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mentorDINO is dedicated to helping the architectural industry thrive by offering training and knowledge sharing services for professionals.
Training Courses
Foundation to Leadership
Comprehensive self-paced course designed for team leads and firm leaders in architecture, design, and engineering. Gain lifelong tools and strategies to elevate yourself, your teams, and your firm!
- Learn strategies on how to delegate effectively and efficiently
- Master self-discipline, empathic listening, and goal-setting
- Enhance your team building skills through trust, communication, collaboration, and listening
- Understand the concept of stress optimization and burnout. Be able to recognize the sign of burnout in yourself and others
- Learn crucial professional development skills techniques that you can use when training, mentoring, and coaching others
- Learn effective feedback techniques and harness the benefits of networking, visibility, advocacy, and mentorship
Build Your Foundation
Comprehensive self-paced course designed for recent graduates and young professionals in architecture, design, and engineering. Gain lifelong tools and strategies to excel in your career, stand out on project teams, and take control of your professional trajectory.
- Gain lifelong tools and strategies to excel in your career, stand out on project teams, and take control of your professional trajectory
- Master self-discipline, empathic listening, and goal-setting
- Understand responsibility, stress management, and teamwork dynamics
- Enhance communication, adaptability, and time management skills
- Discover the power of collaboration, trust, and emotional intelligence
- Learn effective feedback techniques and harness the benefits of networking, visibility, advocacy, and mentorship
Revit CrashCourse
Comprehensive & convenient program designed for beginners or seasoned Architects that need to utilize Revit.
- Gain a solid understanding of Revit’s core functionalities, navigating the interface, and exploring the most commonly used tools.
- Create drafting views, effectively use detail components, organize the project browser for efficient project management, master dimensioning floor plans, and efficiently edit modeled elements, comments, and materials.
BimWELL Course
Dynamic and specialized course designed specifically for recent graduates and young professionals.
- Enhance your Revit skills, construction document creation, tool proficiency, constructability knowledge, and ability to implement company standards effectively.
- Use this in-depth training to advance your knowledge of commonly used tools, drafting views, and detail components, allowing you to acquire the skills needed to create accurate and precise construction documents.
- Bridge the knowledge academia gaps and address the challenge “you don’t know what you don’t know.”
Young Professional Bundle
Comprehensive access to our three courses, providing a holistic learning experience that covers essential skills and knowledge for young professionals in the architecture industry.
- Equip yourself with a well-rounded skill set, positioning yourself for success and growth in the architectural field.
- Build Your Foundation: lifelong tools and strategies to excel in your career
- Revit CrashCourse: the basics of Revit and its core functionalities
- BimWELL: advanced Revit skills, construction document creation, common lessons learned and constructability knowledge
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Latest Blog Posts
Architecture Registration Exams Story: Kendra Hage
Welcome to the Architectural Registration Exam (ARE) experience stories series! This series is to share experiences, timelines and advice of professionals that have completed their AREs. We know it can be a daunting task to get started and overwhelming on the number of resources out there. We hope you find this information helpful in organizing
Architecture Registration Exams Story: Dulce Mancinas-Arambula
Welcome to the Architectural Registration Exam (ARE) experience stories series! This series is to share experiences, timelines and advice of professionals that have completed their AREs. We know it can be a daunting task to get started and overwhelming on the number of resources out there. We hope you find this information helpful in organizing
MENTAL HEALTH for ALL design professionals with Mike LaValley
Welcome to the mentorDINO YouTube Interview Series, your go-to destination for in-depth conversations with professionals in the fields of architecture, engineering, construction, and adjacent fields. I’m your host Katelyn Rossier, and I’m on a mission to uncover the fascinating stories, insights, and expertise of individuals who have shaped the built environment. In each episode, we
Architecture Registration Exams Story: Melissa Cheing
Welcome to the Architectural Registration Exam (ARE) experience stories series! This series is to share experiences, timelines and advice of professionals that have completed their AREs. We know it can be a daunting task to get started and overwhelming on the number of resources out there. We hope you find this information helpful in organizing
Lighting Your Career Path with Tara Pakler
Welcome to the mentorDINO YouTube Interview Series, your go-to destination for in-depth conversations with professionals in the fields of architecture, engineering, construction, and adjacent fields. I’m your host Katelyn Rossier, and I’m on a mission to uncover the fascinating stories, insights, and expertise of individuals who have shaped the built environment. In each episode, we
Architecture Registration Exams Story: Veronica Blanco
Welcome to the Architectural Registration Exam (ARE) experience stories series! This series is to share experiences, timelines and advice of professionals that have completed their AREs. We know it can be a daunting task to get started and overwhelming on the number of resources out there. We hope you find this information helpful in organizing
Value of a Specifier with Bob Bailey
Welcome to the mentorDINO YouTube Interview Series, your go-to destination for in-depth conversations with professionals in the fields of architecture, engineering, construction, and adjacent fields. I’m your host Katelyn Rossier, and I’m on a mission to uncover the fascinating stories, insights, and expertise of individuals who have shaped the built environment. In each episode, we
Architecture Registration Exams Story: Valerie Poutous
Welcome to the Architectural Registration Exam (ARE) experience stories series! This series is to share experiences, timelines and advice of professionals that have completed their AREs. We know it can be a daunting task to get started and overwhelming on the number of resources out there. We hope you find this information helpful in organizing
About
Katelyn Rossier
Owner | Architect | Coach
mentorDINO is dedicated to mentoring, training, and coaching. Through storytelling, sharing experiences, providing training courses, and being a resource for others, to help build a solid foundation for professionals to succeed in new opportunities. The training courses are specifically geared towards career transitions. It is led by Katelyn Rossier, AIA, LSSBB with the aim of creating quality content specifically catered to design professionals in the AEC industry.
