David C. Planchard CSWP

David Planchard is the founder of D&M Education LLC. Before starting D&M Education, he spent over 35 years in industry and academia holding various engineering, marketing, and teaching positions. He holds five U.S. patents. He has published and authored numerous papers on Machine Design, Product Design, Mechanics of Materials, and Solid Modeling. He is an active member of the SOLIDWORKS Users Group and the American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE). David holds a BSME, MSM with the following professional certifications: CCAI, CCNP, CSWA-SD, CSWA-S, CSWA-AM, CSWP, CSWP-DRWT, SOLIDWORKS Accredited Educator and 3DEXPERIENCE Edu Champion. David is a SOLIDWORKS Solution Partner, and Affiliate Professor of Emeritus in the Mechanical and Materials Engineering Department at WPI.

In 2012, David’s senior Major Qualifying Project team (senior capstone) won first place in the Mechanical Engineering department at WPI.

In 2014, 2015 and 2016, David’s senior Major Qualifying Project teams won the Provost award in the Mechanical Engineering department for design excellence.

In 2018, David’s senior Major Qualifying Project team (Co-advisor) won the Provost award in the Electrical and Computer Engineering department. Subject area: Electrical System Implementation of Formula SAE Racing Platform.

In 2020, he was awarded emeritus status at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI). His ME design class achieved world recognition, featured in Compass published by Dassault Systèmes, in the technical article, “Open Innovation in a Pandemic.”

In 2022, David’s senior Major Qualifying Project team won second place in the Provost award in the Electrical and Computer Engineering department (ECE) at WPI. His FSAE Electric team won the IEEE Excellence in Electric Vehicle Engineering Award and achieved 4th place at the Formula Hybrid + Electric competition at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon, NH. The competition is part of the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) Collegiate Design Series and is regarded as the most complex and dynamic of the series.

In 2023, David’s senior Major Qualifying Project team won second place in the Provost award in the Electrical and Computer Engineering department (ECE) at WPI. His FSAE Electric team won the IEEE Excellence in Electric Vehicle Engineering Award and achieved 3th place at the Formula Hybrid + Electric competition at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon, NH. The competition is part of the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) Collegiate Design Series and is regarded as the most complex and dynamic of the series.