RON RICHARDS

My Cell number – 502-***-****

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

Louisville, KY. 40241

SUMMARY OF SKILLS

20+ years of Mechanical Design and Drafting

** ***** ******* ******* *** Sales interacting with clients

Ability to design using AutoCAD 2D & 3D modeling

Proficient in the following programs: AutoCAD 14, thru AutoCAD 96, 98, 2000, 2004, 2007, 2012, 2013, 2014

Proficient in Inventor Pro 2014 and converting to 2016

28 years in the Sales department calling on existing customers and building new customer relationships.

Knowledgeable with Program Vulcan Lockformer Plasma Table; Program PM2000 Advance Machinery Plasma/Oxyfuel burn table; Program EdgePro and Phoenix V9.71 Controller

PROFESSIONAL WORK EXPERIENCE

Drafting and Design 10/2016 to 12/2016

System Solutions of Kentucky Louisville, Ky.

- Modify drawings per changes made by Project Managers.

-Convert dwg. Files to PDF files in B size prints as required.

-Run D size prints for Field installation and Customer preference.

-Create Bill of Materials and add to drawings as required.

-Create job files and organize with layout drawings and part drawings.

-Complete shop fabrication and Field drawings using AutoCAD 2013.

Sales/Project Manager/Drafting-Design/Programmer 01/1989 to 08/2016

The Richards-Klein Corporation Louisville, KY

Drafting and design

Utilize AutoCAD and Inventor to complete drawings

Detail and draft Tanks, catwalks, railings, structural, all types of conveyors, hoppers

Ductwork, basically anything that needs to be fabricated.

Prepare and submit shop job folders

Prepare and submit material cut list to saw and plate shears

Prepare and submit shop job folders

Prepare and add BOM’s to drawings.

Prepare and submit material takeoff for jobs to steel suppliers from BOM’s

Programmed parts for burntables using the software mentioned above

Project Management and Sales

Talk with customers and setup meetings to review projects

Field measure and quote per customer’s needs

Quote from prints supplied by customers

Track job costing and progress during shop fabrication

Prepare and submit weekly status reports to customer

Setup consumable dispensing machines to cut overall shop cost and track where consumables were going

Quote field work installing our fabrications or customer supplied parts.

Visit jobsite for field work when need

Submit billing to Accounting

Utilize Excel and Word spreadsheets on a daily basis

Fire and Security Alarm Installer 11/1987 to 12/1988

West-Palm Fire and Security West Palm Beach, Florida

Installed fire alarms in a new retirement development

Security Alarm/Cable/Phone Installer and Finisher 07/1986 to 11/1987

Security Concepts Boca Raton, Florida

Installed security alarms, phone lines, and cable TV in multi-million dollar homes

EDUCATION AND TRAINING

2017 – Sullivan College of design –Advanced 3D modeling using Inventor Pro 2016

Which I scored a 98% in this course.

2014 Associate of Applied Science: AutoCAD 2012 Mechanical Design

Ashworth College – GA Graduated with HONORS

Completed a 17 month online course in 3 months

Held a 98% grade average

Scored 100% on 13 out of 17 chapter test

Scored 100% on the Mechanical Final Project in 2D and 3D and the Architectural Final Project

1987 Drafting

Louisville Technology Institute - Louisville, KY

Completed 1 year here

Board drafting

1986 Business

Jefferson Community College - Louisville, KY

1985 High School Diploma: High School

Holy Cross High School - Louisville, KY

Contact this candidate