About the Authors

Don Bokmiller is a CAD/BIM specialist at Clark Nexsen Architecture and Engineering in Norfolk, Virginia. He has worked in the AE design industry since 1996 when he started out as a CAD technician in the electrical department. He eventually became one of a few CAD managers as the company grew, while also participating as an electrical designer on several projects. When Revit Systems came along, he participated in the Autodesk Beta program and has continued to do so for each release. His current position is to optimize the company's use of Revit MEP. He currently works in a team under the direction of the IT department director, tying the software user experience directly to the software, hardware, and network administrators. Don has also worked as an application specialist, where he supported clients of various sizes and company structures on their use of Revit MEP. He has taught classes and given presentations to local engineering organizations. Don is an AUGI member and has presented at Autodesk University and the Revit Technology Conference USA.

Simon Whitbread, Revit and CAD implementation specialist, started using Revit at release 5.1. He has over 30 years of experience in the building services and architectural industries. Since the early 1990s, he has been involved in developing and managing CAD and IT systems. He moved to New Zealand in 2002, where he led the implementation of Revit Architecture at JASMAX, one of New Zealand's leading architectural practices, and more recently he has been providing implementation, support, and training services for AutoCAD and the Revit suite of programs to companies in the United Kingdom, New Zealand, Australia, Singapore, and Dubai. Simon enjoys spending time with his family, has spoken at several Autodesk University and RTC events, is a member of AUGI, is on Twitter, and is part of the Australasian organizing committee for the Revit Technology Conference (RTC).

Plamen Hristov is the director of virtual design and construction at Capital Engineering Consultants, Inc., where he is leading the implementation of building information modeling (BIM).

Plamen has also worked as an application specialist, where he has been actively developing Autodesk Revit implementation strategies, techniques, and procedures for architectural and MEP companies. He has been establishing and updating company standards and best practices, assisting project teams with pilot projects, implementations, on-site project consulting, custom content creation, and training. Plamen is an Implementation Certified Expert (ICE), and he has presented various BIM topics at Autodesk University, the Revit Technology Conference, and Revit user groups.