The Progression Management Team

Founded in 1998, Progression has worked for over 10 years to build a reputation of excellence and integrity by providing quality products and support for engineering and manufacturing companies in the Southwest.

As a reseller for SolidWorks, PDM Workgroup and Enterprise, CosmosWorks, CamWorks, and DriveWorks we are able to match the best software solutions with our years of industry and technical knowledge.

John Forbes began his professional career with IBM and was instrumental in several key competitive wins for IBM.  A recipient of the prestigious "IBM Golden Circle" award, John rose through IBM’s ranks.  After seven years at IBM, he joined Parametric Technologies Corp (PTC), a highly successful software company.  As a Regional Director, John was instrumental in driving tremendous growth at PTC. 

In 1998, John left PTC to found Progression Technologies, Inc. in Dallas, TX.  John has been responsible for driving the growth of the company from the startup phase through ongoing day to day operations today.

John graduated Cum Laude from Oakland University in
Rochester, MI with a BS degree in Management Information Systems.

With more than 15 years of software sales and support experience, Nick Vloitos began his career as Senior Applications Engineer for Parametric Technology.  After a successful stint at Parametric, Nick joined Softech, Inc., where his principal focus was developing new engineering and manufacturing business.  As Senior Account Executive, he led the directive to open new offices in Irving, TX.

In 1998, Nick moved to Progression Technologies, where he served as Technical Sales Director.  Responsible for ensuring customer success in implementing Progression’s software solutions, Nick has helped drive the success and growth of Progression.

In 2007, Nick moved from the technical side at Progression to head the sales activities.