Nicholas T. Gaines

***** ******** ******* #**** 228-***-****

Katy, TX 77449 acugdp@r.postjobfree.com

Objective: An opportunity to gain further advancement in the design field as an AutoCAD drafter in a company by showing my effectual drafting solutions as a motivational team player of shared knowledge, professionalism and key employee development skills upon anyone whom I directly and indirectly encounter during daily business operations.

Education: 2014 Bentley Institute – Mircostation V8I

2005-2008 Associate of Applied Science- Drafting and Design

Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College, Mississippi

2001-2005 Vancleave High School, Vancleave, Mississippi

Major: Diploma with Honors

Graduated May of 2005

2002-2004 Jackson County Vocational School

Major: Drafting and Design

Professional Experience:

04/2014 – 04/2016 DockWise / Boskalis: Houston, TX

Designer 1

Create and Setup New Projects in ProjectWise.

3D modeling in MircoStation.

Designer dry docks and berth in MircoStation.

Create HMT’s for Engineers.

Design Seafastening, Cribbing, Loading sequence, and Stowage Arrangement.

Create General Arrangement for vessels also cargo.

Mooring for loading and discharging preparations.

Perform projects for Structural, Transport, and Marine Engineers.

Create Bill of Materials.

Dimension, label/number items, and input chart.

Work closely with Project Engineers and Document Control.

Input PDF’s to MircoStations.

Start/finish Workflow in Projectwise for Project Engineers and Document Control.

03/2011- 03/2014 Huntington Ingalls Industries, Pascagoula, MS.

Drafter/Designer

Dimensioning, geometric construction, and geometric tolerance.

Designed drawings of different assembly by using AutoCAD software.

Solved many operation related problems with the help of designed drawings.

Prepared absolute and exact drawings and equipment drawings.

Provided drawings of different equipment on scheduled time.

Create and update Bill of Materials.

Develop 2D model for Bill of Materials.

Create folders for temples, drawings, and profiles.

Check 3D model against 2D drawings, dimension, and penetration.

Develop, modify, and detail Fabrication Sketches.

Adjust Fabrication drawings in Isometric view.

Validate drawings

ShipConstructor 2014

02/2009- 03/2011 QCI Offshore Marine, Pascagoula, Mississippi

Drafter/Designer

Support, coordinate, or participate in engineering-related customer and vendor problem solving activities.

Provides sketches, dimensioning and tolerance guidance to detailers in the preparation of parts drawings.

Coordinates with Architect/Contractor personnel to assure feasibility of design.

Performs duties of Product Drafting Checker, Product Designer, Product Layout Draftsman or Product Detailers, as required.

Created renderings and perspectives of accommodation building renovations.

Performs other job-related duties as assigned by management.

Binding and Exporting drawings and files in MicroStation.

Create Isometrics for Piping, HVAC, and structure.

Develop Egress diagram also learning correct offshore guide lines and symbols.

Develop ECN’s

Calculate air flow, height, and width for HVAC ductwork.

Check and update Model Collision Detection.

Electrical Drawings: Labeling lighting, outlets, fuse boxes, and diagrams.

Label, identify, dimension and Isoview P&ID’s.

Software/Databases:

Knowledge drafting skills in: Projectwise Explorer V8I (Select Series 4), MircroStation V8I (Select Series 3) Structural, Pipe, and Electrical drafting. Binding and Exporting AutoCAD files; HVAC; 2-D and 3-D AutoCAD V. 2008, 2014; AutoCAD MEP 2009; ShipConstructor 2014; Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office, Spreadsheet, Outlook Express and Word; Navisworks 2010; Adobe Acrobat, Windows XP and 10.

Abilities:

Strong experience as MircoStation and AutoCAD Drafter/Designer.

Able to handle multiple projects design at a time.

Excellent in computer practice.

Good in English communication.

Read P&ID’s and Blueprint.

Work well with groups and also individual.

Understand and incorporate engineer's redlines.

Attention to detail.

Read PDF’s drawing and import to drawing.

Document all notes, engineering changes, customer requests, and updating and revising drawings

References with request.

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