Engineer Design
Resume:
JAMES F. BELL
West Chicago, IL. 60185
**********@*****.***
SUMMARY
CAD engineering and design with extensive technical experience in:
Microstation and AutoCAD (2D and 3D)
Transportation Design
Civil Design
Utilities Design
Cellular Design
Telecommunications Design
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
THE Partnership, Newark, NJ.
2010
Joint Venture - Parsons Brinckerhoff, AECOM and STV (ARC Tunnel Project:
Trans Hudson Express Passenger Rail Tunnel)
CAD Engineer
Signals, communications, traction power, overhead contact system; systems
integration, submittals and training
. Signals: Designed track circuits, insulated joints, wayside signals,
signal bridges; CIL houses, high single and high double cases, vaults,
communication huts, cable trays, cable troughs and underground cables.
Located switches and crossovers (#15 and #20 turnouts). Created detailed
plans of typical signals, cases, vaults, signal/communication cable
trays/troughs; control lines and aspect charts. Total number of
interlockings was eleven and total number of switches was ninety-six.
. Communications: Identified both demolition plans and new location plans
for CCTV (fixed and pan-tilt-zoom), public address speakers, access
control, TVM, various types of phones (PP, PIT, BL and maintenance), as
well as; fire alarm system equipment for the new ARC Tunnel platform at
Frank R. Lautenberg Station (Secaucus). Assisted in the maximum CCTV
coverage exhibits for NJ Transit in all the tunnels and at Manhattan 34th
Street station.
. Traction Power: Created equipment layout plans and cross sections
consisting of substations, transformers, switchgear, switch heaters,
wayside embedded conduit/duct bank runs and communication/electrical huts
at key interlockings.
. Overhead Contact System: Supported designs by locating foundations and
poles system wide.
. Systems Integration: Created system architecture interface schematics
for Frank R. Lautenberg Station, Twelfth Avenue fan plant, Dyer Avenue
fan plant, 33rd street fan plant; 35th Street plant, Manhattan 34th
Station, as well as; tying ARC Tunnel interfaces to the Portal Bridge
over the Hackensack River.
. Finalized submittals for both internal review and NJ Transit review (60%
level).
. Trained and assigned design tasks to college interns.
. Created general notes and symbols sheets, key plans, plan and profile
sheets, cross sections, cut sheets and typical details. Adhered to design
standards set by project management team and utilized numerous reference
files from other pertinent disciplines within "THE Partnership" via
'nesting' for all production to minimize interference.
. Customized Microstation V8 2004 Edition 'workspace' to accommodate
customized pull down pallet tools and symbol/cell libraries for design
team consistency.
T-Mobile, Downers Grove, IL.
2009
Cellular
CAD Engineer
Cellular switch sites central region
. Created and maintained sixteen switch sites using AutoCAD 2008 for the
entire central region. Each site consisted of equipment floor plans,
fiber ducts, cable trays, batteries; bus duct, auxiliary framing,
security, grounding, single line diagrams and power plans.
DB Sterlin Consultants, Inc., Chicago, IL.
2008
Engineering
CAD Designer
AT&T U-verse sites within City of Chicago limits
. Designed new AT&T VRAD site plan details. Plans consisted of existing
ROW, back of curb, sidewalks, buildings; fences, light poles, signs,
trees, locality map, job summery and utilities. Utilities consisted of
fiber optic cables, utility poles, water, sewer; gas, electric, manholes,
catch basins and inlets.
. Customized Microstation V8 2004 Edition 'workspace' to accommodate
customized pull down pallet tools and symbol/cell libraries for design
team consistency.
Patrick Engineering, Lisle, IL.
2005-2008
Utilities and Civil
CAD Designer
Substations, 3D cofferdam and 3D natural gas well model
. Designed substations for AEP, ComEd, First Energy, PG&E and OG&E using
AutoCAD 2006, GTX, Microstation V8 2004 Edition/XM and I/RAS B. Plans
consisted of single line and 3 line wiring diagrams, grounding detail,
switches, transformers, MOAB, RTU and SCADA.
. Designed a 3D model of a cofferdam using Microstation XM to protect
future erosion of pillars for Interstate Route 64 Wabash River Bridge.
Created an animated sequence model of the cofferdam. The Patrick team
then used this model by giving a presentation to IDOT showing how the
phasing of the project would commence.
. Created a 3D PDF surface model and cross sections for 86 natural gas
wells by compiling approximately 2000 points varying in depths up to 8100
feet deep which had up to 36 different elements/materials by using
Microstation XM and InRoads. Wells are located in the state of Colorado.
. Customized Microstation V8 2004 Edition 'workspace' and ProjectWise to
accommodate customized pull down pallet tools and symbol/cell libraries
for design team consistency.
Parsons Brinckerhoff, Chicago, IL.
2004-2005
Transportation
CAD Designer
Switch heaters, pedestrian crossings and high speed rail upgrade
. Designed switch heater controls and indications at several control points
on the Metra Electric District Line to prevent build up of snow and ice.
. Designed 3 new pedestrian crosswalks for the new Metra National Street
station in Elgin between B35 and east Elgin control points.
. Designed several railroad crossings by upgrading them from a 2 gate to a
quad gate configuration to accommodate 110 mph train operations.
AECOM (DMJM+HARRIS), Chicago, IL.
2002-2004
Transportation
CAD Designer/Network Administrator
Railroad extension, new stations, new switch yard, switch heaters; proposed
track alignment, preliminary engineering and highways
. Finalized Microstation files for bid set submittals on the Metra Union
Pacific West Line extension from Geneva to Elburn. Design was a 6 mile
triple track design including 1 highway over pass, 1 highway under pass,
2 new stations and a new switch yard.
. Designed gas fired switch heaters and backup generators throughout Metras
service territory to prevent build up of snow and ice. In 2004 (per the
request of Metra), I continue work on this task as a consultant to AECOM
while being part time at Parsons Brinckerhoff.
. Created track alignments with plan and profile sheets, aerial photos and
cross sections for the proposed Metra Star Line. Plans were a part of a
study evaluating the feasibility and alternative analysis to implement
the proposed commuter rail service from Joliet to O'Hare International
Airport.
. Created an underground profile of the existing city sewer lines at
Chicago Union Station consisting of highest points of survey for track
clearance. The main focus on this project included track beds being
rebuilt due to having sunk becoming unstable over numerous years of
service.
. Updated plan and profile sheets. Design for IDOT was the IL. Route 47
improvement project whereby widening the highway from 2 lanes to 4.
. Upgraded and maintained Microstation V8, GEOPAK and Windows XP on all CAD
workstations. Server backup both full weekly and incremental daily.
Advanced Surveying and Mapping, Batavia, IL.
2001-2002
Cellular
CAD Designer
Surveys and engineering packages for cellular sites
. Designed A.L.T.A. surveys and traditional boundary surveys for Nextel,
Sprint, Cingular Wireless, PrimeCo; Crown Castle and Spectra Site.
Surveys consisted of monopole cellular towers, equipment shelters, ice
bridges, utility easements; access easements, proposed lease sites, co-
location lease sites, existing lease sites, contour lines, boundaries,
ties to boundaries, bearing and distances, azimuths, benchmarks, square
footage, deeds, legal descriptions, quadrangle, magnetic north,
buildings, roads, sidewalks, water and dimensions.
. Designed engineering packages for Nextel. Packages consisted of site
plan, earthwork, pavement, grading plans; site details, structural notes,
equipment enclosure buildings with foundations, tower details, tower
foundation detail, antenna mounting details, utilities, grounding plans
and electrical details.
LTK Engineering Services, Chicago, IL.
1993-2000
Transportation
CAD Manager/Network Administrator
CAD operations management, light rail transit substations, transit
stations, 3D animation and computer networking
. Managed 15 CAD designers daily ensuring work was accurately completed to
meet client specifications on the CTA Green Line rehabilitation and the
CTA Harrison Curve projects.
. Designed CTA substation schematics for the CTA Green Line rehabilitation
project.
. Designed track layouts and parking facilities for the proposed Metra 93rd
Street station.
. Created a 3D animation for Septa by designing an ADU for the existing
light rail cab cars.
. Upgrade computers, wide area network and implemented ltk.com internet e-
mail via ccMail SMTP gateway.
Bruce G. Moffat, Chicago, IL.
1991-1993
Author and Historian - Transportation
CAD Consultant
Historic track alignments (publisher CERA)
. Designed track layouts and station locations throughout the Chicago
Transit Authority's history. Designs are a part of Mr. Moffat's 306 page
book; 'The "L". The Development of Chicago's Rapid Transit System, 1888-
1931'.
SYSTRA Consulting (LSTS), Chicago, IL.
1991-1993
Transportation
CAD Technician
Interlockings, overhead catenary and RAILSIM marketing material
. Designed track and signal configurations for Metras Ogilvie
Transportation Center rehabilitation, Chicago Northwest Junction
rehabilitation and the bi-directional signaling system rehabilitation on
the Union Pacific North Line.
. Designed B-12 interlocking for Metras new North Central Service to
Antioch.
. Designed overhead catenary for trolley bus routes on Mission Street in
San Francisco CA.
. Created marketing video highlighting RAILSIM software.
. Setup CAD workstations for a new office in Jacksonville FL. (client CSX).
AT&T, Schaumburg, IL.
1989-1991
Civil
CAD Technician
Civil maps and dBase interface
. Designed civil maps to include lot dimensions and parcel information for
various cable television providers.
. Setup Microstation to export parcel information to dBase IV.
EDUCATION
College of DuPage, Glen Ellyn, IL.
1988-1990
2 year program studying CAD by learning Intergraph/Microstation (2D and
3D).
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