Steven Tran

Engineering Systems Leader, Global BIM Strategist & Infrastructure Technologist. 

Outstanding analytical and problem-solving capabilities:

Steven is a visionary technology leader with over 25 years of experience in engineering systems, enterprise infrastructure, and digital transformation. His career spans document management, systems analysis, and programming for construction, surveying, and advanced manufacturing environments. Rising from hands-on technical execution to enterprise-wide leadership, Steven has delivered scalable solutions that empower teams and reshape operational strategy.

Including Principal Computer Design for Enterprise, GIS / VDC software implementation and maintenance, as well as two layers of access security for ERP, CRM, and HCM.

To top it off with disaster recovery planning.

Steven has led mission-critical infrastructure programs from the ground up, including:

• Architecting Citrix server farm clusters for ESRI ArcMAP, ArcInfo, and ArcSDE      integrated with SQL-based GIS systems
• Designing and deploying SQL-backed intranet environments and engineering platforms
• Implementing Microsoft SharePoint Server (MOSS) across enterprise workflows for project coordination
• Managing software/hardware inventories with MECM for lifecycle tracking, budgeting, contract renewals, and procurement

His leadership is defined by technical fluency, operational clarity, and the ability to guide cross-functional teams through complex initiatives. Steven mentors engineers and IT professionals, driving alignment between digital tools and business goals to foster innovation, accountability, and long-term value.

Steven’s academic credentials include:

• 🎓 MS in Global BIM Management, University of Barcelona
• 🎓 BIM Management, ZIGURAT Global Institute of Technology
• 🎓 Virtual Design & Construction (VDC), Stanford University – CIFE

His Global BIM Management expertise positions him at the forefront of international collaboration, enabling organizations to harmonize design, construction, and asset operation through unified data environments. Steven applies BIM principles to optimize workflows, break down silos, and lead sustainable development aligned with *ESG standards.

At Stanford’s Center for Integrated Facility Engineering (CIFE), Steven completed the VDC program, mastering Integrated Concurrent Engineering (ICE), lean scheduling, multidisciplinary modeling, and performance-based delivery. These advanced capabilities empower him to simulate outcomes, reduce risk, and drive measurable success before construction even begins.

Steven also holds a broad array of technical certifications and certificates:

• 🛠 Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer • Cisco CCNA & CCNP
• 🛠 ESRI GIS Administrator / Analyst • Bentley OpenRoads Designer, Geopak, ProjectWise
• 🛠 AutoCAD Civil 3D • Revit • Navisworks • InfraWorks • Solibri • Concept Station & Construction cloud
• 🛠 AECOsim Building Designer • Primavera P6 - SYNCHRO 4D&5D, BEXEL, COBie.
• 🛠 CompTIA Network+, Server+, Project+, ISO 19650 Information Manager Level 3 Expert.
• 🛠 BICSI RCCD • Novell Netware Engineer • MicroStation Manager (ProSoft & Bentley)
• Master of Artificial Intelligence & Data Sciences (In Progress 2025)

With a deep understanding of infrastructure systems and a global perspective on digital engineering, Steven continues to lead transformative projects that shape smarter, more connected environments—from the server room to the strategy boardroom.

From Basic to No limit:

🚜From Boundary Survey to Full-Spectrum Development

Steven started with the fundamentals:

• Boundary Surveys: Defining land ownership and precision metrics
• Site Design & Planning: Transforming raw terrain into purposeful space

Then moved into functional infrastructure:

• FEMA Map Analysis: Flood zone awareness and risk mitigation
• Stormwater & Wastewater Design: Drainage plans, detention vaults, and sanitary layouts up to wastewater treatment plan

Sculpting Earth and Flowing Networks

Steven engineered nature and movement:

• Man-Made Lakes: Balancing aesthetics, ecology, and retention
• Water tower: consistent water flow of 0.43 psi per foot, continues supplying, Fire Safety, and Power outages supply prevention.  
• Bridge Construction: Linking physical divides with strength and beauty
• Bored Tunnels: Created using Tunnel Boring Machines (TBMs), ideal for deep or long tunnels.
• Security & Traffic Cameras: Layering urban intelligence and safety

And pushed deeper into public utility systems:

• Electrical, Water, and Telecom Utilities: Mapping arteries of functionality
• Fuel Tank Storage: Holds fuel (diesel, gasoline, jet fuel, etc.) under controlled conditions
• Airport Conveyor Belts & Taxiways: Integrating logistics with aviation precision and lighting. 
• Structural Dynamics: Once a building’s design must account for wind sway and vertical transport systems, it enters the realm       of tall building engineering
• Freshwater Pipeline Design: Engineering lifelines across vast terrain

🚄 Urban Pulse to Global Horizons

Steven's vision expanded across transport and connectivity:

• Internal City Rail Lines: Revitalizing mobility at the local scale
• Autonomous Rapid Transit (ART): Automated trams may require dedicated lanes or smart traffic signals.       
• High-Speed Rail Systems: Launching into national-scale velocity
• Disaster Recovery Validation Drills: Simulate real-world failures to test recovery plan
• Drone Land surveying: Mapping terrain, boundaries, and elevation changes
• Drone Construction: Monitoring progress, calculating volumes, and site planning
• Drone Disaster response: Evaluating damage and planning recovery efforts
• Cloud-Based Recovery: Use scalable cloud services for rapid failover
• GIS (Geographic Information Systems): Harnessing data layers for holistic decision-making

And culminates in Global BIM innovation:

• Global Building Information Modeling (BIM): Interlinking digital twins across nations and disciplines
• Animation Flyovers: Bringing design to life—storytelling through motion and perspective

🌐 Steven’s Arc: From Precision to Vision

This isn’t just a career—it’s a canvas:

• Steven built from scratch to the skyline
• Steven mapped watersheds, connected cities, and imagined futures
• Steven understands the intersection of art and engineering, data and dreaming

Steven's journey represents what BIM truly aspires to: a living digital thread that reflects the vision, intelligence, and humanity behind the infrastructure.

Steven’s academic credentials include:

• 🎓 MS in Global BIM Management, University of Barcelona
• 🎓 BIM Management, ZIGURAT Global Institute of Technology
• 🎓 Virtual Design & Construction (VDC), Stanford University – CIFE
• Master of Artificial Intelligence & Data Sciences (In Progress 2025)