Christopher Benner

Christopher Benner

Before joining Autodesk, I was the lead designer, Vault Administrator and CAD department supervisor at Powell Fabrication & Manufacturing in St. Louis, Michigan. I have been a mechanical designer and drafter for more than 20 years, using Autodesk products for most of that time. I was inducted into the first class of Autodesk Expert Elites at Autodesk University 2012 and have been active on the Autodesk discussion forums and social media. During this time I also started my CAD Tips, Tricks & Workarounds blog. I have been a speaker at Autodesk University since 2014, including a trip to Moscow to speak at AU Russia. I have been active in both the Inventor and Vault Beta programs, and have actively worked with those product teams to improve and troubleshoot those programs. I also have regularly used AutoCAD and AutoCAD Electrical, and have some experience with AutoCAD P&ID, Fusion 360, 3ds Max and Interactive. Outside of my CAD work and Community involvement, I am also an amateur photographer and photo artist, and I enjoy reading, music and singing.

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