Software Engineer, Google
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3D is increasingly becoming a standard - and expected - language for visualization. Google Earth, Google SketchUp and the Google 3D Warehouse are tools for both the professional and the consumer that help make 3D easier to create, visualize and share.
SketchUp is a deceptively simple, amazingly powerful tool for creating, viewing, and modifying 3D ideas quickly and easily. SketchUp was developed to combine the elegance and spontaneity of pencil sketching with the speed and flexibility of today's digital media.
Developed for the conceptual stages of design, this powerful yet easy-to-learn software allows for quick and easy 3D form creation, the result is an interface that supports a dynamic, creative exploration of 3D form, material and light.
SketchUp combines a compact yet robust tool-set with an intelligent guidance system that streamlines the 3D drawing process.
Mike Springer is a Software Engineer on the Google SketchUp development team where he is responsible for many aspects of SketchUp, the interaction between Google SketchUp, Google Earth and the 3D Warehouse.
Prior to joining Google, Mike was a Software Developer for @Last Software, where he worked on many plugins to Google SketchUp, including the Google Earth plugin. Prior to @Last, Mike worked for over 5 years in the CAD industry as a Software Engineer on a wide variety of engineering projects.
Mike holds a BS from Eastern New Mexico University in Computer Science / Math, graduating summa cum laude.