Alex R. Ruiz has worked in mechanical engineering for over 13 years. Starting his career as a drafter, Alex has moved up through the ranks due in part to his extensive knowledge of 3D modeling, ASME standards, engineering, design for manufacturability, and related technologies. He is an engineering manager for a leading medical device manufacturer in Southern California. There he continues to design new and innovative products as well as serve as a mentor to new engineers, designers and drafters. In his role as engineering manager, Alex trains and supports over 100 engineers on SolidWorks and PDMWorks usage. 

Outside of his professional career as an engineering manager, Alex has worked hard in recent years to develop a strong standing in the SolidWorks Community. Since first learning SolidWorks in 2001, he has become a Certified SolidWorks Associate (CSWA) and Certified SolidWorks Professional (CSWP). He has also developed key contacts throughout the CAD community including bloggers from various CAD packages and SolidWorks Employees. Due to his standing in the blogger community he has been contacted by various departments within SolidWorks on his opinions and wishes for the future of the Software. SolidWorks has also invited him to cover the SolidWorks World 2009 as press. 

Alex has a passion to help other users in the SolidWorks community worldwide and to do this he has created the websites The SolidWorks Geek (www.theswgeek.com) and SolidWorks Geeks (www.swgeeks.com). On average, The SolidWorks Geek blog receive around 3000 unique visitors per month and SolidWorks Geeks receives close to 800 a month. As a writer for The SolidWorks Geek, Alex is able to provide valuable SolidWorks and ASME tips and tricks to thousands of users in 93 countries worldwide. Due to the growing popularity of this website, Alex is known as one of the top experts in the field. A goal of his is to serve the SolidWorks community on a larger scale. Alex can be reached at admin@alexrruiz.com.