Training - Instructors

Danny Counts CEO danny.counts@uscad.com show details

Mr. Counts is CEO of U.S. CAD with over 18 years experience in the Civil Engineering industry. Prior to becoming an independent consultant and later starting U.S. CAD, he studied Civil Engineering at California State University, Long Beach and worked for two different civil engineering firms in Southern California as a designer and staff engineer. Since 1994, Mr. Counts has trained thousands of civil engineers, designers, drafters, and survey professionals on the use of Autodesk Civil technology. He has also taught at various colleges and technical schools and regularly conducts seminars on the benefits of Autodesk technology in civil engineering and has provided implementation services, customization, and training on AutoCAD, Land Desktop, and Civil 3D.

Daniel Hebert, LEED AP President daniel.hebert@uscad.com show details

Daniel has 20 years experience working with Autodesk products and 15 years as an educator and implementation specialist. He regularly presents at thought leadership conferences educating the design market on the connections between Building Information Modeling (BIM), sustainable design, design-build, and integrated project delivery. He also provides implementation process analysis, customization, training, and support for the Autodesk Revit products. Prior to joining the Autodesk reseller channel, Daniel worked as a CAD Manager in various firms where he helped them maximize their use of Autodesk technology. As an educator and consultant, he has taught thousands of students on various Autodesk products. A Revit Implementation Certified Expert, Daniel works to help educate companies how to effectively implement Autodesk building design products in a production environment.

KaDe King Training Manager kade.king@uscad.com show details

Ms. King is the Training Manager for U.S. CAD and specializes in teaching all levels of AutoCAD, AutoCAD Map, and Land Desktop. She has been using AutoCAD since 1987 and has been providing Autodesk product training since 1993. Her experience includes the application of Autodesk technologies in the Mapping and Civil Engineering industry and for two years also provided Microstation training and technical support. Ms. King is an Autodesk Certified Instructor, has been a featured instructor at Autodesk University three times, and has also been the recipient of the Autodesk Instructor Quality Award three times. Ms. King is especially skilled at relating to the class participant’s needs to the training material to help them to get the most out of their training courses.

Melanie Santer Technical Manager, Civil Engineering melanie.santer@uscad.com show details

Ms. Santer is the Civil Engineering Technical Manager for U.S. CAD with over 7 years experience in the Land Surveying and Civil Engineering industry. Prior to joining the reseller channel she worked as a field surveyor, an inside survey technician and supervisor and moved on to gain experience as a civil drafter and designer for large commercial and industrial projects throughout California. Ms. Santer is an Autodesk Certified Instructor, an Autodesk Civil 3D Implementation Certified Expert, a featured instructor at Autodesk University four years running, has been a part-time professor at California Polytechnic State University, Pomona for several years, and in 2006 earned Autodesk Instructor of the Year for the America’s. She regularly provides implementation, consulting, training, customization, and support for AutoCAD, Autodesk Land Desktop, AutoCAD Civil 3D, and has been involved with over 40 AutoCAD Civil 3D implementations throughout the Western U.S.     Blog: http://dirtdivac3d.blogspot.com

Darian Klare Technical Specialist, Civil Engineering darian.klare@uscad.com show details

Mr. Klare is a Technical Specialist in Civil Engineering for U.S. CAD with over 10 years experience in the Civil Engineering industry. Prior to joining the reseller channel, he was a drafter, designer, and CAD Manager with industry experience in flood and geotechnical mapping, as well as residential and commercial site design. Mr. Klare is an Autodesk Certified Instructor and an Autodesk Civil 3D Implementation Certified Expert with expertise in the Autodesk Vault data management solution having implemented Vault with several AEC firms and Government agencies. He regularly conducts seminars on the use of Autodesk technology in civil engineering and provides implementation services, customization, training, and support to civil engineering professionals on Civil 3D.

John Rodriguez Technical Specialist, Civil Engineering john.rodriguez@uscad.com show details

Mr. Rodriguez is an Autodesk Authorized Civil Technical Specialist with over 20 years experience in the Civil Engineering industry. Prior to joining the reseller channel, he was a CAD Manager/Civil Designer for two ENR 500 ranked civil engineering firms. His project experience includes work on Disney’s California Adventure, The City of Anaheim’s Resort Infrastructure Revitalization Project, and Universal Studio’s Islands of Adventure. Mr. Rodriguez is a Civil Engineering Certified Implementation Expert, and has been a featured instructor at Autodesk University. He regularly conducts thought leadership seminars on the use of Autodesk BIM technologies for civil engineering professionals and regularly provides implementation services, customization, training, and support industry wide. John has been primary in the development and management of the Industry specific Civil3D Styles Template products and online learning and advanced custom training content. Mr. Rodriguez has exceeded all certification requirements of the Autodesk Partner Channel and has reached Level 5 Civil Technical Specialist of Autodesk 5:1 mentoring program.

Tom Pisani Technical Specialist, Infrastructure Solutions Division (Nevada) tom.pisani@uscad.com show details

Mr. Pisani is a Civil Engineering Technical Specialist for U.S. CAD with over 10 years experience in the Civil Engineering and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) industries. Prior to joining the reseller channel, he gained industry experience working on numerous project types including master planned communities, offsite utility design, and roadway design. In industry, he coordinated design information with survey, transportation, and water resource engineers. Mr. Pisani is an Autodesk Certified Instructor and an Autodesk Civil 3D Implementation Certified Expert. He regularly conducts seminars on the use of Autodesk technology for Civil Engineering and GIS and provides implementation services, customization, training, and technical support to designers and engineers within the Civil, GIS, Environmental Engineering, and Mining industries as well as to numerous Government agencies in AutoCAD, AutoCAD Map 3D and AutoCAD Civil 3D. Mr. Pisani currently holds a degree in Business Management and is currently completing a degree in Civil Engineering while pursuing his P.E. license.

Joel Beckham Technical Specialist, Architecture Building Solutions joel.beckham@uscad.com show details

Mr. Beckham is a Technical Specialist in Architecture for U.S. CAD with 17 years experience in the Architectural industry. Prior to joining the Autodesk reseller channel, he owned his own consulting drafting firm and worked as a Project Manager and CAD Manager in various architecture and design-build firms gaining experience in a variety of construction document types including architectural, structural, MEP engineering, and landscape architecture. Mr. Beckham regularly conducts seminars in the use of Autodesk technology and provides implementation services, customization, training, and support on AutoCAD, Revit Architecture, and Navisworks where his background brings a unique understanding to the use of Autodesk technology in a production environment.

Veronica Lamb Technical Specialist, Architecture veronica.lamb@uscad.com show details

Veronica Lamb is a Technical Specialist in Architecture for U.S. CAD with eleven years experience in the architectural industry and an Autodesk® Revit® Architecture Certified Professional. Prior to joining the Autodesk reseller channel, she was an AutoCAD® instructor at the Delaware Technical and Community College and has served as a CAD technician in a variety of architectural firms. Ms. Lamb has experience using AutoCAD on a variety of residential and commercial projects and more recently has utilized Revit Architecture to complete construction documents on both domestic and international resorts and residences. She regularly conducts seminars in the use of Autodesk technology in Architectural design and provides implementation services, customization, training, and support on Revit Architecture.

William Troeak Technical Manager of Building Solutions Division William.Troeak@uscad.com show details

William Troeak is the Technical Manager for U.S. CAD’S Building Solutions Division (BSD) with over 11 years of experience in the architectural industry. Prior to joining U.S. CAD, William worked as a drafter, job captain and BIM Manager for various Architectural firms where he worked on institutional, commercial and residential projects. In addition, William has taught Revit Architecture and AutoCAD at the community college level and is an Autodesk Certified Professional in Revit Architecture and AutoCAD. He regularly conducts seminars on the use of Autodesk technology for Architecture and sustainable design and provides implementation, customization, training, and technical support services to AEC design professionals. Blog: www.revitjourneyman.blogspot.com

Michael Schinn Technical Specialist, MEP Architecture, Engineering and Construction (AEC) michael.schinn@uscad.com show details

Mr. Schinn is a Revit MEP & Building Information Modeling (BIM) Technical Specialist for U.S. CAD with over 10 years of experience. Prior to joining U.S. CAD, Michael worked as a CAD Manager for various MEP firms in New York City. During his career, he has handled projects from schematic design to construction documentation; on-site supervision through completion. His experience consists of work with Waste-Water treatment plants, Empire State Building office renovations, high-rise electrical riser diagrams, and uninterruptable power supply (UPS) data centers to name a few. More recent Revit MEP 3D/4D Coordination models/project consist of a 60 story high-rise office building in NY, Disney Little Mermaid Ride at Disneyland, UCI Stem Cell Research Facility and a TriGeneration Plant. He regularly conducts seminars and has presented twice at Autodesk University in Las Vegas on the use of Autodesk technology for MEP and Sustainable Design. Michael provides implementation services, customization, training, and support on Revit MEP, Navisworks and AutoCAD.

Tod Wallace Technical Specialist, Manufacturing Engineering and Manufacturing tod.wallace@uscad.com show details

Mr. Wallace is a Technical Specialist in Manufacturing for U.S. CAD with over 16 years of industry experience. Prior to joining the Autodesk reseller channel, he worked as a mechanical drafter for an industrial sprinkler manufacturer in Northern California. Since 1996, Mr. Wallace has trained thousands of mechanical and manufacturing engineers, designers, and drafters from a wide variety of companies in Southern California on the use of Autodesk Manufacturing products. He is an Autodesk Certified Instructor, an Autodesk Manufacturing Implementation Certified Expert and regularly provides implementation services, customization, training, and support on AutoCAD Mechanical, Autodesk Inventor, Autodesk Vault and Productstream data management solutions.

Bonn Rhee U.S. CAD Technical Specialist, Manufacturing bonn.rhee@uscad.com show details

Mr. Rhee is a Technical Specialist in manufacturing and data management. He has almost 20 years experience in the manufacturing industry as a project engineer and design engineer. Plus with over 5 years experience in data management and vault implementations he has helped many customers streamline their workflows and collaboration processes. Mr. Rhee is an Autodesk Certified Instructor and provides customized training for Inventor and the Vault Product lines. Tod Wallace Mr. Wallace is a Technical Specialist in Manufacturing for U.S. CAD with over 16 years of industry experience. Prior to joining the Autodesk reseller channel, he worked as a mechanical drafter for an industrial sprinkler manufacturer in Northern California. Since 1996, Mr. Wallace has trained thousands of mechanical and manufacturing engineers, designers, and drafters from a wide variety of companies in Southern California on the use of Autodesk Manufacturing products. He is an Autodesk Certified Instructor, an Autodesk Manufacturing Implementation Certified Expert and regularly provides implementation services, customization, training, and support on AutoCAD Mechanical, Autodesk Inventor, Autodesk Vault, Vault Collaboration and Vault Professional data management solutions.

Kristina Bollin Techincal Specialist, Architecture and Visualization kristina.bollin@uscad.com show details

Kristina Bollin is a Technical Specialist in Architecture and Design Visualization for U.S. CAD with five years of CAD experience and is an Autodesk® Revit® Architecture and Autodesk® 3ds Max Design Certified Professional. Prior to joining U.S. CAD, she worked as a drafter for the Engineering and Architectural Services Department at Michigan State University, while earning her Bachelor of Arts degree in Interior Design. She now utilizes Revit Architecture and AutoCAD to create drawings for design development and construction documentation. Additionally, she uses Navisworks Manage for BIM collaboration projects, as well as 3ds Max Design and Autodesk Impression for design visualization. Ms. Bollin also provides training and support on Revit Architecture, AutoCAD, 3ds Max Design, and Navisworks Manage.