Alumni

Dan Evans

Relationship to VRCIM laboratory: Dan received his Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering in 2000 from Washington State University. His thesis: Implementation of Haptic Devices in Computer Aided Engineering Applications was an early study of the use and effectiveness of force feedback devices in virtual environments.

Career: Since leaving the VRCIM lab in June of 2000, Dan has been working for Translation Technologies Inc as a senior software engineer. Translation Technologies supplies feature-based CAD model translation software and services used for the translation of CAD models between six major MCAD systems: Pro/Engineer, CATIA 4, CATIA 5, Solidworks, Ideas, and Unigraphics. Dan has been working with Translation Technologies as a software engineer and has enjoyed the opportunity to work with engineers throughout various industries from automotive to aerospace, developing software that helps solve aspects of the complex interoperability problem.

Personal: Soon after leaving Washington State University, Dan was married to his beautiful wife, Karen. They have since been blessed with two children, Sarah and Joshua. Dan is living in the Tri-Cities area of Washington where he never misses an opportunity to enjoy many outdoor activities.

Email: devans@translationtech.com