Author,
Independent Architectureal Consultant

Paul is the author of many CAD and BIM book titles including the widely acclaimed: The Aubin Academy Mastering Series titles and Revit video training for lynda.com. Paul is an independent architectural consultant who travels internationally providing Revit® and AutoCAD® Architecture implementation, training, and support services. Paul’s involvement in the architectural profession spans over 20 years, with experience that includes design, production, CAD management, mentoring, coaching and training. He is an active member of the Autodesk user community, and has been a top-rated speaker at Autodesk University for many years and has also spoken at the Revit Technology Conference (RTC) in both the US and Australia. His diverse experience in architectural firms, as a CAD manager, and as an educator gives his writing and his classroom instruction a fresh and credible focus. Paul is based in Chicago and is an associate member of the AIA.

Revit Consultant,
Blog - Revit OpEd

Steve has been returning presenter at Autodesk University since 2004 as well as presenting at RTC since 2006. He started using Revit in 2002 and is an established Revit consultant. He is currently the CEO of his firm AEC Advantage, Inc. Always very active in the Revit community at large, he was an early member of the Revit community forum at Zoogdesign and he now serves as the forum manager for the Autodesk User Group International (AUGI) Revit Community as well as wrapping up his term as a member of AUGI’s board of directors. He hangs at the Revitforum.org too, never enough. He created, writes and manages three Revit blogs – www.revitoped.com/, www.revitinside.com and www.revitjobs.com/ He currently lives in Southern California with his wife and two children.

BD Mackey Consulting

Brian Mackey is a well know and established consultant who has been working in the industry since the 80’s. Brian was introduced to Revit and has been a true Revit geek ever since. Brian holds both associate and professional level Autodesk certifications in Revit. As a Technical Specialist, Brian stayed completely immersed in every aspect of the software and passed his knowledge onto his clients through classroom training, technical support and on-site mentoring. Working so closely with so many diverse companies enables Brian to stay as close to the industry as possible, which helps him provide specific services his clients require. Brian is a well-known and popular instructor and has spoken at CAD Camp, Revit Technology Conference and Autodesk University; he also co-hosts a light-hearted monthly Revit internet Q&A webcast that has a growing fan base. Brian’s main goals in relation to BIM are to find ways to help his clients utilize the software that is the best, most efficient and most intelligent way possible for their companies’ individual needs.

Martin/Martin & BD Mackey Cosulting

Desirée (Dezi) received her bachelor’s degree from University of California, Davis and her master’s degree from Massachusetts Institute of Technology and now is a practicing structural engineer at Martin/Martin in Denver, Colorado. In the past several years she has been a regular Autodesk University speaker and has spoken at Revit Technology Conference USA. In addition she is the President of the Denver Revit Users Group, the Chair of the Structural Engineers Association of Colorado’s BIM committee, and she is currently serving as an AUGI board member as well as Treasurer. Finally, she also acts as a partner in her husband’s BIM consulting company, BD Mackey Consulting.

Assisting Director,
buildingSMARTalliance

As the Assisting Director, my main role is to support the Executive Director, Deke Smith, in bSa efforts to coordinate the profound changes coming to the fragmented real property industry in North America. Our collective goal is open interoperability and full lifecycle implementation of building information models (BIM). The focus is to guarantee lowest overall cost, optimum sustainability, energy conservation, and environmental stewardship to protect the earth’s ecosystem. Our principal product is the National BIM Standard (NBIMS), which needs support from all industry sectors. Please join the alliance and be a part of the solution.

BIM Program Manager,
Mayo Clinic

Andy is the Building Information Management Program Manager at Mayo Clinic in Arizona. As a member of the Facilities Planning and Design group at Mayo Clinic, Andy has led the effort for the creation and implementation of the BIM program for Mayo Clinic in Arizona. He continues to lead the efforts as the program has expanded to an enterprise wide initiative. With 18 years in the AEC industry, including 8 years of modeling experience in Architecture, and a degree in Industrial Technology, Andy has led the implementation of CAFM and PM software for multiple owners, primarily in the healthcare field. His specialty is helping project teams find solutions to coordinate, exchange, and handover projects using the latest technologies. He is also a charter member of the BIM for Healthcare Owners Group. He has been a speaker for the California Society of Healthcare Engineers, Arizona State University, BIM for Healthcare Owners Group.

Business Development Manager ,
Autodesk

As a member of the Autodesk Business Development Team focused on the Education and Healthcare markets, Chuck works on a global scale with owners as a resource to assist them and the firms that work for them understand the value of Building Information Modeling, as well as the issues that will affect the use of BIM on projects.He has assisted owners in developing deliverable standards and execution plans that ensure success for both the owner and the firms making the transition with the owner.He has spoken on these topics at many national conferences for organizations such as SCUP, COAA, APPA, Labs21 and others.