Scott E. Johnson, Ph.D.

Address:
2668 Euclid Heights Blvd., #105W
Cleveland Heights, OH 44106
USA
Tel: +1 216 320 1528
Cell: +1 216 394 7678


I received my Ph.D. degree in Architecture from the University of Michigan in 2004, after finishing a dissertation that drew upon information from Architecture, Design Methods, Cognitive Psychology, and Computer Science. While I was at the U of M, I also got to have some fun with digital fabrication (see my portfolio for some examples -- even though I once interviewed with Gehry Technologies, my own work probably falls about as far from Frank Gehry's as it's possible to get). I then lectured at the University of Michigan Taubman College of Architecture + Urban Planning for an academic year, teaching Arch. 411, CAD Fundamentals I. Following this, I worked as an Application Engineer at AEC CADCON, a Value Added Reseller of Autodesk software.

I got laid off from AEC CADCON as part of a merger, but found a home for the last 4 years at Richard L. Bowen + Associates Inc., an Architecture, Engineering, and Construction Management firm in Cleveland. As the CAD/BIM (Computer-Aided Design/Building Information Modeling) Manager at RLBA, it was my pleasure to develop Building Information Modeling standards; create custom Revit content for Architects, Structural Engineers, and MEP Engineers; train employees on BIM concepts and the use of Revit; and generally troubleshoot AutoCAD, Revit, and other software. I also worked on ways to use Revit to make LEED calculations and documentation easier and less time-consuming for the Architects and Engineers working on a project. I also wrote a few utility functions using the Revit Application Programming Interface (API).

On the side, I served as Technical Editor for a book called Green BIM, by Eddy Krygiel and Brad Nies. You can see me listed in the tiny print on the copyright page.

While I enjoyed pretty much every aspect of what I did at RLBA, I got laid off in early July 2010. I genuinely enjoyed my duties teaching/training, solving problems and troubleshooting, creating content, and doing programming related to graphics or modeling. I think it fit my personality: I hate it when the software or circumstances "win" by stumping me. I am looking for a chance to continue doing this sort of work as a CAD/BIM Manager, Technical Engineer, Instructor/Trainer, Researcher, Content Developer, or Programmer. I have over 20 semesters experience developing course materials, and have a substantial amount of expertise with writing CAD/BIM related tools and developing Revit families.


For more information about me, my research, my publications, classes I have taught, my interests, or other topics, please follow these links:
Curriculum Vitae
A resume detailing my educational and professional experience.
Research
An overview of my dissertation research.
Publications
Links to my publications, many of which have versions available on-line.
Portfolio
Examples of computer graphics work, digital fabrication, sketches, models, studio projects, research projects, and other work I have done.
Course Materials and Student Work
The course syllabus, assignment handouts, and examples of student work for the course I have been teaching at the U of M.
Other Interests
Links to a few things I have done on the side.
Useful Links
A set of links to other useful pages, including search engines, useful reference tools, and a few pages I just find informative and visit a lot.


Last update: July 7, 2010
Scott E. Johnson (sven@umich.edu)