Oliver to Direct Product Management

March 1, 2005 - Eugene Oregon - SmartCAMcnc, developers of SmartCAM, announced today that Doug Oliver has been named Senior Product Manager for the company.

Oliver comes to SmartCAMcnc with 29 years experience in the CNC, CAM and CAD/CAM software industries, most recently serving as Sales and Distribution Manager for EZCAM Solutions, Inc. Prior to that, he served eight years as Product Manager and Release Manager for Point Control Company, CAMAX Manufacturing Technologies, SDRC, and EDS-UGS. In his most recent position with EDS-UGS, Oliver oversaw all project and feature planning for SmartCAM as well as Generative Machining, which was the first CAM product to use the innovative Surface Machining Module (SMM).

“Having Doug come lead our Product Management group is a tremendous benefit for us,” said Gregg Olson, president of SmartCAMcnc. "He has a varied and impressive track record in the CAM industry, and his experience with the implementation of SMM for real-world machining applications is proving invaluable as we prepare to release FreeForm Machining. Doug would be a great fit at any time, but at this particular time he is a perfect fit."

About SmartCAMcnc

SmartCAMcnc is a Eugene, Oregon-based company that was established in December 2003 for the purpose of reviving the SmartCAM suite of computer-aided manufacturing (CAM) software for the benefit of its worldwide customer base. Gregg Olson, founder and president of SmartCAMcnc, has been involved in developing CNC programming systems since 1979, with over 22 years experience in various product development capacities for Weber Systems, Point Control, CAMAX, and SDRC.

The SmartCAM family of CAM products delivers manufacturing solutions for milling, turning, fabrication and Wire EDM to an established customer base of over 12,000 companies in 67 countries.

To monitor further developments please visit www.SmartCAMcnc.com.

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