David C. Planchard CSWP
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Biography
David Planchard is the founder of D&M Education LLC. Before starting D&M Education, he spent over 35 years in industry and academia holding various engineering, marketing, and teaching positions. He holds five U.S. patents. He has published and authored numerous papers on Machine Design, Product Design, Mechanics of Materials, and Solid Modeling. He is an active member of the SOLIDWORKS Users Group and the American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE). David holds a BSME, MSM with the following professional certifications: CCAI, CCNP, CSWA-SD, CSWA-S, CSWA-AM, CSWP, CSWP-DRWT and SOLIDWORKS Accredited Educator. David is a SOLIDWORKS Solution Partner, a Faculty member and the SAE advisor at Worcester Polytechnic Institute in the Mechanical Engineering department.
In 2012, David’s senior Major Qualifying Project team (senior capstone) won first place in the Mechanical Engineering department at WPI.
In 2014, 2015 and 2016, David’s senior Major Qualifying Project teams won the Provost award in the Mechanical Engineering department for design excellence.
In 2018, David’s senior Major Qualifying Project team (Co-advisor) won the Provost award in the Electrical and Computer Engineering department. Subject area: Electrical System Implementation of Formula SAE Racing Platform.
In 2020, he was awarded emeritus status at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI). His ME design class achieved world recognition, featured in Compass published by Dassault Systèmes, in the technical article, “Open Innovation in a Pandemic.”
Books by David C. Planchard CSWP
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Official Guide to Certified SOLIDWORKS Associate Exams: CSWA, CSWA-SD, CSWA-S, CSWA-AMPublished October 17, 2022 ISBN 978-1-63057-567-0 | Official Certified SOLIDWORKS Professional Certification GuidePublished October 10, 2022 ISBN 978-1-63057-542-7 |
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Official Guide to Certified SOLIDWORKS Associate Exams: CSWA, CSWA-SD, CSWA-S, CSWA-AMPublished November 24, 2020 ISBN 978-1-63057-421-5 | |
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