COURTNEY RHODES

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WORK EXPERIENCE

Black & Veatch – Overland Park, KS – May 2013 to Present

(Engineering Technician)

Part of the Underground Transmission team of the Energy Division – Design and edit plans and detail

drawings for civil and electrical site work relating to power delivery through substations – Learned

CymCap and Pull-Planner to perform cable and pulling calculations as needed – Currently in the process

of developing design standards within the group that can be applied to drawings and practices in addition

to the client standards that are often required within projects

Black & Veatch – Overland Park, KS – Summer 2012

(Engineering Technician Intern)

Worked on a team of 6 in the Federal Services Division creating structural plans in Revit and

AutoCAD including foundation plans, elevation plans, framing plans, and detail drawings for

various projects – Produced a series of AutoCAD tips highlighting overlooked functions that can

be used to increase efficiency and understanding of the software – Learned to work with RISA-3D for the

purpose of structural design and analysis – Participated in the Sustainable Design Committee that

focused on integrating practical sustainability features to the existing workplace, as well as

implementing ideas into future design applications in all divisions

Urmann SEO Consulting – Salt Lake City, UT – August 2007 to January 2009

(Web Content Manager)

Part of site development team which focused on URL history, traffic, and name in order to

develop a marketing plan for how to build each URL for optimum profitability – Responsible for a

large amount of copy based on SEO term popularity, such as articles, homepages, and e-books

to be posted on various sites – Monitored various analytics software for traffic fluctuations and

search engine placement, including the implementation of A/B testing based on variables being

developed and fine-tuned in site design – Condensed and rewrote company training materials for

distribution among new employees to the writing department, including style requirements for

grammar other writing needs

SOFTWARE

Extensive understanding of various software programs relating to graphic and technical design, as well

as writing and web development. Proficient in programs such as AutoCAD, AutoLISP, CSS/HTML,

Dreamweaver, Excel, Illustrator, InDesign, Inventor, MicroStation, PowerPoint, Photoshop, Revit,

SolidWorks, and Word.

EDUCATION

University of Central Missouri – Warrensburg, MO

MBA, May 2015 (Anticipated)

University of Central Missouri – Warrensburg, MO

B.S. Drafting & Design Technology, May 2013

University of Rhodes Island – Kingston, RI

English Major

Community College of Rhode Island – Warwick, RI

A.S. General Studies, June 1999

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