ALAN DORFMAN
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Havertown, PA 19083 Cell: 484-***-****
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SKILLS SUMMARY
CADD Specialist with more than 25 years in the consulting industry as a Designer/ Draftsman
Technical Illustrator. I have extensive experience in the transportation industry and industrial
sectors. My background includes highway, bridge design and inspection, airports,
environmental and civil design, stream restoration, wetland mitigation and solid waste facilities.
I have detailed knowledge of DOT procedures specifically in Pennsylvania, Delaware and New
Jersey. My varied background includes tutoring, mentoring and teaching in a classroom setting.
I have multiple years of experience working under tight deadlines alongside a wide range of
personalities consistently producing positive and comprehensive results.
TECHNICAL PROFILE
APPLICATION SOFTWARE: Microstation V8, XM, Inroads, Arcmap, AutoCAD 2014 and related civil
engineering packages.
CERTIFICATIONS
Bentley Microstation certificate
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Bentley Inroads certificate
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Autodesk AutoCAD certificate
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High clearance Transportation Workers Identification Card
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PROFESSIONAL HISTORY
August 2012
Present TRIAD FIRE PROTECTION ENGINEERING CORPORATION
Springfield, PA
Senior CADD Designer
Design, research and development of fire protection systems for commercial, industrial
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and residential sites.
Development of valve, pump room and sprinkler designs and specifications.
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Development of hydraulic calculations for sprinkler system runs.
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Perform In-the-field surveys, measurements and calculations for industrial sites such as
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Philadelphia Regional Port Authorities Piers 78,80,84 and Packer Avenue plant.
January 2000 A.D. Marble & Company
June 2011 Conshohocken, PA
Senior CADD Designer
Developed, streamlined and maintained CADD standards, details and QAQC
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procedures. The implementation of standard QAQC procedures dramatically improved
workflow and time management issues for my department.
Managed, tutored, mentored and developed A.D. Marble & Companies CADD/design
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group for over eleven years.
Interviewed, evaluated and hired CADD staff for my department.
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Recommended and purchased the latest software packages suitable for specific design
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criteria and budget constraints.
Created and developed (DOT) Department of Transportation workspaces and
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standards for ease in navigation between district and multiple state agencies.
Addressed and made recommendations to various districts, agencies comments and
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design modifications.
Designed and developed grading, Erosion and Sedimentation Pollution control plans
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and details for various non-DOT and multiple state agency projects.
Using Inroads developed 3 dimensional grading, surfaces, profiles, cross-sections,
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construction baselines and cut/fill volumes for stream and roadway designs.
Assisted with bridge inspections and created bridge site sketches.
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NOVEMBER 1997 HNTB
JANUARY 2000 PLYMOUTH MEETING, PA
CADD Technician
Planned and designed bridge and roadway plans and details for various civil
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engineering projects.
Developed traffic control plans along a major section of Route 42 and 73 in Camden
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and Gloucester County New Jersey.
Developed plans and specifications for the widening of an existing exit from the
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Hutchinson River Parkway in N.Y.
JULY 1995 HUGO MAROM AVIATION CONSULTANTS
AUGUST 1997 TEL AVIV ISRAEL
HEAD OF DESIGN/ DRAFTING/ GRAPHICS DEPARTMENT
• Presented presentations of airport architectural plans as well as 3 dimensional
computer models of airspace, air traffic flow and airport design considerations.
• Met with corporate clients for design recommendations and modifications.
• Composed, wrote, edited and illustrated client proposals.
Dec.l 1987 TECH-AID
April 1995 PLYMOUTH MEETING, PA
Industrial Designer/ Illustrator/ Draftsman
Performed AutoCad 3 dimensional design, Illustration and drafting functions for major
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corporate clients including: Honeywell, AGES Inc., Stokes Merrill, Merrit industries,
CECO Filters, Pierce Phelps.
EDUCATION Art Institute of Philadelphia,
Philadelphia, PA
A.A. Commercial Art and Design
MAJOR PROJECTS AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Contributed to making A.D. Marble & Company a top 100 best places to work in Pennsylvania business five
consecutive years.
S.R. 3016 (Jonas Road) over Pohopoco Creek Chestnuthill Township Monroe County, Pennsylvania,
Pennsylvania Department of Transportation.
This project entailed the replacement of an existing deteriorated steel bridge structure with a bridge structure
that meets current design criteria. Responsible for consulting and assisting engineers in preparation of final
Erosion and Sedimentation Pollution Control plans.
S.R. 0220 Section E10, Centre and Blair Counties, PA, PENNDOT District 2-0.
CADD Designer responsible for producing CADD mapping, grading, cross sections and Erosion and
Sedimentation Pollution control plans, costs and specifications associated with 50 acres of wetland mitigation
sites
Evaluated, photographed and sketched potential sites for design recommendations.
S.R. 0322 Section C-09, Phillipsburg Bypass Center County, PA, PENNDOT District 2-0.
CADD Designer responsible for organizing and preparing mitigation plans, cross sections, Erosion and
Sedimentation Pollution control plans, details.
Inter-County Connector (ICC): Contract A, Rockville, MD, Maryland State Highway Administration.
CADD Designer responsible for assisting engineers in the preparation of the impact studies report submitted to
the Maryland Historical Trust for review. Assisted in the creation of plan sheets of various stream crossings and
calculations to be sent for final review.
Designed and illustrated technical manuals and parts catalogs for Stokes Merrill tablet manufacturing
Machinery.
Along with project manager and 2 design engineers from AGES, Inc. Performed all design and drafting for leaf
Composting facility for Delaware County.
As part of a 4-man team at Betz Converse & Murdoch, performed drafting of architectural floor plans prior to
asbestos removal for entire Boston area school system.
Portfolio and references available upon request.