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. Blog: http://digginginc3d.blogspot.com

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 Civil Engineering Technical Specialist for U.S. CAD with over 9 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 AutoCAD, AutoCAD Civil 3D, AutoCAD Map 3D and Navisworks.

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

Mr. Rodriguez is a Technical Specialist in Civil Engineering for U.S. CAD with over 19 years experience in the Civil Engineering industry. Prior to joining the reseller channel, he was a CAD Manager for two ENR 500 ranked design 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 seminars on the use of Autodesk technology in civil engineering and regularly provides implementation services, customization, training and support to civil engineering professionals on Civil 3D, Map, Land Desktop and Raster Design. John has been primary in the development and management of the USCAD Civil3D “Launch” Styles Template products and advanced custom training content.

	Faviola Medina Project Manager faviola.medina@uscad.com show details
Ms. Medina is an Implementation Project Manager for U.S. CAD with over 9 years of experience in various areas of Information Technology, including requirements analysis, system prototyping, production configuration, documentation, training and support. Prior to joining U.S. CAD, she worked for an independent consulting firm as Implementation Project Manager of Document Management Systems.

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.

Steve Bennett Technical Specialist, Architecture & Design Visualization Building Solutions Technical Specialist steve.bennett@uscad.com show details

Mr. Bennett is a Technical Specialist for the Architecture and Design Visualization industries for U.S. CAD with over 12 years of experience. Prior to joining the reseller channel, he worked as a drafter, designer and CAD manager for an engineered lumber products company where he worked on a variety of commercial and residential projects. Mr. Bennett is an Autodesk Certified Expert focusing on AutoCAD, AutoCAD Architecture, and 3ds Max and 3ds Max Design and is a moderator and manager for the AutoCAD Architecture and Design Visualization forums for AUGI. He regularly conducts seminars on the use of Autodesk technology in Architecture and Design Visualization and provides implementation services, customization, training, and support to AEC design professionals. Blog: http://2d-or-not-2d.blogspot.com

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 production 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, AutoCAD Architecture, and Revit Architecture 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

Ms. Lamb is a Technical Specialist in Architecture for U.S. CAD with nearly 10 years experience in the Architectural industry. 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 Specialist, Architecture William.Troeak@uscad.com show details

Carlos Orona Technical Specialist, MEP Building Solutions carlos.orona@uscad.com show details

Mr. Orona is a Technical Specialist for the MEP industry for U.S. CAD. Over the course of his 14 year career, Mr. Orona has worked as drafter and designer, a CAD Manager, and Field Engineer in the mechanical, electrical and plumbing (MEP) consulting industry and has been involved in many large projects in and around the San Diego area. He regularly conducts seminars on the use of Autodesk technology in building engineering where his MEP and engineering background brings a complete understanding to the process of helping companies effectively implement Autodesk products in a production environment. He regularly provides implementation services, customization, training, and support for AutoCAD, AutoCAD MEP, and Revit MEP.

Dawn Ouchi Technical Specialist, Structural Engineering (Revit Structure and AutoCAD) dawn.ouchi@uscad.com show details

Ms. Ouchi is a Technical Specialist in Structural Engineering and AutoCAD® for U.S. CAD Hawaii office with nearly nine years of CAD experience. Prior to joining U.S. CAD's Hawaii team, while earning her Associates in Science degree in Architectural Engineering & CAD Technology, she worked in a structural engineering office for nearly five years. There, her main focus was structural drafting for design documents and construction documents; and having in-house technician tasks. She also has had other production experience with a variety of disciplines including landscape architecture, architecture, and civil engineering using AutoCAD, Revit® Architecture and Revit Structure. Currently, her main focus is on implementation in various architectural and engineering offices and educating clients with AutoCAD and Revit Structure in various training classes.

Tai-Chieh Wu Technical Specialist, Structural Engineering Building Solutions Division tai-chieh.wu@uscad.com show details

Ms. Wu is a Technical Specialist in Structural Engineering for U.S. CAD with over 7 years of industry experience as a practicing engineer. Prior to joining the Autodesk reseller channel, she obtained a Master Degree of Engineering from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) working in both the U.S. and Taiwan where she gained experience in structural drafting and the use of structural analysis tools. Her project experience includes work on underground subway stations, electrical substation design, petrochemical plants, and building structures. Ms. Wu regularly provides implementation services, customization, training, and support for AutoCAD and Revit Structure where her experience brings a unique understanding to the use of Autodesk BIM technology in structural engineering firms.

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.

George Sanchez Technical Specialist, Manufacturing Manufacturing Solutions george.sanchez@uscad.com show details

Mr. Sanchez is a Technical Specialist in Manufacturing for U.S. CAD with over 16 years of experience in Electro-Mechanical design. Prior to joining the Autodesk reseller channel, he worked in the Aerospace, Oils and Gas, and Consumer Products industries working on projects from conceptual design through production. He has real world experience using AutoCAD, AutoCAD Mechanical, AutoCAD Electrical, Autodesk Inventor, Computer Vision, Pro-E and Solid Works. Mr. Sanchez is an Autodesk Certified Instructor and an Autodesk Manufacturing Implementation Certified Expert. He regularly provides implementation services, customization, training, and support on AutoCAD, AutoCAD Mechanical, AutoCAD Electrical, Inventor, Autodesk Vault and Productstream. Blog: http://ampaddict.blogspot.com

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

Ms. Bollin is a Technical Specialist in Design Visualization for U.S. CAD with 4 years of CAD experience. 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 was also a student teaching assistant for AutoCAD classes at MSU. She utilizes Revit Architecture and AutoCAD Architecture to create drawings for design development and construction documentation. Additionally, she uses 3DS Max Design and Autodesk Impression for design visualization, as well as NavisWorks for BIM collaboration projects.