Levels & Layers Presents:
A personal introduction to reality capture (aka scan to BIM). Tonight’s presenter is Jeff Richards from BIM Over CAD. Jeff will walk (literally and figuratively) attendees through his personal journey to using LIDAR to capture real world conditions.
Jeff Richards has +30 years of experience supporting AEC firms in the use of CAD and BIM technology. He is a seasoned expert able to translate the complexities of design into practical, real-world applications in construction and back again using 3D modeling.
With a career spanning architecture, landscape architecture, survey, mep engineering and baggage handling, Jeff started BIM Over CAD intent on empowering firms and professionals in adopting Building Information Modeling.
Jeff’s hands‑on approach emphasizes:
- Assuring that every user is heard
- Meeting the client wherever they are in the BIM/CAD realm
- Extolls pragmatic problem solving
- Understanding that BIM is more than a single application
- Maximizing design coordination and reducing errors
- Enhancing collaboration among multidisciplinary teams
- Leveraging BIM’s capabilities for cost estimation, scheduling, and facility management
Through project-based mentoring, Jeff ensures that practitioners don’t just learn the BIM software they learn how to make BIM work for their specific challenges and objectives. His background in production assures that he can break down complex software problems into manageable ideas.
Jeff’s unique blend of strategic insight and technical knowhow makes him a sought-after presenter for professional groups looking to improve their processes, improve their content, drive greater efficiency, and produce smarter, more sustainable designs. He is a creative problem solver who enjoys the challenge of matching project needs to technology.
You can find him:
jeff@bimovercad.com
www.bimovercad.com
