EFFICIENT VIRTUAL MODEL WITH CONFIGURABLE VIEWS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY
Rachik Elmaraghy is the founder and CEO of SAFI Quality Software Inc., Quebec, Canada. He earned his B.Sc. from Cairo University in 1969 and his M.A.Sc. from Toronto University in 1973. He is presently working towards a Ph.D. at the Ecole de technologie superieure in Montreal. For several years, he worked for leading industries on projects involving dynamics, stress analysis, structural design and testing. Mr. Elmaraghy founded SAFI in 1986. He is the main author of the company’s suite of structural engineering computer programs and holds several patents, industrial awards, distinctions such as the AISC 2000 Merit Award for the Steel CalculatorTM and an AISC 2004 Honorable mention for the Steel Wood BridgeTM, as well as trademarks like the new Virtual Steel BuildingsTM software. His current area of interest is in the full integration of the design/fabrication technologies for the construction and steel industries. He is a registered Professional Engineer in the Province of Quebec and a member of AISC and CISC. SAFI is a Steel Plus Network technological partner and a CISC strategic alliance.