
who is sockeye steel detailing
Sockeye Steel Detailing, located in Sioux Falls, SD, was founded in 2019 by Brent Halbersma. I serve the structural steel fabrication industry with experience in renovation projects, residential homes, complex bridge detailing, free-standing sign structures, service platforms, ladders, stairs, and railing. I have over a decade of experience in the structural steel industry.
I use Autodesk Advance Steel and other latest software solutions to output approval drawings, fabrication drawings and material lists while providing model-driven shop deliverable such as NC, DXF, and KISS files to streamline fabrication and installation.

services
The services I provide are:
Structural Steel 3D modeling
Miscellaneous Steel 3D modeling (handrail, gates, cage-ladders, ships-ladders, plate work)
Detailed Shop / Fabrication Piece Part and Weld Assembly Drawings
BIM (Building Information Model) 3D Models
Erection / General Arrangement Drawings
Anchor Bolt Plans
Embed Plans
Accurate BOM’s (Bill of Materials) in Microsoft Excel and PDF format
Create model driven drawing lists, shipping lists, NC and DXF files to streamline fabrication
Export data via KISS, XML, or IFC with MIS software
Free mobile and online viewer of 3D model with metadata to share internally or externally
Realistic renderings of 3D model for client submittals
3D models are IFC capable and have interoperability with Revit, Navisworks and BIM360 to collaborate efficiently across the design team and to integrate data for quantification, simulation, clash-detection and review.
ABOUT ME
My name is Brent Halbersma. I am a dedicated, hardworking and a massively task-orientated civil engineer and steel detailer with 15 years of experience in the structural steel industry.