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My "least intimate" experience working professionally with government was as a young engineer designing highways for Florida DOT. Obeying their standards without having a direct relationship with the staff.
Since 1995, my relationships with Government have been built around process improvement, whether it has been software/standards automation or staff training and training development. Even at CalTrans, where my job was production, I was continually working with staff and leadership to streamline their processes.
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Parsons Corporation
In November 2021, I accepted a position at Parsons Corporation as a Supervising Drainage Engineer.
I specialize in working on large drainage projects using Bentley's OpenRoads Drainage platform. I help teams improve their performance through training, Workspace Setup and finding best practices for meeting drainage and utiltiies modeling requirements.
It's good to back in the thick of production.
Bentley Systems (2008-2013)
Prior to being recruited to join Bentley Systems in 2008, half of my career had been responsible engineering design and half had been developing training, implementing and training InRoads and InRoads Drainage (Storm&Sanitary). Half had been as an employee, half had been as a self-employed consultant.
My role at Bentley initially had been to extend our Training Content available for InRoads and then later to transform how we delivered training: to facilitate remote OnDemand Learning.
Additional major Learning System responsibilities included rolling out OpenRoads Technology, incorporating the Haestad (OpenFlows) drainage software, on-site training and consulting, and managing the Civil Content Development Team.
My current role at Bentley is Blueprints Portfolio Manager for the Design Integration Products (these include the OpenRoads, OpenPlant, OpenBuildings, STAAD/RAM product families and the MicroStation Platform). Our goal is to transform how the spectrum of value - from short job-aids through large Consulting projects - are consumed by Bentley users. Our goal is to dramatically facilitate the consumption of training and consulting - similar to how we transformed the delivery of training from Instructor-required to OnDemand self-service.
I have a Bentley page with more detail.
Please see sub-menus under Experience for discipline summaries and highlights, like
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Qualifications for Supporting the City of San Diego
For a video of me talking through this page: https://youtu.be/BqSWr8K3jyI
Pre-City #1
Site and Drainage Engineering. AutoDesk & DCA Civil Engineering Software. Leitz Sokkia SDR2. 1989-1992.
First "Solo" Project
My first job out of school was for a 3-person site engineering company, Dieter Engineering Services. My first day on the job I asked Barry, "who does our Surveying?" "We do."
Broad responsibility, long hours, good equipment and software (386s, SVGA monitors, AutoCAD and DCA Software), the smell of ammonia wafting from the blueprint room. Ink pens drying out on halfway through an overnight plot. Fedex Tubes driven to the airport a couple of times a week.
My first big job, 30 acres, 1 designer (me). full site plans, grading & drainage. dozens of store footprint changes. all the changes and their ripples were performed manually, all the way through.
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How fast could I do it today with new software?
Intergraph!
1992-1993
InRoads InSewer InFlow - Water Resource Engineering Certification and Support Lead.
Big Projects = Collaboration & Quality
HNTB 1993-1995
In a small, tight group, you didn't lose a lot of productivity with handoffs or poor communications.
It wasn't until working within design teams in a multi-disciplined organization on big integrated projects that it became obvious that fast-typing was not only NOT a reliable way to increase productivity. Hurrying was, in fact, a reliable way to reduce quality. Improving the system speed saved a lot more time than clicking faster. Better tools, better handoffs: better systems.
City #1
1995-2000
1995 - City of San Diego - Engineering Applications
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First "Solo" Project
My first job out of school was for a 3-person site engineering company, Dieter Engineering Services. My first day on the job I asked Barry, "who does our Surveying?" "We do."
Broad responsibility, long hours, good equipment and software (386s, SVGA monitors, AutoCAD and DCA Software), the smell of ammonia wafting from the blueprint room. Ink pens drying out on halfway through an overnight plot. Fedex Tubes driven to the airport a couple of times a week.
My first big job, 30 acres, 1 designer (me). full site plans, grading & drainage. dozens of store footprint changes. all the changes and their ripples were performed manually, all the way through.
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How fast could I do it today with new software?
Big Project Collaboration
In a small, tight group, you didn't lose a lot of productivity with handoffs or poor communications.
It wasn't until working within design teams in a multi-disciplined organization on big integrated projects that it became obvious that fast-typing was not only NOT a reliable way to increase productivity. Hurrying was, in fact, a reliable way to reduce quality. Improving the system speed saved a lot more time than clicking faster. Better tools, better handoffs: better systems.
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Skills
Detailed lists of my skills, including running a consulting company, organizational leadership, and, of course, engineering.
Employers
A list of places from which I drew a salary (or where I was CEO or Sole Proprietor)
Clients
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Thank You!
Thank you to some of my favorite mentors, bosses, and clients.
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