To Design or to Consult?!

I’m really a Map person. I was a GIS gal first before I became a Civil geek.


It was, I think, mid 2007 that I found myself obliged to learn Civil 3D. My AE friend (the weird gal in the picture with me) found a new job in a design firm and no one was around yet to do the Civil 3D stuffs. With the guidance of Noah Arles, Autodesk ASEAN Civil AE, I pushed myself hard to learn it. It was not a big transition for me basically because my course before I shifted to GE(Geodetic Engg) was Civil Engg. It used to be my first love until my grades were not meeting the standards. Then I shifted to GE to be able to graduate on time. ..and my parents didn’t know about it until my graduation day…(that’s another story).


The rest was history. I’m falling again for my first love. Most of the trainings and demos I have now are for Civil 3D. Although GIS is still my cup of tea, I guess it’s not bad if I sail between two rivers. Both are fairly related to each other and that’s why I love them both. I just hope to really use these applications in the real world soon. Being a consultant, a trainer and a pre/post sales engineer lacks some challenge in a way because for me everything’s a theory. I enjoy my job though, it has some perks but nothing beats seeing your design realized in the field.