Founding Members
Keith Brooks
Company: kBrooks Design Studio
Position: Owner
Description: High end cabinet & millwork design drawing provider with expertise in production drawings. Traditional architectural drafting for remodels, small houses and furniture design.
About: Keith has an architectural degree in Interior Architecture with almost 25 years in residential woodworking, cabinet making, and millwork. He started doing production drawings in 2011 using AutoCAD and found Sketchup in 2013. He began integrating Sketchup into engineered drawing packages in 2015 and in 2019, kBrooks Design Studio was born with Sketchup Pro and Layout as the primary drawing platforms.
Joanne Swisterski
Company: Swisterski Design
Position: Owner/Principal
Description: High end residential & commercial interior design, based in Toronto, Canada
About: In 2019, Swisterski Design made the full switch to a Sketchup/Layout workflow. Since that time, it has been searching for talented designers who have the technical knowledge of creating 3D models in Sketchup, and using those models to create full drawing sets in Layout.
Kendall Springer
Company: Cornerstone Design Group
Position: Owner
Description: Architecture firm located in Salt Lake City, Utah, completing both residential and commercial projects
About: Kendall began using Sketchup back when it was created by @Last Software. He decided to go ‘all in’ with Sketchup and Layout as the primary tools for design and documentation in 2016. Since then, he has found that clients, developers and builders have all appreciated the switch in workflow. The only challenge has been finding individuals with SU & LO skills.
Contributing Members
Simone Smerilli
Automation & Integration Expert
Simo is a digital systems developer specializing in low-code/no-code tools and automation for business operations. His role is handling all the app integrations and business management tool setups. Find out more about him on his website.
DanielTal
Sloped Landscape Exam Designer
Daniel Tal, RLA, ASLA, is a licensed practicing landscape architect in Denver, Colorado, and a technology specialist who conducts workshops and seminars.
He operates www.suplacemaker.com, a 3D tool for SketchUp and Revit, and www.danieltal.com which is a tutorial website for Sketchup modeling in the Landscape and Urban Development fields.
Jameson McMaster
Web Design Expert
I’m an Art Director with 18 years of creative industry experience. From baby start-ups to agencies to corporations, I’ve had my hands in just about everything. I see so much potential in Sloped and I’m excited to be along for the ride!