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Alan Diehl
CEO and Board Chairman
Alan Diehl is co-founder of Surfware and co-inventor of TrueMill®. At an early age he learned tool and die making at the family mold shop, and later, his Navy training was in electronics. Back in the
1970s, he envisioned using computers to program NC mills, and bought an early PDP-11 style computer to learn programming and test his ideas. His thirty years’ experience in engineering molds and working with customer requirements
complements his intuitive insight into the art and science of machining. Alan continues his ongoing R&D work to develop the full potential of the patented TrueMill technology. |
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 Pat Patterson
President
Robert (Pat) Patterson is a co-inventor of the patented, award-winning TrueMill technology, also known as Tool Engagement Milling. A former teacher of mathematics and computer programming, Pat
began promoting secondary school computer education in 1977.
He has served as technical writer and CAM product developer for Surfware since 1995. Pat received his M.Ed. degree in Mathematics from Eastern Washington University in 1967. |
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 Peter Marton
General Manager
Peter Marton has an extensive background in CAD/CAM/CAE and manufacturing solutions. As president of Marton Consulting Inc., he provided sales, CNC programming and post processing services for clients in
the aerospace, medical, plastic molding, forging and consumer products industries. During his twenty-year career, he has worked with both small and large machine shops, selling CAM software and managing
technical solutions. In addition to his sales, programming and design skills, he has hands-on experience as a mold designer and mold maker. |
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 Larry Diehl
Chief Software Architect
Larry Diehl’s formal education was in Mathematics and Music, but he was using programmable calculators back in his teens to develop G-code for NC mills in the family mold shop. In the 1980s, Larry and
his brother Bryan wrote a powerful APT-like program for surface modeling and machining. Larry later rewrote it for DOS with virtual memory and display-list processing to achieve true surface machining on a 286 PC with only
640k RAM. That was the first SURFCAM, and Larry’s innovations have been the hallmark of Surfware CAD/CAM systems throughout its 20-year history. Today he is system architect — and still enjoys playing guitar and perfecting
sound systems. |
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 Greg Schils
Product Manager
As product manager, Greg Schils brings over 20 years of experience in machine tool manufacturing and CAD/CAM applications. As a certified Journeyman Toolmaker, Greg is able to combine his shop floor experience with the knowledge gained from
being an Applications Engineer at SURFWARE for over 13 years.
With this valuable combination of software knowledge and hands-on experience, Greg is able to provide an innovative approach to product development. |
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 Darrin Bryant
Applications Manager
As Applications Manager, Darrin Bryant oversees a team of Applications Engineers who are committed to achieving the highest quality in product demonstrations,
training and service.
Darrin joined Surfware over seven years ago but has been involved in the machining industry for more than twenty years. He is an expert in a variety of machines,
equipment and software programs. |
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 Bryan Diehl
Chief Operations Officer
Bryan Diehl learned Fortran when he was 12 years old, and by high school was using HP programmable calculators to write G-code for NC mills at the family mold shop. He and his brother Larry
developed an early CAD/CAM system for the shop’s internal use. Later, Microsoft’s burgeoning technology attracted him to Seattle where he soon became the technical liaison between Microsoft and IBM in their joint OS/2
project – still in his early 20s. He later worked on Windows NT, developing the operating system kernel, device drivers in assembly language, and C/C++. After a few years with Microsoft, Bryan rejoined the
Surfware development team and wrote the 2-Axis and Lathe portions of SURFCAM. |
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Cheri Samuelson
HR Coordinator
Cheri Samuelson brings over 20 years experience in general accounting ranging from payroll, accounts payable and accounts receivable.
Prior to joining
Surfware in 2002, Cheri worked for the Corporate Headquarters of Pip Printing, JD Power & Associates, California Amplifier, and Vitesse Electronics. |
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 Eric Brown
Direct Sales Manager
Eric Brown is responsible for generating direct sales in the Surfware Direct territories. He has more than 20 years of experience in selling CAD/CAM, PLM and complementary products, applications and solutions, with a proven track record of winning new business while growing the existing
customer base.
Eric's industry experience includes electronics, aerospace/defense government, semiconductor, medical products and other manufacturing and engineering/technical sectors. |
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Lori Anderson
Sales Support Supervisor
Lori Anderson has a longtime background in customer service. Prior to joining Surfware in 2005, where she supervises a broad range of domestic sales activities,
she had 16 years experience in retail sales and purchasing at Longs Corporation.
Lori’s experience and sales background is utilized in her duties that include sales order processing and quote preparation, as a SURCAM dealer liaison,
SolidWorks sales liaison and in the maintenance\management of item codes and product items for the website. |
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