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| EXECUTIVES Best-practice session speakers at the summit represented leading practices from the United States. Architects, engineers, business leaders and technologists came together to share their experiences and vision for the industry.
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Bill started
his association with the Troyer Group as a volunteer with
Habitat for Humanity International and then became an employee
in 1993. He presently serves as a project manager specializing
in architectural design for commercial, religious, and educational/institutional
clients. Bill has a strong interest and commitment to sustainability
in the built environment. He is a LEED Accredited Professional
and serves as Past Chairman / Board Member of the U.S. Green
Building Council Indiana Chapter. He is also the Indiana Representative
to USGBC National for LEED EB (existing buildings) as well
as Indiana’s representative to the USGBC’s Heartland
Regional Council. Myron is a graduate
of Purdue University. In 1974 he joined SSOE in Toledo, OH where
in 1979 he started using Intergraph IGDS and then MicroStation.
In 1984 he received his Structural Engineering license. In 1991,
he started ProCADD, his own consulting firm. During these years
he successfully wrote custom MDL applications, provided 2D/3D
training and other CADD services to regional firms that used
MicroStation. In 2000, he joined The Troyer Group in Mishawaka,
IN as VP of Information Manager. Along with his IT Management
responsibilities, he continues to manage Bentley applications,
including giving direction to BIM projects. Volker joined NBBJ in 1998 as Design Technology Manager. Focus of his position is the development and implementation of a technology strategy in NBBJ’s architectural design practice. While implementing sustainable design on many projects, NBBJ’s practice has also increasingly pursued the idea of an integrated practice. NBBJ regards BIM as the enabling technology that is rapidly gaining acceptance as an important business tool in the building industry. Keeping optimal utilization of this emerging technology aligned with the reality of a forward-looking, sustainable, ever-evolving architectural practice is an exhilarating challenge to the profession. Volker’s role is to help guide NBBJ in this development. Prior to joining
NBBJ’s architectural practice, Volker contributed for
five years as software developer to a 3D modeling package. Volker
earned a professional architectural degree (Dipl.-Ing. der Architektur)
from the Technical University Berlin in 1988, and as a Fulbright
Scholar proceeded to earn a Master of Architecture degree with
a Computer Aided Architectural Design Certificate from the Ohio
State University in 1991. As a Postgraduate Associate at the
Computer Graphics Research Center in Darmstadt, Germany Volker
taught architects and other design professionals to use CAD
applications and object based architectural design systems until
1993. Rodger is an
experienced architect with successful implementation and support
of design, production and business technology practices. Working
with CADD has occupied 25 of his 29 years of continuous practice
where he has been dedicated to improving levels of performance
of professional projects through new methods of design information
creation and enhancing access to practice knowledge: drawings,
graphics, schedules, words and numbers. His education includes
a Bachelor of Arts, Literature and Creative Writing, Eckerd
College; Bachelor of Design, University of Florida; and Master
of Arts, Architecture, University of Florida. Robert is a
Senior Vice President and Partner at Ghafari Associates, and
has spent the last 21 years with the firm in various capacities.
He graduated from Michigan Tech University with an undergraduate
degree in Mechanical Engineering and received his MBA from Indiana
Wesleyan University. At Ghafari he directs the Mechanical, Engineering
Departments as well as functions as Executive in Charge of Sustainability,
Strategic Planning, and Indianapolis Operations. He introduced
and managed the implementation of the firm's use of 3-D Laser
Scanning and 3-D BIM as well as functioned as Project Manager
on the firms' largest 3-D BIM project to date; General Motor's
new flagship, Lansing Delta Township Assembly Plant. He is past
Board Member of the Great Lakes Construction Alliance as well
as chair of the Electronic Documents Committee, past Board of
Directors of the Michigan Minority Business Development Council,
current Chair of the Engineering Society of Detroit Construction
and Design Committee as well as chair of the 3-D BIM and Advanced
Technology subcommittee. In his role
as Manager of Architectural Systems for General Motors Worldwide
Facilities Group, Mr. Wick is responsible for leading the Architectural
group in developing design criteria, continuously improving
common systems, and supporting construction projects. Mr. Wick
has 28 years of experience in the design and construction field
and is also responsible for seeking new technology applications
and creative methods for accomplishing corporate initiatives.
Mr. Wick is a member of the American Institute of Architects
and National Council of Architectural Registration Boards. Mr.
Wick earned a Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Architecture
Degrees from Lawrence Institute of Technology. |
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