Jeffrey W. Ouellette

An independent consultant for the built asset industry, focusing on clients with openBIM® needs, including technical, process, and organizational issues. Providing built asset industry research and project management for IT projects.

Notable Projects:

• Information Delivery Manual (IDM) Development for Building Information Modelling (BIM) and Building Energy Modelling (BEM) Workflows - Authorship of a buildingSMART International technical report providing an overview of requirements for developing IDMs and corresponding data exchange specifications between building information modelling and building energy modelling, simulation, and analysis throughout a project lifecycle.
• Asset Operations Handover (AOH) Framework - Project management of a new proposed bSI Standards Project to develop an international specification for data exchange from project delivery phase to operations, based on IFC4.3. An international replacement to the US NIBS COBie. 
• AOH-Building Systems Equipment Maintenance (AOH-BSEM) - Project management of a specific use case application of the AOH Framework. 
• Revit IFC4 Certification and IFC UX/UI Consultation, Autodesk - Providing consulting services to the Autodesk Revit Interop team to facilitate final steps of IFC4 RV1.2 Certification, as well as exploring an IFC support development roadmap including UX/UI improvements.
• ASHRAE RP-1815 “Integrating Occupant Behavior Data into Building Information Modeling for Performance Simulation” - A research project regarding the advancement of implementing Occupant Behavior Modeling concepts through such BIM mechanisms as IFC and gbXML file formats.

Part of the project team led by HDR, Inc. to continue development of BIM-based project delivery standards for the USA infrastructure industry, started with the previous TPF-5(372). This work focuses on modeling and exchange standards for 3 more use cases over the lifecycle of planning, design, delivery, and management of bridges in the USA inter- and intrastate road networks.

Part of the project team led by HDR, Inc. to develop BIM-based project delivery standards for the USA infrastructure industry, through a Transportation Pooled Fund, "TPF-5(372) BIM for Bridges and Structures", with participation from 20+ members of AASHTO and the FHWA. As the Software Vendor Engagement Advisor, managing the participation of software companies in developing support for the standards. This includes recruitment, communications, development planning, vendor support, and implementation coordination.

Assisting the buildingSMART community and Domain leaders with the writing and editing of Activity Proposals and Project Plans for initiatives regarding the application of openBIM(R) standards to various industry needs.

Notable Projects:

• openBIM for Electrical Engineering - A proposal to examine and apply bSI's openBIM standards to the building electrical engineering domain, focused building power supply and controls.
• openBIM for High-Voltage Power Transmission - A proposal to examine and apply bSI's openBIM standards to the Power industry, focused on the transmission and distribution of power from generation sources to points of use.

Administration of the bSI Forums <forums.buildingsmart.org> a Discourse-based online forum for peer-to-peer communication in the buildingSMART community.

Maintenance of the bSI Standards Implementation Database <https://technical.buildingsmart.org/resources/software-implementations/>

Former admin of technial.buildingsmart.org, standards.buildingsmart.org, and github.com/buildingsmart.

Facilitation and management of efforts in the Technical Room. Assisting the Technical Room leadership, TR Steering Committee with meetings, and bSI Management Office with bSI Process documentation and evolution.

Leadership of the Implementation Support Group (ISG). Arrangement, attendance, and convening of semi-annual ISG meetings and monthly calls. Response or delegation of technical queries from the ISG community.

As a Senior Architect Product Specialist, in the Product Marketing division, I continued to have richly varied roles influencing the understanding of CAD and BIM technologies for customers and the AEC industry.

In addition to many of my previous responsibilities as a BIM Specialist, my role as a Product Marketing team member involved:

• Development of product messaging and collateral;
• Development of internal tools & processes for product marketing;
• Direct customer engagement for product feedback and customer success support;
• Industry engagement as a subject matter expert for BIM, and especially interoperability, topics;
• Assistance with strategic partner development, evaluating product-to-product workflows and crafting resulting market messaging and collateral.
• Vectorworks, Inc. representative to buildingSMART International Implementation Support Group
• Technical advisor to the Illuminating Engineering Society (IES) Computer committee and  BIM sub-committee

Notable Projects:

• Vectorworks BIM Implementation Checklists - Documentation to help existing and new users make the transition to BIM-based workflows using Vectorworks Architect software.
• National BIM Standard - United States (NBIMS-US™) Version 3 Project Committee (2012-2015). The National BIM Standard-United States® provides consensus based standards through referencing existing standards, documenting information exchanges, and delivering best business practices for the entire built environment.
• AIA Technology in Architectural Practice Knowledge Community BIM Standard/Guidelines Survey (2012-2013) - In 2012, AIA TAP compiled a survey of the current global state of BIM Standards/Guidelines. This spreadsheet documented known private and public specifications, both well-established and those currently being developed. Links to the organizations and documentation were provided.

As a BIM Specialist, in the Integrated Practice division, I had richly varied roles influencing the understanding of CAD and BIM technologies in the AEC industry and the development of Vectorworks Architect, including:

• Research of topical BIM technologies, processes, standards, and workflows, including analyzing competitor and strategic partner solutions.
• Collaborating with Nemetschek Vectorworks software engineering staff to test, review, design, and manage the development of various features for several releases of the application, including: 
• IFC import/export functionality & certification; 
• Doors, Windows, Stairs & Framing Member objects
• Keynotes; 
• New standardized object dialog interface;
• Visual Scripting
• Collaborating with other software developers supporting BIM workflows and interoperability between products, focusing primarily on the use of Industry Foundation Classes (IFC)
• Creating examples of best practice methods of using the Vectorworks Architect software for Building Information Modeling (BIM).
• Acting as a liaison to the professional community, educating architectural and other AEC industry professionals about Vectorworks as a BIM technology and how it is incorporated in BIM workflows. This includes presentations to national and international audiences, in the US, Japan, Norway, and the Netherlands
• Vectorworks, Inc. representative to buildingSMART International Implementation Support Group
• Facilitating Vectorworks Architect customers' implementation of BIM techniques and workflows in their practices and services to their clients.
• Implementation of "open BIM" messaging for  Vectorworks, Inc.

Notable Projects:

• Vectorworks BIM in Practice Demonstration Projects (2006-2012) - The Vectorworks BIM in Practice Series was a collection of projects that provided users with practical, pragmatic guidance and discussions about how to implement projects in Vectorworks using BIM methods. This collection contained a variety of project types, sizes, style and complexities. Each project was meant to highlight a particular method, workflow or set of tools, and vary from project to project, to cover a variety of strategies.
• Vectorworks Architect IFC2x3 CV2.0 Certification (2010-2013) - A rigorous software testing and development regimen to ensure the technical capability of the software to export IFC2x3 architectural models and import all IFC2x3 models based on the Coordination View 2.0 requirements.
• buildingSMART alliance/Open Geospatial Consortium AECOO Testbed-1 (2008-2009) - The buildingSMART alliance (bSa), a Council of the National Institute of Building Sciences, and the Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) conducted a Testbed, based on OGC’s Interoperability Program (IP) to develop candidate specifications and best practices to meet sponsor requirements. The AECOO-1 Testbed looked at streamlining communications and information exchanges between project participants during the criteria design phase to get an understanding of the tradeoffs between construction quantity take off, cost and energy efficiency.
• buildingSMART International Standards Implementation Database (2010- present) - A database of bSI Standards compatible applications (including IFC and BCF) for the whole range of design and construction disciplines, including infrastructure, architectural, structural, building services, FM, and model viewing.
  

Custom residential projects

Notable Projects:

• Volente Lake House, Guest House - Volente (Lake Travis), Texas
• SoCo House on Eva Street - Austin, Texas
• Garner Avenue Residence - Austin, Texas

Freelance design and production services

Notable Projects:

• REALMdanceproject promotional materials and digital photography
• Kathy Dunn Hamrick Dance Company promotional materials and digital photography

Contract services for custom residential and graphic design

Notable Projects:

• Rosedale Residence - Austin, Texas
• Kelsey Residence Remodel and Addition - Austin, Texas
• High House, Student Commune - Austin, Texas

Contract services for construction document production of dental clinics and custom residential projects

Notable Projects:

• Ferguson Dental Clinic - Austin, Texas
• Hicks Residence Addition and Remodel - Austin, Texas

Custom residential, restaurant, dental clinic, and commercial office projects

Notable Projects:

• Cypress Creek Office Park - Cedar Park, Texas
• Sunchase Plaza Office Park - Cedar Park, Texas
• Sandy Creek Marina Beach Bar - Volente, Texas
• Pool Cabana, Private Residence - Austin, Texas
• Oral/Maxillofacial Surgery Suite - Cedar Park, Texas

Custom residential and commercial office projects

Notable Projects:

• Medical Office Building (with Chris Lewis Architects) - Cedar Park, Texas
• Jolly Residence Addition - Austin, Texas
• Azalea Residence - Dallas, Texas

Religious, educational and custom residential projects

Notable Projects:

• McEntire Residence - Westlake, Texas
• Renovations and Additions, First Presbyterian Church - Austin, Texas
• Renovations and Additions, First Presbyterian Church - Georgetown, Texas
• New Worship Center, First Baptist Church (with Overland Partners, Inc,) - Georgetown, Texas

Restaurant, educational, and custom residential projects    

Notable Projects:

• Franchise Expansion Stores, Red River Barbeque & Grille - Columbia, Maryland & Reston, Virginia
• Renovations & Additions, Brooke Elementary School, AISD - Austin, Texas

Medical research, religious, retail, hospitality, institutional, and educational projects

Notable Projects:

• Hub-Co Credit Union - Keokuk, Iowa
• Oncology Center, Mercy Hospital and The University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics - Iowa City, Iowa
• BL-3 Suite Research Lab, Veterans Administration Medical Center - Iowa City, Iowa
• Quadrangle and Hillcrest Restroom Renovations, University of Iowa Residence Halls - Iowa City, Iowa

Institutional, educational, and commercial office projects    

Notable Projects:

• New Middle School, Linn-Mar Community School District - Marion, Iowa
• Existing Facility Renovation & Expansion, Jane Boyd Community House - Cedar Rapids, Iowa
• Telemarketing Headquarters - Cedar Rapids, Iowa