Chad Jackson

Chad Jackson is an industry analyst with Lifecycle Insights and the publisher of the blog engineering-matters.com. He writes about all things engineering including career issues, managerial challenges, and enabling technology. Follow him on Twitter at @chadkjackson.

	Article Transition from 2D to 3D Design Hasn’t Been a Clean Break for Most, Study Finds 24 Jul, 2013 By: Chad Jackson Report on 3D collaboration and interoperability, available free, finds most downstream departments still rely heavily on 2D.
	Article Mitigate the Engineering Brain-Drain Threat 13 Jan, 2012 By: Chad Jackson When product change orders arise but key project personnel have moved on, PDM and PLM systems help managers reconstruct the design process.
	Article Let Your Engineers Engineer 13 Jan, 2012 By: Chad Jackson When companies use PDM and PLM systems to manage review processes, engineering staff is freed to focus on product design.