7/14/2023 0 Comments Cad drafting“I'm now in my sixth year of teaching at ACC,” says Rebecca. As well as doing CAD and 3D models for architects and interior designers, she also runs training workshops at industry events for Trimble - the publishers of SketchUp, a 3D modeling software program. So I started working for her while I was still in school.”įollowing graduation, Rebecca worked in residential and commercial interior design before starting her own consulting firm. I was so good at it that my instructor at the time asked me to come intern for her. “I found something that I was really good at. “I started my first CAD course and I simply fell in love with it,” recalls Rebecca. Initially, Rebecca was worried that her creative talents in music might not translate into the skills required for the interior design industry, but she quickly found her calling in computer aided design. I did that for a while and I thought, 'OK, I don't like this, maybe I need to go back and do something creative.’ So I went to ACC and enrolled in their interior design program.” I'm not sure how I got into it - but I was doing accounting for engineering firms. Then I thought I needed to do something that will make money, so I started doing some accounting. “I started playing the violin at the very early age of 2, and I did that until my late 20s. “I started out as a violinist,” says Rebecca. But she made a few detours along the way. Rebecca discovered CAD as an adult learner while pursuing a new career as an interior designer. Maybe they burned out with what they were doing or perhaps they wanted to do something more creative. “We have a good third of our students who are coming to ACC when they are already well into their first, second, third, or even fourth career. “My background is actually a lot like some of our students,” says Rebecca. In that respect, she believes she has a great deal in common with her students, beyond the topics that she teaches. Who says you get to have only one career in your life? As the Program Chair for Arapahoe Community College’s (ACC) Computer Aided Drafting (CAD) department, Rebecca Terpstra has a few careers under her belt.
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