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About Sathish M Naidu

Technical Head. BIM Expert.
Leadership Coach.

14 years at the intersection of AEC technology, BIM implementation, and technical leadership — across India's most demanding infrastructure and building projects.

BIM & AEC Expert Technical Leadership Coach ISO 19650 Level 2 Certified
Sathish M Naidu
ISO 19650 Lvl 2
A personal note

Why I do what I do

"I spent the first decade of my career becoming the best technical person in the room. The second decade taught me that being the best technical person in the room is not enough — you also have to be the person who can bring the rest of the room with you."

I grew up in the AEC and Autodesk ecosystem — learning every corner of BIM, PDM, and digital project delivery from the inside. I've been on the vendor side, the consultant side, and the implementation side. I've walked into projects that were already failing and projects that were set up to fail from the first meeting. After 30+ implementations across India, I know what actually goes wrong — and it's almost never the software.

The BIM problem in India is a leadership and information management problem. Teams buy software without defining what information they need. Firms implement standards without anyone to enforce them. Projects go live without a Common Data Environment that anyone understands. My BIM courses and consulting exist to change that — one project, one team, one firm at a time.

The leadership side of what I do came from watching brilliant engineers get passed over, underestimated, or stuck — not because they weren't good enough, but because nobody taught them the other half of the job. I've led technical teams, built pre-sales practices, navigated corporate politics, and made every leadership mistake there is to make. Now I teach what I wish someone had taught me at 28.

If you're an AEC engineer who wants to implement BIM properly — or a technical professional who's ready to lead — I built these courses and services specifically for where you are right now. Not for the global market. Not adapted from Western content. For the Indian AEC professional, in the Indian context.

Career journey

14 years — the path
that built both pillars

2010–2012
Early career
Application Engineer — Autodesk products
Joined the Autodesk ecosystem as an Application Engineer. First exposure to BIM, 3D design, and the gap between what software can do and what project teams actually do with it.
2012–2015
Growth
Senior AE & Pre-Sales Technical Lead
Moved into technical pre-sales — running demos, building solutions, and closing deals for complex Autodesk implementations across AEC and manufacturing firms across South India.
2015–2018
BIM focus
BIM Specialist & Implementation Consultant
Dedicated entirely to BIM implementation. Led first ISO 19650-aligned projects in India before the standard was widely known. Built CDE workflows on Autodesk platforms for infrastructure, commercial, and residential projects.
2018–2020
Leadership
Technical Head — team of 12 engineers
First formal leadership role. Built and managed a 12-person technical team delivering BIM, CAD, and PDM solutions across pan-India accounts. Learned what nobody teaches you about leading technical people.
2020–2022
Certification
ISO 19650 Level 2 Information Manager
Obtained ISO 19650 Level 2 Information Manager certification — one of the earliest practitioners in India. Applied the standard on live infrastructure and commercial projects immediately.
2022–2024
Scale
Solutions Architect — MicroGenesis CADSoft
Expanded scope to full solutions architecture — designing end-to-end BIM, CDE, and digital delivery frameworks for AEC firms, contractors, and government infrastructure clients across India.
2024–Now
Teaching
Courses, coaching & this platform
Formalised the teaching and coaching work that had been happening informally for years. Launched structured courses, corporate training, and 1:1 leadership coaching — to reach engineers I can't reach in person.
Certifications & credentials

Formal recognition of
14 years of deep practice

ISO 19650 · 2022
ISO 19650
British Standards Institution (BSI)
One of very few practitioners in India certified at Level 2 — covering information management, CDE governance, and full project delivery lifecycle under ISO 19650 Parts 1 & 2.
Autodesk Certified Professional · Current
Autodesk Certified Professional
Autodesk Inc.
Certified in Autodesk Construction Cloud — covering project setup, Docs, Build, RFI, submittals, issues management, and model coordination workflow.
AutoCAD Certified Professional · Certified
AutoCAD Certified Professional
Autodesk Inc.
Professional-level AutoCAD certification covering advanced 2D drafting, 3D modelling, and customisation — foundational to all BIM and AEC delivery work.
Lean Six Sigma · Certified
Lean Six Sigma
Internationally Accredited
Lean Six Sigma Green Belt — applied to process improvement in BIM delivery workflows, CDE governance, and technical team operations.
Autodesk Revit · Certified
Autodesk Revit
Autodesk Inc.
Advanced proficiency in Revit Architecture covering BIM modelling, family creation, project coordination, and deliverable production for AEC projects.
Autodesk Inventor · Certified
Autodesk Inventor
Autodesk Inc.
Certified in Autodesk Inventor for product design and manufacturing — bridging AEC BIM methodology with engineering PDM workflows.
My approach

The philosophy behind
everything I teach

I have two non-negotiable beliefs that shape everything I teach — whether it's a BIM implementation workshop or a leadership coaching session.

First: structure before software. Every BIM failure I've ever seen started with teams opening Revit before they'd defined a single information requirement. The tools are the last thing you implement, not the first. Get the framework right — EIR, BEP, CDE, naming conventions — and the software becomes obvious.

Second: context over content. Generic courses teach you what the standard says. I teach you how to apply it on an Indian project, with Indian clients, in Indian procurement conditions. The gap between global BIM theory and Indian AEC reality is enormous — and closing that gap is the only thing I'm interested in.

Structure first
No model opens until the EIR is written, the BEP is agreed, and the CDE is configured. Every time, without exception.
Indian context always
Every example, template, and case study comes from real Indian AEC projects — not adapted from Western or global content.
Practical over theoretical
If you can't use it on your next project, it doesn't go in the course. Real-world applicability is the only filter that matters.
Honest about difficulty
BIM implementation and leadership transitions are hard. I don't pretend otherwise. I give you the real picture and the real tools.
Long-term over short-term
I'd rather give you a framework that works for 10 years than a quick fix that breaks in three months. Depth over shortcuts, always.
Experience across

Projects, firms & sectors
I've worked across

Infrastructure
Roads, highways, bridges, metro rail, and large-scale civil infrastructure projects across India
Commercial Buildings
Office complexes, IT parks, mixed-use developments — BIM-coordinated from concept to handover
Residential
Large residential developments including high-rise, township, and affordable housing projects
Healthcare
Hospital projects requiring high LOD models and stringent information management standards
Government PMC
Public sector project management consultancies procuring and overseeing BIM from the client side
EPC Contractors
Engineering, procurement, and construction contractors implementing BIM for design coordination and site delivery
AEC Consultancies
Architecture, engineering, and multidisciplinary consultancy firms building BIM practices from the ground up
Autodesk Resellers
Channel partners needing technical pre-sales, demo, and implementation support for their AEC clients
Pan-India reach
Bengaluru
Chennai
Hyderabad
Mumbai
Pune
Delhi NCR
Kochi
Ahmedabad
Speaking & training

Sharing knowledge beyond
the classroom

Speaking & workshops
Corporate BIM training workshops across India — for AEC firms, EPC contractors, and government PMC teams
Technical pre-sales training for Autodesk reseller networks — demo skills, discovery, and solution architecture
ISO 19650 implementation workshops for AEC professionals — practical, project-ready, not textbook
LinkedIn live sessions and webinars on BIM implementation and technical leadership for the Indian AEC community
Internal training programmes for technical teams transitioning into BIM-mandated project environments
Leadership and career transition sessions for engineering professionals at AEC firms across India
Formats & availability
Half-day workshops
3–4 hours · On-site or virtual · Custom content
Full-day intensives
6–8 hours · On-site · Hands-on with live projects
Webinar series
60–90 min · Online · Technical or leadership topics
Corporate programmes
Multi-day · Organisation-wide · BIM or leadership
Keynote sessions
45–60 min · Conferences or company events
1:1 coaching
60-min sessions · Ongoing or intensive · Leadership focus
Enquire about speaking
What people say

In their own words

★★★★★
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We had tried to implement BIM twice before Sathish. Both times it fell apart within months. He came in, diagnosed the real problem in the first session — nobody had defined what information they needed — and had us properly structured within a week. That clarity was transformational.

★★★★★
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I attended the ISO 19650 session expecting a dry standards lecture. I got practical, project-ready knowledge that I used the very next week on a live infrastructure project. Sathish has a rare ability to make the complex feel simple without making it feel shallow.

★★★★★
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The leadership coaching changed how I think about my career, not just my job. I used to think being technically better was the answer to everything. Sathish showed me that at a certain level, the game completely changes — and gave me the tools to play the new game.

★★★★★
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The EIR document Sathish drafted for us was more comprehensive and more practically useful than anything our internal team had produced. Our contractor actually said it was the clearest brief they'd ever received. That says everything.

★★★★★
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After 30+ implementations Sathish has seen every mistake there is to make. He doesn't just teach you the standard — he teaches you what goes wrong when you try to apply it, which is the knowledge that actually matters in a live project environment.

★★★★★
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Our CDE was a disaster — three naming conventions, no workflow states, no one knew which version was current. Sathish fixed it in a day and trained the team in another. Clean, fast, no nonsense. Exactly what we needed.

Ready to work together?

Whether you need BIM implementation support for your firm or leadership coaching for yourself — book a free 20-minute discovery call. No hard sell, just an honest conversation.