Hal has been in the Autodesk Partner Channel since 1997 working closely with clients to develop and deliver integrated solutions utilizing Autodesk Products including AutoCAD, AutoCAD Electrical, AutoCAD Mechanical, Autodesk Inventor and Autodesk Vault. His qualifications range from mechanical design engineering to pre-sales and post-sales consulting for the integration of mechanical software solutions. Hal has over 15 years of mechanical design experience in a variety of industry disciplines prior to joining the Autodesk Partner Channel. During this time he has worked as a Product Design Engineer to design, develop, fabricate and test new surgical instruments for use in Endoscopic and Open Surgery, specific applications for product use include: vessel ligation, wound closure, endoscopic instrumentation and specialty surgical devices. Hal has been awarded two U.S. Patents for medical devices he developed. Additionally during his tenure, Hal developed and maintained Engineering Documentation and CAD Standards and provided CAD product training and support for all users and new hires.