Technical team

Lawrence Hooker

Lawrence has over 30+ years of experience in the design and construction industry with a focus in the engineering and manufacturing sectors. He has successfully delivered many implementation projects for a number of clients across the UK including Arup, Halcrow, Mott MacDonald, Shell UK and Skanska, to name only a few.

Steven Lovell

As a design professional, I have used AutoCAD for over twenty-five years since release 13. Having graduated from Leeds Polytechnic with a degree in Three Dimensional Design and a specialism in Furniture Design I worked as a freelance furniture designer where I gained valuable knowledge and practical experience. I have been delivering training as an Autodesk Approved Instructor since 1998 as the Built Environment Solutions Trainer formally for Cadassist Ltd and more recently for Symetri Ltd. Between 2005 and 2013 I held the position of CAD Manager for Blackpool Councils Central Seawall Project, which was awarded the prestigious Brunel Award. As a Senior BIM Consultant for Symetri Ltd, I specialise in delivering training within AutoCAD, Revit Architecture, Revit MEP and 3ds Max.

Dave Bosworth

As a Civil Engineering Surveyor, Dave worked for many years on construction projects across the UK where he gained unique experiences in the use of design technology in both infrastructure engineering and GIS/mapping.

Paul Grimston

Spending his formative years as an Architectural Technician, followed by a stint in the Exhibition and Graphics industry, Paul has worked for many years on design projects across the UK where he gained diverse experience in the use of design technology in all areas of design. A benefit of Paul’s graphics experience is knowledge of visualisation and presentation techniques that take advantage of the latest 3D modelling software.

Bettool Jabur

Bettool is a Chartered Architectural Technologist and a Senior Consultant at Symetri. She has been in the Architectural Technology industry for 10 years, working on a range of projects, from elaborate sports arena, educational establishments, through to large and small scale residential projects. Her knowledge and expertise of being a BIM Manager has led to her passion for improving the way we produce work and collaborate within the AEC industry and it has led to her drive in becoming an Autodesk Certified Instructor and an expert user in Autodesk Revit, BIM 360 & Naviate Architecture. Bettool conducts knowledge gap analysis for companies and provides consulting, mentoring and training to clients, using tools such as Revit and BIM 360 to enable them to design, coordinate, collaborate, manage and make the most from their BIM data.

Daryn Fitz

Daryn has worked within the construction sector for over 35 years, providing extensive experience in the management, application and integration of Digital Information Technologies within Design Consultant, Main Contractor, Developer and Employer Organisations. Today, Daryn is predominantly an advisor to Employer Organisations, provides Information Management services directly, leads the Lloyds Register BIM Accreditation scheme on behalf of Symetri, is an Associate Lecturer at Middlesex University supporting its MSc BIM Management programme, guest lecturers at other Universities and is currently researching a PhD in Data Quality within the Construction Sector. As an educator Daryn is known for his pragmatic and impartial approach, building on and reinforcing concepts by using real-world application and examples.

Ian Garwood

Ian’s background in Mechanical Engineering and focus on a wide range of technology solutions and workflows places him ideally to assist in many aspects of project delivery and product training. Ian is a Revit MEP Autodesk Certified Professional and an Autodesk Certified Instructor, with a passion for working with our clients to exploit investment in technology and training.

Rob Clark

From his original career working in the Structural, Architectural and Civil profession working in partnership with many major UK AEC firms including Atkins Global, Buro Happold and AKT II, Rob has developed practical skills and diverse knowledge of best practice, protocols and procedures. Rob prides himself on being able to look at the individual BIM process requirements of an organisation and offer a fully bespoke solution. After all, “all BIM implementations are unique”.

Julian Jones

Working in the construction industry for over 25 years, Julian has extensive experience in the creation, maintenance and distribution of design related information throughout the design, costing and construction teams. This allows Julian to work effectively with clients in order to determine the best working methods and solutions for their DMS implementation.

Enrique Barriuso

A qualified CEng MSpICE Civil Engineer with over 7+ years post graduate experience. Enrique graduated with a Master's in Civil Engineering, which covered a wide variety of subjects in the fields of transport, structural analysis, geotechnical design, coastal, water and environmental engineering. Enrique joined in 2015 and is an Autodesk Certified Professional in AutoCAD Civil 3D, subsequently helped many clients resolve their Civil 3D problems. He provides training in Civil 3D, AutoCAD and SketchUp.

Terry Dean

Terry has been providing training for over 31+ years, and is an Autodesk Certified Professional in AutoCAD and Revit Architecture, as well as an Autodesk Certified Instructor. With a wealth of background knowledge and experience, Terry has delivered projects for a large number of clients across the UK, including Arup, BAA, Redrow Homes, Fosters and Gensler. His training delegates often praise his patience in ensuring that they have absorbed the knowledge needed to develop the necessary skills on their chosen platform. Terry is the back bone of the training team, and is responsible for training his fellow trainers to ensure consistency in quality.

Geoff Alder

Geoff Alder has been training Autodesk applications for 25 years. He came into training from practical experience in the building industry. He has designed and carried out technical training all over the world. Geoff is a particularly dedicated trainer on 3D applications and has won awards from Autodesk for training on 3ds max.

Bianca Garibay

Bianca comes to the support team with an Interior Design Technology degree from Miami. She has always carried a passion for creating spaces and the unseen effort it takes to achieve the final expression. Bianca has been with Symetri for over a year and continues to build on her skill sets. She supports our customers in not only Revit, but BIM 360 Design, AutoCAD, and Sketchup. Her positive attitude is always willing to help and enjoys learning new things on the job.

Andrew Langton

Andrew joined us in 2018 as an Applications Engineer. He gained his HNC in Building Studies whilst working for a leading Architectural Practice in the midlands. For 15 years prior to joining us, he was a CAD Manager/IT Support Technician working closely with the IT manager. This unique role and technical background enabled Andrew to balance the requirements of Information Systems, CAD Management, Architects and Technicians. His experience in Software Licensing, Compliance and Deployment Strategies in both Physical Workstation and Virtual Machine environments help him to support our partners through the decision making process.

Sharan Singh

A CAD support engineer since March 2018, Sharan has experience and professional certification using Revit. Her background in the architecture and construction industry lends itself to her knowledge of Autodesk's AutoCAD, Navisworks, Trimble's SketchUp and our own document management system Excitech DOCS. Sharan has taken responsibility for the implementation and support for Autodesk BIM360 Cloud services for a range of different size organisations and projects, both domestic and international. She has also provided bespoke and effective Revit elbow support to clients both on-site and off-site to guide clients through their requirements on the software.

Paul Thurgood

After training as an Architectural Technician, Paul moved into the Autodesk Reseller Channel, installing, supporting and training customers using Autodesk products across AEC, Mechanical Design and Data Management industry sectors. With over 25 years of experience, Paul helps businesses create project documentation in a controlled environment, providing great search facilities, clarity on documentation status, and the necessary availability to ensure the building, product or process is created on time.

Jonathan Hand

With over 15 years’ experience, Jonathan is a successful senior level consultant with a unique blend of commercial, digital and construction expertise. His specialism lies with structural and off-site manufacture related disciplines. In 2016 Jonathan was inducted into the Autodesk Expert Elite program.

Steve Rudge

Working in a multi-disciplined design and build environment for 24+ years, Steve has vast knowledge of the problems that will be encountered on projects of all sizes, and provides suitable solutions. Steve’s main expertise lies in the design, construction and management workflow of information and technology requirements to ensure a project meets the full requirements and data is reused through the delivery. Steve acts as the Project BIM manager and information manager for our clients and helps them de-risk and deliver the project to meet the full defined requirements.

Tom Rudge

Whilst working onsite for several years, Tom gained his experience in Site Engineering and Management. He worked as a main contractor, guiding supply chain partners on day-to-day site delivery activities. It’s this very background that Tom brings to the consultant delivery team, allowing Symetri’s clients to benefit from his knowledge of new BIM processes and technology. To further increase his skill set, Tom is currently studying a MSc degree in BIM and Digital Built Environments to help bring more ideas to the construction division. Tom has a passion that envisions the future of construction going digital and believes technology will play a large part of daily site activities not too far in the future.

Nick Simpson

With over 42+ years in the industry Nick’s primary expertise is centred around MEP design, detailing, design management, on-site construction management and O&M handover. Other specialist skills include CAD, BIM, digital fabrication, office to field instrumentation, DFMA, lean and many emerging digital formats and data schemas. In addition, he has previously managed a CAD team within a Civil Engineering Consultancy and set up a remote intelligent 3D modelling capability in the subcontinent. 

Rob Torres

An accomplished Mechanical Engineer, Rob Torres has extensive experience across the full spectrum of MEP consulting and contracting. Having worked for one of the largest and most respected contractors and developers Rob offers a rare blend of capability and insight, all of which was built up within a digital delivery environment. 

Johnathan Ward

From a background in both the construction and manufacturing industries, Johnathan has gained a detailed working knowledge of both the processes and workflow methodologies employed in achieving the optimum operational performance.

Alec Milton

Alec joined Excitech (before it became Symetri) from Arup Group Ltd where he lead the development of engineering software applications as director of the Technical Software Group. He was simultaneously the managing director of Oasys Ltd where he spent 13 years commercialising Arup’s software products. Alec is a Fellow of the British Computer Society and a Fellow of the Institution of Engineering Designers.

Callum Rudge

Callum is an Application Specialist within the Symetri construction team and is currently acting as a BIM coordinator over many schemes across the UK. He is also focusing on the new Autodesk Construction Cloud unified platform to support contractors on their digital journey. Callum is currently studying a level 3 in Construction technologies theory.

Ian Griggs

Ian joined us following 30 years of experience using AutoCAD and Revit as a design consultant in the Building Services industry. He is now an Autodesk Certified Professional and Autodesk Certified Instructor delivering training courses in AutoCAD and Revit. Ian also offers support and training for Pinnacle Series learning and reference.

Ainsley Whyte

Ainsley has over 25 years’ experience in developing commercial software solutions and has a versatile set of skills and knowledge available to take a project from planning, through to final deployment. He currently provides bespoke solutions based on Autodesk products such as AutoCAD and Revit as well as working on solutions for the internal web-based systems.

Peter Bouckley

Peter previously worked in the industry at various London Architects and Construction companies as a Document Controller. With a keen interest in automation and efficiency, as well as maintaining high standards of quality, he was thrilled to join Symetri and work with products to improve the workflow around issuing and transmittals.

Natalie Bacci

Natalie has both a First-Class BA Honours Degree in Interior Architecture and a Masters Degree in Architecture and Urbanism. She subsequently gained extensive industry experience across a variety of different disciplines working in Architectural Design, Interior Design, Urban Design and Geospatial Science. Natalie has managed and coordinated numerous high-profile projects for flagship clients including Buckingham Palace, the MOD, the FCO, Nuclear Decommissioning Authority as well as many other commercial, educational and civic projects. Natalie’s industry experience has equipped her with the technical knowledge, skills and expertise in the utilisation of a range of Autodesk applications including AutoCAD and Revit for Architecture. As a Senior BIM Application Consultant and Professional Certified Autodesk Instructor at Symetri, Natalie frequently consults with clients and delivers training on Autodesk Revit to a variety of multi-disciplined industry professionals.

Trevor Clayton

Trevor has 35+ years of experience working within the highway/software industries. Spending 6 years working in the highway’s team of local authorities prior to a move to The Investigations and Risk Management Group at the UK Transport Research Laboratory where Trevor specialised in highway maintenance, network management and highway liability. It was here that he regularly undertook forensic accident investigations where the design and or maintenance of highways was brought into question, leading to involvement and an interest in laser scanning along with design software. His interest in software prompted a move into the training and consultancy world where Trevor has now been training Autodesk Infrastructure software, in particular Civil3D and Infraworks for over 15 years, becoming a certified professional with Civil 3D. He works with many large global companies to develop their technical workflows, standards, templates and deployment plans, along with the design and delivery of bespoke training programs and their rollout.