Carl A. Holmes

ab85ak@r.postjobfree.com

*** ****** ***** *****

Fort Worth, Texas 76112

817-***-****

Work Experience:

Applied System Engineering 11/2010 – 01/07/13

Benbrook, TX

Mechanical Designer (contractor)

• Designed and developed mechanical components for RF (radio frequencies) Radar systems, High

Voltage Power Supplies, Transmitters/Amplifier, and Magnetrons using AUTOCAD 2010.

• Worked closely with Electrical and Mechanical engineers to produce working details and designs

for fabrication of Pulsed/Phased Waveguide systems, Heat management systems, and System

Cabinets Enclosure.

• Read wiring diagrams and schematics to design PC board’s layouts, using very close tolerances.

• Developed and verified, material pick list against designed parts for manufacturing of complete

radar system.

• Worked closely with various domestic and foreign manufacturing companies to ensure complete

design integration and compatibility.

• Helped prepare instruction documentation handbook for end user.

Parsons TSSC 3 06/2002 - 07/2010

Fort Worth, TX

Drafter IV

Programs: MICROSTATION XM, ProjectWise, Drafting Tracker, and Excel.

• Contracted to the FAA (TSSC 3), to produce technical drawing documentation using Microstation

XM, the FAA’s CAEG (Computer Aided Engineering Graphics) library system (ProjectWise), and

complying with the FAA’s CAEG Drawing standards; to visualize and portray all aspects of

Federal Aviation Facilities.

• Used the Microstation XM Cad drawing program to produced complex designs that required

considerable technical knowledge, Cad skills, and detailed communication.

• Accomplish final documents as well as organized team efforts in-house as well as across other

FAA regional headquarters; to accommodate heavy workloads and/ or congressional efforts.

• Worked from configuration management baseline drawings, sketches, models, and verbal

information supplied by an engineer, to determine equipment space allocation, most appropriate

views, detail drawings and/or supplementary information needed to complete assignment.

• Used mathematical formulas to assess architectural requirements, draw land contours or to

compute weights, center of gravity, load capacities, dimensions, and quantities of material.

• Kept close communication with the FAA Engineering dept. and/or various Civil, Electrical,

Mechanical disciplines, and Architectural contractors.

• Used the ProjectWise library partnered with the Drafting Tracker program, technical documents

are provided to necessary personnel to ensure that the most recent documentation are used for

facility operations and design changes.

Raytheon TSSC 2 04/1996 - 06/2002

Fort Worth, TX \

Drafter 3

Programs: MICROSTATION J, Autotrol-Jazz version

• Contracted to the FAA (TSSC 2), to produce complex designs that required considerable

computer drafting skills to visualize and portray all aspects of Federal Aviation Facilities.

• Worked from sketches, models, and verbal information supplied by an engineer, architect or

designer to determine most appropriate views, detail drawings and/or supplementary information

needed to complete assignment.

• Used of mathematical formulas to draw land contours or to compute weights, center of gravity,

load capacities, dimensions, quantities and materials.

Education/ Certificates:

CAEG ProjectWise Certificate Training Fort Worth, TX

2000/2005

Texas Southern University, Houston TX

1989- 1991

Major: Engineering technology/ Industrial arts

Prairie view A&M, Prairie View TX

1984-1986

Major: Engineering Design

Job Related Training:

Microstation XM Bentley Training 2000

ProjectWise Library System Training 2005

Drafting Tracker Program 2004

Computer Aided Engineering Graphics Drafting (AutoCAD program) 2010

Affiliations:

TSSC Drafters community - lead

Forest Hill Economic Development board - citizen member

Reference Available upon request

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