User:Van.Woods

Contact Information 

Van Woods
Corps of Engineers CAD, BIM, ProjectWise, & GIS Manager
Northwest Regional BIM Coordinator
van.woods@usace.army.mil

Professional Information

• http://www.linkedin.com/in/vanwoods

Awards

• Honor Award & USACE Design Team of the Year Award
• Jackson Avenue 300 Person Barracks (FY-06)
• Fort Lewis, Washington
• Interactive Capability Maturity Model rating

Publications About Seattle District Work

Suermann, Maj. Patrick C. "Army BIM Pioneers." The Military Engineer, Vol. 100, No. 652, March/April 2008, pgs. 57-58.
http://themilitaryengineer.com/issues/March-April_2008/tme_0308.html

Maj. Patrick C. Suermann and Dr. Issa Raja. "Evaluating the Impact of Building Information Modeling (BIM) on Construction." 7th International Conference on Construction Applications of Virtual Reality: October 22-23, 2007.
http://www.engr.psu.edu/convr/proceedings/papers/22_Suermann_submission_47.pdf

Graesser, Patricia. "Fort Lewis Whole Barracks Renewal Project Designed with BIM." Public Works Digest Volume XIX, No. 4, July/Aug 2007, pg 34.
http://www.imcom.army.mil/site/pw/digest/pwd_julaug07.pdf

"Design - The Next Generation: Building Information Modeling (BIM) Use Expanding in NWS." NWD Regional Business Center It's Your Business, Volume 5, No. 4, April 2007.
https://w3.nwd.usace.army.mil/pm/rbc/newsletter/pdf/2007%20issues/2007-04.pdf

Tom Hodgini and Jerry Harbison. "New Processes Will Automate, Assist Army Business Transformation." Public Works Digest Volume XIX, No. 1, Jan/Feb 2007.
http://www.imcom.army.mil/site/pw/digest/PWD_JanFeb07.pdf

Additional Accomplishments

• Founder: http://bimwiki.com
• Founder: http://cadhub.com
• Founder: LinkedIn BIM Experts Group http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=98421