Mr. Lipman is a guest researcher who continues to maintain and develop the STEP File Analyzer and Viewer. He also co-leads the CAx Interoperability Forum that tests implementations of the ISO 10303 STEP standard in CAD software.
PDES, Inc. Bryan K. Martin Technical Excellence Award - for 10 years of involvement with CAx-IF and LOTAR as an internationally recognized industry leader in improving the implementation quality of PMI in STEP. (September 2022).
Department of Commerce Bronze Medal - for significantly accelerating the industrial deployment of key manufacturing standards through the development of the STEP File Analyzer (December 2015).
PDES, Inc. Bryan K. Martin Technical Excellence Award - for technical and leadership contributions in support of both the CAx-IF and LOTAR through the development of the STEP File Analyzer (March 2014).