Civil CAD · field-informed perspective

Clear CAD production for civil infrastructure teams.

I’m Shawn Lopp, a CAD Designer working in civil infrastructure with Bentley OpenRoads Designer and MicroStation. My field background brings practical context to organized CAD production, adaptable standards, and clear handoffs.

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OpenRoads Designer MicroStation Field-informed perspective

Professional snapshot

At a glance

Role

CAD Designer

Tools

OpenRoads Designer + MicroStation

Approach

Field-informed CAD production

Contact

shawn@shawnlopp.com

CAD working approach

Organized production, practical perspective.

My work sits at the intersection of field awareness, Bentley design tools, and the standards each project team brings to the table.

CAD workflow

Hands-on work in OpenRoads Designer and MicroStation for civil design and CAD production.

Team standards

Adapt to the standards, file practices, and working expectations that keep a project team moving.

Field context

Field experience brings practical context to the details represented in drawings, files, and team coordination.

Evidence notes

How I work in a project team.

These notes describe my working approach. Project and client details stay private unless there is an approved reason to share them.

01 / CAD workflow note

Organized CAD production

Context: Civil-infrastructure CAD production.
Role: CAD Designer supporting project teams with Bentley OpenRoads Designer and MicroStation.
Handoff: Organized CAD work, consistent details, and files that project teams can understand.

02 / Standards + handoff note

Adaptable team standards

Context: Work across different states, organizations, and client environments.
Approach: Adapt CAD production to the standards, file practices, and working expectations of each team.
Handoff: Drawing details and CAD files prepared to be understandable for review, coordination, and continued production.

03 / Field-to-CAD note

Practical field context

Context: Civil design and CAD production informed by field experience.
Approach: Bring practical context to the details represented in drawings and models.
Handoff: Clearer coordination and a practical foundation for the next step in the design process.

Professional contact

Let’s stay in touch.

For professional correspondence, questions, or a quick hello, feel free to reach out by email.

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Beyond the work

A few other corners of the site.

The professional work is only part of the picture. These projects and archives keep the personal side of the site close by.

Family archive

Diane’s Page

Music, photographs, and memories gathered into a lasting place for family history.

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Movie diary · External site

Shawn at the movies.

See what I’ve been watching lately, along with my recent ratings and Letterboxd activity.

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Screen work

On set with The Lowdown.

A few days as a diner patron, behind-the-scenes photographs, and a glimpse of my appearance in Season 1.

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Outside the drawing set

A few other scenes from life.

About

I’m Shawn Lopp — CAD tech, dad, photo-taker, Apple nerd, sports watcher, and occasional builder of weird little digital things.
This is my personal corner of the internet: part portfolio, part scrapbook, part “well, I bought the domain, so now it has to do something.”

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