William A. Rogers

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Custom Home and Light Commercial Designer & Cadd Operator with 26 years cadd experience and 31 years overall design & construction experience. Achievements include involvement in elevating a regional log home manufacturer to national status. Featured designs in log home trade publications such as Log Home Living, Log Home Design Ideas, Log Homes Illustrated as well as winning House Beautiful magazines “Best Log Home Design” for 1998.

Taught a class in parametric modeling using Graphisoft’s premier architectural software, Archicad at Northern Michigan University.

Involved in the design of a number of major developments that include the “Frankenmuth Riverplatz” in Frankenmuth, Michigan and “The Crossings” in Mackinaw City, Michigan. Experienced in manual drafting, cadd systems management and computer network management. Also experienced with several 3d modeling/animation & image editing applications such as Autocad, Revit Architecture, Archicad, Softplan, Adobe Lightroom and Photoshop as well as the typical MS Windows & Apple OS software.

Also experienced in free lance photography. Have had images featured in Pure Michigan, Pure U.P. and the Alger County Tourist Guide. Please visit superiorlensphotography.com to view my portfolio. Experience

DTR Associates, Inc.; Aurora, Ohio - April, 2016 - Present Position: Landscape Designer/Cadd Operator/Project Estimator/Photographer. Free Lance Photographer-Superior Lens Photography; Au Train, Michigan - October, 2006- Present

Skilled in environmental portraiture, sports team portraiture, nature and event photography including sporting events and some weddings. Portfolio can be viewed at superiorlensphotography.com. Independent Designer-Residential Design Service; Au Train, Michigan - October, 2010 - Present Specializing in custom residential homes, log and timber frame homes and light commercial projects Barry J. Polzin, Architects; Marquette, Michigan - January, 2009 - October, 2010 Position: Cadd Operator, Design Production

Au Train Township Zoning Administrator (Contracted Position); Au Train, Michigan - July, 2004 - January 2015

Duties include processing zoning compliance permits and other various zoning applications & enforcing zoning ordinance violations

Adjunct Instructor; Northern Michigan University, Marquette, Michigan - 2004 Instructing architectural students in the basics of 3d/parametric modeling and drawing production using Graphisoft's Archicad software.

Independent Designer-Residential Design Service; Au Train, MI. - August, 2001 - January 2009 Notable clients include: Birchwood Construction/Rustic Structures, Wilderness Log Homes and Neville Log Homes.

330-***-**** acv0pj@r.postjobfree.com 731 Eggleston Rd., Aurora, OH., 44202 William A. Rogers

Barry J. Polzin AIA, Architect; Marquette, Michigan - October, 1998 – August, 2001Position: Cadd Operator, Cadd Systems Management, Computer Network Management. Hiawatha Log Homes, Inc.; Munising, Michigan - April, 1989 – October, 1998 Position: Senior Designer and Cadd Operator, Cadd Systems Manager, Computer Network Administrator, Log Systems Consultant and Trainer. Free-Lance Drafting & Design; Au Train, Michigan,1987-1989 Specializing in custom residential home design.

Walther Construction; Munising, Michigan - April, 1985 - September, 1987 Position: Carpenter/General Laborer.

Full-time self-employed Musician; May, 1982 - April, 1985 Worked as a musician traveling throughout the U.S. Danoes & Carole Marine Contractors; Larose, Louisiana - September, 1980 - April1982 Position: Roustabout/Crane Crew.

Fox & Jacobs Builders; Ducanville, Texas - February, 1979 - August, 1980 Position: Roofer.

United States Air Force; K.I. Sawyer A.F.B., Michigan - November, 1974 - 1978 Position: Security Specialist, Rank: E4

Education

Graduate, Whitmer High School, Toledo, Ohio.

Graduate, USAF Law Enforcement School, Lakeland A. F. B., Texas Attended Northern Michigan University, Marquette, Michigan, Music and Arts Studies, Computer Aided Drafting & Design Study

Skills

Adobe Lightroom

Adobe Photoshop

Bryce

Corel Painter

Digital Photography and Illustration

Retouching

Manual drafting and hand drawing

SoftPlan

Graphisoft’s Archicad

ART’s Chief Architect

Autodesk’s AutoCAD and Revit Architecture

Various Microsoft & OS Office Software

Can work with both Windows and Apple OS platforms

Organizations

USA Hockey, Michigan Amateur Hockey Association, Munising Youth Hockey Association. Interests

Photography, Ice Hockey and Music

William A. Rogers

References

Travis Cross

Cross General Contracting

Munising, MI.

906-***-****

travis@ crossgeneralcontracting.com

Jino Dinello

Ore Creek Log Homes, L.L.C.

Fenton, MI.

810-***-****

acv0pj@r.postjobfree.com

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