10/28/2026
Meet Tony Bonnar — RHAD BIM Manager
Tony has been working at the intersection of architecture, construction and emerging technology for more than 25 years—often well before the technology became industry standard. Although he works out of our New Brunswick office, he conducts seminars with our team on a regular basis to ensure cutting edge technological capabilities.
A longtime Revit specialist and former Autodesk Certified Revit Expert, Tony’s career has taken him from Autodesk University and developer-led Tech Camps to some of the Maritimes’ early Scan-to-BIM integrations. He was also part of an initial testing team for Autodesk Field and has spent years exploring how point clouds, GPS, virtual reality and digital coordination can fundamentally change the way buildings are designed and constructed.
His experience eventually took him to the U.S., where he worked on major healthcare and institutional projects, including leading mechanical coordination for a 430,000 sq. ft. corrections facility. Using multidisciplinary BIM and virtual reality, the team coordinated building systems for prefabrication—bringing digital modelling directly into how the project was built.
Now, as BIM Manager at RHAD, Tony is helping shape the next generation of our digital practice. He leads BIM coordination and technical workflows across the studio while bringing that same curiosity to project delivery, visualization and construction.
For Tony, technology isn’t the end goal. It’s a tool for designing smarter, coordinating better, and building with greater precision.
And when he’s not pushing pixels, point clouds and BIM models, you’ll likely find him coaching youth hockey, training, or mentoring athletes—bringing the same energy for learning and improvement well beyond the studio.
25+ years in, and still asking: what can we do better?
