Brok Howard / Selected experience

Professional Experience

Professional Experience

I work at the intersection of architecture, building information, digital delivery, and emerging AI-enabled workflows—helping teams turn complex systems into useful tools and better outcomes.

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Chronological record

Jun 2024–Jun 2026

Professional Experience

dRofus

Senior Product Manager

San Francisco, CA

Led product strategy and roadmap for a BIM-centric project information platform serving enterprise owners, architects, and contractors.

Lead product strategy and roadmap for dRofus, a BIM-centric project information platform used by enterprise owners, architects, and contractors on multi-year capital programs. Translate customer and market signals into development priorities across Revit integrations, owner data requirements, and multi-project database capabilities. Partner with sales, implementation, and partner teams across Nemetschek to position dRofus within a broader AI-ready data ecosystem for design and construction. Use discovery calls, usage analytics, and structured experiments to de-risk new features before full engineering investment.

Jul 2021–Jun 2024

Professional Experience

dRofus

Product Manager

Athens, GA

Owned roadmap areas including Revit synchronization, requirement management, and cross-project reporting.

Responsible for translating customer needs into actionable development tasks. Owned roadmap for key workflows, including Revit synchronization, requirement management, and cross-project reporting for enterprise AEC customers. Turned qualitative feedback from architects, BIM managers, and owners into clear specs and testable slices, working closely with engineering and QA. Shipped improvements that reduced implementation time and support tickets in high-risk workflows.

Aug 2016–Jul 2021

Professional Experience

dRofus

Technical Account Manager

San Francisco, CA

Managed technical relationships across North and South America and supported customer success, sales, and product feedback loops.

Responsible for managing all technical aspects of North and South America relationships with dRofus clients. Worked closely with sales and business account management teams to win new business and increase sales to existing clients. Provided high-quality technical service before and after a sale, helped ensure customer satisfaction, and strengthened customer relationships. Monitored support requests to identify recurring issues and worked with development teams to recommend software changes.

Sep 2015–Aug 2016

Professional Experience

dRofus

Implementation Specialist

San Francisco, CA

Led implementation, training, and customer enablement for North America.

Primary point of contact for existing and new customers regarding implementation and use of dRofus. Led implementation, training, and customer relations for North America. Developed training and education material to support onboarding and long-term customer success.

Nov 2013–Sep 2015

Professional Experience

HOK

Firmwide Design Technology Specialist

San Francisco, CA

Supported advanced design technology adoption and firmwide dRofus implementation.

Provided expertise and advisement to project teams for implementation of advanced design technology techniques. Acted as a leader and mentor by coaching and motivating project team members in the use of advanced technologies and supporting Design Technology Managers throughout the firm. Primary focus included dRofus implementation on a firmwide level.

Jun 2011–Nov 2013

Professional Experience

HOK

BIM Manager

St. Louis, MO

Served as BIM leader for the St. Louis office.

buildingSMART / BIM leader for the St. Louis office.

May 2010–Jun 2011

Professional Experience

HOK

Interior Architectural Technician

St. Louis, MO

Coordinated BIM workflows and project documentation from early design through final documentation.

Responsible for coordination of BIM workflow and best practices. Worked closely with project architects to assemble documentation from schematic design through final documentation requirements. Helped lead the interiors group toward new technologies that improved efficiency and collaboration.

Feb 2007–May 2010

Professional Experience

Arcturis

Associate

St. Louis, MO

Architect in training with BIM expertise across design, documentation, and construction administration.

Worked as an architect in training with BIM expertise, supporting project workflows from conceptual design through completion across project management, construction administration, documentation, detailing, and visualization.

2007–2012

Professional Experience

Washington University in St. Louis, Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts

Lecturer

St. Louis, MO

Taught BIM workshops and supported design studios using advanced modeling tools.

Taught Building Information Modeling 101 workshops in fall and spring semesters. Supported design studios implementing BIM tools and advanced modeling techniques.

2003–2006

Professional Experience

Washington University in St. Louis, Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts

Lab Monitor

St. Louis, MO

Managed computer-lab operations, monitor schedules, and end-of-semester studio printing.

Managed computer-lab operations, coordinated monitor schedules, and organized end-of-semester studio printing.

1996–2001

Professional Experience

Kohl Gramigna & Associates Architects

Intern

Atlanta, GA

Supported project architects by developing construction drawings through all design stages.

Supported project architects by developing construction drawings through all design stages.

Jun 2024–Jun 2026

Professional Experience

Senior Product Manager

dRofus

Led product strategy and roadmap for a BIM-centric project information platform serving enterprise owners, architects, and contractors.

Jul 2021–Jun 2024

Professional Experience

Product Manager

dRofus

Owned roadmap areas including Revit synchronization, requirement management, and cross-project reporting.

Aug 2016–Jul 2021

Professional Experience

Technical Account Manager

dRofus

Managed technical relationships across North and South America and supported customer success, sales, and product feedback loops.

Sep 2015–Aug 2016

Professional Experience

Implementation Specialist

dRofus

Led implementation, training, and customer enablement for North America.

Nov 2013–Sep 2015

Professional Experience

Firmwide Design Technology Specialist

HOK

Supported advanced design technology adoption and firmwide dRofus implementation.

Jun 2011–Nov 2013

Professional Experience

BIM Manager

HOK

Served as BIM leader for the St. Louis office.

May 2010–Jun 2011

Professional Experience

Interior Architectural Technician

HOK

Coordinated BIM workflows and project documentation from early design through final documentation.

Feb 2007–May 2010

Professional Experience

Associate

Arcturis

Architect in training with BIM expertise across design, documentation, and construction administration.

2007–2012

Professional Experience

Lecturer

Washington University in St. Louis, Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts

Taught BIM workshops and supported design studios using advanced modeling tools.

2003–2006

Professional Experience

Lab Monitor

Washington University in St. Louis, Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts

Managed computer-lab operations, monitor schedules, and end-of-semester studio printing.

1996–2001

Professional Experience

Intern

Kohl Gramigna & Associates Architects

Supported project architects by developing construction drawings through all design stages.

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Current focus

What I’m Building Now

What I’m Building Now

I’m exploring AI-enabled workflows, durable data systems that survive handoffs, and product thinking for the realities of AEC practice. I’m open to selective consulting, writing, speaking, and thoughtful collaboration.

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