Jerry Ponozzo - Building Design Solutions - Spokane - Jerry is a Senior AEC Account Executive with over 42 years experience working within the engineering environment starting as a mechanical drafter at the age of 17. Jerry worked on a survey crew and as an engineering aide in a municipal civil engineering department. He was the Engineering Service Manager for a large manufacturing company where he implemented CAD utilizing version 2.1 of AutoCAD. For the past 20 years Jerry has been a sales account executive providing CAD application sales and exceptional customer service to firms throughout the PacifiCAD Northwest, fifteen of those years with PacifiCAD.

Dave Morrison - Education Solutions - Spokane- Dave has a background of over 30 years in both technical and sales positions in the computer industry as well as IT divisions including companies such as Digital Equipment Corporation and Anthem Blue Cross & Blue Shield. Before his nine years with Digital Equipment in Michigan, Arizona and southern California, he authored a book for QUE Corporation featuring Digital’s PCs and software. He won two major awards at DEC and is also network Plus certified. His background includes, network consulting, technical sales and marketing, corporate webmaster and firewall administration. Dave also has a strong background in commercial photography. Dave received his education at Indiana University, majoring in physio-psychology and has been with PacifiCAD for over eight years. He has managed accounts in all vertical disciplines on both the commercial and educational sides, including Media and Entertainment for PacifiCAD. Dave’s very broad, as well as deep, experience allows him to provide a high level of exceptional customer service and satisfaction for the many educational secondary and post-secondary clients he serves.

Hope Findley - Civil/Infrastructure Solutions - Spokane - After attending WSU, hope started out drafting as a Landscape Designer /Architecture Designer for a small firm called CRC Designers.  She got on the AutoCAD band wagon with AutoCAD 2010 at Columbia Basin College  and went on to work with both Electrical and Mechanical Drafting at various companies. This diverse real world experience was one reason Hope was hired by PacifiCAD in the mid 1990’s as an inside salesperson handling all the different verticals markets.  Hope left for a short while to pursue other opportunities, but last year came back to take on the new challenges of the diverse AutoCAD offerings as an Account Executive for the Civil/Infrastructure Market. 

Greg Pelly - Manufacturing/Plant Solutions - Greg served full apprenticeships’ for Tool & Die, Wood and Metal Pattern Making and became a Journeyman Machinist, and certified welder/fixture builder by age 30.  Later he became Autodesk certified for Manufacturing, AEC, Consulting/project manager with extensive certified Autodesk training, for both Applications Specialist and Sales.  Greg has 25+ years of manufacturing experience with CADD, CAM, CAE, Consulting, and extensive Project Management successful implementation(s).  He worked for one of the World’s Largest Computer Aided Manufacturing Corporations and later started a company to consult, advise, install, implement, support, and train manufacturing processes.  His company merged with several key resellers where he was Executive Regional Manager.  Supporting Catia PLM/PDM, SmarTeam, Autodesk, Blue Ridge Numeric’s, MSC Software Corp, Pathtrace, Gibbs, SmartCAM, and many other software systems, Greg has vast experience and understanding of business process, practices, and procedures at many levels, and can comfortably help customers with a diverse range of solution providing expertise.

Tristan Van Slyke - Building Design Solutions - Boise - is a native Idahoan, raised about 40 minutes outside of Boise.  Tristan studied at the University of Idaho, in Moscow Idaho as well as the Idaho Urban Research  & Design Center, University of Idaho extension campus in Boise Idaho.  Tristan earned a Master of Architecture degree, minoring in Art.  Tristan started working at the Integrated Design Lab in Boise as graduate student and continued to work there post graduation.  His work at the lab included design, consulting, and daylight/energy analysis of existing buildings and retrofits of commercial buildings including large retail, office, mixed-use and educational projects.  Notable projects include the Pocatello Airport, Pocatello, ID; Center fort Advanced Energy Studies, Idaho Falls, ID; College of Business & Economics building, Boise State University, Boise, ID.  Tristan is a LEED AP, specializing in New Building & Construction.  Tristan's educational and technical background gives him a greater understanding of industries changes and trends as well as the technical challenges of project delivery in a highly competitive market place.

Jessica Coyne - Inside Sales Executive – Jessica joins PacifiCAD’s team with over 6 years experience in technical sales, primarily into manufacturing applications. She earned a degree in Hydraulic and Pneumatic Automation from Spokane Community College where she was first exposed to AutoCAD and basic drafting techniques. She went to work for a national reseller in industrial distribution representing a variety of power transmission and automation components used in manufacturing applications. Over the years she has excelled in account development because of her strong commitment to customer service. With noteworthy attention to detail and persistent follow through she earns the confidence of customers to build lasting business relationships.

Chris McCoy - Inside Sales Executive – Chris has been working in the software industry for over 10 years.  He attended both Eastern Washington University and ITT Tech with a degree in CNSE.  After college Chris worked for Toshiba of America working in their CCTV/IP Camera division coordinating security installs and software deployments all over the country.  For the last 5 year he has worked with International Gaming Machines heading up the Quality Assurance division implementing software solutions for the gaming industry.  He is also a Dale Carnegie Graduate with a focus in human relations.  Chris brings a fresh new perspective to the team and is excited to see what 2012 brings.

Nick Wiebe - Marketing Director – Nick graduated from Eastern Washington University with a Bachelors Degree in English and a minor in Business Marketing.  Out of college he took his first office job at Greenstone Homes & Neighborhoods managing marketing activities and created their very first website.  He later moved on to several product manufacturing companies as Marketing Manager where he was involved with marketing plan development, channel marketing, advertising, web design, graphic design, communications and event management.  Nick has over 13 years of experience in the Marketing field with a strong focus on customer satisfaction and a positive customer experience.