autodesk's A-Zine magazine. You can view the article here (PDF 2.7 MB).

My formal education is a Bachelors Degree in Mechanical engineer which I obtained from the University of Florida in 1997. I have worked in the custom automation industry fro the last 10 years and am the President and co-owner of RND Automation & Engineering, a major manufacturer of custom automated industrial equipment. The systems range from semi-automatic operator stations to, material handling cells to robotic case packing applications. You can view some of work at RND's website.

I received my Florida Professional Engineering License in July of 2002.

If you or your company are currently implementing Inventor and would like assistance, please contact me and we can discuss possible consulting services.

• Sean Dotson's Resume - PDF (120 kb)
• Sean Dotson's Resume - Word 97 (31 kb)