Dr David Heesom

 Principal Lecturer University of Wolverhampton

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Prior to joining the University of Wolverhampton, David Heesom worked for WS Atkins Consulting Engineers as an Infrastructure Engineer. He worked on various projects including a large infrastructure project in Dublin, Ireland eventually becoming a 3D computer-modelling engineer for a large infrastructure project in

 the North West of England. David initially joined the School of Engineering and the Built Environment as a Research Fellow undertaking a collaborative EPSRC funded

project entitled „The Virtual Construct ion Site  in conjunct ion with University

 College London, UMIST and Teesside University. Since then he has undertaken various teaching roles in the area of CAD for construction, architectural visualisation and virtual reality and remains actively involved with research and development within the School, publishing widely in the field of visual simulation for the construction industry. He is currently Director of the Virtual Design Enterprise Centre, which has been responsible for delivering over £2m worth of R&D projects with the construction industry. He has presented work at various international

events including Germany, Eire, Canada, China and the USA. He has also worked with various regional and national companies including local authorities to implement advanced technologies, visualisation and virtual reality for improving their business.

David holds a BEng (Hons) degree in Civil Engineering from Loughborough University and an MSc (with distinction) degree in Computer Aided Design in Construction from the University of Wolverhampton. He completed his PhD at the University of Wolverhampton in 2004, which developed a suite of software tools to allow more effective planning on construction sites by utilising  '4D' virtual reality techniques.