Elliot Gindis

Elliot J. Gindis started out using AutoCAD professionally at a New York City area civil engineering company in September 1996, moving on to consulting work shortly afterward. He has since drafted in a wide variety of fields ranging from all aspects of architecture and building design to electrical, mechanical, civil, structural, aerospace, and rail design. These assignments, including lengthy stays with IBM and Siemens Transportation Systems, totaled over 50 companies to date.

In 1999, Elliot began teaching part-time at the Pratt Institute of Design, followed by positions at Netcom Information Systems, RoboTECH CAD Solutions, and more recently at the New York Institute of Technology. In 2003, Elliot formed Vertical Technologies Consulting and Design (www.VTCDesign.com), an AutoCAD training firm that continues to train corporate clients nationwide in using and optimizing AutoCAD.

Elliot holds a bachelor’s degree in aerospace engineering from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, and a master’s degree in engineering management from Mercer University. As of 2016, he resides in the Los Angeles area and is a flight test engineer for the United States Air Force. He also continues to be involved with AutoCAD education and CAD consulting. Up and Running with AutoCAD 2018, which carefully incorporates lessons learned from over twenty years of teaching and industry work, is his 14th overall textbook on the subject. His 2012 textbook has also been translated and is available in Spanish from Anaya Multimedia. He can be reached at Elliot.Gindis@gmail.com.