Mr. Lipman retired as a federal employee in 2022 and is now a guest researcher who continues to maintain and develop the STEP File Analyzer and Viewer. He also participates in 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).