Raymond Gabriel Strawn Cad/PM
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CAD Management & Development Professional
CAD Drafter Drafting Editor A/E/C Design Draftsman Founder/Contractor
Expert qualified, investor-focused goals and result oriented CAD management professional with more than 30 years of extensive experience. Background credited in CAD Start-ups, management and development. Design drafting, production, A/E/C design-to-build, project management. United States Air Force (USAF), two years. Demonstrate expertise in developing technical study, investigation, and cost estimate. Strong business acumen, high work ethics. A desire for professional growth and advance through relevant experience, learning from others. Demonstrate proven problem solving and analytical skills. Well-rounded mathematical and basic electrical knowledge. Dedicated team leader/member with capacity to comprehend, manage, monitor project schedules and time-lines to successfully accomplish desired goals. Excellent, always professional, communication and analytical skills.
CAD Design, Development
Perceptive 3D Imagination
Strategic Planning/Analysis
Design Production
CAD Design Implementation
First Rate Customer Relations
General Management
Policies, Procedures Compliance
Production/Presentation
Quality Assurance
Risk Administration
QA Project Management
Technical Proficiency
Terminal/Plotter Operations
Mainframe, PC MS-DOS,
AutoDesk, MicroStation
Architectural Desktop/Revit
Web/Internet
Mechanical Skills
Accomplishments
Successfully contracted 1000+ design-to-build homes, church baptistries, strip malls, restaurants, multi-story “family theme” centers, “Village” design, and a great variety of disciplines. within 10-year time-frame.
Effectively maintained “high confidence” managing 10+ competing Residential/Commercial Contractors, Retail Services and the Private Public. Accomplishing extreme satisfaction with all services provided.
Successful delivery of 1,000+ Projects in 9yrs. Architectural, Engineering, Civil, Retail and Private Invention.
Professional Experience
SEYMOUR STAFFING, Raleigh/Durham NC June 2017 – September 2017
Thru successful training in BlueBeam, and VidCAD; Applying AutoCAD knowledge. Online research of Specified Equipment.
Interpret Designer Sketches and Redlines. Create Audio/Visual; Functional Line Diagrams for Site Installation.4
Ashworth College Online
AutoCAD 2015; Diploma, Mar – Aug 2016
AWNC, Durham, NC December 2013 – May 2017
Team Member; Production Control/Shipping Receiving, Rack Order/Stock, Inventory, Forklift, Power Jack.
General Day Labor, Durham NC July 2007 - November 2013
Certified Traffic Control Flagman, Construction Labor, Worker Transport.
SUMMIT CONSULTING ENGINEERS, Hillsborough, NC 2006 – 2008
Administered and directed civil land development, site plan, infrastructure, and driveway/parking and design.
Successfully organized and managed package submission, architectural plans, elevations, details for commercial
and/or residential infrastructures and continuously focuses on improvement.
Expertly developed and implemented effective technologies in the resolution of engineering problems.
ACC STAFFING - TELEFLEX MEDICAL, RTP, NC Durham, NC 2005 – 2006
Drafting Editor/CAD
Efficiently managed and controlled the utilization of medical instrument in drawing documents through a “Document Control Program” (QMIS) for reformatting of .TIF files to .DWG.
Graphic/Dimension edits, add inspection marks, settle processed documents, significantly manage documents for approval and release.
Rendered exemplary assistance and instruction in QMIS and AutoCAD to fellow employees for improved working knowledge essential to the performance of their respective job responsibilities.
Processed and completed “Redlines” and New Title Border, achieving minimum revision level.
STERLING INDUSTRIAL REFRIGERATION, Morrisville, NC 2002 – 2004
CAD Technician Industrial Refrigeration Systems (Food Handling)
Achieved the development of custom site/standard system packages as employed to environmental control in food processing, handling, and packaging.
Directed and handled P&IDs, equipment/floors plans, elevations, sections and details, vessel/fluid connection orientation, piping infrastructure, and BOMs between condensers, evaporators, vessels, and freezers, chillers.
Processed and completed redline edits for current projects providing first rate assistance in system manual assembly, project/parts, and shipping, as well as CAD operations.
Fabricate/Edit mechanical drawings, CAD files for System Coolant/HVAC, including wiring schematics.
SMALL KANE ARCHITECTS, Raleigh, NC 2001 – 2002
A/E/C CAD Contractor
Multi-discipline drafting, redline edits, detail creation, interior/exterior elevations, sections, expanded floor plans, stair assembly, and area calculations.
Thoroughly processed/documented project fieldwork as well as information gathering and CAD translation.
RELIABLE GRAPHICS SERVICES, Craven/Carteret Counties/New Bern, NC 1991 – 2000
Founder/Contractor CAD Manager A/E/C Design Draftsman
Administered startup and operation of service; built and delivered CAD files through the process of design and build phases of commercial, industrial, and residential development and construction.
Delivered first rate production CAD support developing and implementing strict CAD standards.
Displayed outstanding leadership and vision to CAD management; handled and generated technology evaluations and customized CAD programs.
Prepared assembly and detail drawings and ensured delivery of first class customer service to clients.
MORTON ASSOCIATES, New Bern, NC 1989 – 1991
Architectural Draftsman
Skillfully administered CAD design plans, elevations, sections, electrical, P/V ISOs, and BOMs and drafted detailed sketches, working plans, and drawings from design drawings, instructions, and field notes.
Rendered assistance in the design planning and detailing through the preparation of studies and layouts in correlation with architectural projects.
Processed engineering computations to determine strength and capacity of structural member and components.
Conferred with personnel in resolving client issues, disputes and complied with organization regulations.
Career Experience History
Founder/Contractor CAD Manager A/E/C Design Draftsman
Reliable Graphics Services, Craven/Carteret/Durham Counties, NC
CAD Troubleshooter Civil Land Development
Bissell Associates, Kitty Hawk, NC
CAD Manager Research/Purchase Install/Implement Learn/Teach/Produce
National Air-Oil Burner Company, Inc., Philadelphia, PA
A/E/C Contractor CAD/Board Drafter Punch-Press Operator
Reliable Graphics Services, Philadelphia, PA
Mainframe CAD Manager 3Board Draftsman 3’rd Shift
Minigraph, Inc, Philadelphia, PA
Board Draftsman Chemical Feed/Process Control Systems
Johnson-March Systems Corp, Ivyland, PA
Board Draftsman Nuclear Piping Design
Duke Power Company, Charlotte, NC
Aircraft Maintenance Specialist/Hasty Chief
Shaw Air Force Base, Fort Sumter, SC
Education & Certificates
Ashworth College Online
AutoCAD 2015; Diploma, Summa Cum Laude, Mar – Aug 2016
Villanova University Online
Certificate of Achievement in Mastering Project Management - Feb 2009
Certificate of Achievement in Project Management Professional (PMP Prep) - Jun 2009
Master Certificate in Applied Project Management - Jun 2009
School of Life (Ongoing), US East Coast 1977- Present
43151HC Aircraft Specialist, USAF Wichita Falls, TX – 1979
1st Squad Leader, USAF San Antonio, TX – 1978
High School Equivalency
North Carolina State Board of Community Colleges, Havelock High School – 1978
Major in Mechanical Design Drafting (Board), Minor in Auto Shop (Mechanical)
10’th Grade GED
Training & Development
Board Drafting
Duke Power Company (30 days)
Nuclear Piping Design Auxiliary Reactor Turbine
Johnson-March Systems Corporation (2 years)
Chemical Feed/Process Control Systems Steel “Skid” Mounted/Enclosed Panel Assemblies BOM Creation (Nuclear)
CAD Drafting
Minigraph – PCB, Electrical Systems Document Production
Third Shift Manager – Computer Mainframe, MultiVision CADDS III and IV, 5-Seat
Load 8 Pen Platter “Hard Disk” Active Project Memory Plotter Operation and Maintenance Supplies
Training and Verification of Drafting Practices Document Production and Revisions CADD and Board Draftsman
Arrival, New Technology: “Desktop PC” and AutoCAD r2.2
National Air-Oil Burner Company – CAD Manager
PC-DOS AutoCAD: Self-taught Custom Menu Creation Industrial “Flare-Stack” Assemblies and Design
Creation of Custom 100’ “Mobile Flare Stack” assembly on “Flatbed” Trailer
Corporate Presentation/Seminar/Sales of AutoCAD Capabilities on Tandy 2000 (55 National CEO’s)
Bissell Associates
CAD Troubleshooter Civil Design Practices Land Development Document Preparation
Morton Associates
AutoCAD Implementation Architectural Design Practices Residential/Commercial Production
Reliable Graphics Services
Small Business Management Public Relations Multiple Client/Contractor Confidentiality
United States Air Force (USAF) ‘77-’79
6-week Basic Training, Mental and Physical / 4-week Aircraft Maintenance Training (Crew Chief/Plane Captain)
14 Months active duty as Aircraft Maintenance Specialist, Disassemble/Assemble (Honorably Discharged)