Michael Stevenson
ab1m5s@r.postjobfree.com
EDUCATION:
Virginia Commonwealth University – BS Mathematical Sciences – May 2010
WORK EXPERIENCE:
CAD Designer
Dominion Virginia Power
January 2011– June 2013 - Richmond, VA
- Worked with engineers to design and improve transmission-related equipment with a focus
on cost, quality, and simplicity
- Influenced the adoption of 3D CAD software (Autodesk Inventor) during the design of the
company's new switching structures
- Created Excel spreadsheets to standardize procedures and engineering calculations
- Managed Access databases using LIDAR data to reflect as-built conditions for federal
compliance checks
- Research and analyses of existing line characteristics for use in mutual impedance
calculations and documentation
- Software used – Microstation v8i, AutoCAD 2013, Inventor, Solidworks, PLS CADD, MS
Access
CAD Designer
Spec Ops Inc
June 2010– December 2010
- Designed and modeled sheet-metal based components for use in tactical equipment &
mobile command centers with a focus on rapid prototyping
- Worked alongside engineers and manufacturers to reduce cost, increase quality, and cut
down on manufacturing time
- Designed custom equipment per customer's sketches, descriptions, and needs
- Assembled bills of material, performed cost analyses, and selected purchased components
- Created 3D renderings of equipment, site layouts, customer orders, etc.
- Updated and managed standard design drawings
- Used Google Analytics to help optimize the company's website and guide the product
development team towards customer's interests
- Software used – Inventor, Vault, Solidworks, AutoCAD, Google Analytics
CAD Technician
Earth Tech
May 2006 – August 2008
- Created and modified site layouts, civil design CAD drawings, bill of materials, etc.
- Helped engineering with calculations, project planning, coordination, and cost analyses
- Accompanied crews to various field sites including sewer plants and construction work sites;
assisted with site documentation and planning of work
- Documented a sewer plant, incorporated new designs into as-builts
- Software used – AutoCAD, MATLAB, Solidworks