Stephen Despot

Email: abp5rr@r.postjobfree.com

Address: *** ***** ***** ******

City: Barberton

State: OH

Zip: 44203

Country: USA

Phone: 330-***-****

Skill Level: Experienced

Salary Range: $50,000

Primary Skills/Experience:

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Educational Background:

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Job History / Details:

Drafter with comprehensive experience preparing plans and specifications for the completion of commercial, public, and residential buildings.

Proven ability to prepare detailed and organized drawings of Architectural and Structural designs which include plans, deviations, and sections.

Highly experienced in leveraging technical expertise in all versions of AutoCAD, Microsoft Office, Excel, Word, OpenOffice, Taper Plus, and Outlook.

Skilled in applying creativity to create highly organized, appealing, efficient, and detailed drawing sets for construction purposes.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Willoughby Supply (Akron, Ohio)

Tapered Roofing Specialist and Technical Design Drafter

05/2009 aaa 12/2012

Developed tapered insulation roofing systems for a variety of large roofing contractors and general building contractors throughout Ohio and Florida using the Taper-Plus insulation takeoff and estimating software. Designs included, but were not limited to, extruded polystyrene, perlite, and polyisocyanurate (ISO) materials. Projects were from the public and private bidding sectors, Builder''s Exchange, and private builders, Architects, or customers.

Prepared submittal drawings using AutoCAD LT 2010 for the customers once the projects were sold and worked as a team with the internal purchasing department and sales to build the entire tapered system package to prepare for delivery to the project location.

Other duties included, but were not limited to, product database management within the Taper Plus software, maintaining current pricing structures, technical assistance, product estimating, technical drafting, and spreadsheet development.

Selected Accomplishments:

* Built the tapered department from the ground up and created a series of customized spreadsheets, formulas, databases, and hyperlinks that streamlined the entire tapered system development and cut the time in half over how the original tapered system process was being done. These spreadsheets included all of the product information and pricing linked together in one file all the way up through the customer retail quote form.

* Created all of the technical design templates in AutoCAD that were used in all drafting applications.

* Increased tapered sales 20% in 2012 vs. 2011.

* Taught the BX Project Estimator how to read blueprints and where to be able to find critical information by using the building section cuts, wall details, and structural drawing sets.

Prestige Homes (Hudson, Ohio)

Architectural Drafter / Project Estimator

07/2002 aaa 01/2009

Developed Architectural drawing sets for residential and luxury home building projects throughout Northeast Ohio. Prepared foundations, floor plans, elevations, roof plans, and plan details. Applied artistic expertise and technical skills to create plans, drawing sets, and construction documents for the sales department, engineers, and clients. Ability to identify Architectural design problems and offer suggestions or creative ideas for a more efficient and cost effective design. Created office documents, spreadsheets, and templates.

Created project budgets using Timberline estimating software and also customized Microsoft Excel spreadsheets for residential and luxury home building projects throughout Northeast Ohio. Estimated rough construction materials from completed drawing sets aaa foundations, concrete, block, brick, waterproofing, lumber, walls, rough framing, trusses, and all roofing systems. Estimated finish construction materials from completed drawing sets aaa siding, stone, exterior and interior finishes, electrical, plumbing, insulation, drywall, painting, wood trim, flooring, and into completion of project. Built Andersen and Simonton window quotes for each project using Andersen IQ and Simonton Window pro software. Checked the accuracy of invoices versus the job budgets. Updated the sub-contractors pricing in the estimating database to ensure accuracy versus the invoices and billing.

Selected Accomplishments:

* Developed a customized spreadsheet for estimating that eliminated all hand-written documents and saved an average of two to three days of work on each project.

* Created entire plan sets for luxury homes ranging from 4,000 sq./ft. to 8,000 sq./ft.

* Improved the efficiency, quality, speed, and accuracy of the Drafting Department by introducing new AutoCAD shortcuts, creating numerous blocks and templates for the drawing files, and redesigning all of the old company title sheets and block files.

Teeling & Bakota, Ltd. / Teeling & Associates, LLC (Akron, Ohio)

Electronic Media and AutoCAD Technician

04/1999 aaa 06/2002

Developed Structural drawing sets for concrete and steel stair layouts, power plants, and large precast concrete silos throughout the United States. Prepared steel construction details and plan sets. Applied technical skills to create plans, drawing sets, and construction documents for clients and engineers. Created office documents, spreadsheets, and templates. Created proposals and business promotion packages using Adobe PageMaker. Created PDF files for use on the internet, company web site, or for sending in e-mail contacts. Additional responsibilities included maintaining all of the computers in the office with current versions of software via internet downloading or purchasing and computer hardware and software maintenance and troubleshooting.

Selected Accomplishments:

* Developed a web site for the company and maintained it on a regular basis.

* Summit County Parking Deck: Served as the chief drafter for the plans to rehab and repair this structure prior to additional construction.

SD3 Drafting Service & Design (Barberton, Ohio)

Small Business Owner/Operator and Chief AutoCAD Drafter

10/1998 aaa Present

Apply artistic expertise and technical skills to create Architectural plans, drawing sets, and construction documents for new homes, additions, or remodeling for various clients projects. Utilize various drafting skills and techniques and apply them to commercial, residential, and structural applications. Responsible for all business operations, documents, spreadsheets, and finances. Maintain computer hardware and software and troubleshoot any issues that may need attention. Rental property management included.

Krumroy Construction Company (Akron, Ohio)

Architectural Drafter

05/1994 aaa 04/1999

Developed commercial and industrial Architectural and Structural drawing sets for bidding and construction purposes. Prepared foundations, floor plans, civil site plans, interior and exterior elevations, wall details, building cross sections, roof plans, plumbing, structural, electrical, and HVAC layouts. Applied artistic expertise and technical skills to create drawing sets and color renderings for various clients and engineers.

Selected Accomplishments:

* Ferriot, Inc.: Served as one of two drafters to assist in the entire designing process.

* Albrecht, Inc.: Created entire construction plan sets under the direction of an Architect for Acme Fresh Market stores and all commercial retail rental spaces owned by this client.

* First Merit Bank: Created entire construction plan sets under the direction of an Architect for new office buildings and updates to current buildings.

* Grace Christian & Missionary Alliance Church: Served as one of two drafters to assist in the entire designing process to create an entire construction plan set under the direction of an Architect.

Various Employment

08/1989 aaa 05/1994

* Kent State University - Student Aide.

* Washington Inventory Service - Crew Manager and Inventory Specialist.

Wagler Homes Inc. (Uniontown, Ohio)

AutoCAD Drafter

08/1989 aaa 01/1990

Applied alterations to prototypes and base plans of residential house plans. Reproduced drawings onto AutoCAD from manually drafted plan sets.

EDUCATION:

Stark Technical College (North Canton, Ohio)

* Associates Degree in Architectural Civil Engineering Technology (1994)

* Dean''s List (1992-1994)

Kent State University (Kent, Ohio)

* Architecture Major

San Diego Mesa College (San Diego, California)

* Architecture Major

Barberton High School (Barberton, Ohio)

* Graduate With Diploma (1987)

* National Honor Society (1987)

AWARDS RECEIVED:

* Barberton Area United Way - Volunteer of the Year (1999)

* Timken Foundation Scholarship (1993-1994)

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS:

* American Design Drafting Association

SKILLED TRADES:

Highly experienced with various hand and power tools. Self-educated in various trades such as carpentry, home-building, framing, roofing, residential electrical, plumbing, drywall installation and finishing, painting, wood working, trim carpentry, window and door installation, and landscaping.

EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES AND INTERESTS:

Various home improvement and landscaping projects and occasional side work from home doing small residential drafting and design using AutoCAD. Sports, family outings, pets, home improvement projects, landscaping, wines, computers, internet, collectibles, music, and genealogy. Outdoors, festivals, camping, barbecues, cards, darts, trivia, and attending various sporting activities.

GOALS:

I want to be able to work for and advance with a stable, secure company that I might be able to retire from some day. I also plan to explore the idea of obtaining a contractors license in the future and also taking a test to become a Certified Drafter.

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