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User: Major Patrick C. Suermann, P.E.

Patrick C. Suermann, PE

Major, United States Air Force

buildingSMART Alliance, Educational Outreach

suermann@ufl.edu

                Major Suermann is a graduate of the U.S. Air Force Academy with a B.S. in Civil Engineering. After serving as a combat and stateside engineer, he earned his M.S. in Construction Management from Texas A&M University and subsequently taught computer courses for engineers in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the U.S. Air Force Academy. Currently, he is pursuing his Ph.D. in Building Construction with an emphasis on technology at the University of Florida as the first ever Rinker Scholar at the M.E. Rinker, Sr. School of Building Construction in the College of Design, Construction, and Planning.

Dissertation Title

"Evaluating the Impact of Building Information Modeling on Construction"  expected publication, May, 2009. 

Refereed Publications

BIM in the U.S. Air Force” by Suermann, P. and Issa, R.Air Force Civil Engineer.Vol 16 (2)2008.

“Army BIM Pioneers” Suermann, P., The Military Engineer.Vol 100 (652) Mar-Apr 2008.http://themilitaryengineer.com/issues/March-April_2008/tme_0308.html

National Building Information Modeling Standard Version 1.0 – Part 1:Overview, Principles, and Methodologies.National Institute of Building Sciences, Facility Information Council.Dec 27, 2007.Authored Multiple Sections.  http://www.facilityinformationcouncil.org/bim/pdfs/NBIMSv1_p1.pdf

“Building a Project Manager” by Ohlemacher, D., Suermann, P., and Pocock, J. .Air Force Civil Engineer.Vol 13 (3) 2005.  (Note:  Article won Augustus M. Minton Award for Outstanding AFCE Article of 2005)  http://www.afcesa.af.mil/shared/media/document/AFD-080127-019.pdf

“The United States Air Force Academy:Building our Air Force’s Strong GeoBase Foundation” GIS in the Defense and Intelligence Communities.Vol 2.2005.  http://www.esri.com/industries/defense/files/gis_def_af_vol2.pdf

Refereed Conference Proceedings

"Dynamic Prototyping:  Building Information Modeling in the United States Air Force."  Proceedings of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) International Conference on Computing in Civil Engineering, 2009.  June, 2009, Austin, TX.

"Validation of the National BIM Standard Capability Maturity Model."  Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Computing In Civil and Building Engineering.  October 16-18, 2008, Beijing, China.

“Case Studies:Evaluating BIM Impact on U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Construction” by Suermann P. and Issa, R.Proceedings of 25th International Conference on Information Technology in Construction (CIB-W78).July 15-17, 2008, Santiago, Chile.

“Evaluating the Impact of BIM on Construction” By Suermann, P. and Issa, R.R.A.Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Construction Applications of Virtual Reality, October 22-23, 2007, State College, Pennsylvania.Also presented. http://www.engr.psu.edu/convr/proceedings/papers/22_Suermann_submission_47.pdf

 “Methods to Assist in Teaching Planning and Scheduling” by Mattila, K., Pocock, J. and Suermann, P., Associated Schools of Construction National Conference, 2006.  http://www.cee.mtu.edu/~mattila/Construction%20Teaching%20Aids/Methods%20to%20Assist%20Teaching%20Planning%20and%20Scheduling%20.pdf

“Leveraging GIS in Defense and Response at the U.S. Air Force Academy” American Society of Civil Engineers International Conference on Computing in Civil Engineering, Cancun, Mexico 2005.Also presented.  http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/40794(179)82[1]

Conference Proceedings

"BIM in the USAF:  From Zero to Hero in 6 Months!"  By Suermann, P.  Proceedings of Autodesk University 2008,  December 4 2008, Las Vegas Nevada.

"BIM in the Federal Government II:  What's New in 2008-2009?" By Suermann, P. and Sullivan J.  Proceedings of Autodesk University 2008, December 4, 2008, Las Vegas Nevada.

"BIM Benchmarking and Productivity Improvement."  by Suermann, P. and Issa, R.  Virtual Design and Construction Workshop, Gainesville, FL, November 24, 2008.

"BIM Champions in the Federal Government." by Suermann, P. KEYNOTE SPEAKER - BLAST OFF WITH BIM, Autodesk/DLT Solutions Government Event, Cocoa Beach, FL, November 12, 2008. 

“Scheduling and Coordination:BIM Impact on Construction” by Suermann, P. BIM4Builders Industry Workshop, Conference Organizer and Speaker, May 11-13, 2008, Gainesville, Florida.

The National BIM Standard” TRANE Strategic Partners Event.Invited Speaker.April, 2008.Naples, Florida.

Selected BIM Case Studies” by Suermann, P.AEC-ST National BIM Conference – Fall.December 2007, Washington, DC.

“A Survey of BIM Programs at U.S. Federal Government Agencies” By Suermann, P. and Sullivan, J.Proceedings of Autodesk University, 2007, November 26-30, 2007, Las Vegas, Nevada.

GV200-1_Suermann.doc “Marketing your BIM Approach More Successfully to the Federal Government” By Suermann, P. Proceedings of Autodesk University, 2007, November 26-30, 2007, Las Vegas, Nevada.Also presented.

“The National BIM Standard Overview” by Suermann, P.AEC-ST National BIM Conference – Fall.December 2006, Washington, DC.

The DFCE Apprentice:Better Preparing the Air Force’s Leaders for Construction Excellence.”Associated Schools of Construction Region VI and VII Faculty Conference.2006.Presented at the Associated Schools of Construction Region VI and VII Annual Meeting February, 2006, Reno, Nevada.

Other Publications

“The Interactive Capability Maturity Model and 2007 AIA TAP BIM Award Winners” by Assistant Professor Tammy McCuen and Major Patrick Suermann Online Newsletter, AECbytes Viewpoint #33 (December 4, 2007) http://www.aecbytes.com/viewpoint/2007/issue_33.html

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Benchmarking in the USACE - Santiago Chile
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BIM Benchmarking and Productivity Improvement
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BIM in the US Air Force
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Patrick, have you seen this article? http://www.aecbytes.com/feature/2008/BIM-CMMI.html You may want to respond in the blog section as it seems like you've already pioneered that approach. http://www.aecbytes.com/feature/2008/BIM-CMMI.html Might be good for you to create a page on BIM Wiki that we can point people to that explains it in more detail and makes the latest version available for people, maybe?
Posted 20:26, 31 Jul 2008
Another interesting article. Enterprise wiki and BIM...can you say BIM Wiki?! :) http://www.aecbytes.com/viewpoint/2007/issue_31.html
Posted 22:54, 31 Jul 2008
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