Keynote Presentation and Power Peers

Keynote Presentation

Aidan Chopra

Google product evangelist and author of Google SketchUp™ for Dummies

Aidan Chopra knows his way around the world’s most famous search engine and its offshoots, Google SketchUp™ and Google 3D Warehouse. For CET Designer users, tapping the power of Configura’s Google SketchUp™ Extension means opening a world of additional imagery possibilities. Now, hear from the person who eats, sleeps and breathes the power of design software! Aidan is Google’s product evangelist for Google SketchUp™, a 3D modeling tool used by design professionals, engineers and 3D enthusiasts all over the world. Colorado-based, he presents globally on architecture and design.

Conference Highlights - Power Peers

Abby Stevenson, Senior Project Designer, IOS

Creating marketing materials with CET Designer

Learn how to win more work in this fun, creative session! Abby’s got more than a few ideas up her sleeves! With years of experience as a CET Designer user and senior designer at dealerships in the West, Abby is a strong supporter of the Configura solution as a primary specification and rendering tool.

Eric Yosick, Design Team Leader, Lincoln Office

Change management and lean process implementation with CET Designer

Eric is a Black Belt in Six Sigma methodology – continuous process improvement. Learn why he uses CET Designer to keep his team lean, fast and efficient. Hear first-hand the experience of a dealership that’s gone ‘whole gamut’ with the solution! Eric manages a creative staff at a dealership in Illinois that uses CET Designer for everything from space planning to sales and ordering.

Kristen McWethy, Senior Designer, bkm OfficeWorks

Creating videos with CET Designer Movie Studio

Want to really wow your clients? Take them on a virtual video tour of their proposed space – it’s fun, fast and easy! And it gives you an edge over the competition. Kristen is a senior designer in San Diego where she’s worked for 13 years and used CET Designer for three.

Dave Bouffard, Account Executive, POI Business Interiors

Using CET Designer as a sales tool

CET Designer is a ‘cross-over’ tool – it can be used by salespeople, designers and clients to speak the same language in the selling process. Learn how Dave uses CET Designer to gain a speed-to-market advantage. David is an account and sales executive in Toronto where he uses CET Designer every day in his work.

Other presenters include Configura trainers, developers and members of the executive team from Michigan and Sweden.