Makai Smith

Current

• Product Manager, GenerativeComponents at Bentley Systems, Inc
• s2009 Design + Computation Gallery Chair, & Guerilla Studio volunteer at ACM SIGGRAPH

Past

• Director of Digital Fabrication at Kreysler and Associates
• Architecture Staff at Venturi Scott Brown and Associates

Education

• Arizona State University
• University of Florida

Connections

87 connections

Industry

Computer Software

Makai Smith’s Experience

• Product Manager, GenerativeComponents

  Bentley Systems, Inc

  (Privately Held; Computer Software industry)

  January 2007 — Present (2 years 11 months)

  Market-driven product direction for GenerativeComponents and MicroStation 3D modeling.

• s2009 Design + Computation Gallery Chair, & Guerilla Studio volunteer

  ACM SIGGRAPH

  (Computer Software industry)

  2000 — Present (9 years )

• Director of Digital Fabrication

  Kreysler and Associates

  (Plastics industry)

  September 2004 — November 2006 (2 years 3 months)

  Responsible for digital pattern/mold making operations in architectural composites and fine art sculpture manufacturing using CNC milling and laser scanning. Transitioned the department to be a cost center and led to a turnaround, increasing revenue by 70 percent, re-equipping, and recruiting new staff. Accountable for estimating and contracts, production/QA, training, and staffing. Co-designed, built, and maintained custom large-scale CNC milling equipment.

• Architecture Staff

  Venturi Scott Brown and Associates

  (Architecture & Planning industry)

  2002 — 2005 (3 years )

  Architectural Staff on a broad range of architectural and planning projects. Team assignments focused on my knowledge of materials and methods of construction to draw large-scale construction details. Championed adoption of advanced software applications, such as ArcView and 3DStudioMax, though firm culture was more suited to SketchUp which I introduced there.

Makai Smith’s Education

• Arizona State University

  Master of Architecture , Architecture , 1999 — 2001

• University of Florida

  Bachelor of Science in Design, summa cum laude , Architecture , 1993 — 1998

Additional Information

Makai Smith’s Groups:

•    SmartGeometry
•    3D Printing for Architects
•    Digital Fabrication & Design