DIMITAR HRISTOV

***** ******* ****** . *** ****, CA 91405 . acb347@r.postjobfree.com . (323)

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Technical professional with engineering background, 20+ years of projects

management,

structural & miscellaneous steel detailing & design, water O&M and

considerable CAD experience.

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STRUCTURAL & MISCELLANEOUS METAL WORKS . AISC . ASTM . AWS . CAD . 3D

MODELING . CBC/IBC . PROJECT DEVELOPING . PLANNING . FIELD ENGINEERING .

PURCHASING

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

. 9+ years of successful handling of structural steel & other metal

works on numerous construction projects, incl. detailing, fabrication

& installation ; accurate planned & completed activities; achieved

efficiency and profitability.

. Solid knowledge of structural steel detailing, fabrication &

installation: ANSI/AISC, plans analyzing and estimating, RFI, RFC,

drawings & specifications standards, CAD software, BIM, documents

processing, materials, structural shapes, standards, codes, processes,

welding, fasteners, equipment, QC, etc.

. Highly competent in architectural & ornamental metal detailing and

fabrication: railing, fences, gates; patterns, shapes, materials,

codes, standards, welding, etc.

. Proficient in CAD design/detailing (2D&3D): standards; software -

AutoCAD, Tekla; tools, functions, libraries; 3D modeling, drawings'

formats, bill of materials; scaling, publishing, printing and

plotting.

. Skillfully led building construction projects from start to finish;

expertly scheduled, coordinated and completed construction works; the

timelines, costs have been reduced.

. More than 10 years of experience in wastewater treatment - proven

record of excellent results.

. Motivated and skilled to keep high productivity working under

pressure, with short deadlines; manages several projects

simultaneously maintaining high quality.

. Always seeks to achieve efficiency and costs reduction utilizing plans

& process analysis, coordination, optimization and low cost solutions.

. Exceptional problem solver, driven to succeed with strong analytical

skills and keen focus on details.

. Excellent team player; maintains team behavior; inspires others to

keep peak performance.

. Persists despite obstacles, setbacks, striving for results with

dedication.

. Prioritizes activities, simultaneously juggling multiple demands to

gain efficiency.

. Communicates clearly with ability to convince and strong interpersonal

skills.

. Multi-lingual - English, Russian, Bulgarian.

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SELECTED CAREER ACHIEVEMENTS

STRUCTURAL STEEL & METAL CONSTRUCTION WORKS

. Provided a range of functions: incoming projects managing - analyzing,

estimating, field measuring & CAD detailing; construction documents

processing; planning, organizing & coordinating fabrication &

installation works; ensuring timelines & codes compliance;

rationalizing workflow and activities; supply management; collaborating

with GC, architects, engineers, city/deputy inspectors and maintaining

clients' relationship.

. Produced 3D project modeling and formatted the subsequent detailed

drawings output.

. Created and presented original CAD drawings for architectural and

ornamental metal elements.

. Designed detailed structural CAD drawings based on plans analysis,

sites examination and software proficiency.

. Attained strict codes compliance applying ASTM, AISC & AWS standards

and specifications.

. Reached significant costs reduction, by designing plans changes &

improvements including low-cost solutions.

. Achieved better quality by implementing QC/QA methods and practices.

. Ensured projects completion on time with excellent quality.

. Gained productivity growth through workflow, processes optimization

and bottlenecks resolving.

CAD, OFFICE COMPUTER APPLICATIONS

. Skillfully produced, published and submitted detailed drawings

utilizing AutoCAD and Tekla Structures - achieved time saving,

verification simplification and acceleration of the fabrication.

. Successfully used CAD in civil engineering projects design - gained

better presentation and efficiency.

. Proficient in MS Office: advanced experience with Word, Excel, Outlook,

Power Point and Adobe Acrobat Pro.

BUILDING CONSTRUCTION

. Provided fast, constant projects progress through continuous

supervision, field engineering and coordination.

. Collaborated with owners, designers, subcontractors to optimize plans,

schedules and construction works.

. Achieved considerable total costs reduction by streamlining workflow,

activities and designing changes & improvements.

. The projects were completed in advance with excellent quality.

TEAM BUILDING / LEADERSHIP

. Provided superior leadership, direction, instructions for a team of 30+

workers; coordinated fabrication and installation works; dispatched,

guided and controlled up to five crews simultaneously.

. Organized and led staff training; introduced advance training

practices; encouraged team behavior; implemented incentives and

promotions to motivate and inspire the employees, building strong and

competent team.

WASTE WATER TREATMENT

. Performed a variety of activities, ensuring effective operations &

maintenance of a WWTP as:

o Operation control; processes management, SCADA system development,

etc.

o Supervising equipment' maintenance and repairing works; supply and

customer service management.

o Directing, coordinating & training plant workers; taking operative

decisions & ensuring safety rules compliance.

. Streamlined works, activities aiming costs reduction; organized and led

effective emergency repairs.

. Collaborated with senior management, prepared reports and proposals.

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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

CAD DETAILER / Project developer (Structural & miscellaneous metal) -

5/2004 - 7/2013

Van Elk Ltd - Los Angeles, CA

Completed projects - 80+ commercial & residential buildings, schools,

police stations and bridges as: Century - Avenue of the stars LA; Avalon

- Wilshire blvd.; Avalon - Encino; Marvin Eng. Co - Inglewood; Teramachi

- Downtown LA; CSU Chanel Island - Camarillo; Bob Hope Airport - Burbank;

John Laing Homes - Marina del Rey; Roosevelt High School - LA; Cerritos

Police Station; Oak Grove Bridges - Pasadena; Palazzo Westwood - LA; etc.

CAD DETAILER - Tekla Experience - since 2009

Van Elk Ltd - Los Angeles, CA; Industrial Metal Fabrication - Newton, KS

List of the projects, developed with Tekla Structure: Thelma R. Parks

Elementary School - Oklahoma city, OK; Eudora Medical Office Building -

Eudora, KS; New Dormitory for Highland Community College - Highland, KS;

First Pres. Church of Burbank - Burbank, CA; Camino Grove Elementary

School - Arcadia, CA; Vermont Avenue Apartments - Los Angeles, CA; New

Office Building - Glendale; Multi-Family Housing - Santa Monica, CA; SSBG

Plaza - Arleta, CA; etc.

CONSTRUCTION SUPERINTENDENT - 1/2009 - 1/2011

Van Elk Ltd - Los Angeles, CA

Completed projects: 5613 Freeman Ave, La Crescenta, CA; 3501 Ocean View

Blvd., Glendale, CA; 20823 W. Burbank Blvd., Woodland Hills, CA

LEAD OPERATIONS SUPERVISOR (Waste Water Treatment Plant) - 9/1992 -

5/2004

Water Supply & Sewerage Ltd - Pleven, Bulgaria

WWTP brief record: 50 acreage installation, up to 28.5 MG/24h, >90% BOD

removal.

Operative activities: Pretreatment, Primary treatment, Secondary

treatment, Sludge treatment.

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EDUCATION and TRAINING

Master of Science in Civil Engineering (MSCE) Major: Civil Engineering

High Institute of Architecture and Civil Engineering - Sofia, Bulgaria.

CERTIFICATE of COMPLETION - AutoCAD training course.

Bulgarian Construction Association - Sofia, Bulgaria.

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SOFTWARE - Windows-based PC

AutoCAD (2000-2013 incl. ACAD BIM Structural Detailing), Tekla Structure

16.0-19.0, MS Office 2010, Adobe Acrobat Pro, etc.

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