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As the head of AGACAD since 2007, Donatas has led its growth from a local computer-aided design reseller and consultancy into a driver of innovation on a global scale in architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) through advances in building information modelling and management (BIM) technologies.

His own areas of special expertise include optimising BIM processes and using classification systems to ensure smooth information flows over a building’s entire life. He has spoken at international conferences on BIM implementation methods, BIM project coordination and BIM project data classification. He has also shared his innovative approaches to BIM information management and exchange on his blog at www.bimaxon.com.

Donatas has helped draft and test national BIM standards in Denmark (at Cuneco) and in his home country of Lithuania (at the Digital Construction Institute, where he heads a working group to develop the national building classification structure and coding systems ensuring harmonization with the European Union).

In his continuing push to maximizing the benefits of BIM for the AEC industry, Donatas draws on a degree in civil engineering and more than 25 years of experience with related IT solutions. He has been with AGACAD since 1997. His work there to develop new CAD and later BIM technologies has always relied on close collaboration with clients in the field – analyzing their real-life processes and practices, their needs, opportunities and expectations, and how the data in their models affects decision-making, costs and quality.

That approach of “building BIM together” with practitioners worldwide and “sharing BIM advances” by turning the insights of top professionals into tools that all clients can acquire is what has enabled AGACAD to develop industry-focused solutions that create real value and make it easier to bring BIM to life. Which perfectly fits Donatas’s ambition of encouraging BIM adoption and creating tomorrow’s AEC.

Gintaris is the founder of AGACAD and a visionary in the field of IT solutions for AEC. He holds a doctorate in civil engineering and now has more than three decades of experience in the software industry with a focus on state-of-the-art solutions for architecture and manufacturing. His passion is design process efficiency. For a quarter of a century, he also taught at Vilnius Technical University.

Inspired by his father’s work to industrialize Baltic construction, Gintaras brought the first AutoCAD license to the Baltic region in 1988 and soon set up one of Autodesk’s earliest Authorized Training Centers in Europe. Even since then, he has been training and advising users of Autodesk software. He advises clients in the architecture, metal and wood framing, and precast concrete industries, helping them improve workflows and unlock Revit’s potential. He has taken part in the implementation of many CAD/CAM/CAE/PLM systems.

Meanwhile, he has also led the development of industry-focused add-ons, personally creating the first AutoCAD add-on for architectural design way back in 1990, and since 2007 overseeing the creation of AGACAD’s innovative BIM solutions and tools for Revit – currently the largest such portfolio in the world. Gintaris leads AGACAD’s team of software developers, ensuring continuous product improvement in line with clients’ real-life needs. He is the industry and management brains behind AGACAD’s continuous R&D efforts.

For the last 15 years, Renata’s focus and passion has been developing custom tools and BIM solutions for Autodesk Revit, automating tedious work and adding new features in order to significantly boost productivity.

She is also an experienced trainer and consultant for Autodesk Revit, Navisworks, AGACAD tools and more. Years of work with BIM companies large and small has given her a deep understanding of AEC industry needs. She works with clients to find the right solution for each project to speed up design, fabrication and construction processes while maintaining top quality.

Renata has master’s degree in information technologies with specializations in engineering and computer graphics. She is a Revit Architecture Certified Professional and an Autodesk Certified Instructor – Silver.

As Technical Director at AGACAD, Renata is responsible for the creation, delivery and continuous enhancement of the company’s BIM tools and solutions. That means making key software design and implementation decisions with developers, managing product roadmaps and change requests, scheduling tasks and tracking dependencies, ensuring quality, and educating staff and clients on technical best practices.

An architect by training, Andrius specializes in the efficient design of wood- and metal-framed buildings and documentation for the fabrication of framed structures, including project data export to CNC machines. Besides offering general and specialized BIM training for Revit users, he consults clients on specific projects and processes. He has spoken at BIM conferences on the development of high-quality Revit models.

At AGACAD, Andrius heads a team of BIM solution engineers – experts in Revit and add-on technologies who train users and advise clients on effective workflows and contribute to the further development of existing and new software solutions. Before joining AGACAD, he worked in architectural building design for 8 years.

He is a Certified Autodesk Revit Professional and a Certified Autodesk Revit Instructor.

Educated and experienced as an architect, Ieva is an expert in BIM technologies and efficient processes for wood constructions: from general framing to specialized timber options like post and beam, CLT and SIPS.

As a BIM Application Engineer at AGACAD, she is a specialist in Revit and add-on technologies who trains users and advises individual clients on effective workflows and also contributes to the further development of existing and new software solutions.

To date, Ieva has helped create and implement more efficient workflows for more than 200 architectural, engineering and modular fabrication companies.

She is a Certified Autodesk Revit Professional.

Valensas, who holds a master’s degree in civil engineering, worked for a decade as a licensed structural engineer before joining AGACAD, where his focus has been on developing Autodesk Revit add-ons and workflows for effective structural design using precast concrete. He has contributed to major advances in the efficient and detailed modelling of reinforcement (rebar) and connections in precast projects.

CAD, BIM and FEM software that Valensas has worked with professionally includes Revit, Dynamo, AutoCAD, Navisworks, Staad Pro, Robot Structural Analysis, and others. Having had clients and projects in more than 20 countries (in North America, Europe, Asia, Australia and the Middle East), he is familiar with the different processes and standards for structural design, modelling, shop drawings, manufacturing and construction. That makes it easy for him to communicate with all types of clients and understand their needs.

As a BIM Application Engineer at AGACAD, Valensas is a specialist in Revit and add-on technologies who trains users and advises individual clients on effective workflows. He is actively involved in the development and testing of new precast modelling and documentation tools.

Valensas is a Certified Autodesk Revit Professional and a Certified Autodesk Revit Instructor. He occasionally offers valuable Revit Tips &Tricks on the AGACAD blog.

Povilas is a BIM consultant for technical aspects of structural timber framing and related specialized Revit add-ons. He provides training and custom support for both new and advanced Revit users, including on topics of efficient workflows for complex wood framing as well as post-and-beam, CLT and SIPS structures.

Before joining AGACAD, Povilas studied architecture in Scotland and worked on the design of wood-frame constructions at a large international design company in London.

He is skilled in 2D drafting and 3D modelling with AutoCAD, Revit and SketchUp as well as in 3D rendering/visualization using Vray, Enscape and Adobe Creation Suite.

Povilas is an Autodesk Revit Certified Professional.

Aleksandras is an HVAC engineer with a degree in building energetics and a passion for design automation.

He worked with MEP design companies and contractors before joining AGACAD, where he specializes in software and processes for Revit project browsing, content management and quality control, as well as BIM solutions and workflows for MEP engineering, including fire sprinklers and HVAC systems.

Skilled in 2D drafting and 3D modelling with AutoCAD and Revit, he provides authorized training in Revit MEP for new users and advanced professionals, as well as support and expert consulting on effective BIM content management and MEP work.

Aleksandras is an Autodesk Revit Certified Professional.

Oliver is a structural engineer and building information modelling strategist. Working mainly in Germany, Austria and Switzerland as a BIM consultant, trainer and developer of custom automation solutions, he also speaks and writes on BIM issues and is known for innovative approaches to 3D modelling of infrastructure.

Before becoming CEO at focus:BIM GmbH in 2021, Oliver spent more than a decade at German Autodesk reseller Contelos. Starting as an application engineer, he went on to build and lead the company’s BIM consulting division. While assisting clients with Revit and BIM processes, he was the first to develop a strategy for modelling bridges according to German standards, in 2015, and later made advances in the modelling of tunnels, railway stations and water/sewage structures.

Oliver holds a master’s degree in civil engineering as well as the EIPOS BIM Expert qualification. He is an Autodesk Revit Certified Professional and an experienced Dynamo user, and is proficient with Navisworks, Enscape and a variety of tools for checking models. He speaks German and English.

He is a regular presenter at Autodesk University Germany and RTC/BILT conferences and has spoken at numerous other events for the architecture, engineering and construction industry. In addition to articles in industry publications, he shares his insights on the personal blog https://revit-dynamo-bim.com/.