Saratu Terreno

Experience

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  Penn State University

  Aug 2014 - May 2018

  Graduate Assistant_Virtual Design and Construction
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  Pennsylvania State University Office of Physical Plant

  Jun 2018 - Aug 2020

  Virtual Design and Construction Engineer / Postdoctoral Scholar

  Coordinating enterprise level BIM and BIM Data Operations• Facilitating BIM/VDC collaborations between project team members and guiding on the development of BIM project execution plans.• Supporting organization's project teams by monitoring projects, advising project delivery teams and providing project-specific problem solving where needed• Reviewing and assessing the compliance to BIM requirements for projects and taking necessary steps to resolve any deficiencies.• Developing and maintaining the OPP BIM website (www.bim.opp.psu.edu), which creates an online presence for the BIM initiatives and links to current documents and information; including a listserv subscription portal• Assisted with the evaluation and re-creation of BIM-specific contract language which resulted in the publishing of a new version of the BIM contract addendum. This provides clarity, structure and enforcement of compliance to organization’s requirements.• Clarified organization’s visualization requirements by developing a visualization standard which serves as a guide to project teams for identifying their visualization needs and means of achieving them.Coordinating efficient handoff by closing the gap between construction and transfer of information to O&M • Guiding Operations unit on defining their requirements towards achieving this goal• Conducting Quality Assurance testing on BIM data submittals which has resulted in a smoother coordination and hand-off of BIM data to operationsSuccessfully led a Revit Standards Implementation Committee, which resulted in the development of an organization-specific Revit template.• Developed the organization’s Revit standards by adapting current CAD standards and requirements• Developed, Tested and Refined the organization's Revit template • Providing technical support for VDC technologies in the organization. Show less

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  Bradley University

  Aug 2020 - now

  • Engineering Lab Director

    May 2022 - now

  • Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering and Construction

    Aug 2020 - now