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Norbert A. Howell, AIA, serves as the Chief Technology Officer for Advanced Solutions, Inc. A graduate of The Ohio State University with a Bachelor of Science of Architecture, a Masters of Architecture, and a graduate Certificate of Computer Aided Architectural Design and Graphics (the equivalent to a Master of Computer Science), Mr. Howell is a registered Architect; he practiced architecture for 12 years and served as president of AEC CADCON, Inc. for 15 years before AEC CADCON and Advanced Solutions, Inc. merged. As the President of AEC CADCON, Inc., Mr. Howell had many task and responsibilities, including general business development and sales & marketing of the company's products and services. One of Mr. Howell's favorite tasks was teaching the various classes AEC CADCON, Inc. offered. In this regard Mr. Howell brings many years of teaching experience starting with his graduate studies at The Ohio State University where his was a Graduate Teaching Assistant for two years teaching computer aided design classes to undergraduate students. After graduate school, Mr. Howell maintained the responsibility of teaching computer-aided design to architects at the various architectural firms where he worked. Mr. Howell has also served as a visiting lecturer at The Ohio State University and as an Adjunct instructor at Columbus State Community College where he taught various courses in architecture including introductory and advanced CAD classes in both AutoCAD and MicroStation. Mr. Howell has combined his architectural and computer science knowledge during his career. Using this unique combination of skills has allowed Mr. Howell to apply the power of the computer to the practice of architecture. During his tenure at CRS (Caudill Rowlett Scott) of Houston – at the time the fifth largest architectural engineering firm in the world – he participated in the development of the Equipment Inventory System for the United States Air Force. This system was an extensive asset management system that tracked assets from their purchase, through shipment, to installation in various Air Force bases around the world. Mr. Howell was also one of the lead developers for the Space Management System used by the architectural programming staff at CRS. The SMS was an architectural programming tool used for space programming of small commercial offices to large multi-city developments. He started his professional career in the very early eighties using and managing an Autotrol system, then moved to the Intergraph IGDS system and has been using PC based CAD systems, including AutoCAD and MicroStation since they became available on PCs. The concept of BIM (Building Information Modeling) is not a new one to Mr. Howell; in fact, his college studies were based on that concept and has worked with BIM throughout his career. Mr. Howell has stayed abreast of the software applications that support the BIM concept – TriForma, Architectural Desktop, Autodesk Building Systems, and Revit. Because of his extensive background in CAD, BIM, and the practice of architecture, Mr. Howell provides a wealth of information to our clients and is often involved in providing one-on-one technical guidance. Mr. Howell is an active member of the American Institute of Architects, AIA Ohio, and the Columbus chapter of the AIA. |
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Norbert A. Howell, AIA
