The Adraft Team

Julia Grant
The president and CEO of an engineering management consultancy with 20 years of experience in providing business-to-business solutions in design automation and engineering documentation. The company was started to address the needs of mechanical, electrical, and plant engineers utilizing new tools and technology including CAD, document management, software customization, and engineering and manufacturing standards and processes. The business case revolved around understanding the needs of design professionals and providing a service to assist them in helping their companies become better through the successful implementation of technology-driven products, services, and processes. Grant participates in all aspects of the business including process consulting, systems architecture, training, integration, management and strategic planning.

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Matthew Cole
As the General Manager and Project Manager, an Applications Engineer with over 10 years of experience, Cole has experience with all aspects of Project Management including scheduling, risk assessment, budget coordination, resource allocation, and communication to internal and external stakeholders. Cole has experience with all aspects of Data Management planning and implementation, including readiness assessment, infrastructure review, implementation and deployment of server and client components, functional requirements specification, legacy data planning and migration, and configuration/customization of database structures. He is an AutoCAD trainer. Cole is involved in management of training programs, as well as collaboration of training materials and course curriculum. He has experience with all aspects of technical support regarding Autodesk and 3rd party applications pertaining to the manufacturing environment. He is also involved in customer design and documentation standards as well as integration of these standards into customer’s environments. Cole is an active member on the Autodesk Consulting Channel Council where he represents Adraft its clients in the development of Autodesk and Resellers to support clients.

Technical Team

Alex Hatziemanuel
A Mechanical Applications Engineer with 15 years of design experience, specializing in Machine Design, Process Piping, Sheet Metal, and Product Design. Sixteen years experience in Autodesk manufacturing products and related applications training, support, and customer integration. Experience in training Inventor, Inventor Professional, Autodesk Vault, Autodesk Productstream, AutoCAD, Mechanical Desktop, AutoCAD Mechanical, as well as 3rd party applications. He has experience with all aspects of technical support regarding Autodesk and 3rd party applications pertaining to the manufacturing environment. Involved in customer design and documentation standards as well as integration of these standard into customer’s environments. Experience designing machine components, photographic products, HVAC systems during various contracting positions. Drafting skills in all types of design, including architectural, P&ID, electrical, and facilities management.

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Michael Space
The Manager of Technical Services (Applications Engineer) with 6 years of engineering and design experience, specializing in mechanical design and implementation of these designs. 16 years experience in support and training of Autodesk products, customization of Autodesk products, and document management systems. Experience with all aspects of Data Management planning and implementation, including readiness assessment, infrastructure review, implementation and deployment of server and client components, functional requirements specification, legacy data planning and migration, and configuration and customization of database structures. Experience in training AutoCAD , Autodesk Inventor, Autodesk Vault, Autodesk Productstream, AutoCAD Electrical, and Customizing AutoCAD, Inventor, and Productstream. Space is certified in Cyco AutoManager Teamwork, and Meridian. He has experience with all aspects of technical support regarding Autodesk and 3rd party applications pertaining to all environments. Involved in customer design and documentation standards as well as integration of these standard into customer’s environments. Experience with all aspects customization of Autodesk manufacturing products and related 3rd party applications, including Visual Basic, VBA, LISP, menus, DCL, templates. Experience with customizing document management systems to customer specifications including Autodesk Vault, Productstream and Streamline.

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Greg Fisher
Electrical Applications Engineer with 11 years of engineering and design experience, specializing in electrical controls design and implementation of these designs. 11 years experience in support and training of Autodesk products, customization of Autodesk products, and electrical applications. Experience in training AutoCAD, AutoCAD Electrical, Promis-e (electrical), as well as customizing AutoCAD for electrical applications. Experience with all aspects of technical support regarding Autodesk and 3rd party applications pertaining to electrical environments. Involved in customer design and documentation standards as well as integration of these standard into customer’s environments. Designed and documented electrical controls systems for various customers primarily in the automotive industry. Experience in all facets of electrical hardware and software design for specialized machines utilized in custom applications.

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Kevin Gunther
Mechanical Applications Engineer with 5 years of engineering, design, and analysis experience, specializing in Military electronics. Three years experience in Autodesk manufacturing products and related applications training, support, and customer integration. Several years of experience with SolidEdge, Solidworks, ProEngineer, Cosmos, Algor, and Pro/Mechanica.Experience in training Inventor, Inventor Professional, AutoCAD Mechanical, and AutoCAD as well as 3rd party applications. Experience with all aspects of technical support regarding Autodesk and 3rd party applications pertaining to the mechanical environment. Involved in customer design and documentation standards as well as integration of these standard into customer’s environments. Experience designing electronics, including schematics and cables, structural frames, process equipment, and machine design.

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Joshua Gunther
Mechanical Applications Engineer with 3 years of engineering and design experience. One year experience in Autodesk manufacturing products and related applications training, support, and customer integration. Experience in training Autodesk Inventor, and AutoCAD. Experience with all aspects of technical support regarding Autodesk and 3rd party applications pertaining to the mechanical environment. Involved in customer design and documentation standards as well as integration of these standard into customer’s environments.

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Sales Team

Michael Leonardo

Rochester Sales Representative

Christopher Derisley

Buffalo Sales Representative

Christopher Spencer

Syracuse Sales Representaive

Operations Team

Kelly Bourne

Customer Service; Training Coordinator