Take a look at our awesome lineup of world class ARCHICAD Trainers…
LINK ELLIS - ARCHICAD TECHNICAL DIRECTOR AT BIM6X
SUN VALLEY, IDAHO
Link is a passionate BIM Implementer, specializing in Archicad Training & Templates. With 22 years in the industry, Link has extensive experience and knowledge of Archicad. Clients have requested his services as far afield as the USA, Canada, UK, New Zealand, Australia, India, and the Middle East.
Link has a long-standing relationship with GRAPHISOFT’s Archicad development team, communicates with their technical support team daily, and has visited GRAPHISOFT headquarters in Budapest, Hungary on several occasions. Link is also an award-winning Archicad alpha and beta tester since 2003, a member of multiple Archicad forums, and a highly respected and well-liked member of the Archicad community.
As a former BIM Manager for a large architectural firm in Australia, Link has a proven track record for delivering custom templates and training solutions that provide positive results in efficiency, profitability, and morale.
Link loves to travel, spend time with his family and friends, drink beer, alpine ski, mountain bike single track and make authentic Australian meat pies. Born in New Zealand and raised in Australia, Link now lives in gorgeous Ketchum/Sun Valley in Idaho and apart from missing the ocean, he absolutely loves living in the mountains!
Raquel Aoni - SENIOR BIM CONSULTANT AT GRAPHISOFT
MUNICH, GERMANY
Raquel Aoni, a Brazilian architect, started her relationship with Archicad in 2003. Since then, she has been enthusiastic about learning more about the software. In 2006, she got a place as an intern at Richard Luke’s office in Las Vegas, USA. There she had the pleasure to meet Karl Ottenstein, by that time making a week-consultation in the office’s Archicad processes and standards. That was a turning point in her life where she realized that to be an Archicad consultant could be a professional career. Her dedication to learning more about implementation, processes, and standards using Archicad was evident after moving back to Brazil.
In 2012, GRAPHISOFT SE offered its first official Archicad Trainer’s Certification preparation lead by Miguel Krippahl. Months later, together with some other five Archicad trainers, Raquel was invited to participate in the first Brazilian GRAPHISOFT Registered Consultant training.
After months of preparation, she finally founded her own company where all services were provided by her only employee: herself. In 2014, she became an official Partner for GRAPHISOFT Brazil.
In between these events, she was hired to do her most significant implementation at a construction company. That lasted one and a half years and was a successful implementation that led some great professionals to implement in other companies later.
In 2018, she was hired by GRAPHISOFT SE in Budapest. There she joined Tibor Szolnoki’s team in the Training and Certification Team; today called Learning Team at the Customer Success department. Raquel is part of a group of great trainers that prepares training material and presentations to be delivered by Archicad trainers worldwide.
Living in Munich nowadays, in her spare time, experimenting with preparing new dishes and weekend barbecues for her meat lover daughter is one of her favorite hobbies, besides creating handcraft notebooks to gift her closest friends.
JAMES BADCOCK - PRODUCT MANAGER AT GRAPHISOFT
SINGAPORE
James has an extensive background in Archicad with over 20 years of experience. Originally from Australia, he has worked as a Senior Urban Designer in Australia and the United Arab Emirates, working on large conceptual urban projects in China and the Middle East.
He has been in the GRAPHISOFT family for the past 9 years, working in Budapest as a Senior Product Designer, working on key new features in Archicad. Now in Singapore for over two years, firstly as a BIM Consultant, working closely with customers on support and implementation, but now recently moved into his role as a Product Manager for the company. Working on what’s next for Archicad.
Though living now in Singapore, with his ability to work remotely, James is looking at his next destination to live. He’s thinking of a destination with seasons again and less humidity. While in Singapore, James is crossing off hikes and walks around the city.
PATRICK MAY - BIM CONSULTANT AT 4D PROOF
SALEM, OREGON
Patrick has been an avid Archicad user since graduation from the University of Oregon in 2006. He worked at several firms, focusing on the practical application of BIM for residential projects. He was the in-house software consultant and manager for a high-profile Bay Area firm.
Two years ago, Patrick stepped out on his own, forming a training and consulting company, 4dProof. His focus has remained on small and medium projects, maximizing software and workflow efficiencies, leveraging Archicad, among many other tools, to get the most out of the design and collaborative process.
When Patrick has any free time, he enjoys everything in the outdoors; from hiking to biking, and even mountain climbing. He is also an avid fan of BBQ and culinary experimentation.
JARED BANKS - AIA - SHOEGNOME ARCHITECTS
SEATTLE, WASHINGTON
Jared Banks AIA, was raised in New England (Connecticut), educated in Texas (Rice University), and worked in Minnesota for eight years before moving to Seattle, Washington in 2014. He has been using Archicad since 2006 and running Archicad user groups since 2009 (first in Minneapolis/St. Paul, then in Boston, and now in Seattle). Jared is a licensed architect in the state of Washington.
Jared started blogging about BIM, Archicad, and the relationship between the practice of architecture and technology in 2010 when he founded Shoegnome, LLC to promote the use of BIM in residential firms. From 2010 through 2013 he was the GRAPHISOFT Agent for Minnesota, providing Archicad training, support, and sales. If you haven’t watched one of his Archicad videos, read one of his blog posts, or heard him speak at a user group, conference, or webinar, you've probably never googled an Archicad question or attended an Archicad event. Learn more at www.shoegnome.com or https://blog.graphisoftus.com/author/jared.
In 2015, Jared transformed Shoegnome into Shoegnome Architects, shifting the business from a BIM consultancy to an architecture firm with a primary focus on residential design. He often laments that his thriving residential practice limits the time he has to share Archicad knowledge and help others improve their abilities. However, since 2015 Jared has become increasingly passionate and obsessed with sharing the Shoegnome Open Template for Archicad (http://www.shoegnome.com/template/).
Beyond Archicad, Jared enjoys going for walks with his wife, spending time with his two daughters, pretending to not think about work, listening to heavy metal, and telling himself one day he’ll play bass in a band again.
JAKE TIMMONS, P.E. - SENIOR ASSOCIATE AT RIVERSTONE STRUCTURAL CONCEPTS
BOISE, IDAHO
Jake Timmons is a licensed professional engineer specializing in structural engineering. Jake has over 10 years of experience providing structural engineering services on a wide array of projects, including bridges, industrial, residential, commercial, mid-rise, and hospitality structures.
As a Senior Associate at Riverstone Structural Concepts, the foremost leading experts in structural engineering integration in Archicad in the United States, Jake has 8 years of experience using Archicad as his firm’s sole drafting and modeling platform. He works with architects in all 50 states collaboratively through the BIM Server and Archicad technology.
Jake enjoys listening to music (country mostly), playing the piano and guitar, skiing in the winter, and golfing in the summer.
JOHN HALLGARTH - FOUNDER & CTO AT 3DCONSTRUCTOR, LLC
PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA
John was raised in the Seattle area and relocated to Southern California to earn a Construction Engineering Management degree from Cal. State Long Beach. During his studies, he first started using Archicad to prepare for the ASC Design-Build competition in Reno.
While in school, he began working for California’s largest GC, starting in the field, then estimating before landing in Virtual Design & Construction (VD&C). During this 10-year period, John lead and delivered BIM services on large-scale projects, including hospitals, high-rise residential, retail, education, hospitality, among several others. He also supported the self-perform concrete group, where he detailed and provided a layout using robotic total stations. Also, a master with a laser scanner.
In 2016, John left to pursue a new Archicad template, one built specifically for construction. He founded 3DCONSTRUCTOR, LLC and has been developing CONTRABIM as an all-in-one solution for design to construction workflows.
Beyond Archicad, John enjoys being outdoors and traveling the world. Hiking, cycling, golfing, beach volleyball, and snow-skiing are some of his favorite activities. You’re likely to find him wakeboarding or water-skiing on Marine Stadium in Long Beach.
CHRIS CLARK - ARCHICAD SOLUTIONS DIRECTOR AT BIM6X
TWIN FALLS, IDAHO
Chris received his Bachelor of Architecture Degree from the University of Idaho in 1991. His internship included working for an architectural firm, a design/build firm, as well as working in residential construction. After several years, he began to focus more on architectural technology. In 1996, he founded Visual Motion, Inc. offering architectural and technology consulting to architects and builders throughout the intermountain west. It was then where Chris saw Archicad for the first time while exploring different CAD options for the company. He was blown away by the power of Archicad, which led to him becoming an Archicad Solution Provider.
Ever since Chris has focused his career on providing solutions and services utilizing this incredible technology. His passion for sharing this technology is evident in his trainings and workshops. He has successfully implemented Archicad in hundreds of firms over the last 22 years. He has also worked on hundreds of consulting projects providing services from design to production/documentation and rendering/animation.
Chris loves fishing and the outdoors along with all sports, especially soccer. He also enjoys cooking, hanging with family and friends, and volunteering when time permits.