Scott E. Johnson
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2668 Euclid Heights Blvd., #105W
Cleveland Heights, OH 44106
Home Phone: +1 216 320 1528
Cell: +1 216 394 7678
E-mail: sven@umich.edu
Home Page: http://www.umich.edu/~sven/
- Ph. D. in Architecture, Aug. 2004
- University of Michigan
- Master of Science in Architecture, Dec. 1996
- University of Michigan
- Master of Architecture, Aug. 1990
- Iowa State University
- Bachelor of Arts in Architecture, May 1986
- Iowa State University
- CAD/BIM Manager, Sep. 2006 - Jul. 2010
- Richard L. Bowen + Associates Inc., Cleveland, OH
Oversaw implementation of Revit and ongoing use of AutoCAD in an
architecture, engineering, and construction management firm.
Duties included software training; standards development; creation
of architectural, structural, and MEP content; maintenance of Revit
and AutoCAD software; creation of a project template and methods
for LEED documentation; review of projects and proposals to ensure
compliance with client BIM requirements; creation of marketing
materials highlighting BIM utilization; and production work as needed.
- Application Engineer, Sep. 2005 - May 2006
- AEC CADCON, Inc., Columbus, OH
Taught training classes, delivered tech support, gave software
demos, undertook VBA and AutoLISP programming assignments, and
wrote a white paper and various tips articles.
- Lecturer, Sep. 2004 - May 2005
- Taubman College of Architecture + Urban Planning, University of
Michigan
- CAD Fundamentals I, Fall/Winter Term Architecture 411
An introduction to image processing, drafting, modeling, desktop
publishing,
and HTML software concepts and techniques.
- Graduate Student Instructor/Teaching Assistant, various
semesters,
Sep. 1991 - Jun. 1999
- College of Architecture + Urban Planning, University of Michigan
- Microcomputers in Computer-Aided Design,
Architecture/Urban Planning
581
(Later re-numbered as Spring Term Architecture 411)
A course covering basic image processing, drafting, modelling,
desktop publishing,
and web publishing concepts and techniques.
- CAD Fundamentals I, Fall/Winter Term Architecture 411
An introduction to computer drafting and modelling techniques.
- Computer Consultant I, Jan. - Apr. 1998
- Continuing Education Workshops for faculty and practitioners
- College of Architecture + Urban Planning, University of Michigan
- Instructor, Jan. - May. 1997
- College of Architecture + Urban Planning, University of Michigan
- CAD Fundamentals I, Winter Term Architecture 411
- An introduction to computer drafting and modelling concepts and
techniques,
and to web publishing.
- Research Assistant, Jan. 1992 - Aug. 1993
- Energy Cost Avoidance Project (ECAP),
- College of Architecture + Urban Planning, University of Michigan
- Teaching Assistant/CAD Lab Monitor, Aug. 1986 - Dec. 1989
- College of Design, Iowa State University
- Intro to Computer Applications, Design Studies 201
Introductory computer applications course for Architecture,
Landscape Architecture,
Community and Regional Planning, and Art and Design students.
- Architecture 334, Architecture 434, Art 408 and Various
Independent Studies Topics
Second or later computer applications courses for students in
various departments.
- Assistant Instructor, Apr. 1988, Apr. 1987, Apr. 1986
- Continuing Education Workshops for practicing architects
- College of Design, Iowa State University
- (Technical editor for:)Krygiel, Eddy, and Bradley Nies. 2008.
- Green BIM: Successful sustainable design with building information modeling., Indianapolis, Indiana: Wiley Publishing, Inc.
- [Johnson, Scott]. 2006.
- A tip for 3d novices: Producing birdseye views with the ORBIT
command in AutoCAD. AEC
CADCON newsletter article, formerly available from the AEC
CADCON website, now available from the author.
- [Johnson, Scott]. 2006.
- Tabulating area data in AutoCAD. AEC CADCON Newsletter, May 2006:
Tips and Tricks Section. AEC
CADCON newsletter article, formerly available from the AEC
CADCON website, now available from the author.
- [Johnson, Scott]. 2005.
- The importance of building information. White paper, formerly
available from the AEC CADCON website, now available from the author.
- Johnson, Scott, Peter von Buelow, and Patrick Tripeny. 2004.
- Linking structural analyses and architectural data: Why it's
harder than we thought. In Fabrication:
Examining the digital practice of architecture [ACADIA 2004
conference proceedings], eds. Phillip
Beesley, Nancy Yen-Wen Cheng, and R. Shane Williamson, 230-243.
Waterloo, Canada: University of Waterloo Press.
- Johnson, Scott. 2004.
- An exploration of protean elements as representations in a computer
aid for design. Ph.D. diss., Ann Arbor, Michigan: University of Michigan.
- Johnson, Scott. 2002.
- The slow and incremental 'revolution.' Journal of architectural
education, 56, no. 2: 49-54.
- Johnson, Scott, and Glenn Goldman. 2001.
- Binary
oppositions: Should an introduction
to computing in architecture be taught as a separate course? ACADIA
Quarterly, 20, no. 1: 3-5.
- Johnson, Scott, and Brian Johnson. 2000.
- Binary
oppositions: Should designers learn to think differently in order to better
utilize digital design tools? ACADIA Quarterly, 19, no. 4: 2-4.
- Johnson, Scott, and Volker Mueller. 2000.
- Binary
oppositions: Are computers yet aids for design? ACADIA Quarterly,
19, no. 3: 4-6.
- Johnson, Scott, and Ganapathy Mahalingam. 2000.
- Binary
oppositions: Will computers be able to design as well as human designers
in the foreseeable future? ACADIA
Quarterly, 19, no. 2: 21-23.
- Johnson, Scott, and Mark Clayton. 2000.
- Binary
oppositions: Should buildings designed
with a computer "look like" they were designed with a computer? ACADIA
Quarterly, 19, no. 1: 19-21.
- Johnson, Scott. 1999.
- The argument against mandatory computer ownership. In Education column,
ed. Murali Paranandi. ACADIA Quarterly 18, no. 1: 20.
- Johnson, Scott. 1998(a).
- Making
models architectural: Protean representations to fit architects' minds. In
Digital design studios: Do computers make
a difference? [ACADIA 1998 Conference Proceedings], eds. Thomas
Seebohm and Skip Van Wyk, 354-365. Quebec City, Canada: Association for
Computer-Aided Design in Architecture.
- Johnson, Scott. 1998(b).
- Toward
making the language of CAAD match the language of architecture: A
protean elements approach . In Computerised craftsmanship [eCAADe 1998
conference proceedings], 93-100. Paris, France: Education in Computer-Aided
Architectural Design in Europe.
- Johnson, Scott. 1998(c).
- What's
in a representation, why do we care, and what does it mean? Examining evidence
from psychology. Automation in construction, 8, no. 1: 15-24.
- Johnson, Scott. 1997.
- What's
in a representation, why do we care, and what does it mean? Examining evidence from psychology.
In Representation and Design[ACADIA 1997 Conference Proceedings], eds. J. Peter
Jordan, Bettina Mehnert, and Anton Harfmann, 5-15. Cincinnati, Ohio: Association for
Computer-Aided Design in Architecture.
- Jones, James, Kurt Brandle, Scott Johnson, and Craig Zehnder. 1993.
- A hypermedia based energy management tool. In Conference proceedings
for the international solar energy society annual meeting. Washington, D.C.
- Johnson, Scott. 1990.
- Demonstration of an abstract data type for gradual definition, refinement,
and computer-graphic representation of architectural elements. M.Arch.
thesis, Ames, Iowa: Iowa State University.
- Associate Member, 2006
- American Institute of Architects
- Steering Committee, 2004-2006
- ACADIA (Association for Computer-Aided Design in
Architecture)
- Paper Reviewer, 2004
- International Journal of Architectural Computing
- Paper Reviewer, 2001, 2005, 2006
- ACADIA Conferences
- Competition Committee Member, 2000 - 2001
- ACADIA Second International Design Competition
- Contributing Editor, 2000 - 2001
- ACADIA Quarterly
- Member, since 1990
- ACADIA
- Revit
- Extensive experience with Revit Architecture, Revit MEP, and Revit Structure, including
worksharing, linked files, family creation (including
families with nested components, connectors, family type parameters, etc.).
- Drafting, Modeling, and Rendering Software
- Extensive experience with AutoCAD versions through 2007, including some familiarity with official training courseware and demonstration datasets.
- Some experience with later versions of AutoCAD, as well as MicroStation, Form*Z, Rhinoceros, 3D Studio, ArchiCAD, etc.
- Other Graphics Software
- Extensive experience with PowerPoint, Photoshop and PageMaker.
- Some experience with Illustrator and InDesign.
- Fabricating Software
- Extensive experience with LaserCAMM software.
- Some experience with CSP (cross-sectional prototyping) and
Mastercam routing toolpath software.
- Non-Graphics Programs
- Extensive experience with Microsoft Developer Studio (Programming
Environment), Microsoft Word, Excel, and numerous other programs for
text editing, software development, file transfer, Web
browsing, and other tasks.
- Some experience with other programming environments, Newforma (data management), STAAD-Pro
(structural Finite Element Analysis), ETABS (structural Finite Element Analysis),
ANSYS (Finite Element Analysis), DreamWeaver, and other software.
- Programming Languages
- Extensive experience with C/C++ (primarily Microsoft Visual C++), Lisp (Common
Lisp and AutoLisp), and Pascal.
- Some experience using C#, Visual Basic, raw HTML, Hypertalk,
OPS5, and Assembly Languages.
- Building Information Modeling (BIM)
- I first became interested in Building Information Modeling before
it was
called "BIM," even before it was refered to with terms like
"object-based
representations of building components," when we had to use phrases
like
"high-level representations of architectural elements." My Ph.D.
dissertation
research on "Protean elements," and before that, my master's thesis
research concerned attempts to create such
representations. Even now that BIM software has become mainstream, I
feel
much work in the area remains to be done. Remaining issues
include abstracting architectural data to generate data for
analyses, relaxation
of "model correctness" constraints, and the role of joints between
model elements.
- Conceptual-Level vs. Product-Level Modeling
- This is a complex topic growing from my work on BIM. There
is a widely-recognized need to include product-level data
(information about
particular steel members, windows, light fixtures, etc.) in a
Building Information
Model. However, there is also a less-well-recognized need to include
"conceptual-level"
data, about walls, rooms, floors, and other conceptual elements that
do not
correspond in a 1-to-1 manner with "off-the-shelf" building
products.
Such elements correspond to architectural concepts used in design,
and are
important for certain (e.g. thermal/energy) analyses. Integrating
both levels
in a design tool is a complex but interesting task. I believe
certain providers
of building materials (e.g., the timber industry) would have an
interest in
seeing advances in this area of research, and hope to approach them
regarding
funding or joint research projects.
- Mental Representation and Visual Imagery
- While the capacity of verbal short-term memory is well established
(about
7 plus or minus 2 words, digits, or "chunks;" or about 2 seconds
worth of
speech), the capacity of visual short-term memory and even the units
of measurement
are less well defined. What sort of representations are used for
mental images,
and how are these representations used? It would be interesting to
collaborate
with psychologists or other design researchers to investigate these
topics.
- Providing Appropriate Tools
- User interface research sometimes gets bogged down in concerns
over cutting
a few hundred milliseconds from a sequence of user input actions. A
more important
issue, in my opinion, is whether the right tool for the job is being
provided.
An understanding of cognition, design, and data needed for
architectural applications
can lead to specification of more appropriate tools for design.
- Representations for Genetic Algorithms
- I am interested in developing representations of architectural
form and
space (or more likely, representations of ontological development of
form
and space) that are amenable to manipulation by genetic algorithms.
I'd like
to pursue such research by first learning more about certain aspects
of genetics
(e.g., the role of "protein factors" in an organism's development)
to determine
whether there might be some sort of useful analogy in genetic
algorithms for
building morphology.
- Mr. J. Paul Romanic, R.A.
- 118 Ambrose Drive
Hudson, OH 44236
Tel: + 1 330 592 3086
E-mail: promanic@gmail.com
Paul was a project manager at RLB+A, and is very familiar with my work as CAD/BIM
Manager there.
- Mr. Norbert Howell
- Attn: Norbert Howell (W550)
Gannett Fleming, Inc.
P.O. Box 67100
Harrisburg, PA 17106-7100
Tel: +1 717 762 7211, x2410
Cell: +1 717 585 4376
E-mail: nhowell@GFNET.com
Norb was president of AEC CADCON before its merger with Advanced Solutions, and
oversaw my work doing tech support, programming and other tasks while I was there.
- Prof. James Turner
- 2000 Bonisteel Blvd.
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2069
Tel: +1 734 214 3824
Fax: +1 734 763 2322
E-mail: turner@umich.edu
Jim was one of the co-chairs of my dissertation committee at the
University of Michigan, and was
an instructor under who I served as a Teaching Assistant. He can
answer questions about my
writing, programming, and teaching skills.
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