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DesignPoint Solutions

Posted by on Mar 30, 2009 in Your Autodesk Sales Professional | 0 comments

I am in the third week of my new job– managing DesignPoint’s Philadelphia territory and selling Solidworks software to Mechanical Designers. DesignPoint is a great company and I am happy to be part of their team!

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SMPS

Posted by on Dec 3, 2008 in Your Autodesk Sales Professional | 1 comment

I went to the SMPS Principal Forum this morning. What a great event! I am so happy I attended. The forum was all about BIM and the legal aspects surrounding it. I discovered a new word while I was there: FEDERATED MODEL. Basically federated models are separate and distinct models that can be seen together. What a great way to describe the Architectural, Structural, and MEP models within Revit! Additionally, a book was mentioned that was written by Stephen Kieran from KieranTimberlake. ...

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Power of BIM

Posted by on Nov 19, 2008 in Your Autodesk Sales Professional | 0 comments

When people talk about BIM do you smile and nod and hope they don’t ask you to define it? Don’t worry, you are not alone. Many people THINK they understand BIM and even more pretend to understand it. So what is a person to do? I wouldn’t waste any more time… do a little research, you can start here: Autodesk’s Power of BIM. Once you understand the methodology you can start adding to the conversation and you can even throw out words like parametric and...

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SMPS Event

Posted by on Nov 18, 2008 in Your Autodesk Sales Professional | 0 comments

The Society for Marketing Professionals is having an event all about the legal ramifications of BIM. This looks like a great event. So many of my clients are concerned with who owns the model and how BIM affects risk and responsibility. Here’s the info on the event: Principals’ Forum: The Legal Aspects of Building Information Modeling (BIM) When: Wednesday, December 3, 2008 8:00 AM – 10:00 AM Where: The Union League 140 S. Broad Street Philadelphia, PA 19102 Click here...

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Play with Revit

Posted by on Nov 12, 2008 in Your Autodesk Sales Professional | 0 comments

Here’s your chance to play with Revit Architecture 2009.  I am holding a free 1/2 day workshop at my Philly office where you can play with Revit until your heart is content.  There will be a Technical Specialist on hand to help you out and get you started and answer your questions.  Here’s the info: Revit Architecture 2009 Workshop 11/25/2008 9am – 12pm Microdesk – Philadelphia 1800 John F Kennedy Blvd, Philadelphia, PA 19103 BE THERE OR BE SQUARE!

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2008 Bonus Depreciation Benefit

Posted by on Nov 6, 2008 in Your Autodesk Sales Professional | 0 comments

Here’s some good information: On Monday, February 11, 2008, President Bush signed the Economic Stimulus Act of 2008 which includes depreciation provisions for businesses buying equipment and computer software and placing it into service in 2008. This tax relief provides an incentive for businesses to make investments this year. Generally a trade or business must recover the cost of property over a predetermined period of years. The depreciation provisions under the Economic Stimulus Act...

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