David Baldacchino

About David Baldacchino

I am very driven to better myself in everything I get my hands on.

Experience

1. Senior Associate Firmwide Design Technology Manager

   HOK

   Oct 2015 — Present

   03/2017 - Senior Associate 03/2016 - Associate - Speaker at FME World Tour 2017-19 & FME UC 2017 - Speaker at Autodesk University & RTC/BiLT (various appearances 20••••14) Even though the title is not indicative of the exact responsibilities, my focus is to work and collaborate with various leadership branches (Software Dev, Enterprise IT, Design Tech, etc.) to ensure that users have the proper tools and resources necessary to carry out any HOK initiative. With Communication, Automation and Design Technology operations at the core of my role and together with other HOK leaders, we are in constant pursuit of process innovation. Here are some of my typical responsibilities- Automation projects via FME & FME Server, such as: just-in-time notifications or data operations through database mining, web & email scraping; automated firmwide software updates such as Revit addins, DYNAMO packages, etc; SaaS connectors via REST API such as Trimble ProjectSight, Trimble Connect, SmartSheet, dRofus, Microsoft Teams; project-specific automation such as point cloud management and optimization- Software development and management of backlog items, bugs, UI/UX improvements (somewhat of a \"product owner\" role and conduit between the core dev. team and tool specifiers); comfortable with source control (Git) on DevOps or GitHub- Report customization for dRofus (via XF Designer & Ecrion Publisher), Trimble Projectsight & Connect (via Crystal Reports)- Autodesk software deployments (install/update/uninstall VBScripts) and addins, as well as for other vendors such as Solibri, etc; maintain vendor relations- Installation, management, training & implementation for Revit Server & IMAGINiT Clarity, V-Ray & SWARM- Implementation & support for Learning management- Coordination of various IT/DT efforts such as software testing and R&D (ex: Nasuni), license usage analysis, standards review and authoring of SharePoint content, desktop administration, etc.

Skills

• Architecture
• Architectural Drawings
• Architectures
• Photoshop
• Green Building
• Cad
• Design Management
• Building Information Modeling (Bim)
• Microsoft Office
• Architectural Design
• Detailing
• Visualization
• Construction Drawings
• Leed
• Submittals
• 3d
• Navisworks
• Rendering
• Interior Design
• Construction Documents
• Design Research
• Autocad Architecture
• Space-Planning
• Graphic Design
• Speaker
• Renovation
• Architectural Drafting
• Space Planning
• 3d Visualization
• Virtual Design
• Bim
• Structural Engineering
• Sustainable Design
• Computer-Aided Design (Cad)
• Sketchup
• Construction
• Revit