The BIM Pirate Story

Ahoy, matey! Gather 'round fer the tale of how The BIM Pirate set sail on these digital seas. One fine evenin’, I was deep in conversation with me wife, who’s always sharp and full o' wisdom. She was sharin’ her thoughts 'bout the workplace, about how many 'pirates' at her work just parroted what the boss said—no spine, no opinions of their own. Now, it took me a bit to realize she weren't talkin' about pirates, but parrots—aye, the squawkin' kind!

But me mind ran with the idea—what if there were a pirate who didn’t just follow orders but rocked the whole industry? Someone who spoke truth, no matter how uncomfortable it be. Aye, that’s when The BIM Pirate was born! 'Cause me special talent? It’s pointin’ out the things ye don’t want to hear, stirrin’ up waters others fear to sail.

To give ye a bit o' context about me journey to captainship, I didn’t start with the wind at me back. Aye, I was once a lowly deckhand, scrubbing through plans and door lists, thinkin’ I’d be the next big architect after me studies. But, alas, that dream sunk faster than a leaky ship.

The first door list I handled? Over a thousand lines in Excel—it was a nightmare, matey, keepin' track o' all those changes! The second one was a bit better, tied to geometry in a database, but it still felt like paddlin' upstream without a rudder.

When I got into designing stadiums, I realized somethin’—it’s all rule-based, yet we were stuck fiddlin’ with spreadsheets! So, I set to work buildin' a tool—a mighty fine one—that with just a few clicks could count the seats in the bowl. Less grindin’, more sailin’, I say!

Then came me voyage to Switzerland, where I learned the ways of the client representative and became a design-build project manager. One o’ me more controversial acts was creatin' a tool that cut 3D models and visualized room information straight from a roombook. Aye, I got flak for “dumbing down” the BIM process, but soon enough, every planner was using it to input their data, and decisions were made faster than a cannonball flyin’ across the bow.

But let me tell ye, automatin’ cost calculations with BIM was a right pain in the arse! They didn’t care 'bout deliverin' consistent models on time. So, out of that frustration, the legendary abstractBIM was born—an approach that builds new, consistent models from minimal input, makin' the whole process smoother than a calm sea on a bright day.

Now, we sail into new waters, armed with tools that streamline the chaos, and I steer this ship with a rebellious spirit, questionin' the status quo. That’s the pirate way, and the BIM Pirate be no different!

Now, fast forward to one of me infamous LinkedIn posts, sparkin’ all sorts o' controversy. Amidst the salty comments, I jested—"Aye, I could make t-shirts outta this." And just like that, the idea stuck, like barnacles on a ship’s hull. The BIM Pirate ain’t just talk, it’s a brand—now set to take the seas by storm.

Arrr, it’s more than just shirts, matey—it’s a rebellion!