Speaker

Dan Wilhelms is President of TechRender LLC, headquartered in Milwaukee, WI. TechRender provides laser scanning and 3D digital building documentation services. Dan received his Bachelor’s degree in Architecture from the UWM School of Architecture and Urban Planning in 1981. His interest in computer graphics enabled him to be the 1st architectural student to use CAD in a design studio. His studies culminated in an undergraduate research project titled “The integration of CAD into the design process”. These experiences led him into a career in CAD/CAM industry, where he worked with cutting edge design and visualization technologies. While working at Sun Microsystems, Dan worked with early solid modeling and virtual reality software. Dan later founded Symmetry Corporation, an IT managed services firm specializing in managing large, mission critical database systems. As an active collaborator with UWM, Dan is promoting research into digital historic preservation and visualization technologies.