about

Hello!
I’m Katelyn Rossier

Katelyn Rossier, a licensed architect, founded mentorDINO LLC driven by her deep passion for mentoring and addressing the challenges faced by professionals in the architecture industry. Observing the strain on middle and senior-level staff, who often juggle demanding project workloads while training the next generation of architects, Katelyn recognized a vital need for better support systems.

mentorDINO LLC is dedicated to providing practical training solutions that ease this burden, offering valuable resources to firms of all sizes and young professionals nationwide. Our mission is to develop the essential skills required for success in the architectural field, ensuring both experienced and emerging professionals thrive.

Our STORY

mentorDINO LLC began in 2019 as a simple blog, mentorArchitect, aimed at sharing stories and experiences with design professionals. Over the years, our mission has evolved to give back to the design community by providing valuable resources to support the industry as a whole.

Through continuous brainstorming, we evaluated the needs within firms and identified the stressors in one’s career. By 2022, we outlined a clear path forward to address these challenges, leading to the creation of mentorDINO LLC in 2023. Our focus includes offering free content such as posts, shared experiences, resources, and research reports.

In late 2023, we expanded our outreach with the launch of the mentorDINO Podcast. Through this platform, Katelyn Rossier interviews professionals in and around the architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) industry to share career stories that highlight the opportunities, options, and insights available. These conversations provide valuable perspectives and inspiration for listeners at all stages of their careers.

Building on this momentum, we introduced the mentorDINO Network in Summer 2024. This comprehensive platform brings together everything in one place: professional development, technical training, and mentorship/networking opportunities. The mentorDINO Network is designed to be a one stop resource for those looking to grow, learn, and connect within the AEC industry.

Oh, and meet Trace, my dinosaur buddy! For those who know me personally, you know I always strive to have fun and laugh at work. Trace keeps me smiling and has been a delightful companion on this journey.

At mentorDINO, we look forward to helping your firm and the industry thrive. If you have specific struggles or need particular resources, please let us know. Your feedback helps us prioritize content and resources to better serve you.

Our Mission

mentorDINO is dedicated to helping the architectural industry thrive by offering training and knowledge sharing services for professionals.

Over the years I’ve seen the struggle for time in the industry. There is simply not enough time in the day to dedicate the appropriate amount towards: teaching recent graduates, completing our tasks, modeling at a higher level, keeping up with owner schedules, reviewing everyone’s work, etc. This pressure creates stress on professionals of all levels and the industry as a whole. And time is a finite resource, so we cannot change that aspect. But what we can do is find resources to help us do our jobs more efficiently. That is where mentorDino is here to help.

We are here to be a resource for firms to train their staff. One of the hardest times is during career transitions, because you are stepping into a role with new tasks and new responsibilities. That is where we focus our training. We are starting with the recent graduate’s series of courses to help lay a solid foundation for your youngest staff. Providing them with tools and resources to not only understand Revit faster, but also provide them with the knowledge hit the ground running and be an all star team member. We go beyond the hard skills training, and we dive into the soft skills essential for our profession.

We are excited to see where this company goes and the impact, we can have in helping your career.

Our Purpose

mentorDINO, LLC seeks to transform the world by elevating the architectural profession.

Our VISION

mentorDINO, LLC will be recognized as a key resource for training design professionals through career transitions.

core values

Genuine

Always be genuine in all aspects of the products, services, and content we provide. Never perfect, but always genuine.

Teamwork

The built environment takes collaboration and teamwork to succeed. We strive to help all professionals be the best team player.

Coach

Empower each other through mentorship, encouragement, and teaching.

Learn

The AEC industry is a profession of continuous learning and growing. We strive to also adapt our platform with the ever-changing profession.

Katelyn is an incredibly strong team member. She is a super communicator. She is always looking for ways to streamline and improve our development processes. We are better because she is on our team.

Licensed Architect in Pennsylvania. Achieved my license 3 years after graduating college.

I have over 16 years of experience using Revit.

My passion in architecture has always been about people. Everyone along the process all the way to the individuals experiencing the space. I became a certified practitioner of the Luma Institute Human-Centered Design Program in 2019.

Certified Lean 6 Six Sigma Black Belt professional to helped train me to lead problem-solving projects and train/coach project teams.

Construction Documents Technologist (CDT) through the Construction Specifications Institute.

Certified life coach practitioner. I’m always learning and growing to have more tools and training for help others.