John T. SheehanJohn T. Sheehan
Vice President of Services
Mathsoft Engineering & Education, Inc.

John T. Sheehan is the Mathsoft vice president of services, where he leads consulting, integration, training, and technical support for the company’s Calculation Management solutions. Sheehan comes to Mathsoft from Documentum, which he joined through its acquisition of eRoom Technology. At eRoom, he was director of technical solutions with responsibility for establishing technical vision for business development, OEM partnerships and technology alliances. Previously, he co-founded Advanced Visual Systems, a data and visualization tools company, where he served as vice president of North American sales and customer services. In this position, Sheehan managed the company’s worldwide sales and engineering channels, developed its pricing strategy and oversaw all revenue-generation activities. Sheehan’s career also includes engineering, sales and marketing positions at Silicon Graphics, Pixar and Stardent Computers. Sheehan earned a bachelor’s degree in computer science from Fitchburg State University and has completed graduate level studies in computer science at Boston University.

Abstract

The Hidden Cost of Mismanaging Engineering Calculations

Engineers understand the value in simulating how a design will “behave” before having to spend money building prototypes or manufacturing the product. Hours of design work, careful calculations and research go into developing the design. So why would you invest so much time and money in intellectual property, but fail to capture the critical math and engineering calculations used to design a product?

The thousands of organizations that fail to manage these calculations are risking needless redesign and disastrous errors, all the while squandering their precious intellectual capital. Calculation management applies sound principles and technologies from the realms of information management to the current calculation clutter. In this session, attendees will learn how the calculation process—advancing over the course of a project—is fundamentally what enables businesses to leverage and get a return on their intellectual property.