My name is Patricia Gamburgo. When I was 12 years old, I used to ask for grid paper to design floor plans, and after, I used to draw and write “scenes” happening in these houses. Naturally, I decided to study Architecture. During those years, I needed to work in order to pay the University, so I started tutoring high school students and later, I became a teacher-assistant at the University. My students used to say “this subject sounds easy when you explain it”.
I became an Architect in December of 1980. I remember that, after my graduation, I felt that I didn’t have all the tools and answers for a design professional. So, I returned to University, for Post Graduation Engineering courses as well as continuing education. After this and during the following years, I worked with different companies, doing design and project management, as well as cost estimation and construction management (on site).
Being the manager of a big project, supervising different professionals and coordinating all the documents turned out to be my biggest professional challenge.
Looking for tools and solutions, I went to College to learn “Advanced CAD applications”, where I was introduced to the concept of Building Information Modeling (B.I.M.) and to the programs allowing the connection of all the documents of a project: I had found the answers I was looking for!

I opened my website www.punchhelpers.com in 2002, and from the very beginning I trained Punch users. Again, I heard “this subject sounds easy when you explain it”. I exchanged emails with dozens of users, (some of them became friends) they sent comments and asked for long term assistance. I thought about a video series, but one of the users asked “what am I supposed to do while I am seeing the video? I need something that I can click and search 24/7” so the e-books idea was born.
I started the first draft a long time ago, creating tutorials from questions asked at the Forum. In 2012, I became the Forum moderator, and the requests for training and books multiplied, so I decided to write a series of e-books, bringing together my Punch Software experience and my knowledge as an Architect.

In addition of the questions asked in the Forum, I receive many emails and files from users: these elements gave me an insight of the users’ necessities. So basically, I read the questions and I wrote, created tutorials and designed the answers to the users’ questions: this is what my e- books are about.
I created a video presentation in YouTube showing how the questions are answered in my e-books. Check it at => http://youtu.be/QgK_DzIHfss

I am a multi-tasking person! In addition to being an Architect, an e-book writer, Forum moderator and beta-tester, I love to practice yoga and take long walks.
Also, I love to spend time with my family (husband and one daughter) and travel, when possible!!!

Simply put, Smashwords meant the difference between publishing my books or not.