Thomas Simmons is the President of ARCHVISTA Consulting, a business focused on BIM and design immersion technologies with clients throughout Northern California and the Pacific Northwest. His company has over 20 years of experience implementing BIM into architecture, interior design and construction companies ranging from small firms to multi-national corporations. While his current focus at ARCHVISTA is on technology he began his career in architecture including many years at EHDD where he was the Director of Design Technologies. Tom has been on the board of AIA East Bay, served on the AIACC IPD Task Force, has a Masters of Architecture from the University of California, Berkeley, and a Bachelor of Environmental Design from Texas A&M University. He regularly speaks and shares insights at user events, national and regional conferences, professional organizations and architecture firms.