jack of all trades, master of none?

JACK OF ALL TRADES,
MASTER OF NONE?
Lessons learned by a Revit user
that became a CAD Manager
Presented by: Luke Runde
JACK OF ALL TRADES, MASTER OF NONE?
About the Speaker
Luke W. Runde has worked at IIW, P.C. for 14+ years as an Autodesk
Civil 3D and Revit user. He began as a structural technician and
helped implement Revit for the Architectural and Structural
Departments. His exposure to Civil 3D, Revit, and IT has helped him
make the transition to being a CAD Manager and BIM Coordinator.
Luke holds a degree in Mechanical Engineering Technology from
Northeast Iowa Community College. He has attended Autodesk
University for four years and this is his second year at Midwest-U.
Please feel free to contact Luke via email at:
l.runde@iiwengr.com
Luke W. Runde
CAD Manager
Learning Objectives
• How to build a solid foundation for CAD standards
• Discuss tactics to gain more respect and attention
from peer users
• Provide ideas to help establish more credibility with
project managers
• Share reference materials, tools, and people who will
help you succeed
How It All Began
• Existing issues
– Technicians acting as
silos
– Vault implementation
– Software rollouts
– Transfer from LDDT
“Change is inevitable, progress is optional.”
Tony Robbins
Building Support
• Management
– Build job description
– Estimate hours
• Now
• Future
– Coordinate with “D.C.’s”
• Monthly meetings
• Performance reviews
Current Hours Estimate
Future Hours Estimation
Civil 3D/Revit Business Plan
Standards Group
• Representation from
each department
– Best of the best
• Excited about Civil 3D
– Exploring new tools
– Continuously looking for
better methods
• Meet once a week
Users Group
• Started as (1) large group
• Met every other week
– Topics
• Time to put together
presentations was an issue
• Applicability to all staff
• New schedule started at
the start of this year
– Once a month/group
– Once a month for everyone
Users Group Questionnaire
Documentation
• Portal
– Tip of the week
– Web links and training
videos
• Handbook
• Checklists
• Key sheets
– Details
– Plan
Portal
Cover Key Sheet
Detail Key Sheet
Peer Reviews
• Began with general
topics
– File naming
– Text heights
• Implemented a “Review
Yourself” document
• Plan on starting reviews
as a standards group
task
Company Workflows
• Everyone had their own
idea of what was the
correct workflow
• Attended an AU class
related to Vault that
documented their
workflows
• Started with that idea,
and have been building
our document since
Company Workflows
Drawing Workflows
Mentoring
• Started to have a change in
mentality with seating
arrangements
– Utilized more shared office
space
• Try to pair our experts with
staff willing and excited to
learn new topics
• Use a spider web method –
get some buy in and then let
it spread project to project
Technology
• Software rollouts
• Service packs/hotfixes
• Tracking versions/updates
Help!!!
• Cad Technology Center
– Training
• Customized
• Webinars
– Support desk
– Template review
• Midwest University
• Autodesk University
Additional Help?
• Internet
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http://www.caddmanager.com
http://www.cad-notes.com/
http://civilinformationmodeling.net/
http://www.cadtutor.net/
http://www.cadalyst.com/
http://www.cadalyst.com/management
http://forums.autodesk.com/
http://augi.com/forum
http://au.autodesk.com/
• YouTube
• Email