This is my version of popping in and saying hello. And providing a brief introduction. I'm currently working as the lead mechanical engineer for my group. I've been a "professional" design/mechanical engineer for... hmmm over a decade now, it sure doesn't seem that long. I also like using my engineering skills at home. Yes, I did in fact model my deck in SolidWorks before building it, but I did show some restraint, I didn't animate the construction. I've been doing design work for about as long as I can remember and thouroughly enjoy sharing my experience and failures with folks to help them learn. In any case this looks like it should be an interesting group of folks to interface with and I'm looking forward to surfing the forums.
-Cory