Background on me
My name is Michelle Louw. I was born and lived in South Africa till 1987, then moved to London and I am now living in fabulous Australia. I have been in the Design industry since 1992. I first started working on Revit® in 2003, in Sydney. I have worked in other CAD software’s but Revit® was my introduction to the concept of designing virtual, live 3d buildings with a glimpse into the future of BIM).
I worked for Wesley Benn, a leader in Revit® in Australia, for many years and evolved my skills from drafting and design to consulting in Revit® implementation, providing software training (For AEC Systems for 2 years) and National System Development and Management within the context of Revit® and some smart aspects of BIM (Woolworths Pty Ltd and Mirvac Design Ltd).
I have several years of experience in Revit® content creation and Revit® System Management but for me – my journey is moving beyond that now into the exciting arena of Big BIM System solutions. The challenge of developing a system that is duplicatable across several offices and states, that is reliable, predictable and consistent in output (In spite of the users), flexible but stable by design…. That to me is the ultimate challenge. … throw in efficient multi Departmental BIM data that is also easily accessible across several software platforms without creating a mass of congested information overload and now we have a Super Challenge!!! (Go figure? – I actually get a kick out of this!)
Although BIM makes sense (conceptually) I think we have only begun to scratch the surface of what is possible and only seen a glimpse of the shock waves that could be coming if the Design & Construction industry is to accept such a revolutionary shift in work flow accountabilities, processes and industry culture.
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I thought a few days ago that I hardly come across a woman in Revit, But now u r hereto surpirse me!
There you go! There are a few of us around…. and in fact (just between you and me…and this blog) the best content creator I know (and no – it’s not myself ) is in fact a woman too
Hi Michelle,
Interesting reading this blog and finding out about BIM in your neck of the woods. I am based in Hong Kong where we publish on everythign related to buildings as where I have found that there is a sudden demand for everythign BIM related here. Infact we have devoted hald a day of our building technology conference to it. SNIP>>. Claire, RFP Magazine
Hi Michelle
Nice blog, but unfortunately rendered unusable by those horrible Snapshot popups. Please disable them. PLEASE!!!
WordPress stupidly made using them the default, but has instructions for turning them off (in the dashboard section.)
cheers
Peter
(Melbourne AU)
Hi Peter
I think I have successfully managed to achieve removing this annoying feature. Thanks for the feedback. Regards
Michelle
Thanks Michelle. Much better!
cheers
Peter
Well put Michelle! The future of BIM is an exciting frontier to be involved in, “BIM data that is easily accessible across several software platforms” now that’s intriguing, keep up the good work!
-Jim H.
Thanks JIM. Yes I think that’s where the challenge is… moving beyond the specific software boundaries and focusing on streamlined and automated integration! Phew… Sounds easier than I think it will be.
Hi Michelle!
What a pleasure visiting your blog!
To all those who visit this blog, you will come to know one of the smartest women in this field. I first met Michelle when I was hired at Woolworths in Sydney after moving in from New York. She personally trained me in Revit and within a few months when Michelle decided to make a move, I was given her role and what made me comfortable taking such a responsible and challenging role is the support Michelle gave me. I truly miss her a lot at Woolworths! Good luck Michelle and I am sure many people will benefit from your smartness and other talents.
Ali Khalfan
Hi Ali
Those are good memories….
Thank you for your generous compliments. I loved that job and you were a great student to teach. (Smart and funny!) I am sure the system I worked so hard to refine remains in good hands
With fondness
Michelle