About|Media

I (Matt Lombard) am an independent product development professional, working in the field for 25 years. I’ve done a variety of work from website development, technical writing, and development of training materials to CAD contracting, CAD Admin and engineering development and documentation process consultation.

I have been using CAD in one form or another since 1990, developing technical websites since 1995, and writing technical books since 2003. I’ve worked for manufacturers as an engineer and as engineering services manager. I spent several years working for CAD resellers, and the last 18 years working independently in engineering services for a wide range of clients.

Published works:

Solidworks Bible (2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013)
Solidworks Surfacing Training Manual (2008)
Solidworks Advanced Modeling Training Manual (2008)
Solidworks Mold Design Training Manual (2009)
Solidworks Surfacing and Complex Shape Modeling Bible (2008)
Solidworks Administration Bible (2010)
Mastering Solidworks (2018)
Synchronous Technology for the History Based User (2014)
video courses for SolidProfessor and IGetIt.

Active web properties:

Dezignstuff Blog: Active since 2009 it started as a technical SolidWorks blog, and has shifted focus to a broader base of product development and engineering technology topics.

Dezignstuff Episodes: Active since 2019, developed as a series of paid subscription on-line books/training courses.

CADForum.net: Active since March 2021 as a multi-CAD destination for sharing information (~12k page views per week and growing)

Professional social media profiles:

Surfacing Episode Course
YouTube Channel
Instagram
SolidWorks Forum Profile
LinkedIn Profile  (~900 connections)
Reddit Profile
Twitter Profile