I don’t normally take time at all to talk about what is going on in my professional world but in this particular instance I want to speak briefly about a recent change in my career by joining the team at CASE Design, Inc.

I have spent a good deal of of my career working as an Engineer with a strong focus on the use of technologies within the industry. Mostly software based technologies such as BIM platforms and software tools used for building performance analysis and energy modeling. Recently I have also been stepping into the application development area using VB macros in Excel, python scripting and some .NET Revit API tools in C#. Almost all of my time learning these new technologies was done outside the standard working hours. Mostly because the traditional AE model doesn’t always support these types of areas when it comes to R&D time, instead focusing on traditional technical skills for particular fields with no R&D budget at all. I knew that if this was my area of interest and something I truly had a passion and skill for I would need to make it a full time job. Unfortunately these areas of technology and development don’t find their way into our industry too often in the form of companies. That is until I met the folks at CASE. Continue reading →