Steven C. Varcoe
Nashua, NH *3060
603-***-**** normwings@ gmail. com
TECHNICAL SKILLS:
Drafting- strong hand drafting skills, experience with several CAD systems, produces bills of materials with relation to detail and assembly drawings.
CAD- highly skilled with solid modeling systems SolidWorks, ME30 and SolidDesigner also 20 systems AutoCAD, ME10 and 20/20.
EXPERIENCE:
August 2008 to present. Design drafter/document control at RdF Corporation in Hudson NH. Drafted detail and assembly drawings of resistance temperature detectors and manufacturing equipment. Administered, filed and distributed all engineering drawings and documents. Logged and administered engineering change orders
October 2006 to April 2008. Kitchen & bath manager at Belletetes, Inc. in Peterborough NH. Designed custom and semi-custom cabinetry layouts using 20/20 design system in accordance with NKBA standards. Ordered special products for customers. Solely responsible for showroom updates, maintenance and training. Created custom cabinet drawings and ordered them from manufacturers.
May 2008 to October 2006. Kitchen designer at Home Depot in Middletown NY and Nashua NH. Created custom kitchen layouts and cabinet designs on 20/20 design system in accordance with NKBA standards. Increased sales every year and was in the top twelve per cent of Home Depot designers. Sold home improvement products, appliances and accessories.
October 2001. Design drafter at ZYGO Corp. in Middletown CT. Designed and drafted components for four and six inch precision optical measurement devices using SolidDesigner CAD system.
June 2001 to September 2001. Mechanical designer at lntermec, Inc. in Cedar Rapids lA. Designed and drafted components and assemblies of hand held data loggers and computers on SolidDesigner CAD system.
May 2001 to June 2001. Systems lab validation technician at Celestica Corp. in Chelmsford MA. Validated design of industrial computers by environmental testing in accordance with customer's and industry standards. Programmed shock, vibration, thermal and humidity testing machines. Designed custom fixtures for test lab equipment.
June 1998 to May 2001. Mechanical designer at Heat Technology, Inc. in Sterling MA. Designed and drafted high performance heat sinks and custom thermal solutions. Created CAD files on SolidDesigner and ME10 systems. Converted CAD files to CAM machining files using SurfCAM software. Set up the company's first engineering file system.
May 1995 to June 1998. Mechanical designer at Hewlett Packard, Inc. in Chelmsford MA and Corvallis OR. Designed and drafted mechanical parts and assemblies of industrial computers and machine vision quality control device on SolidDesigner, ME30 and ME10 CAD systems. Tested prototype parts and assemblies.
March 1994 to May 1995. Mechanical designer at Massachusetts Electrical Manufacturing in Ipswich MA. Designed and drafted parts and assemblies of dead front switchgear in accordance with UL and NEC standards. Supervised three drafters and CAM programmer. Maintained UL compliance documentation and was company representative to UL.
September 1982 to February 1993. Mechanical designer at KW Control Systems in Middletown NY. Designed and drafted parts and assemblies of custom switchgear and power distribution units following customer specifications, UL and NEG standards.
August 1978 to September 1982. Senior draftsman at Kieley & Mueller Inc. in Middletown NY. Drafted details and assembly drawings of power and process valves. Checked drawings for compliance with government and ANSI standards. Supervised drafting department of ten drafters.
August 1977 to August 1978. Draftsman at General Slicing Machine Co. in Walden NY. Created detail and assembly drawings of food slicers and grinders. Kept company files of NSF and UL standards updated.
PROFESSIONAL HIGHLIGHTS:
Kitchen and bath designer of semi-custom cabinetry. Department manager of kitchen and flooring department.
Increased sales into the top 12% of Home Depot kitchen designers in less than 5 years. Successfully meets demanding project requirements, on time, while accomplishing desired quality levels with good attention to detail.
Self-motivated designer proficient in creating detailed drawings using various CAD
systems.
A quick learner who readily grasps new concepts and skills with minimal supervision. Easy to work with, quick to determine product requirements and translate them to stylish, well thought out designs that meet the customers’ needs.
Supervised drafting department and CAM programmer. Checked and approved drafters drawings.