Design Manager

LANCE C. LOWREY

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

Liberty Township, OH 45044

Home Office: 513-***-****

Mobile Phone: 513-***-****

Email: *********@*****.***

EXPERIENCE SUMMARY:

Proven leader with more than 16 years of hands-on experience in architectural designing. In

that time I have been involved in all aspects of the home building process including

engineering management; company start up’s; supervising; inventory; complete home

design including customer meetings; truss design; quality control; third party submittals;

purchasing; board blueprints and design; graphic design; freehand art and hand renderings.

I am very detail oriented; able to troubleshoot all areas of the design and build process and I

consistently meet important deadlines. My instituted systems have saved companies

thousands of dollars in waste expense.

Software Utilized:

ARRIS BuildersCAD; Intelliframer; BuildersCAD .DWG Translator; AutoCAD Architect; HSB

CAD; 2005 AutoCAD; SketchUp; DOS Based Pointline CAD; Custom Company Software; Ez

Renderings; Microsoft Word; and Microsoft Publisher.

EXPERIENCE:

March 2009 To Present

Home Design Consultant

I currently do design consulting for various companies from coast to coast. Using my many

years of experience, I have done design and submittal coordinating for companies such as

ZETA Communities, Modular Homes Inc, MSM Design Group, Cutting Edge Homes, Belle

Properties and more, as well as home design and construction drawings for private

customers. I have also assisted in the set up of new home builder design departments using

the finest programs and tools available while overseeing new builds and performing quality

control. You can view my work on landscapes all across the country.

June 2008 To March 2009

Architectural Design Manager

Detail Homes of Architectural Distinction

I was brought in to assist in the setup and running of the architectural engineering and design

department for a new California-based modular home business. We worked with many high

profile companies including Michelle Kaufmann. I ran the design department along with

doing all the architectural coordinating associated with the design process. I researched and

selected the software used to best fit the needs of the manufacturing plant. My job also

consisted of developing the construction drawing system including all the framing details of

the structure; checking architectural and structural prints before building; meeting with

customers and designing homes to their specific needs; coordinating through the state

submittal process to get the houses stamped for building; walking the manufacturing line to

assure the houses were being built correctly; quality control; some hand renderings; making

sure existing kitchen and cabinet design layouts were correct and overseeing the entire

manufacturing process along with all related troubleshooting.

March 2007 to May 2008

Head Designer

MSM Design Group, LLC

I attended many customer proposal meetings; met with clients; went before zoning and

architectural committees; and designed numerous commercial projects. After a short period

of time, I was involved in all designing phases including (but not limited to) commercial

design; foundation plans; heat loss calculations; detailed floor plans; elevations; detailed

cross-sections; electrical plans; remodels; truss prints; 3D Study models with texture and

shadows; 3D movie animations and fly-throughs; renderings; kitchen/bath layouts and

elevations; detailed wall panel design; modularizing existing plans for system-built homes; cut

lists; material take-off’s; pull lists; freehand artist drawings; and landscaping plans.

October 2004 to March 2007

Drafting and Design Department Manager

Skyline Homes

I was responsible for the drafting department designing HUD and Systems Built Custom

Modular Homes for a nationwide home builder. My position required me to be involved in all

home designing phases including, new home blueprints, structural integrity, cabinetry, state

code requirements, changes, and creative decisions utilizing 2005 Auto Cad Software. I was

also responsible for providing custom construction drawings of detailed electrical prints;

complete floor plans; foundations; elevations; cross sections; kitchen and bathroom designs

with custom cabinetry; counter top specifications; and heat loss calculations for the entire

home. I attended daily meetings which included input and decisions regarding designing

custom homes; building codes; structural questions; and concerns.

I also provided Skyline construction workers with manufacturing shop prints which were

produced by taking finished floor plans and laying them out to provide detailed prints for the

factory to build. These prints provide placement of every floor joist; lam beam; roof truss; and

lumber needed to build the entire home, including complete material cut lists and truss prints

based on Individual State Codes. Utilizing my knowledge we did troubleshooting on every

aspect of the home building process; including design ease; most efficient methods to

construct; purchasing; and accommodating suggestions from retailers.

AUG 1994 to September 2004

Supervising Multi Task Draftsman (2nd in Charge)

Terrace Homes, Heath Follen

Responsible for producing quality, job specific drawings and floor plans for a modular home

business that produces 350 complete homes per year and 20 to 30 bank packages per week.

Using Arris 3D Builders CAD I drafted detailed construction drawings of custom modular

homes. I also provided renderings for all “bank packages”. Other duties included; being

involved in building computer libraries; mentoring and training new draftsmen; and

overseeing the drafting department when the manager was unavailable.

DEC 1988 to DEC 1993

Board Draftsman and Manufacturer

Engineered Composite Technologies, Kent Huchthausen

Designed detailed board drawn blue prints for a fiberglass plant, including designing pipes,

tanks, flumes, catwalk systems and spraying layers of fiberglass on minesweeping ships in

Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin. I did all inventory and purchasing of necessary safety equipment

and fiberglass manufacturing supplies. When necessary, I helped out with manufacturing

duties.

EDUCATION:

AutoCAD Architect training, Baltimore, MD – 2008

HSBCAD training, Pennsylvania – 2008

Trained under Rich Russ who helped develop the Arris BuildersCAD computer program

designed specifically for architectural designing and framing – 2000 and 2007

AutoCAD classes at Mid State Technical College in Wisconsin Rapids -1994

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