Dale E. Copp

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

Gaithersburg, MD 20879

301-***-**** (H)

240-***-**** (C)

abgy1l@r.postjobfree.com

SUMMARY

CAD detailer with over twenty-five years of experience on a wide variety

of projects. These include:

2003-present Wiring and cabling interface diagrams, schematic

diagrams, cable assembly drawings, equipment assembly models, and

wiring detail spreadsheets. Converted and reorganized engineering

material into training documentation.

1997-1981 Floor plans depicting equipment location and

network cable runs and elevation drawings of network equipment rooms.

Organized tabulated information compiled with network discovery

software.

1981-1996 Exploded-view isometrics, communication equipment

drawings, and wiring and cabling diagrams for U.S. Army technical

publications.

PRIMARY SOFTWARE KNOWLEDGE

( AutoCAD

( Microsoft Excel

( Microsoft Visio

( Microsoft Word

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

CAD Draftsman, TASC Technical Services, Elkridge, MD (Northrop

Grumman-ES contractor) 3/2005 to 7/2011

$875 million program for the United States Postal Service's Flats

sequence Sorting (FSS) system.

1. Supported Training department by converting and re-organizing existing

engineering documentation into suitable training documentation.

2. Created and updated AutoCAD drawings from engineering sketches and

parts lists, including cable assemblies, circuit card assemblies,

components, schematics, and wiring diagrams.

3. Detailed and updated Inventor Models utilizing program standards and

formats.

4. Created and maintained system and sub-system level Visio drawings

detailing cable and wire interconnections utilizing various sources,

including site survey data, hardware, equipment lists, and engineering

input.

5. Supported engineering team with functional illustrations for program

support documentation.

CAD Draftsman, Apex Systems, Inc., Towson, MD Elkridge, MD (Northrop

Grumman-ES contractor) 2/2003 to 3/2005

Developed interconnection and wiring diagrams and cable information

worksheets on a program designing upgrades the Algerian defense

communication system.

6. Determined source and destination cable runs using existing

documentation, visual inspection, and interviews with engineers and

installers. Turned the collected information into identification and

installation Visio diagrams.

7. Determined and assigned appropriate information to each cable in the

system.

8. Created spreadsheets detailing connector and cable information from

diagrams.

9. Created cable drawings to be used for ordering cable sets, interacting

with vendors as needed.

10. Tracked and incorporated changes to systems that required

documentation revisions.

11. Initiated and completed Revision Notices when required.

Lead CAD Technician, ICS, Inc., Frederick, MD 5/2000 to 1/2003

Illustrated client network environments for DLA (Defense Logistics

Agency) facility network recommendation package.

. Set-up and ran Visio Enterprise and Fluke MapShots software on client

network, analyzed data, and produced logical and topology drawings

reflecting network environment.

. Illustrated client physical site detailing network communication

equipment, user hardware, and cabling information. Produced floor

plans, bay-face rack layouts, and charts.

. Inventoried client hardware using Intel LANdesk Management software.

. Produced matrices in spreadsheet form providing network information.

Senior Consultant (CAD), Keane Federal Systems, Inc., Rockville, MD

(Herndon, VA) 4/1997 to 3/2000

Illustrated client networks with proposed and as built drawings

utilizing input from site survey engineering sketches.

. Responsible for CAD departmental operations including schedules,

tracking, status, supervision, standards, equipment, and supplies.

Worked closely with other department heads and personnel, ensuring

that contractual obligations were understood and met.

. Supported document integrity by ensuring that illustrations and

information throughout documents were consistent.

. Assessed illustration baseline to ensure that illustrations complied

with updated engineering information.

. Produced computer generated site layouts, floor plans and

illustrations detailing Local Area Network (LAN) requirements and/or

as-built configurations from information delivered by engineers for

inclusion in technical documentation.

Senior CAD Technician, Electronic Data Systems (EDS), Herndon, VA

1/1997 to 4/1997

Illustrated client networks with proposed and as built drawings

utilizing input from engineers in the field (same project as described

with Keane Federal systems, above).

. Produced computer-generated site layouts and floor plans detailing LAN

information as determined by system engineers.

. Worked closely with documentation and engineering personnel in

completing site LAN implementation manuals.

. Organized work packages, maintained status and schedules.

Technical Illustrator, Harris Corporation, Beltsville, MD 1981 to

1996

Prepared illustrations for U.S. Army Operation, Maintenance and Repair

Parts Manuals.

. Produced CAD generated complex exploded-view isometric illustrations,

elevation view drawings, wiring/cabling layouts, and schematic

diagrams in support of various types of electronic and satellite

systems.

. Formatted and prepared documents for production in accordance with Mil-

Standards.

. Worked with system source (engineering documentation) data to

determine appropriate drawing packages (provisioned parts and

materials).

. Organized illustration packages and managed illustration teams,

determined schedules and personnel requirements.

. Maintained records concerning labor, materials and production phases

for use in product improvement and proposal information.

EDUCATION

- Drafting With AutoCAD, Penn Foster Career School - June 2011

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