What's Wrong with My Drawings
Steel detailers are often bombarded with countless emails and phone calls from their clients once shop detail drawings have been released to the shop. This presentation is designed to help with preventing these workday issues. You'll understand common drawing problems that cause confusion for fabrication and erection, see how to use the pre-detailing meeting to prevent them, and discuss how to identify and correct issues at the source.
Kerri Olsen
National Institute of Steel Detailing
Kerri Olsen’s early working years were spent with steel fabricators doing estimating, detailing, project management, purchasing and fabrication management. Her career progressed to include owning a steel detailing and steel estimating firm for many years. Now working as a steel estimating and detailing educator, Kerri continues to support select clients in estimating and project management.
Kerri is a published author, having written many articles regarding Steel Detailing for The (Seattle) Daily Journal of Commerce, Modern Steel Construction, ENR Magazine, Structure Magazine and the NISD Connection. Kerri also authored the Commercial Steel Estimating manual, which is distributed and sold by The Industrial Press, Kerri’s website at www.steeladvice.com, or any bookseller.
During recent years, Kerri had the opportunity to travel across the United States working as a software trainer. While visiting steel fabricators of all different sizes and types, this contact allowed for direct NISD promotions, and developed an awareness for how design drawing and steel detailing issues are the same worldwide.
Kerri is currently acting as President and Education Chair for the National Institute of Steel Detailing.