FISHER/UNITECH boasts some of the best engineering talent in the business. We're proud of our growing team of certified SolidWorks, SolidWorks Simulation and SolidWorks Enterprise PDM applications engineers and instructors. FISHER/UNITECH has achieved the following training provider statuses based on staff certifications:
| Certified Training and Support Provider - CTSP | |
| SLD-INST - Certified SolidWorks Instructor | |
| SLD-TECH - Certified SolidWorks Support Technician | |
| SLD-CSWP - Certified SolidWorks Professional | |
| SIMP-TECH - Certified SW Simulation Professional Support Technician | |
| WPDM-TECH - Certified Workgroup PDM Support Technician | |
| Certified Advanced Analysis Provider - CAAP | |
| SIM-INST - Certified SolidWorks Simulation Instructor | |
| SIMF-TECH - Certified SolidWorks Flow Simulation Support Technician | |
| SIMA-TECH - Certified SW Simulation Adv Pro Support Technician | |
| Certified Advanced Services Provider - CASP | |
| EPDM-TECH - Certified Enterprise PDM Support Technician | |
| EPDM-PRO - Certified Enterprise PDM Professional | |
| Certified Documentation Services Provider - CDSP | |
| C3DCP - Certified 3DVIA Composer Professional | |
In specific, our engineering team holds the following number of individual certifications:
- Certified SolidWorks Support Technician (CSWST) - 17
- Certified SolidWorks Instructor (CSWI) - 15
- Certified SolidWorks Professional (CSWP) - 17
- Certified Workgroup PDM Support Technician (CWPDM) - 11
- Certified Enterprise PDM Support Technician (CEPDM) - 7
- Certified Simulation Professional Support Technician (CSPST) - 6
- Certified Simulation Advanced Professional Support Technican (CSAST) - 4
- Certified SolidWorks Simulation Instructor (CSWSI) - 4
- Certified Flow Simulation Support Technician (CFSST) - 1
- Certified 3DVIA Composer Professional (C3DCP) - 6
- Certified Enterprise PDM Professional (CPDMP) - 2
ELITE APPLICATIONS ENGINEERS:
Steve Fick - Manager, Sales Engineering
Steve is based in Northern Indiana.
Brian VanderPloeg - Sr. Sales Engineer
Brian works out of our Grand Rapids, Michigan, office.
Ken LaVictor - Sr. Sales Engineer
Ken works out of our Troy, Michigan, headquarters.
Tonia Lauer - Sr. Customer Support Engineer
Tonia works out of our Brechswille, OH office.
Jenny Giolas - Sr. Sales Engineer
Jenny works out of our Littleton, MA office and covers the entire New England region.
Last Updated: January 2012
"We can evaluate the design early in the process and easily correct problems before getting to hardware testing or the shop floor. Eliminating these build-and-test cycles shaves months off the typical product development cycle."
Andrew Dougherty, Manager of Product & Technology Development, Swagelok


