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contents 2003 

Welcome Letter 3 

Event Schedule 5 

Sponsors 7 

Special Events 11 

Exhibitors 21 

Faculty 33 

Conference Maps 47 

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welcome 

Once again, I’m honored to welcome you to Autodesk University. Now in 

its 11th year, AU is the premier Autodesk learning and networking event. 

That’s because thousands of technical professionals like you recognize its 

value for personal productivity and professional growth. 

Thanks to you and your suggestions, we’ve expanded the curriculum to 

more that 300 classes and labs. World-class instructors cover topics you’ve 

told us are important to you—everything from future trends like digital 

signatures and Product Lifecycle Management to “use-’em-right-now” tips 

and techniques to help improve your everyday job performance. 

AU is a lot more than classes about circles and lines. It’s also about connecting with people. Take 

advantage of all the networking opportunities this week: the AUGI ® Beer Bust, “Birds of a Feather” 

Networking Lunch, Internet Café, social events, and more. Remember that you can learn as much 

from colleagues you meet over lunch as you do from the excellent courses. 

Check out the AU Exhibit Hall—and the AUGI Playpen—where you’ll get first-hand looks at the 

latest products and services from Autodesk and its partners. I want to express gratitude to all the 

sponsors and exhibitors who help make AU the leading industry event it is today. 

This week, you’ll also learn about where technology is headed. Join us for the Main Stage 

presentations on Wednesday morning when I’ll introduce Autodesk executives. They’ll share their 

insights into the next big trends that will affect all of us. You’ll also see how innovative companies 

are using technology to get and stay ahead of their competition. Stop by the Autodesk Design 

Awards gallery to see the amazing work some of your colleagues are doing. And be sure to attend 

your Industry Session on Thursday at 5:00 pm. Autodesk officials will discuss the next releases 

of your software, and you’ll get a chance to influence future product development with your 

questions and suggestions. 

Come have fun at the Thursday evening comedy-and-movie event with special guest John Cleese, 

who’ll entertain us before and after a showing of the cult comedy classic Monty Python and the 

Holy Grail. 

And finally, as always, we want to hear your ideas about ways to continue improving AU. Please 

complete your conference evaluation form and you’ll receive a free Autodesk University T-shirt 

celebrating this year’s event. 

It’s all here at Autodesk University. 

Lynn Allen 

Autodesk Technical Evangelist 

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event schedule

event schedule 2003 

Monday, December 1 

7:00 am – 9:00 pm Registration Open to All Level 1 Foyer 

Tuesday, December 2 

6:30 am – 8:30 pm Registration Open Level 1 Foyer 

6:30 am – 8:30 am Continental Breakfast Meal Tent - Outside 

8:30 am – 12:00 pm Classes and Hands-on Labs Levels 1, 2, 3 

10:00 am – 10:30 am Break Levels 1, 2, 3 

12:00 pm – 1:30 pm Lunch Meal Tent - Outside 

1:30 pm – 3:00 pm Classes and Hands-on Labs Levels 1, 2, 3 

3:00 pm – 3:30 pm Break Levels 1, 2, 3 


5:30 pm – 7:00 pm AUGI ® Annual Meeting (All Invited) Premier Ballroom, Level 3 

7:00 pm – 10:00 pm Exhibit Hall Opens/AUGI Beer Bust Exhibit Hall - Level 1 

Wednesday, December 3 

7:00 am – 7:00 pm Registration Open Level 1 Foyer 


8:00 am – 10:30 am Opening General Session- Keynote Speaker Premier Ballroom, Level 3 

10:30 am – 7:00 pm Exhibit Hall Open Level 1 

10:30 am – 11:00 am Break Exhibit Hall - Level 1 


12:30 pm – 2:00 pm Networking Lunch - “Birds of a Feather” Meal Tent - Outside 


3:30 pm – 4:00 pm Break Exhibit Hall - Level 1 


5:30 pm – 7:00 pm Exhibit Hall Open Extended Hours Level 1 

Thursday, December 4 

7:00 am – 7:00 pm Information/Registration Desk Open Level 1 Foyer 

7:00 am – 8:00 am Continental Breakfast Exhibit Hall Meal Tent 

7:00 am – 3:00 pm Exhibit Hall Open Level 1 

8:00 am – 11:30 am Classes and Hands-on Labs Levels 1, 2, 3 

10:00 am – 10:30 am Break Exhibit Hall - Level 1 

11:30 am – 1:00 pm Lunch Meal Tent - Outside 


2:30 pm – 3:00 pm Break Exhibit Hall - Level 1 


5:00 pm – 6:30 pm Industry Sessions Levels 1, 2, 3 

6:30 pm – 10:00 pm Dinner/Movie/Comedy Event with John Cleese Premier Ballroom, Level 3 

Friday, December 5 

6:30 am – 2:00 pm Information/Registration Desk Open Level 1 Foyer 



9:00 am – 9:30 am Break Foyers (Levels 1, 2, 3) 


11:00 am – 11:30 am Break Foyers (Levels 1, 2, 3) 


Conference Concludes 

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sponsors

sponsors 2003 

Autodesk gratefully acknowledges the sponsors of Autodesk University 2003. 

The generous support of strategic partners—Hewlett-Packard, Intel, Microsoft, 

and IBM—helps make the 11th annual Autodesk University the premier learning 

and networking event for thousands of industry professionals. 

Hewlett-Packard—Platinum Sponsor 

Hewlett-Packard is the largest supplier of computing systems 

in the world. HP designs, develops, manufactures, and 

markets computer hardware, software, solutions, and services 

in over 140 countries worldwide to both businesses and 

consumers. HP’s recent merger with Compaq Computer 

Corp. elevated it to the #1 worldwide position for Windows 

and UNIX servers, enterprise storage, imaging and printing, 

personal computers, and management software, and it 

ranks #3 in IT services. 

The strategic long-standing relationship between Autodesk 

and HP provides some of the most comprehensive building 

design, manufacturing, GIS, and digital media solutions you 

will find. The combination of HP Intel-based workstations 

and high-power graphics solutions, tested at HP’s Autodesk 

Competency Center and certified for AutoCAD ® ,Autodesk 

Inventor ® , and other Autodesk applications, delivers the 

optimum performance and dependability. Additionally for 

Autodesk Inventor users, HP has Performance Tuning 

Framework (PTF) that optimizes computer settings 

specifically for Autodesk Inventor software. 

The strength of the Autodesk/HP relationship is unique in 

the industry and provides exceptional software/hardware 

solutions for customers. For an IT partner that has the full 

range of products, including workstations, desktops, laptops, 

plotters, printers, handhelds, tablet PCs, servers, Internet 

servers, networking, and services, please contact HP at 

www.hp.com or call us at 1-800-888-5858. 

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sponsors

Intel—Gold Sponsor 

For more than three decades, Intel Corporation has developed 

technology enabling the computer and Internet revolution 

that has changed the world. Founded in 1968 to build semiconductor 

memory products, Intel introduced the world’s first 

microprocessor in 1971. Today, Intel supplies the computing 

and communications industries with chips, boards, systems, 

and software building blocks that are the “ingredients” of 

computers, servers, and networking and communications 

products. These products are used by industry members to 

create advanced computing and communications systems. 

Intel’s mission is to be the preeminent building block supplier 

to the Internet economy. Intel has established a competitive 

edge through its scale of operations, the agility of its factory 

network, and its consistent execution worldwide. The 

company’s technology investments differentiate Intel from 

competitors and provide the foundation for future growth. 

IBM—Silver Sponsor 

Development resources for IBM ® IntelliStation ® workstations 

are unmatched, from research to integration to testing. IBM 

system engineers work directly with leading software vendors 

to compatibility-test and certify leading engineering, digital 

media, financial, and office productivity applications on 

IntelliStation. They have rigorously tested an extensive 

portfolio of applications to help ensure that your essential 

software stays up and running reliably and efficiently. So you 

can focus on the business at hand while IBM attends to the 

technology. 

IntelliStation workstations are certified for a range of 

advanced operating systems, including Microsoft ® Windows ® 

2000 Professional, Windows XP, and major Linux distributions. 

IntelliStation owners are afforded a unique level of Web-based 

support through Ask IntelliStation, a dedicated team of 

system engineers online for pre- and post-sales questions, 

configuration advice, and support. 

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Microsoft—Gold Sponsor 

Microsoft is a driving force behind the personal computer 

revolution. From the Microsoft ® Windows ® family of operating 

systems to the Microsoft Office family of productivity 

applications, Microsoft has changed the way we work, 

communicate, and play. With the release of Windows XP 

and Office XP, the advent of the Microsoft .NET Connected 

software, and the availability of powerful new enterpriseclass 

servers that offer high levels of performance, scalability, 

and affordability, Microsoft is delivering a new generation 

of innovative solutions that are helping companies achieve 

new levels of speed, agility, and success. 

Microsoft provides the most flexible, cost-effective platform 

for quickly building, integrating, and expanding the next 

generation of Internet solutions, solutions that will 

transform the way designers and engineers visualize, 

optimize, and automate. And on its own as well as through 

its strategic alliances, Microsoft provides solutions and 

services that give these professionals the agility they need 

to adapt their business strategy as required for success in 

the digital age.

Autodesk Revit happens here. 

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of bid documents by the original deadline. 

True story. 

Make a radical, eleventh-hour change on a public 

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special events

special events 2003 

Autodesk University events are designed expressly to help you get the most 

from your conference experience—from informative meetings and visionary 

speeches to informal networking opportunities and just-for-fun activities. 

Here’s a brief look at this year’s special events. 

Opening General Session 


8:00 am – 10:30 am 

Premier Ballroom, 3rd Floor 

Carl Bass, Autodesk 

Senior Executive Vice President, Design Solutions Division 

Digital Design Data. Fluid. Powerful. 

Valuable. It moves from your 

desktop or field site across networks 

and wireless channels to where it’s 

needed most—to job sites, factory 

floors, review boards, accounting, 

marketing—even suppliers and 

vendors. At each point along the 

project life cycle, digital design 

data adapts to the task at hand, 

gaining purpose—and value— 

while helping colleagues and 

partners get their work done. And helping you and your 

company get there first. Fast! 

Carl Bass will provide a progress report on the new world of 

strategic design technologies, where we’ve come from, where 

we’re going, and the quick-to-implement technologies and 

smart services that are available to you right now. He’ll also 

discuss how Autodesk is becoming even more customerdriven 

and preview the exciting developments to watch for 

in the coming year. 

Autodesk Design Awards “And the Winners Are” 

Congratulate the winners of this year’s Autodesk Design 

Awards as Autodesk executives introduce creative 

professionals and students and show their winning entries. 

Scott Borduin, Autodesk 

Chief Technology Officer 

Scott is responsible for guiding 

Autodesk’s technical vision and 

strategy into the future. Join Scott 

as he briefs us on the initiatives 

currently underway to extend 

Autodesk’s technology leadership 

into exciting areas such as life cycle 

management, wireless locationbased 

services, and desktop video. 

How will digital design data influence 

how we work in the future 

and help us do more with less? 

Real Success Stories 

In a case-study format, you’ll see how Autodesk customers are 

benefiting from the fast-paced changes taking place in their 

industries. From concept to customer, we’ve partnered with 

these companies to help transform their businesses. They’re 

gaining huge efficiencies in time and money by starting—and 

staying—with digital design data. It’s not just better design 

tools. They’re working smarter. They’re using Autodesk collaboration 

tools and support services to work together better. 

They’re changing processes as needed to realize the enormous 

potential of digital design data to create real value and satisfy 

their customers. Learn from their experience of solving the 

same kinds of problems that may be challenging your company. 


special events

Special Events 

4th Annual Autodesk Developer Day 


8:00 am – 6:15 pm 

Room 111/112 

Main Session and Breakouts 

Only for active members of the Autodesk Developer Network 

(ADN). 

Stay in step with Autodesk’s new software, services, and 

strategic direction. Learn about Autodesk resources to help you 

develop your business. Sign up for one-on-one meetings with 

product experts. Participate in industry-focused round table 

discussions. Whether you’re a commercial software developer, 

author, or consultant, or developing custom applications for 

internal use, you’ll welcome the opportunity to meet with 

industry colleagues and Autodesk representatives. 

Autodesk Training Center (ATC ® ) Conference 


8:00 am – 6:15 pm 

Room 111/112 

Main Session and Breakouts 

Only for active managers of Autodesk Training Centers. 

Join ATC managers and colleagues for a comprehensive 

annual overview of the ATC program. Get the latest update 

on program resources and support services to help you 

grow your business. Learn about new trends in training, as 

well as marketing tips and tricks for the new products and 

services available to the markets you serve. Participate in 

round table discussions and enjoy the Network event 

planned exclusively for you. 

Worldwide GIS User Conference 

In conjunction with Autodesk University, Autodesk’s 

Infrastructure Solutions Division (ISD) is excited to host the 

annual Worldwide GIS User Conference. This year, we’re 

offering more classes than ever—taught by world-class 

instructors. You’ll meet many of the world’s leading GIS, civil 

engineering, and infrastructure management professionals. 

You’ll also find a greater-than-ever selection of tools, solutions, 

and courses for communications, utilities, government, 

engineering and construction, and transportation. Whether 

you design roads and sites, create and analyze maps, or 

manage physical infrastructure and large geospatial databases, 

these resources will help you improve your personal 

productivity and deliver services to your customers. 

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AUGI ® Annual Meeting and Beer Bust 

Tuesday, December 2 

5:30 pm – 7:00 pm, AUGI Annual Meeting 


7:00 pm – 10:00 pm, AUGI Beer Bust 

Exhibit Hall, 1st Floor 

Connect with fellow Autodesk software users from around 

the world at the 13th Annual Autodesk User Group 

International meeting and social event. It’s free for all. Many 

AUGI members are power users and they’re not shy about 

sharing their tips and tricks, freeware, and much more. Learn 

how AUGI programs can help you improve your technical 

productivity. Come early for the great giveaways. After the 

meeting, relax and network with colleagues while enjoying 

pizza and refreshments at the always-popular AUGI Beer Bust. 

Autodesk Design Awards 

Design Awards Wireless Lounge - 1st Floor 

Design Awards Gallery - 3rd Floor 

Awards Presentation 


8:00 am – 10:30 am 


See a preview of some of the Autodesk Design Awards 

entries on display at the Wireless Lounge near the 

Registration Desk. Then visit the Design Awards Gallery 

anytime during the conference to see the truly inspired work 

some of your peers are doing today with Autodesk-based 

solutions. Students and professionals from around the 

world submitted their best stuff. Many entered. A few were 

chosen. Congratulate the winners as they receive their 

awards during the main stage presentation of the opening 

general session.

Your support put them in the designer’s seat. 

Thank you. 

The 2003 Autodesk Design Awards couldn’t have happened without our media 

sponsors. Thanks to all of you for your generous support. 

To see the winning entries from the 2003 competition, visit the Autodesk Design 

Awards gallery on the third floor of the MGM Grand Conference Center during 

Autodesk University. 

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special events

Special Events 

“Birds of a Feather” Networking Lunch 


12:30 pm – 2:00 pm 

Meal Tent 

Great company, good food, and shoptalk with like-minded 

professionals—what a productive and fun way to enjoy 

lunch! Make new contacts and share issues and success 

stories at your industry-focused round table. Discover why 

many returning AU attendees make this informal lunch an 

event favorite year after year. Choose to sit with one of the 

following industry or interest groups: 

• Architecture and Building Design 

• AUGI Guild/Forums and AUGI ATP 

• CAD Management 

• Civil, Engineering, and Survey 

• Design Visualization 

• Education 

• Facilities Management 

• General Design and Drafting 

• GIS and Mapping 

• Manufacturing 

• Process and Plant Design 

• Programming 

Industry Sessions 


5:00 pm – 6:30 pm 

Step forward to the technology future. Learn what's just over 

the horizon directly from the Autodesk officials who shape 

the products you'll be using soon. Don't miss this opportunity 

to speak with Autodesk decision makers about your 

questions or suggestions for future product development. 

• Academic - Room 106 

• Building Design - Room 112 

• Design Visualization - Room 121 

• General Design and Drafting - Room 114 

• Mapping/GIS, Civil Engineering, and 

Infrastructure Management - Room 318 

• Manufacturing - Room 124 

• Process and Plant - Room 110 

• Facilities Management - Room 108 


Comedy-and-Movie Night with 

Special Guest John Cleese and the “Holy Grail” 


Dinner 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm 

Comedy and Movie 7:30 pm – 10:30 pm 

Premier Ballroom – Third Floor 

John Cleese, the supremely silly star 

of Monty Python, Fawlty Towers, and 

the comic genius creator of A Fish 

Called Wanda, entertains in person 

along with a showing of the cult 

comedy classic Monty Python and 

the Holy Grail, a film comedy buffs 

consider to be one of the best of all 

time. Don’t miss this masterpiece 

send up of “King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table” 

with its truly brilliant moments including the deadly 

encounter with the Killer Rabbit, and the three-headed 

knights who say “Ni!” Start your evening with dinner, then 

enjoy the entertainment—complete with popcorn and 

movie-house goodies. You are invited to stay after the film 

for a Q&A session with John Cleese. 

Disclaimer: Humor affects people in different ways—it’s funny that way! In 

the Monty Python world of comedy, nothing is sacred. For both reasons, 

your enjoyment of this event is not guaranteed. Exhibit Hall 

Exhibit Hall 

Tuesday, December 2 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm 

Wednesday, December 3 10:30 am – 7:00 pm 

Thursday, December 4 7:00 am – 3:00 pm 


The moment you enter the Exhibit Hall you’ll feel the 

excitement of knowing you’ve got access to the newest 

generation of software and services from Autodesk and its 

partners. See live demonstrations of up-to-the minute 

solutions that are available right now. Thanks to your 

enthusiastic feedback—and strong support from sponsors 

and exhibitors—we’re keeping the Exhibit Hall open 

extended hours. That means more time for you to bring 

home the information you need for your business.

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Exhibit Hall 

AUGI Playpen 

Test-drive the tools that are driving advances in your 

industry. The AUGI board of directors has loaded dozens of 

speedy computers chock-full of the most up-to-date 

software from Autodesk and its partners. Play, experiment, 

get a feel for what’s available, and discover what’s just right 

for you. Then, to see how your AutoCAD ® skills really stack 

up, participate in the AUGI Top DAUG competition. It’s back 

by popular demand. Go ahead; show off all that technical 

knowledge you’ve gained. You might just win some 

fantastic prizes! 

Emerging Technologies Lab 

Sponsored by Intel and Microsoft 

Join Autodesk, Intel, and Microsoft for a preview of emerging 

mobile and wireless technologies. You’ll see how mobility is 

the key driver for the next-generation economy as users 

demand more flexibility in their varied workplaces. See 

demonstrations of Autodesk products on a variety of mobile 

platforms based on the latest Intel architecture and 

Microsoft software. These solutions enable mobile workers 

with the liberty and productivity of digital collaboration. 

Internet Café - Sponsored by Hewlett-Packard 

When it’s time to take a break from the excitement and 

recharge, check in to the Internet Café. Conveniently 

located in the Exhibit Hall, it’s the place to quickly get online 

and stay connected with home or office. Surf the Web, 

check email, or just relax and chat with other industry 

professionals. You can even connect your laptop using the 

Wi-Fi wireless LAN. 


Authors’ Corner 


New for 2003, the Authors’ Corner offers you the opportunity 

to meet with your favorite writers, editors, columnists, or 

CAD gurus. Discuss something they’ve written or suggest a 

topic you’d like to see covered. While there, get a book or 

bookplate autographed by the author. 

Authors’ Corner Schedule 

Day Time Frame Time Frame 

Authors in Attendance Authors in Attendance 

Tuesday, 12/2 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm 8:00 pm – 9:00 pm 

Paul Aubin Ellen Finkelstein 

Daniel Banach Bill Kramer 

Rob Fender Neil Monro 

Ellen Finkelstein Felicia Provencal 

Travis Jones Terence Shumaker 

Bill Kramer 

Terence Shumaker 

Tuesday, 12/2 9:00 pm – 10:00 pm 

Emlyn Altman 

Wednesday, 12/3 5:30 pm – 6:15 pm 6:15 pm – 7:00 pm 

Lynn Allen Emlyn Altman 

Richard Binning Robert Green 

Ted Boardman Gary Rosen 

David Cohn Mike Tuersley 

Anthony Dudek Harry Ward 

Rob Fender 

Peter Sheerin 

Albert Thalheim 

Thursday, 12/4 11:30 am – 12:15 pm 12:15 pm – 1:00 pm 

Sean Dotson Paul Aubin 

Paul Riley Ted Boardman 

Albert Thalheim David Driver 

Gary Rosen

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Author’s Corner 

Lynn Allen 

Author of: AutoCAD ® 2002 Inside and Out; AutoCAD ® Inside and 

Out; Circles and Lines column for CADENCE magazine since 

1992, Dear Lynn column for Autodesk Toplines. 

Authors’ Corner Time: Wed. 12/3 - 5:30 pm – 6:15 pm 

Emlyn Altman 

Author of: Digital Dialogue column for Lighting Design & 

Application magazine. 

Authors’ Corner Times: Tue. 12/2 - 9:00 pm – 10:00 pm and 

Wed. 12/3 - 6:15 pm – 7:30 pm 

Paul F. Aubin 

Author of: Mastering Autodesk ® Architectural Desktop 2004; 

Autodesk ® Architectural Desktop: An Advanced Implementation 

Guide, Mastering Autodesk ® Architectural Desktop 3.0/3.3. 


Thu. 12/4 - 12:15 pm – 1:00 pm 

Jim Balding 

Author of: Introducing and Implementing Autodesk ® Revit ® 


Daniel T. Banach 

Author of: Autodesk Inventor ® 8 Essentials; Autodesk Inventor ® 6 

Essentials with Inventor 7 Update; The Autodesk Inventor 7 

Certification Exam Preparation Manual; Autodesk Inventor 6 

Essentials; Autodesk Inventor from the Top; Mechanical 

Desktop ® 2, 3, and 4 books. 

Authors’ Corner Time: Tue. 12/2 - 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm 

Richard Binning 

Author of: VBA Foundations for AutoCAD ® for AUGIWorld and 

PaperSpace 


Ted Boardman 

Author of: 3ds max ® 6 Fundamentals; 3ds max ® 5 

Fundamentals; 3ds max ® 4 Fundamentals; Inside 3D Studio VIZ ® 

3; Up Front with Ted Boardman, monthly column for 

www.cgarchitect.com. 

Authors’ Corner Times: Wed. 12/3 - 5:30 pm – 6:15 pm and 

Thu. 12/4 - 12:15 pm – 1:00 pm 

David Cohn 

Author of: AutoCAD ® 2002: The Complete Reference; and numerous 

other books on AutoCAD; editor-in-chief and publisher of 

Engineering Automation Report; contributing editor of Desktop 

Engineering; former senior editor of CADalyst magazine. 



Sean Dotson, P.E. 

Author of: Autodesk Inventor ® Tutorials for the 

website www.sdotson.com 

Authors’ Corner Time: Thu. 12/4 - 11:30 am – 12:15 pm 

David Driver 

Co-author of Designing Building Systems Using Autodesk ® 

Building Systems;contributing editor for Introductory 

Courseware for Autodesk Revit ® 5.1 All Building Types 

Authors’ Corner Time: Thu. 12/4 - 12:15 pm – 1:00 pm 

Anthony Dudek 

Author of: Learning Inventor; editions of Learning Mechanical 

Desktop ® for versions 4, 5, and 6 of the software. 


Rob Fender 

Author of: AutoCAD ® Architect; AutoCAD ® 3D Modeling Online; 

and Revit ® Online. 


Wed. 12/3 - 5:30 pm – 6:15 pm 

Ellen Finkelstein 

Author of: AutoCAD ® for Dummies Quick Reference (1995 – 1999) 

AutoCAD ® Bible (1997 – 2003); monthly articles on AutoCAD 

for Autodesk Toplines. 


Tue. 12/2 - 8:00 pm – 9:00 pm 

Robert Green 

Author of: Manager’s VPOINT column for CADENCE Magazine; 

CAD Manager’s Newsletter for CADENCEweb.com. 


Travis Jones 

Author of: Autodesk Inventor ® 8 Essentials; The Autodesk 

Inventor ® 7 Certification Exam Preparation Manual; Autodesk 

Inventor ® 6 Essentials with Inventor 7 Update; Autodesk 

Inventor ® 6 Essentials; Mastering Sheet Metal Design with 

Autodesk Inventor ® ;Autodesk Inventor ® From The Top. 

Authors’ Corner Times: Tue. 12/2 - 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm 

Bill Kramer 

Author of: Programmer’s Toolbox column for CADENCE 

magazine; AutoCADet’s Guide to Visual LISP ® ,regular 

contributor to Autodesk Toplines; ObjectARX Primer. 


Tue. 12/2 - 8:00 pm – 9:00 pm

Author’s Corner Special Offers and Information 

Neil Munro 

Author of: Mastering Sheet Metal Design with Autodesk 

Inventor ® ; Autodesk Inventor ® tutorials for Autodesk Toplines; 

Autodesk Inventor ® Essential. 


Felicia Provencal 

Author of: Civil Industry tutorials for Autodesk Toplines. 


Paul Riley 

Author of: Discovering AutoCAD ® books for AutoCAD ® Release 

9, Release 10, 2000, and 2004 versions of the software. 

Authors’ Corner Time: Thu. 12/4 - 11:30 am – 12:15 pm 

Gary Rosen 

Author of: Inside Softdesk Civil; Learning Land Desktop; 

Autodesk ® Land Desktop in a Nutshell, the Movie; and Autodesk ® 

Civil Design in a Nutshell, the Movie; contributor to 

Introducing Autodesk ® Civil 3D. 

Authors’ Corner Times: Wed. 12/3 - 6:15 – 7:00 pm and Thurs. 

12/4 - 12:15 – 1:00 pm. 

Peter Sheerin 

Product review editor for Game Developer magazine and 

Gamasutra.com. 


Terence Shumaker 

Author of: AutoCAD ® and its Applications - Basics; AutoCAD ® 

and its Applications - Advanced; Civil Drafting Technology; 

Process Pipe Drafting 


Tue. 12/2 - 8 pm – 9 pm 

Albert Thalheim 

Author of: Inventor VBA, Reference Manual; Inventor VBA, 

Introduction to the Object Model; VBA pour AutoCAD ® 2004, 

Référence Complète; VBA pour AutoCAD ® 2002, Référence Complète. 

Authors’ Corner Times: Thu. 12/4 - 11:30 am – 12:15 pm and 

Wed. 12/3 - 5:30 pm – 6:15 pm 

Mike Tuersley 

Author of: the AutoCAD Clinic support column for CADalyst 

magazine. 

Authors' Corner Time: Wed. 12/3 - 6:15 pm – 7:00 pm 

Harry Ward, P.E. 

Author of numerous articles, reviews, and training publications 

on CADD technology in the fields of Surveying and 

Engineering, Digital CADD Standards, and Machine Control 

for CADENCE, POB, and other magazines. Contributor to 

Autodesk Toplines. 


Special Offers Exclusively for Autodesk University 

Attendees 

Here are two ways you can save big on some of the great 

software you've seen here at Autodesk University. 

Show-Only Offer — Instantly Save 15% on 

Autodesk Software 

As a registered attendee at AU, you'll receive an instant 15% 

discount on new seats, upgrades, and Autodesk courseware 

that you purchase at the Autodesk Store. Stop by the Autodesk 

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software. This is a limited-time offer that is valid only during the 

conference from December 2–4, 2003. 

Post-Show Offer — Save up to $1400 until 

December 31, 2003 

If you can't make a purchase while you're on site at AU, or need 

time to think about it, you can still save big on purchases of 

new seats and upgrades of a wide range of Autodesk software. 

As a registered AU attendee, you receive a priority code rebate 

coupon you can use to save money on your Autodesk software 

purchases. But don't wait too long. This is a limited-time offer 

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rebate offer. 

Download AU Conference Data to Your PDA 

Save yourself time both at AU and with post-show follow-up 

by having show details and conference contacts beamed 

directly to your PDA. Instantly download the AU Show 

Guide, Exhibit Hall floor plan, and exhibitor contact 

information. With the NearSpace Insider application, you 

can: look up an exhibitor; create a personal checklist of 

exhibitors you want to visit along with a floor map of where 

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Collect Raffle Tickets for Chances to Win Prizes 

It’s easy to get in on the raffle.You'll receive raffle tickets for 

chances to win when you: 

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•Register as a new AUGI member 

Winners and prizes will be announced at the Thursday 

evening Comedy-and-Movie event. 


special events

exhibitors

exhibitors 2003 

Autodesk University is where scores of exhibitors introduce products and 

services that are specifically focused on your needs and interests. Here, you’ll 

find information and solutions to help you and your company succeed in 

today’s tough business climate. 

AUTODESK PAVILION – Booth #308 

111 McInnis Parkway � San Rafael, CA 94903 � (415) 507-5000 � www.autodesk.com 

Autodesk Collaboration Services 

Learn how the Buzzsaw ® online collaboration and project 

management service will improve project team communication 

and information management through all phases of the 

building life cycle to save you time and money. See why the 

DWF file format and Autodesk ® Express Viewer are the 

easiest and most secure ways to share design data with 

the extended design team. Experience Volo ® View, the highperformance 

digital design review tool that will turn your 

design reviews into an efficient electronic process. Live 

demos of each of these industry-leading collaboration 

solutions will be available in the Autodesk Pavilion. 

Autodesk Information Booth 

Sponsored by the Autodesk Developer Network 

Looking for your favorite add-on application? Want help 

maximizing your productivity with Autodesk software? 

Then stop by the Partner Info Booth! Our staff can help you 

find a specific partner in the Expo Hall and provide 

information on valuable solutions offered by more than 

2500 Autodesk partners located around the world. Don’t 

forget to ask about our special bonus for AUGI members! 

The Autodesk Store 

Take advantage of a special promotion exclusively for 

Autodesk University attendees. Stop by the Autodesk Store 

and instantly receive 15% off the price of a wide range of 

selected software. Plus, save 15% on all courseware materials 

sold at the Autodesk Store. This offer is valid only from 

December 2 – 4, 2003. Geographic restrictions may apply. 

Autodesk Professional Services and 

Autodesk Training Centers 

Looking for consulting, training, or support services to help 

you improve your business? Stop by the Autodesk 

Professional Services (APS) booth to see how we can help 

you get the most from Autodesk technology. APS offers a 

variety of consulting services to assist you with your business 

needs, including getting started, improving processes 

and productivity, as well as migration and translation issues. 

Autodesk also offers multiple options for getting trained on 

Autodesk products, either directly from APS or via training 

services offered by Autodesk Training Centers (ATC). 

Additionally, APS can support you with expert technical 

assistance, direct from the source. Whatever your requirements, 

APS and our network of authorized partners provide 

the services you need to get the highest possible return on 

your technology investment. 

Autodesk Subscription 

It’s bigger. Beefier. And loaded with new benefits. With 

Autodesk Subscription you get the latest releases of your 

Autodesk software, incremental product enhancements, personalized 

web support direct from Autodesk technical 

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And with access to a range of exclusive community 

resources and members-only privileges, you can use the 

power of your design tools to the fullest and make the most 

of your technology investment. To learn more, stop by and 

talk to the Autodesk Subscription team. 

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Autodesk Pavilion 

Building Solutions Division 

Building design data. Architects and engineers create it. 

Contractors build with it. Owners plan and manage with it. 

Whatever your role in the building industry, we can help you 

create, share, and use design data more effectively. Our 

building information modeling solutions—like Autodesk ® 

Revit ® ,Autodesk ® Architectural Desktop, and Autodesk ® 

Building Systems—help enhance productivity, improve 

coordination, and reduce errors. End result: more efficient 

business processes and increased competitive advantage. 

Platform Technology Division 

Test-drive AutoCAD 2004 or AutoCAD LT 2004 and see for 

yourself why design professionals in all industries rely on 

these products now more than ever. Check out the new Tool 

Palettes Extension for AutoCAD 2004—it’s just one of the 

many benefits of Autodesk Subscription! We look forward 

to seeing you in the Autodesk Pavilion. 

Mapping/GIS, Civil Engineering, and 

Infrastructure Solutions 

Whether you’re involved in mapping, civil engineering, or 

infrastructure management, Autodesk delivers all the tools 

you need for every project phase. We’re committed to 

providing best-in-class GIS solutions, empowering you to 

extend and manage spatial and design data across the 

entire workflow. Come and experience the only true 

integration of CAD and GIS. 

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Manufacturing Solutions Division 

Get the smart choice for your 2D and 3D needs—Autodesk 

Manufacturing Solutions. Autodesk Inventor 8 is the most 

advanced 3D mechanical CAD system that is both easy to 

learn and use and offers the smoothest transition from 2D to 

3D. For mechanical and electrical engineers who need more 

expanded toolsets, Autodesk Inventor Professional 8 will 

help you improve machine design communication, reduce 

errors, and accelerate your product development. Autodesk 

Vault is now integrated into Autodesk Inventor 8 and 

Autodesk Inventor Professional 8 to help you share design 

data across your manufacturing team quickly and accurately. 

If you’re designing or laying out ladder-style control 

schematics or point-to-point wiring diagrams in 2D, 

AutoCAD Electrical 2004 is for you. And for the most robust 

set of 2D machine design tools, there’s AutoCAD Mechanical 

2004. Visit us to see how Autodesk can deliver your design 

solution from 2D to 3D and beyond. 

Discreet 

When image is everything, rely on 3ds max ® 6 software—the 

high-end design visualization solution from discreet. 

3ds max 6 is a great complement to Autodesk VIZ, AutoCAD, 

Autodesk Architectural Desktop, Autodesk Inventor, and 

Autodesk Revit software applications. The new software 

offers advanced 3D modeling, animation, and rendering 

solutions that bring new levels of clarity to industrial, 

mechanical, product, scientific, medical, and architectural 

projects. 

shop.autodesk.com 

View the latest in Autodesk logo merchandise offered by 

Autodesk’s merchandise partner, Way to Be Designs. Take 

home some great logo gear. See you there. 

Autodesk Usability - Booth #608 

The Autodesk Usability Team invites you to stop by our 

booth to learn about the many benefits of becoming a 

Usability Tester. We need your feedback in order to make 

our products and websites as useful as possible. Participate 

in one of the ongoing sessions and see how easy it is! All 

participants are entered to win free Autodesk software.

Autodesk University Sponsors 

Hewlett-Packard 

Booth # 115 

3000 Hanover Street www.hp.com 

Palo Alto, CA 94304-1185 

Tel: (650) 857-1501 

Fax: (650) 857-5518 

Hewlett-Packard is the largest supplier of computing systems in the world. 

HP designs, develops, manufactures, and markets computer hardware, 

software, solutions, and services to businesses and consumers worldwide. 

Intel 

Booth # 107 - Emerging Technologies Lab 

Robert Noyce Building www.intel.com 

2200 Mission College Blvd. 

P.O. Box 58119 

Santa Clara, CA 95052 

Tel: (408) 765-8080 

Visit with Intel and Microsoft at the lab to see how mobility is the key driver 

for the next-generation economy as users demand more flexibility in their 

varied workplaces. See demonstrations of Autodesk products on a variety 

of mobile platforms based on the latest Intel architecture and Microsoft 

software. These solutions enable mobile workers with the liberty and 

productivity of digital collaboration. 

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Stay ahead of the field, call today for your FREE Evaluation CD! Or visit us at Autodesk University Booth #800. 

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Microsoft 

Booth # 107 - Emerging Technologies Lab 

Microsoft Corporation www.microsoft.com 

One Microsoft Way 

Redmond, WA 98052-8303 

Tel: (800) 426-9400 

Microsoft ® is the worldwide leader in software, services, and Internet 

technologies for personal and business computing. 

IBM 

Booth # 202 

International Business Machines Corporation www.ibm.com 

New Orchard Road 

Armonk, NY 10504 

Tel: (800) 426-4968 

IBM ® IntelliStation ® workstations are designed for your most critical business 

operations. With relentless reliability and superior application 

performance, they are engineered for peak productivity. 

AutoCAD ® and ObjectARX TM are registered trademarks of Autodesk, Inc. 

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General Exhibitors 

� Building / General 

@Last Software 

Booth # 104 

2019 10th Street www.sketchup.com 

Boulder, CO 80302 

Tel: 303-245-0086 

Fax: 303-245-8562 

@Last Software develops SketchUp—the easy-to-use 3D conceptual design 

software. 

4D Design Solutions, LLC 

Booth # 901 

10 Commerce Park North, Unit 10 www.4dtechnologies.net 

Bedford, NH 03110 

Tel: 888-816-4959 

Fax: 603-606-5859 

Flexible CAD training and technical support tools. 4D Technologies is at the 

forefront of the design software industry. We focus on integrating, 

supporting, and customizing Autodesk-based solutions for design 

professionals. Our development team has been providing custom solutions 

for design professionals across the country for the past 15 years. Our CAD 

professionals have both production and classroom instruction experience 

to provide expertise with an emphasis on the real-life scenarios facing 

design professionals today. 

Advanced Cadd LaunchPad 

Booth # 913 

15475 N. Greenway-Hayden Loop, Suite B5 www.aclaunchpad.com 

Scottsdale, AZ 85260 

Tel: 888-929-0615 

Fax: 480-948-7354 

LaunchPad , an input system for CAD drafting, makes day-to-day drafting 

and command entry an easier and more productive experience. 

LaunchPad’s dockable, pad-base software works within your existing CAD 

platform to customize aliases, build/manage blocks, create/configure hatch 

groups, group layers together, introduce linetypes, and more. Access 475 

toolbar icons from LaunchPad’s Accelerator keypad with no toggling 

through screens or endless mouse clicks. Experience ergonomic relief as you 

balance your drafting work between the keypad and mouse. 

AEC Design Group (Orange Technologies) 

Booth # 197 

400 Professional Drive, Suite 420 www.cadpipe.com 

Gaithersburg, MD 20879 

Tel: 301-840-2220 

Fax: 301-840-7370 

AEC Design Group develops CADPIPE software products for industrial, 

commercial, and building services piping, HVAC, and electrical applications. 

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ARCHIBUS, Inc. 

Booth # 118 

18 Tremont Street www.archibus.com 

Boston, MA 02108 

Tel: 617-227-2508 

Fax: 617-227-2509 

ARCHIBUS, Inc. is a leading provider of infrastructure and facilities 

management solutions and services in the world. Our flagship product, 

ARCHIBUS/FM, is a powerful suite of fully integrated applications that link 

information on an organization’s people, places, processes, and physical 

assets. Access to this integrated information helps organizations make 

strategic decisions that lower asset life cycle costs, increase enterprise-wide 

productivity, and streamline processes. ARCHIBUS/FM is integrated with 

AutoCAD ® products and is fully Web-enabled. 

ArchVision, Inc. 

Booth # 805 

110 South Upper Street www.archvision.com 

Lexington, KY 40507 

Tel: 859-252-3118 

Fax: 859-381-1108 

ArchVision is a leader in the development of image-based content creation, 

management, and delivery solutions. In addition to its RPC plug-in technology, 

ArchVision’s products include a growing library of RPC content ranging 

from people, trees, and shrubs to image-based automobiles, environments, 

and objects. Native and plug-in RPC support now exists in 3ds max ® , 

Autodesk VIZ, Autodesk Revit, Autodesk Architectural Desktop 2004, 

AccuRender from Robert McNeel & Associates and Adobe Photoshop. For 

more information, call ArchVision at 859-252-3118 or visit us on the Web at 

www.archvision.com. 

Avatech Solutions 

Booth # 119 

11400-A Cronridge Drive www.avatechsolutions.com 

Owings Mills, MD 21117 

Tel: 800-520-8000 

Fax: 410-581-8088 

Avatech Solutions is your total Autodesk solutions provider. As an Autodesk 

Training Center, and as part of the Autodesk Developer Network, Avatech 

has experts who can assist you with any Autodesk need. From product 

purchase to training, support, customization, and implementation, our team 

of industry-experienced professionals can assist you. Let us help you make 

the most of your Autodesk software. 

Bluebeam Software, Inc. 

Booth # 908 

1250 Lincoln Avenue, Suite 100 www.bluebeam.com 

Pasadena, CA 91103 

Tel: 626-296-2140 

Fax: 626-398-9210 

Creating PDF files from AutoCAD should be fast and easy. Try Bluebeam’s 

effortless one-click solution. Bluebeam Pushbutton PDF is the AutoCAD 

plug-in that lets you: convert your CAD drawings to PDF with one click; add 

text stamps; embed files; transfer hyperlinks; designate digital signature 

fields; transfer file properties for easy file search and management; 

convert Windows files to PDF. Download a FREE evaluation at: 

http://www.bluebeam.com/web03/download.asp.

CADzation 

Booth # 921 

518 South Route 31, Suite 200 www.cadzation.com 

McHenry, IL 60050 

Tel: 866-845-6881 

Fax: 312-896-7455 

CADzation specializes in PDF and DWF file creation from AutoCAD, 

Microsoft Word, and various graphics formats. Our AcroPlot line of products 

can convert anywhere from a single drawing to entire drives automatically. 

Or allow us to create a custom solution for you to integrate PDF or DWF 

formats seamlessly into your existing workflow or document management 

systems. We can even convert all of your legacy data (plt, cals, gp4, tiff ) to 

both PDF and DWF formats for you. 

CEA Systems, Inc. 

Booth # 102 

10333 Richmond Ave, Suite 830 www.cea-int.com 

Houston, TX 77042 

Tel: 832-252-0300 

Fax: 832-252-0301 

CEA technology is one of the world leaders in developing CAD/CAE 

software products and related services for Power and Process Plant 

engineering. CEA offers a complete set of integrated products for Project 

Data Management, Process, Piping, Equipment, and Structural applications. 

CEA operates from a network of 30+ distributors and 6 CEA offices worldwide. 

CGS World 

Booth # 808 

128 Kings Place www.cgsworld.com 

Newport Beach, CA 92663 

Tel: 949-631-7796 

Fax: 949-631-8780 

CGS World has been serving the Architectural, Engineering, and GIS markets 

since 1987, providing cutting-edge solutions to real-world problems. 

COADE Engineering Software 

Booth # 204 

12777 Jones Road, Suite 480 www.coade.com 


Tel: 281-890-4566 

Fax: 281-890-3301 

COADE develops the CADWorx range of plant design products for the 

process, power, petrochemical, water treatment, food, and pharmaceutical 

industries. COADE uses its 20 years’ experience as an Autodesk developer 

to produce AutoCAD-based tools that are easy to use, scalable for any 

size of project, and employ open standards for ease of collaboration and 

interoperability. Plant engineering companies and owner/operators worldwide 

continue to standardize on and profit from COADE’s product lines. 

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Cyra Technologies, Inc. 

Booth # 811 

4550 Norris Canyon Road www.cyra.com 

San Ramon, CA 94583 

Tel: 925-790-2300 

Fax: 925-790-2309 

Cyra Technologies, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Leica-Geosystems, 

specializes in the research, development, and manufacture of advanced 3D 

Laser Mapping and Imaging systems, such as the brand new HDS3000 

scanner with the Leica’s CloudWorx for AutoCAD software. These systems 

are used for performing complex as-built or site surveys, for monitoring 

construction progress against designs, and for a variety of 2D and 3D 

mapping and modeling applications in the AEC and other markets. 

faciliCAD LLC 

Booth # 903 

2820 Dickinson Road www.facilicad.com 

DePere, WI 54115 

Tel: 920-339-9441 

The partners of faciliCAD LLC have been involved in the facility management 

industry since1987. In 2001, they established faciliCAD LLC and launched 

faciliCAD V1 in 2002. faciliCAD LLC announced the release of faciliCAD V2 on 

October 1st, 2003. The goal of the company is to provide a user-friendly 

graphical facility management system that is cost-effective to implement, 

easy to use, and based the needs of end users. 

FieldDesigner, Inc. 

Booth # 813 

3300 Boulevard Cavendish, Suite 145 

Montréal, Québec H4B 2M8 

Canada 

Tel: 604-724-7733 

Fax: 514-489-5261 

FieldDesigner aims to be at the forefront of the AEC/Survey, CAD mobility, 

and EPC industry by providing software solutions that bridge the digital 

information gap between field and office with regard to the acquisition, 

management, and collaboration of design documentation, and the creation, 

revision, and archiving of data throughout construction, building, and facility 

life cycles. FieldDesigner solutions are simply a better way to work! 

Flow Logic International/ACPlant 

Booth # 912 

9331 Blue Bonnet Boulevard www.fli.bz 

Baton Rouge, LA 70810 

Tel: 225-667-4491 

ACPlant Designer is an AutoCAD-based 3D plant design solution. Its two 

strategic advantages are Data-Centric design and Database Engine 

independence. Data-Centric design increases effectiveness and efficiencies 

by enabling you to create a single database, which provides the ability to 

manage change throughout all phases of the project. Database Engine 

independence enables you to work off of your existing database. 

Additionally, Data-Centric design provides unlimited possibilities to link 

life-cycle plant information to the design models. 

Hörcsik CAD Consulting Ltd. 

Booth # 910 

Fehérvári út 130 www.estimatingdesktop.com 

Innostart Office Building 

1116 Budapest 

Hungary 

Tel: +36-1-382-1553 

Fax: +36-1-382-1554 

Estimating Desktop provides design and construction professionals with 

virtually any data about their building project for scheduling, cost 

calculation, resource analysis, and purchasing. 

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hsb-SOFT, LLC 

Booth # 909 

2149 South Wasatch Drive www.hsb-cad.com 

Salt Lake City, UT 84109 

Tel: 801-466-9006 

hsbCAD products are developed by the hsb-SOFT group, with headquarters 

in Belgium and offices in Germany, Holland, Ireland, Japan, and most recently 

in the United States. A multidisciplinary, multinational group of qualified 

professionals develop and provide support to our customers incorporating 

the know-how provided by 12 years of experience. hsb-SOFT, LLC, our 

American branch office, successfully started operations in 2002 to provide 

undivided attention to satisfying the needs of the American building industry. 

IDEAL.com 

Booth # 907 

11810 Parklawn Drive www.ideal.com 

Rockville, MD 20852 

Tel: 301-468-0123 

Fax: 301-230-0813 

IDEAL will demonstrate smart applications for large-format documents 

including large-format scanners, raster-editing software, raster-to-vector 

conversion software, 2D to 3D software, and IDEAL’s Online PlanRoom. 

Online PlanRoom allows you to quickly view with a web browser, send out 

bid requests, and edit raster files as if they are vector. IDEAL’s products are 

compatible with AutoCAD and are used in the areas of building design, GIS, 

and manufacturing. Visit us at www.ideal.com and sign up for IDEAL’s free 

product demo CD. 

NavisWorks Inc. 

Booth # 802 

4050 E Greenway Road, Suite 3 www.navisworks.com 

Phoenix, AZ 85032 

Tel: 602-482-8808 

Fax: 602-485-9699 

NavisWorks develops and markets world-leading interactive viewing 

technology to help technical and non-technical users gain benefit from 

3D models throughout the design process and beyond. The acclaimed 

NavisWorks3 design review solution maximizes the increased productivity 

and resulting production efficiency offered by 3D design software. 

Communicating design intent to improve understanding and effective team 

working is simple with NavisWorks3. NavisWorks is based in Phoenix, 

Arizona and Sheffield, UK. 

PI Integrated Systems 

Booth # 905 

919 Pecore Street www.flexcad.com 


Tel: 713-862-7242 

Fax: 713-862-2533 

PI Integrated Systems has provided FlexCAD, the 2D standard for piping 

drafting, since 1992, and has recently extended this standard to 3D with the 

announcement of FlexPLANT 2004. Introduced as the 3D eXtension to 

FlexCAD’s IDS-PIPE module in September, FlexPLANT 2004’s 3D Designer 

module complements the FlexPLANT follow-ons to IDS-FLOW, IDS-STEEL, 

and IDS-ISO to provide a complete piping design solution. 

Professional Software Solutions, Inc. 

Booth # 196 

1776 North State. Suite 200 www.prosoftnet.com 

Orem, UT 84057 

Tel: 801-225-5955 

Fax: 801-225-8333 

Founded in 1985, ProSoft offers a broad range of complementary products 

and services to organizations using AutoCAD and CAD software. We help our 

clients leverage their investment in technology and personnel by delivering 

solutions that foster increased productivity, quality, and control. ProSoft 

distributes its products through a nationwide network of resellers, and 

maintains offices in Salt Lake City, Seattle, Baltimore, Omaha, and Portland..

QuickPen International 

Booth # 800 

384 Inverness Parkway, Suite 200 www.quickpen.com 

Englewood, CO 80112 

Tel: 800-234-3758 

Fax: 303-568-7702 

QuickPen is a leading innovator of software for the mechanical construction 

industry. We provide a complete line of solutions to make sheet metal and 

mechanical contractors more efficient, more productive, and more 

profitable. QuickPen serves thousands of customers in the United States, 

Canada. and Australia. QuickPen International is headquartered in Denver, 

with subsidiaries in Dallas and Knoxville. 

Spescom Software, Inc. 

Booth # 917 

10052 Mesa Ridge Ct., Suite 100 www.spescomsoftware.com 

San Diego, CA 92121 

Tel: 858-625-3000 

Fax: 858-625-3010 

TORNADO Technologies Inc. 

Booth # 919 

468 St. Jean Street, Suite 200A www.tornadoviz.com 

Montréal, Québec H2Y 2S1 

Canada 

Tel: 514-879-9692 

Fax: 514-868-0307 

TORNADO Technologies develops collaborative 3D visualization and 

communication software for building, engineering/construction, process 

plant, and manufacturing professionals. Based on remarkably agile technology, 

AEC|VIZ , VIZ|Publisher , and the Web|VIZ Suite enable rapid collaboration 

by email and on the Web. Complex 3D models can be visualized and 

reviewed from inside AutoCAD, any desktop, or intranet/extranet environment. 

Also supported: 3D-based Autodesk Mechanical Desktop with Meka|VIZ . 

TORNADO will showcase its unique VIZ|Link plug-in productivity enhancer 

for AutoCAD-based 3D modelers, and special performance optimization for 

Matrox Parhelia graphics cards. 

Wacom Technology Corp. 

Booth # 807 

1311 SE Cardinal Court www.cintiq.com 

Vancouver, WA 98683 

Tel: 800-922-6613 

Fax: 360-896-9724 

Wacom introduced the world’s first cordless, battery-free, pressure-sensitive 

pen in America in 1989. The company is the leading manufacturer of pen 

tablets, interactive pen displays, and pen input technology for mobile 

devices. More than 2,000,000 customers worldwide use Wacom tablets, 

pens, and mice. Wacom Technology Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of 

Wacom Co., Ltd., in Japan. 

� Infrastructure/GIS 

4DataLink 

Booth # 704 

139 Summer Street www.4datalink.com 

Somerville, MA 02143 

Tel: 888-435-0123 

Fax: 972-644-3884 

4DataLink provides utility and cable companies with GIS-based enterprise 

software solutions that improve profits. These solutions deliver state-of-theart 

GIS capabilities that provide instantaneous review of events during and 

after an outage, and reduce the cost of outage restoration. Unlike traditional 

GIS products that are just engineering tools, 4DataLink’s next-generation 

GIS applications make up a suite of products that provide a new level of 

audit capability and enable synchronization of data from enterprise 

systems. In production within 2 to 12 months 

CONTEX Scanning Technology 

Booth # 120 

3200 Inland Empire Blvd., Suite 160 www.contex.com 

Ontario, CA 91764 

Tel: 909-466-4006 

Fax: 909-466-4206 

Contex Scanning Technology is a leading manufacturer of wide-format 

color and monochrome scanners, and develops advanced scanning and 

copying software for these products. Contex provides solutions to help 

architects, engineers, CAD, and GIS professionals manage large documents— 

scan, print, electronic archival, and distribution. Through a network of 

professional distributors and dealers, we offer high-value hardware, 

software, services, and solutions to help you do more, faster, more easily. 

Cook-Hurlbert, Inc. 

Booth # 604 

5222 Thunder Creek Road www.cook-hurlbert.com 

Austin, TX 78759 

Tel: 512-338-1711 

Fax: 512-338-9794 

Established in 1988, Cook-Hurlbert, Inc. provides full project-implementation 

services including software, consulting, data conversion, and custom 

application development. We specialize in design solutions that integrate 

GIS, WMS, and mobile technologies for the utility industry. Our Expert 

Designer (ED3) software, offers a third-generation design solution that 

addresses the issues of the new, highly competitive utility marketplace. ED3 

provides users the option of designing within enterprise GIS applications, 

lite graphics packages, or without any GIS or WMS. 

Haestad Methods 

Booth # 806 

37 Brookside Road www.haestad.com 

Waterbury, CT 06708 

Tel: 800-727-6555 

Fax: 203-597-1488 

Hitachi Software Global Technology 

Booth # 707 

10355 Westmoor Drive, Suite 250 www.hsgt.com 

Westminster, CO 80021 

Tel: 303-466-9255 

Fax: 303-466-9277 

Hitachi Software Global Technology (HSGT) is a leading software and 

solution provider for companies seeking to maximize their potential 

through spatial information. HSGT solutions combine imagery and vector 

data products, award-winning automatic vectorization software, and 

OpenGIS Consortium standards. Headquartered in Westminster, Colorado, 

HSGT continues to pioneer new technologies and services for customers 

including utilities, telecommunications companies, and governments. 

IMAGING Technologies Software Solutions 

Booth # 602 

640 10th Street www.itssg.com 

Atlanta, GA 30318 

Tel: 404-460-2992 

Fax: 404-460-4425 

IMAGING Technologies was founded in 1919, and has consistently offered 

quality services and products. Our Software Solutions Group, provides 

customers with a host of comprehensive service offerings. Our ITSSG staff has 

50 years of combined sales and support experience. We will maximize your 

software investment through training, customization, and consulting services. 

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K-Tek Solutions 

Booth # 100 

5450 East Woodstock Road www.k-teksolutions.com 

Cave Creek, AZ 85331 

Tel: 480-575-3033 

Fax: 480-575-6058 

K-Tek specializes in helping clients achieve the most value from both 

existing and future CAD, GIS, GPS, and FM technologies by providing sole 

source solutions for business process assessments, standardization services, 

creating and managing implementation plans, and by offering training 

tailored specifically to the client’s needs. 

Landnut Video Training 

Booth # 702 

34 New Road www.landnut.com 

Salisbury, NH 03268 

Tel: 603-648-2525 

Fax: 603-648-2112 

One-on-one training with a pause and a rewind describes what the Landnut 

Video Training product line is really all about. Camera “face-time” with the 

professors emulates a personal live training experience, making the lessons 

user-friendly, interesting to follow, and the very highest quality video 

training available. 

LizardTech, Inc. 

Booth # 402 

1008 Western Ave., Suite 200 www.lizardtech.com 

Seattle, WA 98104 

Tel: 206-652-5211 

LizardTech was founded in 1992 to build valuable business solutions from 

technologies created by the world’s leading research organizations including 

Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) and AT&T Labs. LizardTech is a 

leader in applying state-of-the-art technologies to the real-world challenges 

of creating, distributing, and viewing large complex digital content such as 

aerial photographs, satellite imagery, and color scanned documents. 

LizardTech has offices in Seattle, London, and Tokyo. 

MunSys Technologies 

Booth # 405 

School Road www.munsys.com 

Morningside 2057 

Johannesburg 

South Africa 

Tel: +27 11 324-3880 

Fax: +27 11 324-3890 

N8-3D Solutions, Inc. 

Booth # 606 

5450 S. Lakeshore Dr. # 112 www.N8-3D.com 

Tempe, AZ 85283 

Tel: 480-730-6833 

N8-3D Solutions and Graphic Imaging Services offer enterprise consulting 

services, design automation, custom application development, scanning 

and conversion, and image integration and compression for the utilities and 

telecommunications industries. 

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Pacific Alliance Technologies 

Booth # 406 

500-1168 Hamilton Street www.pat.ca, www.cordax.com 

Vancouver, BC V6B 2S2 

Canada 

Tel: 604-676-6000 

Fax: 604-682-0962 

Pacific Alliance provides software solutions focused on enterprise-wide 

mapping and design solutions. Canada’s leader in the provision of Autodesk 

MapGuide ® solutions, one of our main areas of expertise is web-based GIS 

for infrastructure management. Our Engineering Infrastructure Information 

System (EIIS) streamlines maintenance of intelligent municipal water, sewer, 

and drainage networks. CorDax serves the western United States as a 

leading provider of CAD training, knowledge management, and document 

management solutions with specific industry expertise in government 

PacificSoft 

Booth # 407 

W. 621 Mallon 

Spokane, WA 99201 

800-722-2621 

Safe Software Inc. 

Booth # 705 

7445 132nd Street, Suite 2017 www.safe.com 

Surrey, BC V3W 1J8 

Canada 

Tel: 604-501-9985 

Fax: 604-501-9965 

Safe Software is a leading supplier of spatial data translation software. 

Founded in 1993, we are focused on helping organizations enhance access 

to spatial data resources by providing software solutions that deliver 

seamless data format translation. Our software products are used worldwide 

by organizations that need to access and manipulate GIS and CAD 

data in multiple data formats. We offer standalone, web-based, and 

embeddable solutions to meet our customer’s diverse needs. Customers 

can purchase our software products directly from Safe Software or though a 

global network of value-added resellers. 

Spescom Software, Inc. 

Booth # 917 

10052 Mesa Ridge Ct., Suite 100 www.spescomsoftware.com 

San Diego, CA 92121 

Tel: 858-625-3000 

Fax: 858-625-3010 

Robert Steltman Inc. 

Booth # 703 

23 George Street www.rsteltman.com 

Grimsby, Ontario L3M 3Y5 

Canada 

Tel: 905-945-9620 

Fax: 905-945-6549 

Steltman Software provides the civil engineer, planner. and surveyor with 

top-level time-saving tools for Autodesk Land Desktop and AutoCAD. By 

automating common yet complex processes, we dramatically increase your 

productivity while reducing your time to completion by up to 50 percent.

Taylor Technologies, Inc. 

Booth # 709 

1100 S. Carpenter Ave. www.taylor-tech.com 

Kingsford, MI 49802 

Tel: 906-779-3888 

Fax: 906-779-1353 

Taylor Technologies has provided innovative GIS/FM solutions to government 

and the private sector through its six Midwest locations since 1986. 

Services provided include: needs assessment and planning, implementation, 

programming, customization, training, and technical support. Taylor 

Technologies is a member of the Autodesk Developer Network and developer 

of the Rapid Integration Toolkit (RIT) software for the Web, GIS, and FM. 

Trimble 

Booth # 706 

7403 Church Ranch Blvd. www.trimble.com 

Westminster, CO 80021 

Tel: 720-887-6100 

Fax: 720-887-6101 

Trimble, a world leader in GPS, robotic total stations, and machine control 

solutions, is creating a broad range of innovative solutions that will change 

the way surveying and construction work is done. The Geomatics and 

Engineering Division is focusing on the development of technology, 

solutions, and partnerships in the core areas of surveying, construction, and 

infrastructure. From concept to completion, Trimble’s integrated systems 

streamline jobs and improve productivity. 

Triple R Technologies 

Booth # 600 

902 David Curry www.rrrtech.com 

Round Rock, TX 78664 

Tel: 512-238-7686 

The developers of Plotstream welcome you to Autodesk University. Visit us 

to view a demo of the easiest and most reliable solution for plotting 

AutoCAD drawings. 

Z + F USA, Inc. 

Booth # 700 

One Library Place, Suite 203 www.zf-usa.com 

Duquesne, PA 15110 

Tel: 412-469-9210 

Fax: 412-469-9211 

Z+F was established in 1963 and opened its office in the United States in 

1998. We have been involved in the development and manufacture of 3D 

laser scanners for surveying applications and 3D modeling software for 

more than 10 years. 

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3Dconnexion, Inc. 

Booth # 400 

180 Knowles Drive, Suite 100 www.3dconnexion.com 

Los Gatos, CA 95032 

Tel: 408-376-2500 

Fax: 408-376-2525 

3Dconnexion, a Logitech company, designs, manufactures, and markets an 

award-winning line of advanced motion controllers. Designed to work 

together with the traditional mouse, the controllers deliver a unique and 

powerful two-handed work style to the professional software market. 

Users can pan, zoom, and rotate with a controller in one hand while they 

simultaneously create, edit, or annotate with a traditional mouse. By 

enabling this more effective interaction with software applications, 

3Dconnexion products improve productivity by up to 30 percent and reduce 

work-related fatigue by reducing mouse movements by up to 50 percent. 

ACERIsoft, Inc. 

Booth # 199 

440 Louisiana Street, Suite 1750 www.acerisoft.com 


Tel: 517-424-8100 

Fax: 517-424-6515 

In more than 40 countries worldwide, ELECTRICAL Designer provides 

electrical engineers with dramatically improved design quality, while 

increasing project turnover by 400 percent or more. After more than 16 

years of product development, ELECTRICAL Designer has proven to be the 

best electrical design solution for AutoCAD (and the only fully compatible 

one!). Be part of the future, call 866-GO ACERI. 

ANSYS Inc. 

Booth # 306 

275 Technology Drive, Southpointe www.ansys.com 

Canonsburg, PA 15317 

Tel: 866-267-9724 

Fax: 724-514-3115 

ANSYS Inc. develops and globally markets engineering simulation software 

and technologies widely used by engineers and designers across a broad 

spectrum of industries, including aerospace, automotive, manufacturing, 

electronics, and biomedical.The company focuses on the development 

of open and flexible solutions that enable users to analyze designs directly 

on the desktop, providing a common platform for fast, efficient, and costconscious 

product development, from design concept to final-stage testing 

and validation. 

CFD Research Corporation 

Booth # 302 

215 Wynn Drive www.cfdrc.com 

Huntsville, AL 35805 

Tel: 256-726-4800 

Fax: 256-726-4806 

CFDRC is a technology leader in advanced multiphysics and multidisciplinary 

simulation software and research. The company’s CFD-ACE+ product line 

and related services allow users to significantly reduce design time and 

expenses through comprehensive upfront modeling and simulation. 

CFDRC’s extensive research in advancement of numerical methods, physical 

models, and new concepts, under contracts sponsored by government 

agencies and industry, guarantees to sustain its technology leadership role. 

Cimmetry Systems, Inc. 

Booth # 201 

6700 Cote De Liesse, Suite 206 www.cimmetry.com 

St. Laurent, Québec H4T 2B5 

Canada 

Tel: 514-735-3219 

Fax: 514-735-6440 

Cimmetry’s AutoVue products provide native viewing and markup support 

for 200+ 2D/3D CAD, EDA, Office formats including AutoCAD, Autodesk 

Mechanical Desktop, Autodesk Inventor, Adobe Acrobat, TIFF, Office, and 

more. Features include precise measurements, sectioning, assembly transformation, 

mass property readings, drawing compare, 2D/3D 

markups/annotations, to name a few. AutoVue is available as Windows desktop 

or thin-client, web-based solutions. The thin-client solution offers realtime 

collaboration: schedule meetings, chat, co-view, and co-markup simultaneously 

over a network or the Internet. Try AutoVue at 

www.cimmetry.com. 

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Cyco Software 

Booth # 114 

2400 Lake Park Drive, Suite 450 www.cyco.com 

Atlanta, GA 30080 

Tel: 800-323-2926 

Fax: 404-634-3302 

Cyco Software provides Engineering Data Management (EDM) and Application 

Integration solutions for multiple vertical industries, including manufacturing, 

energy, government, healthcare, retail, and telecommunications. Cyco Software 

has almost two decades of industry experience with more than 16,000 clients 

and 275,000 users in more than 50 countries worldwide.The company has 

offices in the United States, UK, Germany, and The Netherlands, and an extensive 

global network of established partners. Cyco Software ensures a high level of 

service and support on a truly worldwide scale for its leading software 

solutions Cyco AutoManager Meridian and Cyco AutoManager TeamWork. For 

more information, please visit http://www.cyco.com, or call (800) 323-2926 

ext 110 (Americas) or +31 (0) 70 413-3700 (Europe). 

Dimension 

Booth # 300 

14950 Martin Drive www.dimensionprinting.com 

Eden Prairie, MN 55344 

Tel: 952-937-3000 

Fax: 952-937-0070 

Dimension is a business unit of Stratasys, Inc., an industry leader in 3D 

printing and rapid prototyping systems for automotive, aerospace, 

industrial, recreational, electronic, medical, and consumer product OEMs. 

Elysium 

Booth # 198 

200 Galleria Office Centre, Suite 109 www.elysiuminc.com 

Southfield, MI 48034 

Tel: 248-799-9800 

Fax: 248-281-0672 

Elysium has been developing and marketing interoperability solutions to 

the global market since 1984. Elysium currently supports data exchange 

between multiple CAD applications and Autodesk Inventor. In addition to 

their powerful geometry translators and healing tools, Elysium has recently 

added feature-based translation capabilities to its product line. 

Gibbs and Associates 

Booth # 207 

323 Science Drive www.gibbsCAM.com 

Moorpark, CA 93021 

Tel: 805-523-0004 

Fax: 805-523-0006 

GibbsCAM, computer-aided manufacturing (CAM) software for programming 

computer numerically controlled (CNC) machinery is certified for Autodesk 

Inventor 7 under the Autodesk Inventor Certified Applications Program 

providing users with the highest levels of robustness, quality, and interoperability 

with Autodesk Inventor. GibbsCAM software for CNC machining 

supports two- through five-axis milling, turning, mill/turning, multitask 

simultaneous machining, and wire-EDM. GibbsCAM also offers fully integrated 

manufacturing modeling capabilities that support 2D, 2.5D, and 3D wireframe, 

surface, and solid model geometry. 

IMAGINiT, a RAND Company 

Booth # 101 

5285 Solar Drive www.rand.com 

Mississauga, Ontario, L4W 5B8 

Canada 

Tel: 905-625-2000 

Fax: 905-625-3378 

IMAGINiT and ASCENT divisions provide sales, technical education, and 

other services and support to users of Autodesk’s products. 

ENGINEERING.com provides an Internet-based marketplace and e-business 

services for engineers. Globally, the company employs over 800 people in 

more than 80 international sales and client service centers. 

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MATROX Graphics 

Booth # 304 

1055 Boulevard St-Régis www.matrox.com 

Dorval, Québec H9P 2T4 

Canada 

Tel: 514-822-6000 

Fax: 514-822-6292 

Matrox Graphics designs and manufactures innovative graphics cards for 

CAD professionals. Providing some of the world’s most advanced multidisplay 

capabilities to help you design, manage, and collaborate more efficiently, 

our products offer features such as Surround Design—hardware accelerated 

2D and/or 3D on up to three displays, driver certifications for leading 

AEC/MCAD/GIS Autodesk® applications, PrecisionCAD drivers for AutoCAD ® , 

the world’s most advanced support for 3840x2400 panels at 200 dpi, and 

pristine image quality. For more information, please visit: 

www.matroxcad.com. 

MechSoft, Inc. 

Booth # 200 

1017 RR 620 South, Suite 220 www.mechsoft.com 

Austin, TX 78734 

Tel: 512-263-8707 

Fax: 512-263-8779 

MechSoft products enable geometric CAD to meet the growing needs and 

demands of today’s users with Knowledge Driven CAD (KDC). Simply put, 

the dramatically more productive environment of KDC enables users to do 

more, with higher quality and fewer resources. 

Océ USA 

Booth # 307 

5450 North Cumberland Ave. www.oceusa.com 

Chicago, IL 60656 

Tel: 773-714-4028 [website has it 773-714-8500] 

Fax: 773-695-3434 

Océ is a leading provider of digital document management technology and 

services. The company's solutions are based on Océ's advanced software 

applications that deliver documents and data to printing devices and 

archives—locally and around the world. The Wide Format Printing S 

ystems business unit of Océ focuses on companies that design, build, or 

manufacture, helping them master the management of technical 

documentation using Océ technologies for document scanning, archiving, 

copying, printing, and distribution. 

Pathtrace Systems, Inc. 

Booth # 305 

3000 Town Center, Suite 830 www.edgecam.com 

Southfield, MI 48075 

Tel: 248-356-8800 

Fax: 248-356-8811 

Pathtrace is the driving force behind EdgeCAM, a complete solution for 

Computer-Aided Manufacturing. Pathtrace believes that the key to successful 

manufacturing lies in the effective use of innovative technology. Pathtrace is 

focused on providing customers with state-of-the art manufacturing solutions, 

working to ensure maximum return on their investment. Pathtrace, with 

offices in the UK, USA, China, and Japan, has customers and resellers in more 

than 50 countries around the world. 

PlassoTech, Inc. 

Booth # 203 

16255 Ventura Blvd., Suite 615 www.plassotech.com 

Encino, CA 91436 

Tel: 818-788-8026 

Fax: 818-788-8147 

PlassoTech is a provider of software tools for upfront simulation, optimization, 

and co-design in the multi-CAD/CAE environment across the enterprise.

QuadriSpace Corporation 

Booth # 311 

P.O. Box 1471 www.quadrispace.com 

Allen, TX 75013 

Tel: 972-359-6700 

Fax: 972-359-7003 

QuadriSpace Corporation creates and markets software that improves the 

productivity and effectiveness of designers, engineers, and those involved 

in the documentation, publication, and presentation processes. Companies 

have significant investment in design information. QuadriSpace’s mission is 

to make that design information readily available to all business functions 

in the enterprise. QuadriSpace products have received numerous awards 

and recognitions and serve both the MCAD and A/E/C markets. 

Roland USA 

Booth # 124 

1126 Dovercliff Way www.cybridsystems.com 

Crystal Lake, IL 60014 

Tel: 847-477-9508 

Roland DGA is a $100 million dollar worldwide leader in Subtractive Rapid 

Prototyping (SRP) and Reverse Engineering solutions. We make it easy 

and affordable. Roland subtractive RP devices let designers create 

manufacturable prototypes right in their office. Roland scanners are easy to 

use, accurate, and reliable. Roland equipment comes with all the software 

you will need to complete the task. 

Z Corporation 

Booth # 205 

20 North Ave. www.zcorp.com 

Burlington, MA 01803 

Tel: 781-852-5005 

Fax: 781-852-5100 

Z Corporation develops, manufactures, and markets one of the world’s 

fastest 3D printers— machines that produce physical prototypes quickly, 

easily, and inexpensively from computer-aided design and other digital 

data. Z Corp.’s 3D printers are used by numerous Fortune 500 companies to 

make prototypes ranging from toys for market feedback to fan blades for 

functional testing. 

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ATI Technologies, Inc. 

Booth # 809 

1 Commerce Valley Drive East www.ati.com 

Markham, Ontario L3T 7X6 

Canada 

Tel: 905-882-2600 

CADalyst Magazine 

Booth # 108 

201 Sandpointe Avenue, Suite 600 www.cadalyst.com 

Santa Ana, CA 92707 

Tel: 714-513-8621 

Fax: 714-513-8611 

CADalyst is one of the most complete sources for essential information 

about CAD technology in the key market segments of AEC, MCAD, 

and GIS. CADalyst serves an elite audience of 200,000 print and newsletter 

subscribers and unique visitors to cadalyst.com. The magazine’s objective 

business and technical reporting and product reviews lead high-level 

corporate managers, CAD managers, and CAD users through management 

and purchasing decisions to realize higher productivity and profits. 

Subscribe at www.cadalyst.com. To advertise, contact Kristina Panter at 

kpanter@advanstar.com 

CADENCE Magazine 

Booth # 195 

600 Harrison Street www.cadenceweb.com 

San Francisco, CA 94107 

Tel: 415-947-6000 

Fax: 415-947-6040 

CADENCE Magazine is celebrating more than 17 years of editorial excellence. 

CADENCE’s goal is to identify, inspire, and expand best practices in computeraided 

design by providing in-depth comprehensive coverage of all CAD 

disciplines and related technologies. CADENCE is part of CMP Media, LLC., a 

leading high-tech media company providing essential information and 

marketing services to the entire technology spectrum—the builders, 

sellers, and users of technology worldwide. 

Delmar Learning 

Booth # 112 

5 Maxwell Road www.delmar.com 

Clifton Park, NY 12065-4525 

Tel: 518-348-2591 

Autodesk Press is a global strategic alliance between Delmar Learning, a 

part of The Thomson Corporation, and Autodesk, Inc. The alliance of these 

two industry leaders has crated a singular brand of publications developed 

for design professionals—Autodesk Press. The Autodesk Press imprint 

provides industry-proven publications from leading design professionals for 

virtually all of Autodesk’s vertical products such as Autodesk Mechanical 

Desktop, Autodesk Inventor, Autodesk Architectural Desktop, Land 

Development Desktop, as well as its flagship software—AutoCAD. 

Goodheart-Willcox Publisher 

Booth # 122 

18604 West Creek Drive www.g-w.com 

Tinley Park, IL 60477 

Tel: 708-687-5000 

Fax: 708-687-5068 

Publisher of the highly acclaimed books: AutoCAD and its Applications- 

Basics, Advanced, and Comprehensive. Architectural AutoCAD, AutoCAD LT 

Fundamentals and Applications, Learning Mechanical Desktop, Learning 

Autodesk VIZ, and 3ds max ® and its applications.Other books offered in 

architecture, CAD , drafting, GD&T, and print reading. 

PNY Technologies, Inc. 

Booth # 915 

299 Webro Road www.pny.com 

Parsippany, NJ 07054 

Tel: 973-560-5512 

Fax: 973-560-5399 

PNY Technologies is a world-class leader in graphics processing solutions for 

professional workstation applications (NVIDIA Quadro® by PNY). NVIDIA 

Quadro® by PNY graphics solutions are powerful, feature-rich, high– 

performance boards designed to maximize productivity and creativity in a 

2D/3D workstation environment, providing unlimited graphics capabilities 

and multi-monitor functionality. Technology offered with the award-winning 

graphics hardware includes NVIDIA's revolutionary nView multi-display 

technology; advanced Cg programmability empowering a new class of 

OpenGL® and DirectX® applications for real-time rendering; and quality 

engineering certified by the entire spectrum of CAD/CAM applications. 

Prentice Hall 

Booth # 106 

445 Hutchinson Ave. www.prenhall.com 

Columbus, OH 43004 

Tel: 800-228-7854 

Fax: 614-841-3780 

Prentice Hall is proud to be a leading provider of high-quality educational 

products for your computer-aided drafting courses. We invite you to visit 

our booth, or visit our website at www.prenhall.com/autocad to see what's 

new and what we've got planned. 

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faculty

faculty 2003 

Autodesk applauds this year’s faculty members—dozens of dedicated 

instructors, authors, and business professionals who present the classes, 

labs, and sessions that represent the very heart of Autodesk University. 

These seasoned professionals educate and inform us and help us advance 

the state of the art in our industries. 

Jeanne Aarhus 

Jeanne has been working with CAD in mapping 

and AEC since the early 1980s. She has 

experience in many CAD-related fields including 

production drawing, coordination, end-user 

support, programming, and training for PC- and 

UNIX-based CAD applications. She has conducted 

seminars and workshops on CAD productivity for 

managers and users in both corporate and college 

settings, as well as for many user groups. Jeanne 

is known for her real-world approach to learning. 

Dan Abbott 

Dan Abbott has been involved with technical 

education for more than 20 years, the past 14 of 

which have been as a member of the Technical 

Graphics Department at Southern Maine 

Technical College. Dan trains industry professionals 

in AutoCAD ® use and management, and in 

geometric dimensioning and tolerancing. He has 

been a member of the Autodesk exam board and 

continues to work with Knowledge Development 

Solutions to create technical exams for Autodesk 

and other companies. He earned M.S. and B.S. 

degrees in Industrial Technology from the 

University of Southern Maine, and a B.A. degree 

in Psychology from Swarthmore College. 

Reid Addis 

Reid, formerly of Addis Computer Consultants, is 

currently responsible for supporting 60 users of 

Autodesk ® Architectural Desktop and 3D Studio 

VIZ ® at Granary Associates in Philadelphia. 

Previously, Reid managed a CAD consulting firm 

for architects and engineers for 13 years. 

Gregory Alevras 

Gregory has been with ARCHIBUS, Inc. for 12 

years, the last 6 of which as manager of business 

development. He works with partners and clients 

to implement Computer-Integrated Facility 

Management (CIFM) systems. Before joining 

ARCHIBUS, he worked as a facilities manager for 

almost 10 years in facilities planning and layout 

of manufacturing and research space, with 

responsibility for managing capital and expense 

budgets for renovation and new construction. 

Joan Allen, P.E. 

Joan is senior product manager of Autodesk ® 

Buzzsaw ® .She has more than 13 years of 

experience in construction project management 

in both public works and private construction. 

Prior to joining buzzsaw.com in 1999, Joan was a 

construction manager for the East Bay Municipal 

Utility District’s seismic improvement program. 

She previously worked as senior project manager 

for Dynamic Isolation Systems, a designer and 

manufacturer of earthquake isolators for buildings 

and bridges. Prior to that, she served as a 

construction engineer/project manager for 

Pacific Gas & Electric. Joan is a registered civil 

engineer, and holds a B.S. degree in Civil 

Engineering from the University of California at 

Berkeley. 

Lynn Allen 

Lynn is the Technical Evangelist for Autodesk. She 

has contributed to CADENCE magazine for the 

past 10 years. Her “Circles and Lines” column was 

the most frequently read section of the magazine. 

Lynn is also the author of two books, the latest 

being AutoCAD ® 2002 Inside and Out. She has 

taught at the college and corporate level for 14 

years. Lynn’s unique combination of technical 

knowledge, quick wit, and personable style make 

her much sought-after as a public speaker. 

Emlyn Altman 

Emlyn is well known for her expertise in computeraided 

lighting design and 3D visualization. She 

presented workshops at two Lightfair 

International conferences, and spoke at local 

Illuminating Engineering Society chapter meetings 

in Philadelphia, Washington DC, Milwaukee, and 

Baltimore. One of the first recipients of an 

Autodesk iDesign Worldwide Award, her work 

has been seen in publications such as The New 

York Times, The Washington Post, Display & Design 

Ideas, Landscape Architecture, Washington Flyer 

Magazine & Travel Guide and the 2003 TV 

documentary Silver Spring: Story of an American 

Suburb. 

David Ashcroft, P.E. 

David is a registered engineer practicing in the 

State of California. He owns and operates 

Engineering Consulting Group, a small firm located 

in Solana Beach, California that provides civil, 

structural engineering, and consulting services. 

David has been a registered Autodesk ® AEC 

Consultant with authorization for civil/survey, 

structural, and imaging. He has 18 years of 

experience in the design and project management 

of public works and private-sector projects such 

as water transmission and distribution facilities, 

water storage reservoirs, dams, weirs, large and 

small diameter sewerage collection facilities, and 

pump stations. 

Paul F. Aubin, Associate AIA 

Paul is the author of Mastering Autodesk ® 

Architectural Desktop, and Autodesk ® Architectural 

Desktop: an Advanced Implementation Guide,both 

published by Autodesk ® Press. He is an associate 

with Consulting for Architects, Inc. (CFA). He 

serves as the moderator for CADENCE magazine’s 

online “CAD Questions Forum” and has spoken at 

AU for the past 3 years. Paul is also an Autodesk ® 

Certified Instructor (ACI), and an associate member 

of AIA. The combination of his experiences in 

architectural practice, as a CAD manager, and an 

instructor gives his writing and instruction a 

fresh and credible focus. 

James Balding, AIA 

Jim is a licensed architect with 15-plus years of 

experience integrating technology into the 

architectural field. He is currently employed with 

Wimberly, Allison, Tong & Goo (WATG) in Newport 

Beach. He has been a member of the Autodesk ® 

Revit ® Client Advisory board since its inaugural 

meeting and is currently serving as the Revit 

Product Chair for AUGI ® .He has developed a 

successful Autodesk Revit implementation 

strategy and has spent the past year bringing the 

seven offices of WATG up to speed in its use. 

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Chad Baldwin 

Chad is a senior product manager in the Building 

Solutions Division of Autodesk. Chad has been 

part of the Autodesk ® Buzzsaw ® product team for 

more than 4 years working to improve 

customers’ ability to successfully collaborate 

and manage their projects. 

Christina Baldwin 

Christina is the director of technical support and 

training for E-Terra, LLC., a reseller with offices 

and training facilities in Alaska, Washington, 

Montana, and Idaho. Christina has worked with 

Autodesk ® products for more than 14 years. Her 

experience includes petrochemical, facilities 

management, and CAD management. Previously, 

Christina worked at Autodesk providing technical 

support and technical account management. 

Daniel T. Banach 

Daniel is director of technical services at 

MasterGraphics, Inc., an Autodesk ® Systems 

Center. He has worked with CAD software for 

15-plus years and has 5 years of professional 

mechanical design experience. Daniel authored 

three books on Autodesk ® Mechanical Desktop ® , 

and co-authored three books on Autodesk 

Inventor ® , the Autodesk Inventor 7 Certification 

Exam, and the Autodesk Inventor ® 7 Certification 

Exam Preparation Manual.He is a longtime 

speaker at Autodesk University ® .Daniel earned 

his B.S. in Industrial Technology from the 

University of Wisconsin-Stout. 

Nate Bartley 

Nate has worked for Autodesk for over 10 years, 

most recently as a quality assurance engineer on 

the interoperability team specializing in network 

and operating system issues. As an Autodesk ® 

software user since 1984, he has used, trained, 

tested, and supported AutoCAD ® and AutoCADbased 

products. Before joining Autodesk, he was 

a CAD manager for a small architectural firm in 

San Jose, California. Nate earned his B.S. degree in 

Architectural Engineering from the University of 

Colorado, Boulder. 

Andrea Bell 

For the past 2 years, Andrea has worked as a 

product support technician in the Professional 

Services division at Autodesk. Prior to joining 

Autodesk, she collaborated in GIS and mapping 

research projects, primarily in data collection and 

analysis. Andrea earned a B.S, degree from 

Concordia University, where she majored in 

Geography. 

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R. Robert Bell 

Robert is the network administrator for MW 

Consulting Engineers, an engineering consulting 

firm in Spokane, Washington, where he has 

worked for the last 15 years. He is responsible for 

the network and all AutoCAD ® customization. 

Robert has been writing AutoLISP ® code since 

AutoCAD v2.5, and Visual Basic programs for 5 

years. He has customized applications for the 

electrical/lighting, plumbing/piping, and HVAC 

disciplines. Robert has also developed 

applications for AutoCAD as a consultant. He is 

also an AUGI ® Guild moderator and is active on 

Autodesk newsgroups. 

Terry Bennett, P.L.S.-L.P.F. 

Terry is senior manager of Civil Industry 

Marketing for Autodesk’s Infrastructure Solutions 

Division. He is responsible for marketing the 

company’s solutions for Land/Environmental 

Planning, Land Surveying, and Civil Engineering. 

He has been a practicing professional consultant 

to private and public organizations for the last 22 

years. Terry holds multistate registration in both 

Land Surveying and Forest Resource 

Management, and his expertise ranges from 

resource mapping and management, to land 

development, surveying, GIS, and civil site design. 

He is also a member of numerous professional 

organizations and delivers presentations 

worldwide. 

Richard Binning 

Richard is currently the CAD Coordinator for The 

Haskell Company where he plays an integral role 

in custom application development, AutoCAD ® 

system usage, and training of CAD users. 

Binning’s talent As a CAD designer, Richard is 

experienced in architecture, civil, structural, 

mechanical, and electrical design. He is also fluent 

in the following languages: Visual Basic, VB Script, 

JavaScript, Visual Basic for Applications, AutoLISP ® , 

Diesel, XML and HTML. Richard is active with AUGI ® 

as an author, guild list moderator, ATP Instructor, 

and Exchange Approvals manager. 

Dick Bland 

Dick is senior manager of Manufacturing 

Solutions with the Intel Solutions Market 

Development Group, focused on enabling 

enterprise solutions based upon Intel architecture 

for the global manufacturing marketplace. Dick 

has worked for Intel since 1993 when he joined 

as worldwide applications manager for Intel’s 

Scalable Systems Division. During his 10-year 

tenure with Intel he has also managed groups 

responsible for selling and marketing parallel 

computer solutions and server products to large 

customers. Prior to joining Intel, Dick was director 

of Sales Support with Cray Research, Inc. He has a 

diverse background ranging from managing 

development of large-scale business solutions to 

sales and support of supercomputers to Global 

2000 manufacturing companies. 

Ted Boardman 

Currently, Ted’s primary job description is that of 

traveling 3ds max ® and 3D Studio VIZ ® training 

consultant. As an Authorized Discreet ® Training 

Specialist, he produces custom productivityenhancing 

training sessions in 3D modeling and 

animation for clients in a wide range of disciplines. 

Ted is author and co-author of several books, 

including 3D Studio MAX ® 5 Fundamentals and 

titles from the Inside 3D Studio MAX ® series.Ted 

writes a monthly column on CAD and animation 

topics at www.cgarchitect.com. He is an awardwinning 

AU speaker and is the founder of the 

Boston Area 3D Studio ® User Group. 

Daryl Bookout 

Prior to joining Autodesk in 2001, Daryl worked 

as an independent consultant in the AEC industry 

in Texas and Louisiana. His primary focus was on 

assisting firms with Autodesk ® Architectural 

Desktop implementation. He has also helped 

clients by providing training, support, application 

development, and consulting services for 

Autodesk-based solutions. Daryl’s industry 

experience includes CAD management, drafting, 

design, and project management in both the 

architectural and petrochemical industries. 

Sandy Boulton 

Sandy is responsible for educating customers 

about sound software management practices, 

enforcing existing copyright laws, and improving 

legislation to protect software. In 1987, she 

formed the industry’s first Piracy Prevention 

Department. From 1983 to 1987, Sandy served in 

a variety of capacities at Autodesk, including 

communications manager and director of 

marketing. She is a founding member of the 

Business Software Alliance (BSA) and is currently 

chairman of its North American Anti-Piracy 

Committee. She is frequently quoted as an industry 

expert in the area of copyright infringement and 

is recognized as an industry leader in piracy 

prevention. Sandy holds B.S. and MBA degrees 

from Michigan State University. 

Christiaan Bowen 

Christiaan is an accomplished instructor with 14 

years of experience as a specialist in mechanical 

design using primarily Autodesk ® products. He 

combines his expertise, knowledge, and patience 

to teach innovative courses in AutoCAD ® , 

Autodesk ® Mechanical Desktop ® , and Autodesk 

Inventor ® .Christiaan has also incorporated a 

company, Sellier Enterprises, Inc., that specializes 

in mechanical design for the machine-automated 

packaging industry. 

Chris Bullen 

Chris holds a double degree in Pure and Applied 

Mathematics from the University of Calgary. He 

has been working in the architectural field since 

1987 and with 3D since 1994. Chris has taught at 

the college level and has provided training at 

other institutions. He is an active member of the 

visualization community with award-winning 

experience, and loves to share his knowledge 

with others.

Charles Busa 

Charles is an Autodesk ® Authorized Consultant in 

the architectural arena. He has used AutoCAD ® 

since release 10, and has 9 years of experience in 

training users. His main focus is architectural, 

from design through working drawings, including 

renderings and walkthroughs. Charles has also 

produced mechanical and industrial renderings 

and models. Throughout his training career, he 

has used the solutions he instructs in. 

Michael Carris 

Mike is an Autodesk ® Authorized Consultant and 

Autodesk ® Certified Instructor. He has more than 

13 years of experience in civil/survey software, 

engineering design, and surveying. Mike provides 

consulting, training, and technical support to 

public and private engineering and surveying 

firms across the country. He is known for his 

expertise in design visualization, GIS, mapping, 

civil engineering, and land surveying software 

applications. Mike is also a faculty member at 

John Tyler Community College in Richmond, 

Virginia. 

Patrik Chartrand 

Patrick has been working as a project manager 

in the aeronautics field for 6 years and as an 

application engineer for a reseller for 4 years. His 

areas of expertise include project management, 

PLM, PDM, and Autodesk ® mechanical solutions. 

Patrick has trained more than 1200 engineers 

and designers on using Autodesk ® Mechanical 

Desktop ® and Autodesk Inventor ® . 

Douglas Cochran 

Doug has more that 20 years of experience as a 

CAD director and architect. He has worked with 

several large architectural firms during his career. 

Doug is well-known at Autodesk as an advocate 

for the architecture community. Specializing in 

technology as it applies to AEC firms, Doug has 

successfully helped increase efficiency and 

profitability through the development and 

appropriate use of technology. 

David Cohn 

David has more than 20 years of hands-on 

experience with AutoCAD ® as a user, developer, 

author, and consultant. He is the publisher and 

editor-in-chief of Engineering Automation Report, 

the former senior editor of CADalyst magazine, 

and the author of more than a dozen books 

about AutoCAD. A licensed architect, David has 

also developed numerous AutoCAD add-on 

programs and is a well-known speaker and 

industry consultant. 

David Conant, AIA 

As the first architect employed by Revit 

Technology Corp., David has been designing the 

Autodesk ® Revit ® software since it was merely an 

idea. He applies his many years of experience as a 

practicing architect to keep the Revit team 

focused on real architectural needs and high 

levels of usability. Prior to working at Revit, David 

worked as an architect and CAD manager in 

Cambridge, Massachusetts. He developed and 

implemented office-wide standards, customized 

AutoCAD ® systems, and implemented an ongoing 

staff training system. He also has extensive 

experience teaching AutoCAD as a faculty 

member in Northeastern University’s 

Department of Art and Architecture. 

Todd Cummings 

Todd has more than 14 years of experience in 

engineering and document management. This is 

his third year at AU as a presenter on the subject 

of document management. As director of product 

development for Synergis Adept Document 

Management software, Todd has managed 

programming, application engineering, and 

marketing teams through seven releases of 

Synergis’ software. Todd also develops and 

deploys product implementation and training 

programs for customers and partner companies 

across the United States. 

Armundo Darling 

Armundo is a CAD manager for Flack + Kurtz, Inc. 

He manages CAD for the firm’s San Francisco and 

Seattle offices. Armundo started drafting for the 

U.S. Air Force in 1984 as an engineering assistant 

specialist. His professional background includes 

working in the aeronautical engineering industry 

for several years. He also worked as a piping 

designer for 6 years with pharmaceutical 

companies in the Bay Area before returning to 

the architectural engineering field. 

Greg Demchak 

Greg has been working with Autodesk ® Revit ® for 

more than 3 years in the Quality Assurance 

Group where he helps develop key software 

features and tests the software in real-world 

architectural scenarios. He has produced marketing 

content in the form of photorealistic renderings 

and the Autodesk Revit design gallery. He is also 

a faculty member at the Boston Architectural 

Center, where he teaches introductory Autodesk 

Revit classes. Greg holds a Master in Architectural 

Studies from MIT, and a Bachelor of Architecture 

from the University of Oregon. 

Lisa Desautels 

Lisa has been working with large-format imaging 

since 1996. She has extensive experience in scanning 

paper documents into digital data, as well 

as image compression, indexing, and integration 

of data into document management systems. 

She has worked on projects involving more than 

50,000 documents. She was featured in Directions 

magazine recently in an article about prominent 

women in GIS. Lisa is currently a member of AIIM 

and is the secretary for Nevada GIS. She has been 

providing imaging services and solutions to the 

CAD and GIS markets since 1997. 

Joanne Diaz 

Joanne works with RBF Consulting in Irvine, 

California, where she provides CADD support and 

training to more than 300 CADD users across 12 

offices. Prior to joining RBF, Joanne served as 

director of training for Synergis Technologies, in 

Quakertown, Pennsylvania, developing and 

delivering AutoCAD ® courses and providing 

consulting services for CADD standards 

development. She is a recipient of Autodesk’s 

Instructional Quality Award and has been an 

Autodesk ® Certified Instructor since 1992. 

Joanne’s career began in the early eighties 

designing newspaper conveying systems. 

Matt Dillon 

A registered architect with 16 years of experience 

in Autodesk ® architectural applications, Matt 

Dillon has worked with AutoCAD Architectural 

Desktop since the initial release and is a 

moderator in the Autodesk discussion forums on 

the product. In addition to being an Autodesk ® 

Certified Instructor at an Autodesk ® Authorized 

Training Center and providing end-user technical 

support, he assists customers in implementing 

Autodesk ® Architectural Desktop. He also consults 

with Autodesk development staff in product 

design and usability. Currently, Matt is promoting 

the adoption of Building Information Modeling in 

the United States. 

Sean Dotson, P.E. 

Sean has worked in the custom automated 

machinery industry for the last 6 years and 

currently works for PGT Industries in Florida. He 

provides design, engineering analysis, and CAD 

management solutions to three different 

engineering groups within PGT. Sean also 

provides training and VB and VBA customization 

of Autodesk Inventor ® to client companies. He is 

perhaps best known for his numerous tutorials 

on advanced Autodesk Inventor subjects, which 

he offers free-of-charge at his website 

(www.sdotson.com). Sean also co-authored 

Animator for Autodesk Inventor, an animation 

add-on application. 

David Driver 

David is the principal of 4D Architects. During his 

20 years of practicing architecture, David has 

served as architectural project manager and 

computer manager. He also provides consulting 

on CAD standards and implementation of 

Autodesk ® products. David is also an instructor 

and teaches Autodesk ® Architectural Desktop and 

Autodesk ® Revit ® classes at several training 

centers across the United States. David has 

co-authored Designing Mechanical Systems with 

Autodesk ® Building Systems and is contributing 

editor for an Autodesk Revit workshop series 

currently under development. 

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Anthony Dudek 

Anthony has 18 years of experience working with 

AutoCAD ® and all Autodesk ® MCAD products. He 

has been affiliated with the ATC ® network and the 

dealer channel as an engineering consultant and 

instructor in the Chicago area, where his main 

focus has been Moraine Valley ATC. He is currently 

working on permanent contract as project 

manager at BP Amoco. In addition, he has 

co-authored a popular college textbook on 

Autodesk ® Mechanical Desktop ® and Autodesk 

Inventor ® with Tom Short—also a veteran AU 

Speaker. Anthony is pleased to be presenting for 

a ninth year at Autodesk University ® . 

Brian Ekins 

Brian is a software engineer at Autodesk serving, 

for the past 4 years, as the API product designer 

for Autodesk Inventor ® .Brian has worked exclusively 

in the CAD industry for the past 20 years. 

He has designed the APIs for other CAD applications. 

He has also consulted with customers and 

provided training and custom programming 

services to help resolve their problems. 

Chris Erpelding 

Chris is director of operations of the 

Implementation Services team at KEMA 

Consulting. His experience spans more than 17 

years in the AM/FM/GIS industry. He has 

developed software solutions for numerous 

telecommunications companies, electric and gas 

utilities, and municipalities. At KEMA Consulting, 

Chris and his team specialize in implementing 

and integrating enterprise Geographic 

Information Systems (GIS), Outage Management 

Systems (OMS), Work Management Systems 

(WMS), Mobile Dispatch, Enterprise Resource 

Planning (ERP), Enterprise Application Integration 

(EAI), and other technologies. 

dave espinoza-aguilar 

As a consultant in CAD and multimedia for 17 

years, dave trains professionals in architectural 

and engineering firms on the general use, 

customization, and advanced programming of 

Autodesk ® design and visualization software. He 

has authored facilities management applications 

for several companies using ObjectARX ® ,VBA, 

AutoLISP ® , and MAXScript technologies. dave also 

creates graphics applications and animations for 

Toxic Frog Multimedia and has co-authored several 

books including NRP’s Inside 3D Studio MAX ® 

series. dave is a past president of AUGI ® (1996) 

and continues to serve as manager of the online 

training program (ATP). 

Bill Fane, P.E. 

An AutoCAD ® software user since 1986, Bill 

currently teaches AutoCAD and mechanical 

design at the British Columbia Institute of 

Technology and Autodesk ® Mechanical Desktop ® 

and Autodesk Inventor ® at the Institute’s Training 

Center. He has written “The Learning Curve” 

column for CADalyst magazine since 1986, and 

writes about Mechanical Desktop and Autodesk 

Inventor for Autodesk’s Point A Toplines newsletter. 

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Jim Farley 

Jim leads Oracle’s location-based initiatives in 

mobile computing and Telematics, Internet-hosted 

services, and platform integration across Oracle’s 

eBusiness suite of applications. Prior to joining 

Oracle, Farley served as technical director of the 

Center for Advanced Spatial Technologies and 

chief technology officer of the Fulbright College 

of Arts and Sciences at the University of 

Arkansas. Farley is a founder of the OpenGIS 

Consortium and he received a Smithsonian 

Laureate in 1999 for his work in distributed spatial 

data warehousing for state and local government. 

Richard Feineis 

Rick has 16 years of CAD experience and has 

worked as a senior consultant and instructor in 

the Autodesk ® VAR channel for more than 13 

years. His expertise in CAD and Electronic 

Document Management (EDM) enables him to 

help clients with needs analysis, custom implementation, 

and training on numerous AutoCAD ® - 

based applications. As an Autodesk ® Authorized 

Instructor, Rick has trained several thousand 

students on how to use CAD systems. He has also 

been a vice president and president of his local 

AutoCAD user group. 

Adam Ferris 

Adam is an Autodesk ® Certified Instructor with 10 

years of experience at Wentworth Institute of 

Technology in Boston. He teaches all professional 

level AutoCAD ® classes as well as Autodesk ® VIZ, 

Autodesk Inventor ® , and Autodesk ® Revit ® . In 

addition to being an educator, Adam also owns 

and operates an AutoCAD consulting firm to aid 

local area businesses in efficient AutoCAD 

configurations and management. He has a 

bachelor’s degree from Syracuse University. 

Ellen Finkelstein 

Ellen is the author of AutoCAD ® 2004 Bible (4th 

edition), AutoCAD ® 2000 for Dummies Quick 

Reference, and other books on AutoCAD. She 

writes a monthly article on AutoCAD for Point A 

Toplines.She has been using AutoCAD since 1986 

and teaching it since 1989. 

David Firman 

David received an M.A. in Applied Sciences from 

Simon Fraser University and won the prestigious 

Commonwealth Scholarship for entry into the 

Ph.D. program in Artificial Intelligence at 

Westminster University in London, U.K. He has 

been conducting usability studies for Pacific 

Alliance Technologies in Vancouver, British 

Columbia, for several years and participates in 

the company’s development and management 

teams. His primary interest is in applying design 

theories to the development of technical and 

socio-technical environments for web-based 

delivery of spatial data. 

Lay Christopher Fox 

Chris works as an architectural drafter, rendering 

specialist, and educator in western New York 

state. He is president of ArchImage CAD Services 

Inc., and provides drafting, rendering, design, and 

consulting services to homeowners, designers, 

architectural firms, and institutions across the 

United States. He is also adjunct professor at RIT, 

where he teaches AutoCAD ® in the Civil 

Engineering Department. Chris is the current 

president and longtime officer of the Rochester 

Area AutoCAD Users Group. 

Peter Funk 

Peter has taught customization of Autodesk ® 

Architectural Desktop to developer partners 

around the world. He has also worked as a 

programmer for both Autodesk and Softdesk. 

He currently works to provide implementation 

and customization support to customers in the 

building industry. 

Byron Funnell 

Byron earned a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering at 

Purdue University and worked as a mechanical 

engineer and CAD manager for several years. He 

began using AutoCAD ® in 1985, and Autodesk ® 

Mechanical Desktop ® since its inception. He has 

been a trainer and consultant of Autodesk ® 

products since 1986. In 1993, Byron opened The 

CADMaker in Fort Wayne, Indiana, to provide 

training, customization, consulting, and design 

services to local companies. For the past several 

years, Byron has served as president and 

webmaster of D.R.A.W., the local user group in 

northeast Indiana. 

Michael Geyer 

Michael is an application engineer at Autodesk. 

He was a member of the Autodesk Inventor ® 

development team from 1998 to 2001. Prior to 

joining Autodesk, Michael worked for several 

well-known companies including Caterpillar, 

Kaiser Aluminum, and Applied Cognitive 

Sciences. He holds a B.S. degree in Mechanical 

Engineering. 

John W. Gibb 

A senior applications designer, consultant, and 

technical advisor, John owns and operates 

Paladin. He is an Autodesk ® Registered 

Author/Publisher and Developer, the author of 

many books including Teach Yourself AutoCAD ® for 

Windows, AutoCAD ® 3D, the AutoLISP ® 

Programmer’s Toolbox, Visual Basic Applications in 

AutoCAD ® 2000, and a contributor to AutoCAD ® 

2002: Professional. He is a former vice-president of 

the Greater Chicago AutoCAD Users’ Group and 

former president and board member of AUGI ® . 

John is also an instructor for Moraine Valley ATC 

and CAD Cruise.

Brian Glidden, P.E., L.S. 

Brian is a GIS project manager and trainer for 

GDMS where he performs implementation, 

consulting, and training services. He is also an 

Autodesk ® Authorized Consultant. He has taught 

AutoCAD ® and GIS classes for the past 10 years. 

Previously, he worked in the civil engineering 

field as a principal engineer and CAD manager. 

Anthony Governanti 

Anthony is an application engineer at Autodesk 

specializing in networking techniques and 

license management. Previously, he was a product 

support analyst for Autodesk for 3 years. He is 

experienced in construction inspection, athletic 

field design, and subdivision design. Industry 

background includes civil engineering, specializing 

in subsurface design (sewer, drainage, and pipe 

networks). Anthony holds Associate degrees in 

both Architecture and Civil Engineering. 

Robert Green 

Robert is a nationally known author and consultant 

based in Atlanta. He heads the Robert Green 

Consulting Group and has an Internet venture 

called CAD-Manager.com that provides 

information and services to the CAD management 

community. You’ve likely read his work in 

CADENCE magazine, Autodesk’s Point A Toplines, 

MCADCafe, or in his CAD Manager newsletter. In 

addition to writing, Robert provides customized 

implementation and software integration services 

for a variety of clients throughout the United 

States and Canada. Robert holds a degree in 

Mechanical Engineering from the Georgia 

Institute of Technology. 

Alvie Griffith 

Alvie is a professional surveyor and mapper 

(PSM). Currently, he is the product manager for 

Autodesk’s CAiCE Visual Survey product. Prior to 

joining the CAiCE team, Alvie worked for the 

Florida Department of Transportation for 8 years 

in the positions of survey crew chief, final 

estimates engineer, and PSM/technical reviewer. 

Alvie holds a B.S. in Civil Engineering. He is also 

pursuing a master’s degree in Management 

Information Systems at Nova Southeastern 

University. 

Mario Guttman, AIA 

Mario is corporate CAD director for HOK Group, 

Inc., a multidisciplinary international design firm 

with 20 offices in seven countries. He is a licensed 

architect with degrees in mathematics and 

architecture. In addition to practicing architecture 

for 20 years, he has worked in software 

development, computer-aided facility 

management, and construction. 

Wolfgang Haller 

Wolfgang works as a lecturer on Geographical 

Information Systems supporting Facility 

Management at Technical University of Munich. 

In 1990 he joined Munich Airport where he 

introduced CAD and GIS systems. In 2002, he 

started a project to integrate GIS data and 

mobile computing. Most recently, the project has 

introduced Tablet PCs to support business 

processes at the airport. Wolfgang studied civil 

engineering. 

Baruch Heinoch 

Baruch is president of the private G.G. Systems, 

the leading GIS consultants in Israel for the last 

14 years. Baruch earned his B.S. and M.S. degrees 

at the Technion, Israel Institute of Technology. He 

serves as colonel in I.D.F reserve forces. He also 

leads the most advanced GIS projects in Israel at 

the Ministry of Defense, Homeland Security 

Systems, Survey of Israel, the Military Survey, and 

the city of Kfar-Saba., and developed the CMS - 

Cemetery Management System. 

John Herridge, AIA 

John is a registered architect in the state of Ohio. 

He has 14 years of professional work experience 

with many building and construction types. As an 

application engineer, his primary focus is 

Autodesk ® Architectural Desktop and Autodesk ® 

Revit ® , but he also serves the needs of the 

Autodesk Building Systems products. He provides 

customization, deployment, and training services. 

John received a B.S. in Architecture from Ohio 

State University in 1987. 

Heidi Hewett 

Heidi is a technical marketing manager at 

Autodesk and has been using AutoCAD ® for 17 

years. After earning her B.S. in Architectural 

Engineering from the University of Colorado, she 

worked as a lighting designer for a small electrical 

engineering firm. Heidi joined Autodesk in 1992 

and has held a variety of AutoCAD-related 

positions, including product support technician, 

training specialist, and senior applications 

engineer. In her current position, Heidi assists the 

AutoCAD development teams in developing and 

delivering technical marketing material for 

AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT ® . 

Yoshi Honda 

Yoshi is president of Pacific CADD Services, Inc., a 

CAD production service company based in 

Hawaii. In addition to commercial CAD production, 

Pacific CADD Services performs CAD management 

for clients, fosters CAD awareness, and conducts 

seminars in the United States and internationally. 

An AutoCAD ® user since 1989, Yoshi is a longtime 

member of AUGI ® .He has held various AUGI 

board positions including education & training 

chair, vice-president, and president. Honda 

remains active in the Aloha State AutoCAD User 

group, which he founded in 1995. 

Ron House 

Ron is a data architect and software engineer in 

Network Systems Development at Sprint. He 

specializes in developing online Geographic 

Information Systems employing Autodesk 

MapGuide ® and AutoCAD ® .Ron is the author of 

Special Edition: Using AutoCAD ® 2000, which has 

been published in six languages. Ron earned a 

B.A. in Architectural Engineering at Kansas State 

University. 

Peter Jamtgaard 

Peter has 18 years of multidiscipline work 

experience with AutoCAD ® and AutoLISP ® as an 

engineer, designer, draftsman, and programmer. 

He is currently the engineering/CAD manager for 

Cordeck Sales, Inc., and is engaged in steel deck 

detailing and construction in the Chicago Area. 

Peter serves on the AUGI ® board of directors, 

manages its Guild system, and is involved with 

many AUGI activities. Peter holds a Civil 

Engineering Technician degree from Gateway 

Technical College and a B.S. in Civil and 

Environmental Engineering from Marquette 

University. 

John Janzen 

John is an architectural CAD consultant with 

more than 19 years of professional experience. As 

an Autodesk ® Authorized Independent AEC 

Consultant and an Autodesk ® Technical Specialist, 

John was involved with the development of 

Autodesk ® Architectural Desktop, working on the 

beta test and development teams. He also 

helped develop training techniques used to 

introduce the software. John has traveled 

throughout Europe and Asia training and 

speaking about customizing Autodesk 

Architectural Desktop. 

R. Kirk Johnson, AIA, NCARB 

Kirk is a practicing architect and architectural 

educator. Currently, he is a senior associate at 

DuBose Associates, Inc. in Hartford, Connecticut. 

He also teaches architectural modeling, rendering, 

and digital presentation courses at the University 

of Hartford. Kirk has used Autodesk ® software for 

15 years. He has practiced architecture for 

20-plus years, and has taught architectural design 

and modeling for 13 years. 

Bobby Jones 

Bobby has been customizing AutoCAD ® software 

starting with AutoCAD Release 10 in 1991. He has 

worked for several companies and CAD consultants, 

including Exxon and Beazer Homes, with whom 

he is currently employed. With these companies, 

he developed custom CAD and database applications 

ranging from document management to 

payment tracking systems. Bobby is a contributing 

member of the popular developers’ website, 

AcadX.com. He also serves as the AUGI ® 

Architectural Desktop Guild moderator. 

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Travis Jones 

Travis is a content developer at Autodesk. He has 

worked with AutoCAD ® for more than 13 years 

and Autodesk Inventor ® since its inception. He 

has developed and delivered training courses to 

countless people in person, and over the Internet 

in virtual training classes. Travis is the co-author 

of six books about Autodesk Inventor, and is a 

regular speaker at Autodesk University ® . 

Toby Jutras 

Toby is a senior applications engineer with 

Autodesk, specializing in Civil Engineering 

Solutions products. Toby regularly presents at 

seminars and technical workshops. His understanding 

of the construction, civil engineering, 

and surveying fields comes from 10 years of 

experience working on engineering projects in 

New England. Toby has been the lead designer 

on a wide array of project types, including 

highway interchanges, fuel storage facilities, 

and retail/residential projects. 

Kerwin Kassulker 

Kerwin is an Autodesk ® Authorized Developer 

and Microsoft Application Developer. Kerwin has 

worked with a wide variety of Autodesk ® products 

for 14 years. Currently, he customizes mechanical 

applications for the Autodesk Inventor ® API. 

Kerwin holds a master’s degree in Manufacturing 

Systems from Southern Illinois University, and has 

completed advanced studies in Human 

Computer Interfacing at Tufts University in 

Boston. He is the principal developer behind his 

Silicon Valley-based business 

www.a2winpro.com. 

Barry Kelly, C.E.T. 

Barry has been involved in CAD for 17 years and 

has been using Autodesk ® products for 15 years 

in design, support, customization, training, and 

sales. Barry has worked for private industry, has 

been a full-time instructor in Toronto, and 

worked for 7 years at Autodesk Canada as the GIS 

applications engineer. In 1999, Barry returned to 

consulting and has since provided implementation 

and training for Autodesk Map and Autodesk 

MapGuide ® software. Barry delivers training for 

Autodesk as an Autodesk ® Authorized Consultant 

in GIS. This is his third year presenting at 

Autodesk University ® . 

Pete Kelsey 

Pete Kelsey is an Autodesk ® Authorized 

Consultant, and an Autodesk ® Certified Instructor 

based in Cave Creek, Arizona. The founder and 

CEO of K-Tek Solutions, Pete has 10 years of 

experience with Autodesk ® Land Desktop, 

Softdesk ® , and AutoCAD ® software. His experience 

encompasses GPS surveying, road design, mine 

engineering, utility design, CAD standards 

creation, and GIS systems. Pete’s classes are 

known for reflecting his years of experience 

as a civil designer, CAD manager, and a 

semiprofessional musician. He provides unique 

technical, instructional, design and IT skills and 

experience to AE firms worldwide. 

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Mark Kiker 

Mark is the director of core technologies for 

DMJM Design, a multidiscipline architectural/ 

engineering firm in Orange, California. He is 

responsible for Internet, intranet, and CD-ROM 

development, and for all electronic engineering 

deliverables. He has 20 years of experience with 

CAD software, oversees 600-plus CAD seats, and 

has implemented and customized CADD 

standards for his company. Mark has instructed 

more than 450 CAD operators both internally 

and for local colleges and technical schools. 

William Kilp 

Bill has 15 years of experience as a CAD and FM 

software consultant and trainer. In 1990 Bill 

founded Facility Solutions. Since then, he has 

become an Autodesk ® Authorized Consultant, an 

Autodesk ® eLearning Provider, and an Autodesk ® 

Certified Instructor. In 2001, Bill and two other 

partners formed faciliCAD LLC. They developed 

and released faciliCAD, a Computer-Aided Facility 

Management solution. Bill is responsible for 

Product Design and Development, Technical 

Support, Sales and all of the day-to-day business 

activities. 

Jill King 

Jill has been drafting since the pre-CAD days. She 

learned construction drafting in the Army 

National Guard, and has worked in the gold mining 

industry for 16 years. When AutoCAD ® came to 

her site, she was given the job of training CAD 

users. In 1991, she organized the Northeastern 

Nevada AutoCAD Group and has been a leader 

ever since. She also taught AutoCAD at the local 

college. Jill’s love of teaching inspired her to 

teach through the AUGI ® Training Program and 

now at Autodesk University ® . 

KaDe King 

KaDe is a trainer/training manager in southern 

California and loves to teach AutoCAD ® software. 

She has been using AutoCAD since 1987 and 

has been a trainer since 1993. Her on-the-job 

experience with AutoCAD includes mapping, 

civil, manufacturing, and electrical/lighting. She 

also teaches Autodesk Map and Autodesk ® Land 

Desktop. She found out recently that she has 

acquired a nickname in southern California: 

KaDe King the “queen” of AutoCAD. No wonder 

her husband complains that he is an “AutoCAD 

Widower!” 

Randy Kintzley 

Randy is an engineer with 7 years of experience 

in software development at Autodesk, where he 

has authored many Bonus and Express Tools. 

Previously, Randy worked with AutoCAD ® in 

production environments for 6 years. He 

implemented the LayerP command and several 

other new features that appear in the latest 

version of AutoCAD software. 

Colleen Klein 

Colleen writes implementation guides and 

training materials on AutoCAD ® Mechanical software 

for Autodesk. She spent more than 7 years 

at MasterGraphics delivering consulting, support, 

training, and seminars across the country. She has 

been training users of 2D and 3D CAD software 

for more than 11 years. Colleen is a sought-after 

instructor for AutoCAD ® ,AutoCAD Mechanical, 

Autodesk Inventor ® , and drafting practices. Her 

formal education includes mechanical design, 

industrial technology, and management. 

Mike Kotanian 

Mike brings 12 years of AEC industry experience 

to Autodesk’s team of application engineers. He 

received a Master of Architecture degree from 

the University of Colorado, receiving a Tau Sigma 

Delta award for his achievement. After practicing 

architecture throughout the western United 

States, Mike spent 2 years as a consultant helping 

clients customize and implement Autodesk ® 

Architectural Desktop and other Autodesk ® - 

based solutions. Mike is currently working with 

the entire Building Solutions Division product 

line to assist Autodesk customers and resellers in 

the southeastern United States. 

Bill Kramer 

Bill is a computer scientist and well-known industry 

veteran with more than 20 years of experience 

customizing CAD/CAM/CAE systems. He has been 

an independent AutoCAD ® developer since 1985. 

He has also authored a regular series in CADENCE 

magazine since Volume 1, Issue 1. 

Phil Kreiker 

Phil is Megabyte Master at Looking Glass 

Microproducts, an Autodesk ® Registered 

Developer, where he is responsible for AutoCAD ® 

training, customization, and support. He teaches 

AutoCAD at the Colorado School of Mines. Phil 

wrote the “CAD Cookbook” column for 10 years 

at CADalyst, and was technical editor-at-large for 

CADENCE magazine from 1996 to 1997. He is the 

author of several books including his latest Visual 

LISP ® :A Guide to Artful Programming which is part 

of the Programmer’s Series from Autodesk ® Press. 

Lucy Kuhns 

Lucy is a training specialist at Holman’s Inc., in 

Albuquerque, New Mexico and Tempe, Arizona, 

where she develops real-world solutions using 

the latest surveying, GPS, and CAD technology. 

She is also a working partner in a land surveying 

company in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Lucy has 

presented at several Autodesk University ® 

conferences. Lucy is an Autodesk ® Certified 

Instructor and has been training and working 

with Autodesk ® and Softdesk ® products since 

1989. She received her engineering degree from 

Ohio State University.

Linda Lancaster 

Linda has been manager of the Autodesk ® 

Authorized Training Center and CADD/CAM 

Program for the Francis Tuttle Technology Center 

in Oklahoma City for the past 14 years, and is a 

recognized leader in CAD education. Linda started 

using AutoCAD ® software 16 years ago. She was 

an Autodesk ® Education Training Specialist for 

several years. With extensive industry experience, 

including McDonnell-Douglas Corporation and 

owning her own design firm, Linda brings a 

unique mix of business experience to the 

classroom. 

Christie Landry 

Christie holds a B.F.A. in Architectural Design 

from the Massachusetts College of Art in Boston. 

Christie worked as a designer and job captain for 

various design firms in the Boston Area for 8 

years. She was also a CAD manager for a 

large architecture firm in Boston supporting 

approximately 100 users. Christie is very excited 

to bring her experiences with implementation 

and support as a CAD Manager to the Autodesk 

Building Solutions Division team. She is based at 

Autodesk’s offices in Manchester, New 

Hampshire. 

Brad Lawrence 

With 24 years of experience in the electrical 

utility industry, Brad has enjoyed a long and 

successful career working for ENMAX Power 

Corporation in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. He spent 

13 years working in Field Operations as a power 

lineman. He also has 11 years of GIS-related 

experience in various positions including project 

manager for the company’s GIS strategic planning. 

For the past 3 years, he has served on the board 

of directors for GITA - Alberta Chapter. 

Henry Lee 

Henry joined Autodesk in 1996. He has been 

evangelizing, teaching, and presenting almost all 

Autodesk APIs at ADN conferences and migration 

seminars worldwide, and at Autodesk University. 

He is an expert in ObjectARX ® /ObjectDBX , 

ActiveX, MFC, ATL, ADO/OLE DB, C++, C#, VB.NET, 

and Java. 

Kelcey Lemon 

Kelcey is a former application engineer with 

more than 10 years of real-world experience in 

CAD software training and implementation. At 

Autodesk, Kelcey is the senior technical marketing 

manager for Autodesk ® Architectural Desktop, 

responsible for product marketing. He also trains 

Autodesk application engineers. 

Diane Li 

Diane is the product manager of Viewers and 

Design Web Format (DWF ) in the Building 

Collaboration Services division at Autodesk. She 

leads the product strategy and delivery of 

Autodesk ® Express Viewer, Volo ® View, and DWF. 

Diane began her career in software development 

after earning B.S. and M.S. degrees in Computer 

Science from Stanford University. She has 8 years 

of product management experience, leading the 

strategy, development, and launch of leadingedge 

web, collaboration, and enterprise software 

at companies including Macromedia, 

Andromedia, and Oracle. 

Paul F. Loreto 

Paul is the president of Paul F. Loreto Architect 

Inc. The firm designs commercial and industrial 

projects, and is the first company in Canada to 

use Autodesk ® Revit ® as the only software in its 

practice. He is also the president of Loreto Design 

Consultants, the first Autodesk ® Authorized 

Consultant/Revit Specialist in North America. 

Paul’s clients in both fields appreciate his real-world 

AEC experience and the time- and cost-savings 

resulting from his use of Autodesk Revit 

software’s parametric modeling capabilities. 

Gordon Luckett 

Gordon is president of Arrow Geomatics Inc., a 

GIS consulting, development, and training 

company. He is also the author of Autodesk ® 

courseware manuals for Autodesk MapGuide ® 

and Autodesk Envision .Gordon has built many 

large-scale corporate solutions with Autodesk 

Map ,Autodesk MapGuide and, most recently, 

Oracle Spatial as part of integrated systems 

within municipal environments. Gordon also 

teaches Autodesk ® GIS products at Moraine Valley 

Community College and the British Columbia 

Institute of Technology. 

J.C. Malitzke 

J.C. Malitzke is department chair of the Computer 

Integrated Technologies Department at Moraine 

Valley Community College in Chicago. He manages 

and teaches AutoCAD ® and has been instrumental 

in the college’s awards from Autodesk. He was a 

founding member of the Autodesk ® Training 

Center Executive Committee, which consults with 

Autodesk on training matters. In 2002, he was 

selected by the Illinois Drafting Educators 

Association as Educator of the Year. He presents 

at numerous conferences, and this is his 10th 

year presenting at Autodesk University ® .He holds 

a bachelor’s degree in Education and a master’s 

degree in Industrial Technology from Illinois 

State University. 

Jonathan Mark 

Since 1990, Jonathan has been the GIS manager 

in the Information Technology Department at the 

city of Vancouver. He is responsible for the city’s 

corporate GIS infrastructure as well as the 

VanMap implementation. Prior to joining the city 

of Vancouver in 1984, Jonathan taught in the 

Urban Land Economics Division of the Faculty of 

Commerce at UBC after obtaining his Ph.D. in 

Economics in 1977. 

Mathews Mathai 

Mathews earned both bachelor’s and master’s 

degrees in Computer Science and graduated 

with honors from the Florida Institute of 

Technology. He has12 years of experience in civil 

engineering and surveying automation. He 

joined CAiCE at Autodesk in 1992 and is currently 

the product manager for the Visual Roads product. 

Mathews has worked in several positions at 

CAiCE with Autodesk including software and 

application development, technical support, 

sales/marketing, and software training. 

Jim Mays 

Jim is the director of information services for 

Echeverria Design Group, a retail store design 

firm located in Miami. He has 15 years of diverse 

AutoCAD ® experience, including AutoCAD 

consulting, 10 years of CAD management, as a 

technical director for an AutoCAD reseller, and as 

an AutoCAD instructor at Broward Community 

College. Jim has contributed articles to CADENCE 

magazine and AutoCAD ® Tech Journal.He was also 

the national winner of CADENCE’s 1991 Top Gun 

competition. Jim has been a speaker at Autodesk 

University ® since 1994. 

Scott McEachron 

With his humorous yet personable style, Scott 

has built his reputation as an instructor by 

teaching basic and advanced Autodesk ® software 

and related products throughout the United 

States. He is considered a leader in the field. Scott 

has written courseware currently used throughout 

Avatech and has published several technical 

documents and tips and tricks featured on 

TenLinks.com as well as other notable sites. 

Scott McFarlane 

Scott is president of SHM Development, Inc. a 

software development consulting company 

specializing in custom database applications that 

use Autodesk ® software in the AEC and GIS 

industries. He has more than 20 years of 

programming experience, and has been 

integrating databases with AutoCAD ® software 

ever since it was possible. He is the author of 

AutoCAD Database Connectivity from Autodesk ® 

Press, as well as several articles. Scott has served 

on the AUGI ® board of directors and currently 

serves as the AUGI web team manager. 

Jerry McNaughton 

Jerry started an oil-field service company in 1976 

to design and develop prototype equipment. 

Many of the designs were then patented and 

manufactured by the company. During the last 

10 years Jerry has worked in Texas and abroad in 

the offshore construction and pipelay industry. 

Jerry learned AutoCAD ® with the self-taught 

method with the help of many friends. He has 

progressed into AutoCAD 3D, Designer, 

Autodesk ® Mechanical Desktop ® , and has used 

Autodesk Inventor ® since it was first released. 

Jerry now designs everything from shipboard 

equipment to entire pipelay vessels using 

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Jason Medal-Katz 

Jason is the professional services manager for 

Autodesk ® Building Collaboration Services. He 

manages a team that provides consulting, training, 

and implementation services to Autodesk ® 

Buzzsaw ® customers. Previously, Jason was an 

AEC application sales engineer for Autodesk Asia 

Pacific. Prior to joining Autodesk, Jason practiced 

architecture and worked as a CAD manager. He 

holds a bachelor’s degree in Architecture from 

the University of California at Berkeley. 

Thomas Meehan 

Thomas has worked for several years in 

architectural firms doing design and production 

work as well as CAD management. He is a 

certified instructor in AutoCAD ® and Autodesk ® 

Architectural Desktop as well as fluent in many 

office, graphics, and desktop publishing 

applications. He also writes AutoLISP ® and HTML 

code. Thomas has a degree in Architecture and is 

now completing his exams for a license. 

Kelly Meyer 

Kelly is the AEC product manager for Autodraft, 

Inc., an award-winning Autodesk ® reseller founded 

in 1988. Kelly started using AutoCAD ® Version 2.6 

in 1985 when he attended a 2-year CAD diploma 

program at Caribou College. After graduating, 

Kelly developed CAD standards for a roof truss 

manufacturer and designed roof and floor 

systems until 1989 when he joined Autodraft, 

where he has handled sales, technical issues, and 

training. He has been an Autodesk ® Certified 

Instructor since 1994. 

Troy Mifsud 

Troy has many years of experience as a CAD 

manager and architectural designer on 

healthcare and education projects. He was a 

former architectural application engineer for a 

major Autodesk ® reseller in Boston, where he 

implemented Autodesk ® Architectural Desktop, 

developed CAD standards, and trained and 

supported architectural staff for numerous 

clients. Troy specializes in implementation and 

standardization of AutoCAD ® and Architectural 

Desktop. He earned a Bachelor of Architectural 

Technology from Ryerson University in Toronto. 

Jerry Milana 

Jerry is a senior principal consultant with 

Autodesk Professional Services (APS), specializing 

in network and operating-specific issues. In 

addition to providing support and training to 

dealers and major accounts, Jerry also represents 

the Product Support Department at product 

development meetings. Prior to joining 

Autodesk, he was in charge of sales and support 

for an AutoCAD ® dealer. Jerry served as president 

of an AutoCAD user group and on advisory councils 

for local collages. He has accepted numerous 

invitations to lecture on TCP/IP networking and 

AutoCAD topics. Jerry has also contributed to 

CADENCE magazine on networking AutoCAD. 

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Kevin Miller 

Kevin joined Ohio Edison Company in 1986 and 

is currently serving as project manager for the 

GIS Migration Project at FirstEnergy. The goals of 

the project are to migrate the former GPU GIS 

to the FirstEnergy GIS platform and develop 

interfaces between FirstEnergy’s AM/FM 

application and the SAP (ERP) and PowerOn 

(OMS) systems at FirstEnergy. Previously Kevin 

was coordinator of Geospatial and Engineering 

systems at FirstEnergy where his duties included 

management of the group responsible for 

training, development, and support. 

Ronald Montesano 

Ronald has 10-plus years of experience in the 

engineering design field, including extensive 

industry and academic experience. He has taught 

introductory and advanced AutoCAD ® classes at 

Westchester Community College in Valhalla, New 

York since 1992. He works full-time as an engineer 

for Paragon Aquatics, one of the largest pool 

industry manufacturers in the United States. He 

has designed and drafted working plans for 

mechanized devices in the architectural, baking, 

paper, petrochemical, and semiconductor 

industries. Ronald has a B.S. in Engineering from 

the University of Buffalo. 

Andrew Morsell, P.E. 

Andrew owns and operates Spatial Integrators, 

Inc., a private GIS and CAD consulting firm. 

During the last 5 years, he has been the primary 

developer and project manager in charge of the 

creation of more than 30 custom Autodesk 

MapGuide ® sites for various clients. Prior to 

working in the GIS and CAD consulting field, 

Andrew worked in the civil, environmental, and 

geotechnical industry as a project engineer and 

was involved in all phases of field-data collection 

and design. He earned a bachelor’s in Geology 

and master’s in Geologic Engineering and is a 

registered civil engineer. 

Neil Munro, P.E. 

Neil is a faculty member at the British Columbia 

Institute of Technology (BCIT) in Vancouver, 

Canada. He is a co-author and contributor on a 

number of books and electronic courseware 

modules for Autodesk Inventor ® .Neil also pens 

Autodesk Inventor tutorials for the Autodesk 

website and writes Autodesk Inventor VB 

applications in his spare time. 

Matt Murphy 

As director of the Autodesk ® Authorized Training 

Center at Wentworth Institute of Technology in 

Boston, Matt is recognized by Autodesk as a 

leader in providing professional training since 

1985. He has served as an advisor and consultant 

to the training industry as chair of the Autodesk 

Training Center Executive Committee (ATCEC) 

and as an Education Training Specialist (ETS). He 

is also an Autodesk ® Certified Instructor and a 

Certified Technical Trainer. He has received 

numerous instructional awards for his efforts in 

raising the quality of the training industry. 

Marv Muston 

Marv is an AEC professional with 28 years of 

experience in the industry. He is AutoCAD ® and 

Microsoft certified. He is also president of both 

Marv Muston Consulting and the Sarasota 

Autodesk User Group. Marv serves AUGI ® as junior 

vice-president, and is currently the AUGI manager 

for Local User Groups (LUG). In this role, he helps 

people around the world find, start, or develop 

local user groups in their area. 

Keith Nanneman 

Keith has been the senior application engineer 

for D3 Technical Services in Springfield, Missouri 

for the last 5 years. D3 is an Autodesk Service 

Center that is focused 100 percent on the 

Autodesk mechanical vertical market. Keith holds 

a Bachelor of Science degree in Drafting and 

Design Technology from Southwest Missouri 

State. Keith’s main focus at D3 is the implementation 

of Autodesk Inventor ® with new customers, 

as well as 2D and 3D CAD automation and 

configuration development for existing customers. 

Additional responsibilities include training and 

supporting Autodesk Inventor users and working 

as an engineering design consultant. 

Bob Ng 

Bob Ng, director in the Business Planning and 

Analysis Group at Autodesk, has worked for the 

company for 15 years. He is an expert in the field 

of CAD economics and has authored numerous 

studies on the topics of CAD ROI and design 

productivity. He holds a B.A. from the University 

of California at Berkeley, and an M.B.A. from 

Harvard University. 

Brian Palmby 

Brian is an application engineer and instructor 

specializing in Autodesk ® mechanical software for 

INCAT, an Autodesk ® value-added reseller. INCAT 

won Autodesk’s only ICE award for Autodesk 

Inventor ® Technical Excellence. Brian has been 

teaching Autodesk products for 5 years, and has 

taught Autodesk Inventor ® since it was first 

released. 

Tony Peach 

Tony is the DWF strategist and evangelist for 

Autodesk. He is responsible for providing the 

DWF direction across Autodesk and its products. 

Tony has extensive knowledge of brand 

management and product marketing in multiple 

geographic markets both internationally and 

domestically. During his 11 years at Autodesk, 

he has served in several capacities from quality 

assurance, software design, and tools 

development, to applications engineer, product 

management, and his current role as strategist. 

Tony holds a bachelor’s degree in Mechanical 

Engineering with a minor in Computer Science.

Scott Pearson 

Scott is the owner of Pearson Consulting & 

Training Services, and is an Autodesk ® Authorized 

Consultant with 20 years of experience in 

mechanical engineering design. Scott provides 

the manufacturing industry with on-site, 

advanced modeling services as well as customized 

CADD training in AutoCAD ® ,Autodesk Inventor ® , 

and Autodesk ® Mechanical Desktop ® software. 

Scott has presented at previous AU conferences. 

As one of Autodesk’s e-learning instructors, he 

has developed and delivered web-based Virtual 

Classroom training materials. He has also written 

for Autodesk’s Point A Toplines. In 1999, Scott 

received Autodesk’s Top Instructor award. 

Alex Penney 

Alex has worked in local government agencies 

and municipal districts providing GIS and data 

management solutions as an independent 

consultant. As the GIS training manager for 

Autodesk, Alex managed the development of 

materials and trainers to Autodesk partners for 

more than 5 years. He has personally trained 

more than 1000 Autodesk Map users worldwide. 

Eddie Perlberg 

Eddie is a project manager in the Visualize 

Success division of R.A. Smith & Associates, Inc., a 

leading engineering, surveying, and technical 

services consultant in the Midwest. Scott has 15 

years of experience developing architectural and 

visualization solutions. He has taught a variety of 

classes and is a recognized speaker at numerous 

seminars. Eddie is also a contributing animator 

for the Bradley Center, home of the Milwaukee 

Bucks, Admirals, Wave, and Marquette Golden 

Eagles. He is experienced as a CAD manager, 

designer, and visualization artist. 

Bob Phillips 

Bob is a data architect specializing in Geographic 

Information Systems in the Broadband Wireless 

Group at Sprint. He specializes in geographic 

analysis, creating GIS prototypes, and developing 

online Geographic Information Systems 

employing Autodesk MapGuide ® .Bob holds a 

B.A. and M.A. in Mathematics from the University 

of California, Berkeley. 

Stephan Plabst 

Stephan studied geodesy and geoinformation at 

the Technische Universitaet Muenchen and 

graduated with the German degree of 

“Diplom-Ingenieur” (similar to a master’s degree). 

Currently, he is assistant lecturer at the Institute 

for Geodesy, GIS, and Land Management at the 

Technische Universitaet Muenchen. He is now 

doing research in mobile GIS and interoperability 

with OpenGIS. 

Gary Ponsell 

Gary is a technical specialist and training 

instructor with the national solutions provider 

and certified Autodesk ® Service Center, Avatech 

Solutions, Inc. He has been teaching Autodesk ® 

products since 1996 and has co-authored several 

training guides at Avatech. Gary has contributed 

articles to the Point A Toplines newsletter, and has 

presented at four AU conferences. 

David Pothier 

Dave is a senior applications engineer with 

Autodesk, based in Manchester, New Hampshire. 

He has worked at Softdesk and Autodesk since 

1990 and has been working with Autodesk ® AEC 

products since 1987. During this time, he has also 

worked in product design, QA, technical support, 

and product development. Previously, Dave 

worked for a consulting engineering firm in New 

Hampshire. He attended Bridgewater State 

College, majoring in computer science. 

Allen Preger 

Allen is responsible for business development 

activities at Marinsoft. Prior to joining Marinsoft, 

Allen was the AEC market development manager 

for Autodesk, providing technical and marketing 

guidance to Autodesk’s worldwide sales force. 

Prior to Autodesk, he was the Asia Pacific sales 

manager for Softdesk, Inc., and established 

Softdesk’s regional headquarters in Singapore in 

1995. Earlier in his career, Allen worked as an 

application engineer for Archsoft Group, Inc. He 

holds a B.S. in Economics and Mathematics from 

Occidental College. 

Gordon Price 

An AutoCAD ® user since 1990 and a consultant 

since 1994, Gordon is currently the CAD Manager 

at Thomas Hacker Architects in Portland, Oregon. 

His architectural experience includes work as a 

designer, job captain, and web developer. Gordon 

continues to consult with firms in Portland and 

Silicon Valley, focusing on small-office technology. 

He is currently finishing his thesis for a master’s 

in Architecture degree at San Francisco Institute 

of Architecture. 

Felicia Provencal 

Felicia is an Autodesk ® Authorized Consultant 

based in Hawaii with more than 17 years of 

experience working with AutoCAD ® ,Autodesk 

Map ,Autodesk ® Land Desktop, Autodesk ® Civil 

Design, Autodesk ® Survey, Autodesk ® Field Survey, 

and Autodesk ® Raster Design software. She writes 

the monthly tutorial on civil software products 

for Point A Toplines.A popular Autodesk 

University ® instructor, Felicia conducts workshops 

and seminars and provides consulting and 

training services throughout the United States 

and the Pacific Basin. 

Jim Quanci 

Jim is senior manager of the Autodesk Developer 

Network (ADN) worldwide—an international 

network of 2500 ADN members. Jim also serves 

as the process plant industry representative for 

Global Business Development at Autodesk. He 

has 15-plus years of engineering and design 

experience, and has spent the past decade working 

closely with Autodesk’s leading technology 

partners. Jim is a frequent presenter and consultant 

on software development technologies to 

leading design software firms and Fortune 500 

companies. He earned a B.S. in Mechanical 

Engineering from the Cooper Union and an MBA 

in International Marketing from San Francisco 

State University. 

Carl Reed 

Carl is the executive director for the OGC 

Specification Program. Prior to his current position, 

he was an independent GIS consultant. During 

his long and distinguished career, Carl has held 

positions as president and vice-president of 

software companies. His accomplishments 

include designing and implementing two major 

GIS packages. Carl has published dozens of 

papers and been a keynote speaker at numerous 

GIS conferences. In 1996, he was voted as one 

of the 10 most influential people in the GIS 

industry. He obtained his Ph.D. in GIS from SUNY, 

Buffalo in 1979. 

Jody Reynolds 

Jody Reynolds is an applications engineer with 

Microdesk. He has six years of experience in 

planning, site analysis, and design in the civil/survey 

field. With Microdesk, Jody is responsible for 

providing technical support, training, and 

consulting on AutoCAD, Autodesk Map, Autodesk 

Land Desktop, Autodesk Civil Design, and 

Autodesk Survey software. He has also served as 

a CAD manager for a civil/survey firm. Jody 

frequently presents technical workshops at 

various professional organizations, meetings, and 

conferences throughout the Northeast. Jody 

earned his degree in Civil Technology from the 

University of New Hampshire. 

Joel Roderick 

Joel is currently project designer and CAD 

technologies manager at Water Technology, Inc., 

an aquatic planning, design, and engineering firm 

in Beaver Dam,Wisconsin. Joel is responsible for 

the conceptual design of aquatic recreation/ 

competition facilities and water parks, as well as 

all AutoCAD management and customization. 

For the past 5 years, Joel has been developing 

Water Technology’s proprietary AutoCAD plug-in, 

Aquatic Desktop, using Visual LISP ® ,VBA,and 

ObjectDCL. 

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Fernando Rodrigues 

Fernando has focused his career on planning and 

designing health care facilities. He uses 

Autodesk ® Architectural Desktop software in all 

phases of a project. He has developed standards 

and customization for office deployment. He is 

now developing methods to implement 

Autodesk Architectural Desktop in the master 

planning process and to migrate building data 

between different phases of the project. 

Fernando holds a degree in Architecture. 

Ira Rodriguez 

Ira is CAD manager for Mithun, Inc., a 50-year-old 

architectural firm with 120 employees, based in 

Seattle. He manages and develops all CAD-related 

training and assessment of users. Prior to moving 

to Seattle, Ira was a CAD manager for HOK 

(Hellmuth, Obata & Kassabaum, Inc.) in Dallas, 

Texas. He has been using AutoCAD ® since Release 

12 DOS, and AutoCAD Architectural Desktop 

since Softdesk ® 7.0. 

Andrew G. Roe, P.E. 

Andrew is a registered civil engineer and president 

of AGR Associates, Inc., a technology consulting 

firm based in Minneapolis. He has more than 18 

years of experience in engineering, computer 

applications, and technical writing, and is the 

author of Using Visual Basic with AutoCAD ® , 

published by Autodesk ® Press. In addition to 

helping clients develop and document custom 

applications, he writes regularly for Engineering 

News-Record and CADENCE magazines, and 

develops training material for Microsoft and 

Autodesk ® products. 

Brian Roepke 

Brian is the former president and CEO of 

truEInnovations, developers of the Autodesk 

Vault. He now works for Autodesk as the product 

designer for the Vault. In this position, he is 

responsible for the current and future direction 

of Autodesk’s PLM solution strategy. Additionally, 

he is responsible for the design of certain aspects 

of Autodesk Inventor ® . 

Gary Rosen 

Gary is president of Electric Pelican Ink CADD 

Consulting Services, and is a 24-year veteran of 

the civil/survey industry. He has spent 16 of those 

years working with Softdesk ® and Autodesk ® 

CADD software. Gary spends most days providing 

on-site consulting and training to “Land Nuts” in 

New England. He is the author of Inside Softdesk ® 

Civil, and two training videos, Autodesk ® Land 

Desktop in a Nutshell, the Movie, and Autodesk ® 

Civil Design in a Nutshell, the Movie. 

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Tom Salomone 

Tom has over 25 years of experience in the 

industry and is currently the worldwide MDA and 

AEC segment manager for HP, responsible for 

marketing HP’s products to engineers and 

architects who use CAD/CAE software. With a 

background in advanced manufacturing 

research, Tom is well known throughout the 

industry for his vision and insights. His previous 

roles include senior engineering manager and 

new product development manager. Tom has an 

M.S. in Computer Science and a B.S. in Physics, 

and is the author of Concurrent Engineering, What 

Every Engineer Should Know. 

David Salzberg 

David is acting customer solutions director of 

Telecommunications and Utilities, in the 

Infrastructure Solutions Division at Autodesk. 

David has extensive experience in product 

management. David was director of Asia/Pacific 

Sales for Softdesk’s Professional Solutions 

products including Civil/Survey, Building Design 

& Engineering, and Imaging. In 1988, David was a 

founder of Image Systems Technology, Inc. 

(creators of CAD Overlay ® ,now Autodesk ® Raster 

Design). As director of international distribution, 

he established partners in more than 50 countries. 

David served as vice president, secretary, and 

treasurer until Image Systems was acquired by 

Softdesk in 1994. 

Zak Sargent 

Zak is a senior AE and programmer/analyst for 

E-Terra, LLC. He is an accomplished trainer of 

Autodesk ® products including AutoCAD ® , 

Autodesk ® Land Desktop, Autodesk Map , and 

Autodesk MapGuide ® , and has trained about 1000 

professionals in the last 7 years. Zak has also 

helped develop numerous GIS websites, including 

sites for the City of Bellevue, Flathead County, L.A. 

Department of Water and Power, Hubble 

Engineering, and the Port of Seattle. One of those 

sites, the Survey Control Data Warehouse for 

Washington, won an Autodesk iDesign award. 

Last year, Zak was awarded Autodesk’s ICE 

Competition Award. 

Brian Schanen 

Brian is manager of the Manufacturing Group at 

MasterGraphics. He has worked with large 

corporations to implement mechanical solutions, 

specializing in Autodesk Inventor ® .Brian has 

taught numerous classes in AutoCAD ® ,Autodesk ® 

Mechanical Desktop ® , and Autodesk Inventor. His 

formal studies include mechanical and machine 

tool design. Prior to joining MasterGraphics, Brian 

worked as a journeyman machinist and as a CAD 

manager/designer. He is a recognized expert, 

instructor, and consultant in the field of 

Mechanical CAD. 

Steve Scheepmaker 

As manager of software development at Pacific 

Alliance Technologies, Steve’s focus is on the 

development of both server-based and clientbased 

custom software. Using his background in 

CAD and GIS as a foundation, he is responsible for 

the development of a broad range of applications 

that focus on optimizing work patterns to 

maximize efficiency and system payback. 

Michael Schlosser 

M.W. (Mike) Schlosser is geospatial project manager 

for Autodesk Canada.With 15 years of experience, 

he is an expert in the design, development, and 

implementation of GIS systems. He has worked 

with a wide variety of clients on their GIS implementations, 

including AT&T Broadband, Orlando 

Utilities Corporation, Florida Power and Light, and 

the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission. 

He is skilled in project management, creating 

GIS-based simulations and demonstrations, and 

developing innovative solutions to business 

problems. Mike is also a skilled educator and 

trainer whose works are widely published in both 

trade and academic publications. 

Gavin Schrock, P.L.S. 

Gavin is the technical lead in the Seattle Public 

Utilities strategic initiatives group, where he 

focuses on using digital data to improve the cost 

ratios for engineering projects. He has worked in 

surveying, mapping, and GIS for 23 years in the 

civil, utility, and mapping disciplines. He has 

published in these fields and has taught 

surveying, GIS, and data management at local, 

state, national, and international conferences. 

Gavin is a licensed land surveyor in the state of 

Washington. 

Peter Sheerin 

Peter is the product review editor for Game 

Developer magazine and Gamasutra.com, but has 

more than 10 years of experience as a journalist 

covering the CAD market, specializing in reviews 

of the latest hardware and software related to 

the CAD and 3D design industries. His articles 

and reviews focus on best-in-class technology 

and industry standardization as they relate to 

hardware, software, and technical software in 

general. Peter is also a frequent presenter at 

industry conferences. 

Thomas Short 

Tom is a consultant and mechanical engineer. He 

has worked with AutoCAD ® since 1983 and has 

taught thousands how to design in 2D and 3D. He 

has consulted with many companies in industries 

including automotive, aircraft, consumer products, 

and the military on optimizing their use of 

AutoCAD, Autodesk ® Mechanical Desktop ® , and 

Autodesk Inventor ® .With his dynamic teaching 

style and depth of knowledge, Tom is a popular 

presenter at AU, and has been for every one.

Dave Simeone 

Dave is senior product manager for Autodesk in 

the Infrastructure Solutions Division. He is 

responsible for product management of 

Autodesk ® Land Desktop, Autodesk ® Civil Design, 

Autodesk ® Survey, Autodesk ® Civil Series, 

Autodesk ® Raster Design, and Autodesk’s new 

software product Autodesk ® Civil 3D. Dave 

graduated from the University of Massachusetts 

in Amherst, and previously worked as a site 

designer before joining DCA Software, Softdesk, 

and then Autodesk. 

Kristen Smith 

Kristen has been working with AutoCAD ® 

software since 1990. She is the owner of KCS 

Consulting, a drafting and CAD consulting 

business she started in 1997. She is also an 

Autodesk ® Authorized Consultant. Kristen has 

managed all aspects of client technical training 

courses from design to delivery and evaluation. 

She has also authored and delivered curriculum 

for several Autodesk ® products, and specializes in 

Autodesk ® Architectural Desktop. 

Matthew Stachoni 

Matt is the CAD and IT Manager for Bernardon 

Haber Holloway Architects, P.C., and BHH|Tait 

Interiors LLC. He oversees the CAD and IT 

operations across both companies and their 

three offices located Pennsylvania and Delaware. 

Previously, he worked as CAD and IT systems 

manager for several architecture firms for 13 

years. He was also a consultant to the 

Massachusetts General Hospital’s Planning 

Department. He has been using, customizing, and 

programming AutoCAD ® and related products 

since 1987. Matt has participated in Autodesk 

University ® since 1998. 

Steve Stamatoplos 

For 20-plus years, Steve has worked in all areas of 

the civil engineering and surveying fields, using 

Autodesk ® products since they were first released. 

He has taught AutoCAD ® and related civil 

engineering software at all levels for 16 years and 

brings a practical perspective to the classes he 

teaches. Steve is also an Autodesk ® Authorized 

AEC Consultant and was recently honored by 

Autodesk for 10 years of service in this capacity. 

Gary Stephenson 

Gary has been active in GIS and AEC imaging for 

19 years. His AutoCAD ® experience began with 

Image Systems Technology, Inc. as product 

manager for the pioneering CAD Overlay ® GSX. 

For Softdesk, Inc., Gary continued to focus on 

imaging solutions for AEC. He also was co-author 

of the solutions courseware for Autodesk ® CAD 

Overlay ® Release 14. He now works as a product 

designer for imaging products including 

Autodesk ® Raster Design. Gary holds M.B.A. and 

B.S.E.E. degrees from Rensselaer Polytechnic 

Institute in Troy, New York. 

Shawnita Sterett, P.E. 

For the past 3 years, Shawnita has worked as a 

civil applications engineer at Autodesk helping 

engineers in the United States find appropriate 

design solutions through technical demonstrations, 

seminars, and workshops. Prior to joining 

Autodesk, Shawnita worked for 7 years as a civil 

engineering consultant using Autodesk ® solutions 

in residential and commercial subdivision 

development projects. With a primary focus on 

grading and drainage design, her experience also 

includes utility planning, roadway design, traffic 

analysis, and surveying. 

Tom Stoeckel 

Tom is a software developer at Autodesk. He has 

been using AutoCAD ® software and programming 

AutoCAD-related applications since 1987. Prior to 

joining Autodesk, he was an Autodesk ® 

Registered Developer and an ADN member, and 

authored several commercial layer management 

tools for AutoCAD.Tom was one of the developers 

of the AutoCAD ® Express Tools. Most recently, he 

has worked on AutoCAD and various Autodesk ® 

product extensions. 

Eric Stover 

Eric is the product manager for AutoCAD ® 2004, 

AutoCAD 2002, and i-drop ® technology. He joined 

Autodesk in 1996 after 10 years with an energy 

management and engineering firm in Phoenix, 

Arizona. His work included more than 100 building 

energy studies for the Department of Energy, 

Motorola, Intel, Con Edison, and Arizona Public 

Service, among others. In this role, he developed 

several building energy analysis software 

programs that are used in the market today. Eric 

attended Arizona State University where he 

received a B.S. in Biomedical Engineering before 

completing his MBA in 1994. 

Jim Swain 

Jim has 20-plus years of experience in the CAD 

industry, including 13 years as a product design 

engineer and CAD administrator. For the past 6 

years, Jim has served as a senior applications 

engineer and trainer at Synergis Technologies, an 

award-winning Autodesk ® Systems Center. His 

responsibilities include courseware development, 

classroom and on-site instruction and consulting, 

and help desk support for AutoCAD ® and the 

Autodesk Inventor ® Series. He has helped hundreds 

of engineering professionals at Fortune 1000 

companies become more productive and efficient 

with Autodesk’s manufacturing solutions. 

David Swanson 

David is a business productivity advisor with 

Microsoft Corporation in Northern California. 

He specializes in helping information workers 

become more productive with the tools they 

currently use or future versions of Microsoft’s 

Office System. Specifically, David focuses on 

helping the information worker become more 

integrated into important business processes, 

participate in team scenarios via more effective 

communication and collaboration, utilize critical 

business information and intelligence, and invest 

in personal productivity scenarios to transform 

information into personal impact. In a previous 

job, David worked for the Department of Energy’s 

Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory as a 

mechanical engineer. He is an alumnus of 

Purdue University. 

Donnia Tabor-Hanson 

Donnia has been using AutoCAD ® since release 

1.4. She has taught college-level courses and was 

the manager of an Autodesk ® Authorized Training 

Center for several years. She has experience using 

AutoCAD in a variety of fields including 

architecture, material handling, atomic waste 

removal and containment, and civil. Donnia 

currently works with a log-home design group. 

She has been active with AUGI ® since 1995, and 

has written extensively for several magazines. 

She earned her M.S. in Technological and Adult 

Education from the University of Tennessee. 

Collecting tips and tricks is her passion. 

Chris Talbot 

Before joining Autodesk, Chris worked in the 

reseller channel as a pre- and post-sales 

applications engineer. Previously, he worked for 

both Airline Interiors and ICON Health and 

Fitness. Specific duties at both positions included 

market overview and product positioning, along 

with managing product design and new product 

presentations to clients. 

Richard Taylor, Associate AIA 

Richard is a designer working for Autodesk in 

Waltham, Massachusetts, where he creates 

seminars and presentations for Autodesk ® Revit ® 

software. Previously, he worked for other major 

architectural CADD companies. He was also a 

CADD manager for Archetype, a small design firm 

in Boston. He has also worked as an architectural 

designer in larger firms in Boston and Baltimore. 

Richard is involved in the local Boston Society of 

Architects. He holds a B.S. in Architectural Studies 

and a Master of Architecture from the University 

of Nebraska, Lincoln. 

Joe Travis 

Joe has worked in GIS and mapping for 10-plus 

years. His background includes positions at civil 

engineering firms, electric utilities, and fieldinventory 

mapping companies. Joe is an expert 

at capturing field information, processing that 

data with a variety of software programs, and 

distributing it via the Web or handheld devices. 

His presentations take advantage of his realworld 

experience to demonstrate the workflow 

of geographic information. Joe has a degree in 

Geography from the University of Georgia. 

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Michael Tuersley 

Michael is the head programmer/consultant for 

RAND IMAGINiT Technologies. He has been 

working with and programming AutoCAD ® and 

related software for 16 years and teaching it for 

10 years. Michael’s background includes time 

programming, architectural engineering consulting, 

designing plastic injection molds, building 

residential homes, and teaching at Stark State 

College of Technology in Canton, Ohio. He is an 

experienced developer using VB, VBA, AutoLISP ® , 

Visual LISP ® ,Cold Fusion, XML, ObjectARX ® , C#, 

and Java languages. Michael is also the author of 

CADalyst magazine’s “AutoCAD Clinic” column. 

Thomas Van Laan, P.E. 

Thomas is president and CEO of COADE 

Engineering Software in Houston. He has 24 

years of plant design experience, and was 

formerly employed at Bechtel and Ebasco 

Services. He is a graduate of MIT in Civil 

Engineering. Thomas was adjunct instructor in 

the Department of Computer Science at Pace 

University. A published author, he has written 

books and articles, including Piping and Pipe 

Support Systems - Design and Engineering, 

published by McGraw-Hill Publishing Co., and 

“A Model for CAD/Analysis Integration,” an article 

published in Hydrocarbon Engineering. 

Brian Verboort 

Brian is an industry veteran with 23 years of 

practical design and manufacturing experience 

in industry, and 11 years of extensive hands-on 

implementation and training experience in the 

mechanical design and engineering management 

environment. Brian is also an Autodesk ® 

Authorized Consultant (AAC) and a member of 

the Autodesk Developer Network (ADN). 

Paul Wadsworth 

Paul is project manager with United Utilities 

Service Delivery and has 28 years of experience, 

primarily in the electricity industry. He was 

trained as a power distribution engineer and 

then specialized in information technology to 

improve the control and management of 

electricity power networks and their assets. Paul 

holds a B.S. in Electrical Engineering, is a member 

of the Institute of Electrical Engineers, and is a 

qualified Prince2 practitioner. He lives in England 

in Bolton, Lancashire. 

Vornel Walker 

Vornel serves as CAD business development 

manager at COADE, responsible for developing 

market strategies for the CADWorx suite of 

products. Vornel has 18 years of experience as a 

piping design engineer for oil, gas, chemical, and 

water treatment projects, including 3 years as an 

on-site engineer for offshore and onshore 

projects in Denmark, Norway, and the U.K. Most 

recently, he spent 9 years providing business 

development and marketing support for various 

AutoCAD ® -based solutions for the piping, HVAC, 

electrical, and engineering sectors of the plant 

design industry. 

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Andrew Walther, P.E. 

Andrew is a licensed professional engineer in 

British Columbia and runs APW Engineering Inc. 

During his 8 years as an Autodesk ® Certified 

Consultant, he has worked with the City of 

Vancouver, City of Nanaimo, and the U.S. Federal 

Government. He specializes in implementing 

Autodesk ® Land Development and GIS 

technologies. Andrew’s focus involves getting 

back to the basics: business processes, data 

management, and standards. With a professional 

background in transportation, municipal 

engineering, and field surveys, Andrew offers a 

unique blend of industry experience and 

application knowledge to clients. 

Harry Ward, P.E. 

Harry is a registered civil engineer and is certified 

as a GPS machine-control expert. He is the 

executive vice president for OutSource Inc., a 

consulting firm and Autodesk ® Premier Training 

Center. He has been an engineering professor at 

George Mason University since 1997, an 

Autodesk ® Authorized Consultant since 1991, and 

an Autodesk ® Registered Developer since 1997. 

He serves on the editorial advisory board for 

P.O.B. magazine, on the Autodesk GIS Customer 

Council, and is GIS chair for AUGI ® .He also 

contributes articles to CADENCE, P.O.B., and 

other magazines. 

Kevin Whitlock 

Kevin is a GIS/Mapping professional with 10 years 

of experience from Vancouver, Canada. He works 

with municipal, provincial, and federal government 

agencies, as well as GIS, mapping, photogrammetry, 

and engineering firms. As an application 

specialist with Autodesk ® reseller, Pacific Alliance 

Technologies, Kevin is a resource for 400-plus 

clients who need technical support, training, and 

product customization and development. He 

holds a degree in Geography from Simon 

Fraser University. His students have described 

his instructional style as entertaining, 

comprehensible, and informed. 

Steve Williams 

Based in New York City, Steve provides 

customized consulting, training, and 

implementation services to project teams using 

Autodesk ® Buzzsaw ® .Since joining buzzsaw.com 

in 2000, he has successfully implemented online 

collaboration within a wide variety of companies 

including Toys ‘R’ Us, Weyerhaeuser, KB Home, and 

Robert A.M. Stern. Steve holds a Master of 

Engineering Management degree and a B.S. in 

Civil Engineering from Duke University. This is 

Steve’s second year as a presenter at Autodesk 

University ® . 

Jerry Winters 

Those who have been trained by Jerry Winters 

will tell you that you are not only in for an 

educational experience, but a really good time as 

well. He excels at communicating complex subjects 

in a simple manner. Jerry has written several 

books on customizing AutoCAD ® with VBA, and 

has provided training for a number of Fortune 

500 companies. Sign up for his classes, bring a 

notepad, a pencil, and a sense of humor! 

Tad Wirmel 

Tad has worked in the consulting engineering 

business for 14-plus years. He began as a drafter 

and eventually pursued process piping design, a 

discipline he has worked in for the last 10 years. 

Tad works as a senior piping designer at Cintas 

Corporation, the largest uniform supplier in the 

United States. He is responsible for drawing 

document management and piping designs, 

85 percent of which he creates in 3D. Tad 

participates in the AUGI ® guilds and has taught 

two ATP courses. He holds an Associate degree in 

Mechanical Engineering Technology. 

Alexander Wood 

Alex has more than 12 years experience with 

AutoCAD ® , starting with Release 9, and currently 

holds Autodesk certification for nearly all 

Autodesk ® products. He works as a technical manager 

for an Autodesk ® System Center and is an 

AutoCAD and Autodesk ® Architectural Desktop 

instructor. Alex is expert in numerous fields 

including utilities drafting, civil/environmental 

engineering design, 3D hydraulic/electric 

machine design and fabrication, CADD project 

management, architectural drafting and 

visualization, CADD Services systems/personnel 

management, and Autodesk product support. 

David Zavislan, P.E. 

David is the corporate CADD manager at Nolte 

Associates, Inc. He supports Nolte’s engineering 

and document delivery processes and develops 

and implements CADD tools, training, and 

standards. A licensed civil engineer, David has 

also been an independent CADD consultant, 

specializing in civil engineering, surveying, and 

mapping. He has also worked as a structural 

engineer, staff engineer for a municipal public 

works department, project engineer, project 

manager, and as a software trainer and consultant 

for a software reseller. David earned a 

B.S. in Civil Engineering at Colorado State 

University in 1985. 

Christopher J. Zoog 

Christopher is an associate with J. Randolph Parry 

Architects, PC, in Moorestown, New Jersey. Over 

the past 3 years, he has used Autodesk ® Revit ® to 

design and document everything from small 

retail interiors to large-scale multifamily apartment 

buildings. He is also an editor for accustudio.com, 

a worldwide AccuRender resource site. Chris 

received a B.S. in Environmental Design from the 

University of Massachusetts, Amherst, where he 

focused his studies on the use of computers in 

building and landscape design.

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