Alexander Schreyer
Department Head (Interim) In Environmental Conservation
Amherst, Massachusetts, United States
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Top SchoolAlexander Schreyer is an experienced academic leader and educator with 15 years in higher education and a deep technical background in wood science and structural timber design. Currently serving as Interim Department Head of Environmental Conservation and Program Director for Building and Construction Technology at UMass Amherst, he blends administrative leadership with hands-on teaching and program development. His career at UMass spans roles from adjunct faculty to associate department head, reflecting a rare continuity and institutional impact in curriculum, facilities, and research management. Trained with an M.A.Sc. in Wood Science from UBC and a Dipl.-Ing. in Structural Engineering (Wood Design), he brings rigorous technical expertise to sustainability and built-environment challenges. As a Wiley author and long-standing faculty member, he pairs scholarly communication with practical industry-facing program leadership. Notably, he has maintained parallel appointments across architecture and construction technology, enabling cross-disciplinary collaboration that advances both pedagogy and applied research.
15 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Dipl.-Ing. (FH) - Bachelor of Science Structural Engineering (Wood Design), Dipl.-Ing. (FH) - Bachelor of Science Structural Engineering (Wood Design) at RheinMain University of Applied SciencesM.A.Sc. Wood Science, M.A.Sc. Wood Science at The University of British Columbia
English, French, German
Github Skills (6)
sketchup10
code-editor8
text-editor7
ruby7
geometric7
editor6
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
alexschreyer/SketchUp-News-Plugin
Feb 2015 - Mar 2023
Contributions:6 pushes in 8 years 2 months
alexschreyer/Place-Shapes-Toolbar-for-SketchUp
Feb 2015 - Mar 2023
An extension for placing standard geometric primitives.
Contributions:2 releases, 11 pushes, 1 branch in 8 years 3 months
geometricprimitives
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