I moderated a session at the ASCE SEI Structural Congress in Atlanta, Georgia in April 2022. The session was titled “Business of BIM: Common Pain Points in a Digital Design Revolution” that consisted of a panel discussion on 3 topics of importance to practicing engineers and firms. Technology How are[…]
Presentations and Publications
STRUCTURE Magazine Interview
Full issue pdfI was interviewed alongside my co-author as a follow-up to our article in STRUCTURE magazine. The resulting article called “Automation and the Future of Structural Engineering – Installment 2” was published in the March 2022 edition of STRUCTURE. The article covers the following topics: Institutional response to the[…]
TT defense at IAVM Conference
I had the opportunity to lead the development of Thornton Tomasetti’s presence at the 2017 International Association of Venue Managers in Nashville Tennessee. TT was in the process of expanding our security offerings to include broader threat and vulnerability assessments (TVRA) as well as additional security offerings beyond blast protection[…]
Engineering Executive Council
Since 2019, I’ve been a member of the Engineering Executive Council. The AEC Council is an independent group that Autodesk facilitates. The AEC council is made up of groups in both North America and in Europe and includes both architects and engineers. My group includes some very high-profile people from[…]
Structures Congress 2021
I presented a session at the circumscribed ASCE SEI Structural Congress session in June 2021. The session was titled “Practical Applications of Emerging Technology” and consisted of a brief introduction with 4 breakouts with each author hosting a conversation on their own topics. My breakout was titled “Advances in Digital[…]
STRUCTURE Magazine Article
An article I wrote with a colleague from the SEI Digital Design Committee entitled “Communicating in a BIM World” was published in the March 2021 edition of STRUCTURE magazine. The article summarizes the ways in which BIM adoption is placing pressure on structural design teams: Truly integrated BIM has been[…]
AECO Conference Panels
In July 2020, I participated in my first virtual conference (as a result of the COVID pandemic) and was lucky to be selected as a panelist for two sessions: “The Future of BIM: Can We Ever Move the Needle to Transition the Entire Industry to Contract with BIM?” Nathan Wood,[…]
Autodesk University Data Class
I taught a class on collecting and dashboarding model health data at Autodesk University 2019 in Las Vegas. The class covered: the value of monitoring model health where to start (don’t jump into AI…start with the basics) how to set up the Autodesk Model Performance Analytics Tool alternative model health[…]
Structures Congress 2019
My first attendance at the ASCE SEI Structures Congress took place in Orlando, Florida in April 2019. I participated in 3 sessions: “Understanding Embodied Carbon Measurement and Reduction” as a presenter I stood in for my talented colleague Duncan Cox to share the current status of our embodied carbon measurement[…]
SecureWorld Presentation
In November 2018, I had the opportunity to present to a large group at the SecureWorld conference in Bellevue, Washington. My talk was titled, “Does building geometry affect active shooter outcomes?” I’m happy to report that there was significant interest in the research based on active shooter simulation and I[…]