Robert Garrison

Robert Garrison has over 40 years of experience in design, production, and operations across various industries.

Robert'smost recent role was as a Senior Consultant at XD Innovation (Dassault Systemes Partner) since April 2018. In this position, they executed product lifecycle management (PLM) sales from the Dassault Systemes product portfolio. Robert also defined client solution sets, including software packaging, product licensing, and implementation services.

Prior to that, from June 2010 to March 2018, Garrison worked as a Principal Consultant at Idex Solutions. Robert directed the operation of technical service teams involved in deploying, maintaining, and enhancing PLM tools primarily from the Dassault Systemes product portfolio.

Between April 2008 and June 2010, they founded and served as the principal consultant at Garrison Consulting LLC. Here, they specialized in advanced CATIA deployment and customization and provided expert services in contextual design, model-based definition (MBD), knowledge-based engineering (KBE), and custom application programming.

Garrison also held positions at Rand Worldwide, Technigraphics Inc., MSC Software, INCAT, CAD/CAM Support Alliance Inc., CADAM Inc., and Lockheed Martin, where they gained experience in various engineering and technical roles.

Robert Garrison attended The University of Texas at Austin from 1971 to 1972, where they focused on Languages, Mechanical Engineering, and Naval Architecture. Robert then went on to study at Long Beach City College from 1978 to 1980, with a focus on English and Psychology.