John Messner
Associate Director Of Translational Research, Cocoziello Institute Of Real Estate Innovation
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, United States
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Top SchoolJohn Messner is an architectural engineering scholar and translational research leader with over two decades at Penn State, currently serving as Associate Director of Translational Research at the Cocoziello Institute of Real Estate Innovation and Charles and Elinor Matts Professor of Architectural Engineering. He combines deep academic expertise (PhD, Penn State) with practical construction experience, having managed projects early in his career, and focuses on BIM, digital twins, lean construction, and immersive VR/AR/MR technologies to improve project delivery. A longtime contributor to national standards and industry bodies, he has chaired the National BIM Standard planning committee and the Building Information Management Council, bridging research, policy, and practice. Known for translating complex research into applied solutions, he brings a rare mix of classroom teaching, standards leadership, and hands-on industry perspective from Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.
9 years of coding experience
17 years of employment as a software developer
PhD, Architectural Engineering (International Business Minor), PhD, Architectural Engineering (International Business Minor) at Penn State University
Github Skills (5)
ids8
xml7
ifc7
bim5
unity3d3
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
CICPSU/bimplanning
Jul 2017 - Jan 2018
Contributions:110 commits, 13 PRs, 134 pushes in 5 months
planningexecutionbim
CICPSU/bim-energy-retrofit
Jul 2017 - Jul 2017
Contributions:2 pushes, 1 branch in 1 day
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