2668 Euclid Heights Blvd., #105W
Cleveland Heights, OH 44106
USA
Tel: +1 216 320 1528
Cell: +1 216 394 7678
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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.
Since being laid off from AEC CADCON as part of a merger, I've been the CAD/BIM (Computer-Aided Design/Building Information Modeling) Manager at Richard L. Bowen + Associates Inc., an Architecture, Engineering, and Construction Management firm in Cleveland. At RLBA, it has been 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've recently been working on using Revit to make LEED calculations and documentation easier and less time-consuming for the Architects and Engineers working on a project. I've also written 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 enjoy pretty much every aspect of what I do at RLBA, the recent economic situation has forced me to consider other options. I genuinely enjoy teaching/training, solving problems and troubleshooting, creating content, and doing programming related to graphics or modeling. 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.