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Jeff Martin, PE, has been using, supporting, training, and developing Bentley Civil Software (and its Intergraph precursors) for over 30 years. He has been developing training, delivering training, supporting and implementing the OpenRoads Designer software platform continuously since before its release in June 2013.
"Fun is an overlooked metric of a quality. Good, quality processes are fun processes. Make things fun."
I have three "professional" websites, each with their own scope (with some overlap):
- CivilXLr8.com is the business/services-focused site.
- CivilHelp.com is OpenRoads support content. I'll be sharing detailed tips, training and other content there.
- JeffMartinPE.com is an overly detailed history of my professional career. It's kind of my ongoing memoir/blog. It also hosts some thought leadership ideas like The Six-Ball Juggle
I am responsible for the content and layout of my sites. I type every word (although it looks like AI content is the next Big Disruption (I should sacrifice precision to get ahead of that revolution, but I still think deliberation matters). I build sites with Joomla!
My "fun" public sites include:
- GoOutLookUp.net - a guide for beginning stargazers
- UCVolley.com - my son is finishing up his competitive sports career as a senior this year. I switch my "hobby time" from astronomy to volleyball photography to memorialize these timeless moments.
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Civil XLR8 is back!
after an almost twenty year magical mystery tour, including stops at
- CalTrans District 11 (18-months embedded on-site designing roads, ramps, and drainage)
- Bentley (13+ years developing Bentley Civil Training, designing the training portfolio, and a stint as Civil Training Content Development Manager)
- Parsons (three words: Multidisciplinary ProjectWise-based MegaProjects!)
- City of San Diego
Civil XLr8 is my primary focus again. OpenRoads Designer is the ecosystem this time.
The Mission from all those years ago is the same:
Good | Accelerate | increase your speed | |
Better | Excel-erate | increase your Excellence (speed without quality just increases risk) | |
Best | XLr8 | MAXIMIZE your Efficiency and Excellence |
Civil XLr8 is dedicated to Maximizing the Efficiency and Excellence of the Civil Engineering Office.
We offer these Services
- Consulting
- Training
- Custom Training Development
- Implementation Planning and Execution
- OpenRoads Workspace Development and Administration
- Risk Awareness and Mitigation
- Website Development / Internal Support Hubs
Why we're back:
The biggest impediment to success in OpenRoads is its complexity. A BIM/Digital Twin platform - with Design Intent (memory) - is dramatically more complex than a plans production program. The Vendor Support/Training system is arguably better, but not significantly. The gap is huge. How do you bridge it?
Extraordinary Complexity Requires Extraordinary Support.
Related Links - Relevant Content:
JeffMartinPE.com - new relevant content, plus a lot of history
CivilHelp.com - OpenRoads and other topic information (and training) - I maintained this site while Civil XLr8 was dormant.
the legacy Civil XLr8 (from the early 2000s) is available at http://legacy.CivilXLr8.com