Graduate Profiles & Stories

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NTI grads end up going places and do things they never would have imagined. Paul Christensen, for example, who graduated from NTI when it was located in St. Louis Park became an instructor here for many years—he and I started teaching here at about the same time. He is now an engineering design consultant in Atlanta. Craig Hedstrom, who graduated about 15 years back hasn’t touched a CAD system in years. He’s been too busy managing projects for Honeywell.

We all have our stories to tell, how our lives have changed, where our ambitions have taken us. If you are interested in telling your story graduates, please do so by commenting to this blog.

This entry was posted on Friday, October 20th, 2006 at 1:57 pm under Alumni. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

2 Responses to “Graduate Profiles & Stories”

1. Amy Says:
   October 20th, 2006 at 2:20 pm

   Michael Zeeveld (Architecture)

   Michael B. Zeeveld, a 1996 Architecture Honors graduate of NTI, is employed with an Autodesk Reseller, CADre Systems Inc. in Charlotte, NC. He is a Senior Application Engineer for the Building Solutions Division. He was Director of CAD Consulting at Focus CAD Consulting before the company was purchased by CADre. In addition to developing applications for Autodesk software, including Architectural Desktop, Revit and VIZ/Max, he teaches at CAD Camps and Autodesk University, and even manages his own Visualization and Animation company to assist architects with projects.

   With previous experience that includes CAD Manager, CAD Director, IT Support, Architectural Technician, and CAD Trainer, his experience was a good fit for this position. “I really love what I do.”

   Prior to NTI Michael was a Paratrooper in the United States Army for three years.

2. Amy Says:
   October 20th, 2006 at 2:21 pm

   Brent Bartch (Engineering)

   Brent Bartch graduated from NTI in 1990 from the Engineering Drafting/Design & CAD Technology program. Brent is the owner of Fox-1 Drafting & Design, Fox-1 Financial Corp., and Fox-1 Resources located in Eagan, MN. Brent started Fox-1 while attending NTI as an engineering CAD consulting business. In 1995 Fox-1 began providing architectural CAD consulting services for home builders.

   Fox-1 has grown from a one room office to an organization that now occupies office space of 4000 square feet and employs approximately 40 people in the various divisions. The company philosophy: Product oriented and price conscious.

   Prior to attending NTI and starting Fox-1, Brent served in the United States Air Force. Brent has also served in the United States Army National Guard.

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