About me

Chartered Architectural Technologist (CIAT UK), and major architectural project runner, with several years experience in a senior role at an AJ100 practice seeing large BIM projects through the technical stages of design.

Specification writer with sound knowledge of current UK legislative and warranty provider requirements pertaining to building design, inclusive of recent developments in regard to high rise construction.

Qualified BIM Level 2 information manager, BIM innovator, IT enthusiast, self taught web developer, self taught unix shell scriptwriter, and self taught unix server administrator.

Qualifications

BIM level 2 for Information Managers
2019 | Building Research Establishment (BRE)

Membership of the Chartered Institue of Architectural Technolgists (MCIAT)
2016 | Chartered Institute of Architectural Technologists

BSc(Hons) Architectural Technology
2008 | University of Brighton

Full UK Driving License
2001 | DVLA

Software Expertise

BIM / Autodesk Revit
BIM level 2 compliant building modelling.
Extensive conceptual understanding of co-ordinate system, family creation (including nesting and parameter chains), parameter driven geometry to automate BIM processes, scheduled information.

BIM / Autodesk BIM 360
Setup and administration for ECE Architecture at the offset of the Covid pandemic.

BIM / Autodesk Navisworks
Understanding of clash detection, filtration and federating building information models. Setup and output of clash detection reports.

BIM / Dynamo
Understanding of visual programming user interface.
Awareness of connecting nodes to form input/output data chains.
Awareness of Revit API and documentation.

CAD / Autodesk AutoCAD
Production level drafting (2D/3D) and modelling (3D).
Comprehensive conceptual understanding of UCS/WCS, Paperspace/Modelspace, Layering, External Reference (Xref), Dynamic Block authoring, Hatch and Linetype creation.
CAD Management of Xref setup for multi-user drafting, drawing library, templates and custom data backup solutions.

CAD / Trimble SketchUp
Production level drafting (2D/3D) and modelling (3D).
Comprehensive conceptual understanding of Grouping, modification/duplication of Grouped Entities, applying Materials, applying Day Lighting and Scene creation.

Spec. Writing / NBS Create / NBS Chorus
Building specification production.
Understanding of linking specification clauses to Revit building information model.

CDE / 4Projects / DocHosting
Comprehensive conceptual understanding of typical workings, purpose and benefits of the common data environment.

Office Suite / Microsoft Office / Libre Office
Production level Documentation, Spreadsheets, Presentations.
Comprehensive conceptual understanding of setting up conditional formatting of data outputs.

Programming
HTML5/CSS for web development.
Advanced Unix shell scripting for task automation and organising data.
Introductory understanding of Python language syntax.
Comprehensive conceptual understanding of programming concepts such as conditional statements, loops, functions, variables, arrays etc.

Networking
Good understanding of IP networking, routing, firewalls, secure shell remote administration.
Setup and administration of windows / unix networking, virtual private networks, hardware / software firewalls.

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