PROFILE
Offers excellent skills in technical, systems, and network engineering, design, administration, and support. Superb decision making skills, judgement, and outstanding initiative. Exceptional skill demonstrated when working under high pressure. Extremely focused and motivated to achieve in a competitive, fast-paced professional setting.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Douglass Colony Group
Truss/CFS Panel Division
5901 E 58th Ave
Commerce City, CO 80022
Sr. FrameCAD Designer
Design wall panels to be fabricated from cold rolled steel studs ranging in size from 6” studs for structural framing to 3 5/8” studs for interior drywall partitions. Performs cost estimates for cold rolled steel frame wall panels based on information gathered from bid documents. Maintain software for design & detailing as well as the software maintenance and installations for the fabricating machines. Resolve issues that arise during panel fabrication and construction, coordinate panel fabrication jobs for fabrication shop.
RK Mechanical 11/6/2015 to 3/15/2016
8221 E. 96th Ave suite B
Henderson, CO 80640
CAD Project Lead
Coordinate incoming workflow for drafters assigning job packages, ensuring delivery schedules are met and providing direction to drafters as needed. Successfully utilize AutoCAD 2D and 3D modeling software applications. Worked with customer to provide concept models and drawings to meet their needs, then coordinate the fabrication drawing work with the drafters.
Power Service Inc. 05/05/2014 to 10/28/2015
5625 Chapman Place
P.O. Box 2870
Casper, WY 82602
Drafting & Design Department Manager
Coordinate incoming workflow for drafters assigning job packages, ensuring delivery schedules are met and providing direction to drafters as needed. Successfully utilize AutoCAD 2D and 3D modeling software applications, in supporting engineers in creating new product drawings and updating existing product line drawings for manufacturing and documentation of products for the oil & gas industry. Effectively provides CAD management, administration, and support and maintain data vaulting system. Responsible for drafting & design staff reviews, raises hiring and disciplinary actions as required. Familiar with Autodesk Plant P&ID software.
Norgren, Inc. 11/1/2004 to 04/28/2014
5400 S Delaware St.
Littleton, CO 80120
Document Control Supervisor / PDM/PLM Administrator, CAD Manager, Designer
Coordinate workflow for drafters, problem solve and provide directions accordingly. Successfully utilize 2D and 3D modeling software applications, in supporting engineers in maintaining and updating existing and new product line drawings and models for manufacturing and documentation. Work to resolve drawing and engineering issues with regard to pneumatic products line. Effectively provides CAD management, administration, and support for the engineering department. Successfully functioned as Norgren Americas Project Manager for SmarTeam PDM/PLM document control system, coordinating installation, implementation, Training, & Administration of SmarTeam for Norgren Americas. Enjoyed a fine rapport with colleagues and superiors by cultivating and maintaining strong interpersonal working relationships.
Community Power Corp 02/01/2002 to 11/1/2004
8420 S. Continental Divide Road
Littleton, CO 80127
Product Design Engineer / IT Manager
Successfully utilized 3D modeling software applications, contributing engineering expertise in the support and design of renewable bio-energy sources and products. Facilitated the creation and implementation of SMB units for a broad array of diverse customers, including the National Renewable Energy Lab and the United States Forest Service. Effectively provided IT management, administration, and support for 20+ users, on Windows 2000 server, and related email servers. Enjoyed a fine rapport with colleagues and superiors by cultivating and maintaining strong interpersonal working relationships.
Keene Enterprises 11/01/2001 to Present
105 S. Reed St
Lakewood, CO 80226
Supervisor: Self-employed
Independent Computer / CAD Consultant
Spear heads all aspects of providing a wide range of personal computer support, troubleshooting, and software, hardware, and networking repairs for a broad spectrum of diverse clients. Accommodates clients in purchasing PCs and a variety of peripherals for effective personal computing. Supplies application support for numerous software applications such as MS Office products and AutoCAD and Adobe Photoshop graphic applications. Lends drafting and design expertise and support to engineering civil consultants for road construction design and utility placement, replacement, and construction. Demonstrated exceptional interpersonal skills while concurrently providing outstanding cutting edge alternatives to clients.
Banks & Gesso, LLC 11/01/1999 to 11/15/2001
720 Kipling St.
Lakewood, CO 80228
Supervisor: Robert Laird
Computer Graphics Manager / IT Administrator
Effectively functioned in two distinct capacities; as a computer graphic manager orchestrated all inbound/outbound graphics and produced civil drawings and graphics related to industrial and commercial land use permitting. Developed drawing standards and performance procedures and created architectural renderings and graphics. Also served as an IT manager; designed electronic file directory infrastructure, established customer profiles and directory structure, and installed all network hubs, routers, cabling, and associated computer hardware and software. Selected duties include LAN design, setup, and administration, wire diagram layouts, and technical support for all peripheral equipment.
ARC/C.F. Jordan 11/01/1997 to 11/01/1999
7700 C F Jordan Drive
El Paso, TX 79912
Supervisor: Todd Ricketts
CAD Senior Designer
Primarily performed a broad range of CAD design and drafting tasks such as actualizing various 3D models of mechanical concept sketches. Successfully developed and validated for endurance, functionality, and viability of the designs by animating the 3D models. Produced marketing videos from 3D model animations. Composed shop drawings from 3D models and generated a materials list in support of formulating actual cost estimates.
L&M Technologies / Allied Signal 07/05/ 1994 to 11/01/1997
NASA JSC White Sands Test Facility
12600 NASA Road
Las Cruces, NM 88012
Supervisor: Frank Mathis
Designer / CAD Drafter
Carried out a wide array of CAD drafting activities including designing mechanical, 3D mechanical modeling, electrical and electronic schematics, civil drainage and grading plans, and architectural blueprints. Flawlessly produced flow charts and schematics directly from sketches. Skillfully updated existing drawings to meet NASA WSTF drawing standards. Generated functional renderings for the construction of the International Space Station component test facilities. Served as the drafting coordinator during the coordinator’s absence; delegated workload to fellow CAD technicians. Contributed outstanding technical support to colleagues as needed.
Steve Newby Architects & Assoc Inc
1042 S Main St
LAS CRUCES, NM 88005 05/05/ 1993 to 07/05/ 1994
CAD Drafter / Designer
Specialized in Computer-aided Drafting of complete building plans,
Aided in designing housing developments, Maintaining Company drafting standards. Customized Auto CAD writing lisp routines and custom block libraries, Conducted research needed for site improvements with regard to utility locations. Contributed technical support to Architects & Design Engineers.
EDUCATION
AAS Degree
Computer Networking Technology 01/2003
Education America
Lakewood, Colorado
AAS Degree
CAD Design & Drafting 05/1994
New Mexico State University
Las Cruces, New Mexico
CAD Computer Aided Drafting Certificate
Western New Mexico University 12/1991
Silver City, NM
TECHNICAL PROFICIENCIES
OPERATING SYSTEMS
MS Windows 7 & 8 Professional
MS Windows NT4.0 Workstation
Windows NT 4.0 Server
Windows 2003 Server
Windows 2000 Professional
APPLICATION SOFTWARE
Autodesk Inventor 2015 AutoCAD Ver.2015
Autodesk Mechanical Desktop 2005 - 2009
Autodesk Land Development Desktop r14
Autodesk Vault 2016 Administration
Solid Works 2007
3D Studio Viz.
FrameCAD
Adobe Premier, Adobe Photoshop
MS Excel, S Word, MS PowerPoint, MS Publisher