BOB KAVAL

KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE

Construction:

- Four years as Construction Project Engineer - Structural Concrete

- Four years in High-rise concrete construction

- Two years in Post-tensioned concrete construction

- In-depth knowledge of Building Construction standards and practices

- Familiar with Federal, State, and City regulatory requirements

CAD/BIM:

- 3 years as Revit BIM (Building Information Modeling) Designer

- 7 years as architectural and structural CAD Designer/Drafter

- Able to prepare Concept through Construction project documentation

SOFTWARE SKILLS

Revit Architecture v.2011-2009; NavisWorks v.2011-2009;

Revit Structure v.2011-2009; SketchUp Pro v.8, 7;

AutoCAD Architecture v.2011-2008; LayOut v.3;

AutoCAD Civil 3D v.2011; Primavera P6 v.8, 7;

AutoCAD Structural Detailing v.2011; Project v.2010-2003;

AutoCAD v.2011–2004; Office v.2010-2003;

PROJECTS

2009-Current, CAD/BIM Center, Brandsons LLC, Houston, TX 77090, cadbimcenter.com

CAD/BIM Designer/Drafter for the Revit Hotel project, including: preliminary (conceptual) design; architectural modeling; structural modeling; structural concrete reinforcement detailing; steel fabrication shop drawings; complete project documentation; massing and solar studies; visualization, review, and simulation.

2008-2009, TAS Commercial Concrete Construction LLC, Houston, TX 77073, tasconcrete.com

Project Engineer, and CAD Designer/Drafter for RFI’s and shop drawings, for the following post-tensioned structural concrete projects: 11-story Valencia Group Hotel Sorella at CityCentre, Houston, TX 77024, hotelsorella-citycentre.com; 9-story Aloft Hotel by the Galleria, Houston, TX 77056, alofthoustongalleria.com; 4-story Emanu El Congregation parking structure, next to Rice University, Houston, TX 77005.

2006-2007, City Constructors, Inc., Los Angeles, CA 90013, cityconstructors.com

Project Engineer, and CAD Designer/Drafter for RFI’s and shop drawings, for the commercial renovation of the historic 12-story El Dorado Hotel in Downtown Los Angeles, CA 90013, including complete structural seismic upgrade, reconstruction of basement, ground level and mezzanine, and conversion of levels 2 through 12 into condominium lofts, eldoradolofts.com.

2003-2005, Refinvest LLC, Beverly Hills, CA 90212, refinvest.com

CAD Designer/Drafter for the Hurricane-Resistant Coastal Housing project.

INTERPERSONAL SKILLS

Self-starter; Precise and detail-oriented; Can work without supervision; Able to handle multiple projects and meet tight deadlines.

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering (BSEE), Major in Computer Science.

REFERENCES

Available upon request.

CAD/BIM WORK SAMPLES

As projects’ models and drawings are copyrighted and confidential, only sample portions and details are published at bk.cadbimcenter.com to illustrate type of work done as follows:

- Two Renderings of the Revit Hotel Model;

- An AutoCAD layered Hotel Template, used to create the Revit Model;

- A parking structure level 4 Plan;

- Four plan and section Details;

- Two building Sections.

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