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John Stebbins, Associate AIA, is the founder and President of Digital Vision Automation, Inc. He has been one of the leaders in transitioning the building industry toward Building Information Modeling (BIM) systems for a number of years.Digital Vision has been an Archicad Value Added Reseller in southern California since 1989 and was the second reseller chosen to represent ArchiCAD in the US. Digital Vision was awarded International Graphisoft Reseller of the Year for 2004. John has taught multimedia and digital design classes UCLA Extension, and has provided computer training to numerous film industry professionals. He originated the first classes in multimedia at UCI Extension Digital Arts Program and developed and taught classes in sustainable design and homebuilding at Saddleback College, Chapman College, University of Wisconsin, and Ganahl Lumber School of Woodworking and Homebuilding.He is a founding member of the GDL Alliance, an international network of skilled authors of 3D parametric objects for the building industry. The Alliance promotes the industry transition from 2D CAD symbols to smart 3D objects that simulate real building products.John has earned a BS degree in Urban Planning from Iowa State University and has 12 years of experience as a residential remodeler and custom home builder. He spent three and a half years in Europe studying cultural history, the French and German languages and was a European tour guide. | 