Volker Mueller Joins Bentley

Bentley Systems, Incorporated (PA, USA) has appointed Volker Mueller to the position of research director for computational design in Bentley's Applied Research group. Mueller will be responsible for identifying and pursuing innovative ways to employ computation in the infrastructure design professions. In addition, he will investigate new opportunities for providing real-time design performance feedback to architects and engineers, as well as create the vision for future strategic initiatives.  

Mueller joins Bentley with more than 15 years of experience in the field of design computing using advanced software. Prior to Bentley, Mueller was design technology manager of NBBJ's design technology group. In this role he was responsible for developing and implementing the architectural firm's design technology strategy, which was founded on object-based design and Building Information Modeling software.

Prior to his service with NBBJ, Mueller was employed for five years with auto.des.sys, Inc., in Columbus, where he contributed to the development of the 3D modeling package form.Z. 

His professional affiliations include membership in the American Institute of Architects, the Association for Computer Aided Design in Architecture (ACADIA), and the National Institute of Building Sciences, and he is on the steering committee of the National CAD Standard version 5.

Mueller earned an Architectural Engineering degree from the Berlin University of Technology and a Master of Architecture degree, with CAAD certification, from Ohio State University as a Fulbright Scholar.