Jeffrey Mcgrew Email & Phone Number

Alameda, CA, US

Alameda, CA, US

Because We Can is an California-based Architecture Design-Build Studio serving individuals and companies nationwide. Founded in 2006 by Jeffrey McGrew and Jillian Northrup, our goal is to create great buildings, interiors, furniture, products, and art with and for our wonderful clients. We're here to make the world a more interesting, creative.

Oakland, California, US

We are here to ensure success on your toughest construction missions. DfMA for AECO: Design for Manufacturing & Assembly for Architecture, Engineering, Construction, and building Operations. We help make your projects into effective and efficient built realities with fabrication modeling, detailing, shop drawings, CAD & BIM content, and value engineering.

Oakland, California, US

Co-founder and CTO of Model No. Furniture, a venture-backed startup exploring on-demand digital production of sustainable and customizable furniture and home goods.There I helped design, develop, and build the initial product lines, oversaw building the production facility to efficiently produce those product lines, and oversaw building the customer-facing.

• BlueSprout was a 60,000 sq ft factory in Oakland providing an ecosystem of resources and support for early-stage hardware ventures. ‌
• Responsible for the building design, factory design, tool selection, permitting, and aiding with the construction management for the facility. ‌
• Developed what in-house services would be offered, their staffing needs, aided with recruitment of that staff, and producing operating protocols for production and safety. ‌
• Worked closely with other founders on overall business strategy, business development, and market fit. ‌
• Created initial company branding, website, and marketing copy.
• Financial and budget planning

San Francisco, CA, US

• Working within the Office of the CTO on strategy and research with a focus on BIM, digital fabrication, and future industry trends. ‌
• Reported directly to CTO and CEO ‌
• Helped bring several products and product features to market by providing high-level feedback, feature ideas, market strategy, training materials, and hands-on real world testing for Autodesk Revit, Autodesk Fusion.
• Connected many people together across departments to help coordinate efforts and intelligence within a large multi-department company. ‌
• Helped with both product and overall company strategy during a pivotal time in the transition to a more Cloud and services focused company from a traditional 'software in a box' company. ‌
• Conceived, designed, and fabricated various prototype and/or demonstration elements to show both what's possible and not possible with various new technology and tools Autodesk is exploring. I continue to do work for.

San Francisco, California, US

• Helped transition one of the largest and most profitable design firms from a 2D CAD-based workflow to a modern 3D BIM-enabled workflow by being an evangelist, strategist, and direct supporter for Autodesk Revit within.
• Reported directly to the CIO ‌
• Helped generate, educate, and implement Revit / BIM workflows and standards as part of a top-tier team of Revit talent. ‌
• Traveled to many branch offices training, supporting, and working directly in Revit-using teams on a variety of complex projects that pushed the boundaries of what was possible with BIM at the time. ‌
• Produced content, presentations, training materials, and in-house software tools to help teams be more efficient and effective. ‌
• Mentored new and experienced BIM users within the company as a 'coach' to help them be as productive as possible. ‌

• As an independent consultant I helped many local architecture and engineering firms move from a 2D CAD-based workflow to a 3D BIM-enabled workflow. As a local 'Johnny Appleseed' for what at the time was a new.
• Lead in-house training for project teams transitioning to Autodesk Revit. ‌
• Produced content, presentations, and training materials to help those teams be more efficient and effective. ‌
• Helped firms produce best practices and standard operations around their specific use of BIM. ‌
• Worked directly on project teams as a BIM lead.

US

• In-house expert on BIM & Revit for a construction industry SaaS start-up. ‌
• Participated in design, strategy, development, sales, and bringing to market of software tools for Revit and the construction industry such as web-based marketplaces for building products, Revit content management.
• Generated and managed efficient processes and standards for Revit Family content creation for building product manufactures to virtualize their products. ‌
• Revit building model creation for owners and developers for both construction documentation and pre-construction services. ‌
• Generated and presented sales and marketing presentations concerning Revit, content, and BIM.

San Francisco, CA, US

• Worked as an architect within an award-winning creative architecture firm that focuses on affordable and market-rate urban housing projects. ‌
• Aided in the design and production of several large multi-family mixed-development projects. ‌
• Generated complex custom parametric content & materials as needed for projects. ‌
• Instructed and tutored others on Revit usage and best practices. ‌
• Provided technical assistance in troubleshooting complex problems and issues arising from the firm's existing technology and initial untrained Revit use.

• Revit expert for local Autodesk reseller. ‌
• Lead Training for Beginning, Advanced, and specialized custom classes in Autodesk Revit. ‌
• Generated, edited, and reviewed Training materials for production of Revit courseware, lunch-and-learn events, seminars, one-day overview classes, and Implementation Guides. ‌
• Oversaw the implementation and execution of Revit within larger Architectural offices.

San Francisco, CA, US

• Worked as an architect within an award-winning firm that focuses on commercial interiors. ‌
• Generation of construction documents, assistant project management, client meetings, and construction administration of various projects. ‌
• Generated various marketing materials, renderings, and presentations. ‌
• Met with clients as part of project interview process and to demonstrate available services. ‌
• Procured & managed cross-marketing deal with Autodesk concerning Huntsman's use of Autodesk Revit. ‌
• Assisted with the Office's Information Technology planning, organization, and CAD system strategy. ‌

• Designer-fabricator working on various furniture product lines and custom commissioned work for a small creative bespoke manufacturer. ‌
• Helped specify and implement first CAD system for the business. ‌
• Designed and produced clear shop drawings, installation plans, and assembly guides for OHIO products and projects in CAD. ‌
• Worked hands-on in metal fabrication shop cutting, welding, assembling, finishing, and delivering many various furniture elements in steel, aluminum, and wood. ‌
• Helped bring to market various desk, table, and chair products via design, production planning, prototyping, and production fabrication. ‌
• Also generated the company's first website and helped with initial branding and marketing efforts.

San Francisco, California, US

• Dual role of designer and I.T. manager for an accomplished architecture firm that focuses on museums, schools, and other institutional work. ‌
• Worked closely with the Principal of firm and main project manager on schematic level design, master planning, design development, construction documents, and 3D design studies. ‌
• Managed several building projects through construction. ‌
• Produced architectural renderings using 3-D software, PhotoShop, and AutoCAD as well as traditional hand-drawn techniques. ‌
• Designed, updated, and produced promotional and presentation boards, books, and materials. ‌
• Designed, ordered, implemented, and maintained office IT systems including CAD workstations, inner-office network, and DSL Internet access as office more than doubled in size and transitioned from hand-drafting to CAD.

I worked as a freelance carpenter on various house construction projects for various contractors over the brutal Arizona summers while attending college.

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