May 2008 - Jochen Boy receives Bryan K. Martin Technical Excellence Award
May 2008 - Darmstadt – Jochen Boy, coordinator of the ProSTEP iViP Association’s CAx Implementor Forum (CAx-IF), has been presented with the Bryan K. Martin Technical Excellence Award by the international standardization consortium PDES, Inc. He received the award in recognition of the work he has done on creating implementation guidelines and developing the CAx-IF Evaluation, Statistics and Results System (CAESAR), which provides companies participating in the test rounds with faster and better evaluation. The award is a special tribute to Jochen Boy in that he is the first winner of this award who does not come from the ranks of PDES, Inc.’s member companies.
In his speech, Michael R. Jahadi, chairman of the executive board of PDES, Inc., made special mention of Jochen Boy’s detailed knowledge of the STEP standard. His understanding of the nuances critical to any implementation of the STEP interface makes him the ideal person to deal with system vendors involved in this area. Jochen Boy is recognized as a leading STEP expert worldwide.
The CAx-IF is a joint working group supported by both PDES, Inc. and the ProSTEP iViP Association. It’s objective is to accelerate CAx translator development and ensure that user's requirements are satisfied. Jochen Boy’s involvement in the CAx-IF started as early as 1999 when he was still a student. A mathematician, Jochen Boy has been the coordinator of the CAx-IF since 2001. He is also actively involved with the ProSTEP iViP Association’s CPM (Collaborative Project Management) and LOTAR (LOng-Term Archiving and Retrieval) project groups. The latter is concerned with the long-term archiving of digital 3D CAD and PDM data.
For Christine Frick, general manager of the ProSTEP iViP Association, the award is more proof of the value of the work carried out by the Association. “After receiving an award for our efforts involving the advancement of the STEP standard last year from the ISO (International Organization for Standardization), we are now delighted to be able to share in Jochen Boy’s pleasure at having been given this special personal award by our cooperation partner, PDES, Inc.”
