Our Story
OpenBrIM platform was formed in 2012 with the goal of creating an open and collaborative information modeling environment, where:
Information owners create and maintain information intuitively in both machine and human readable format;
and AEC community consume this information via open and efficient protocols.
OpenBrIM Platform's development and support is currently lead by Ali Koc & Cagin Yakar, bringing in 30 years of experience in managing engineering software development projects at LARSA; and supporting bridge engineering community at large.
Our management team has over 50 years of combined experience in civil engineering and software development projects -- set out to support the growth of the AEC industry both in US and abroad.
OpenBrIM Platform is supported by a global community of engineers, working tirelessly towards bringing positive change to the AEC community. Please do not hesitate to contact us to learn more on OpenBrIM platform.
Our Mission
SUPPORT POSITIVE CHANGE
Develop and promote BrIM and digital delivery workflows.
PROMOTE COLLABORATION
Strengthen collaboration within AEC community.
INSPIRE INNOVATION
Inspire and assist towards innovation.
People Behind OpenBrIM
Discover the driving force behind the OpenBrim Platform's creation – our founding team
Ali Koc
FounderThe creative thinker, strategic partner, and versatile high-impact technology leader who can turn coffee into code and specializes in making SaaS platforms so user-friendly that even his grandma thinks she's a tech guru.
Cagin Yakar
CEOThe man who's spent over a decade 'bridging' the gap between Ali's innovation and the AEC industry, and now he's taking on the Herculean task of 'bridging' the gap between agencies and digital delivery. When he is around, even bridges are chiming in, "AEC-tually, We Need That Innovation!"
People behind OpenBrIM
Meet the key members of our team who played a pivotal role in shaping OpenBrIM Platform into something truly magical.
Halil Yasavul
Software Engineer - R&D Lead
Zeynep Bayam
Vice President - Strategic Growth
Umut Nuhat Sevinc
Structural Engineer - Q/A Lead
Ozer Gunduz
Senior Bridge Engineer - Bridge Lead
Omer Faruk Ozkan
Structural Engineer - OpenBrIM Library Developer
Dogukan Kilic
Structural Engineer - OpenBrIM Library Developer
Orkun Gulel
Software Developer - OpenBrIM Library Developer
Locations
New York
353 West 48th St 4th Flr Unit #300
New York, NY, 10036 USA
+1 212 991 89 56