Kristin M. Nelson
CAD Technician
Summary:
A creative CAD Technician with years of experience and excellent 3D spatial skills. Performance-driven with the ability to quickly improve process workflow to meet goals efficiently. Strong working knowledge of AutoCAD with the ability to work in a team environment or independently.
Skills:
2D & 3D AutoCAD
Microsoft Office
Architectural drafting
Structural drafting
Site Measurement
Space Management
Geometry
Continuous Improvement Planning
Design Organizations & Developments
Problem Solving
Freehand Sketches
Blue Print Reading
Detail Orientation
Customer Service
Experience:
Emerson, Chanhassen, Eden Prairie, & Shakopee, MN May 2014 – Jan 2024
Senior Plant Engineering Technician
Created and maintained many different types of AutoCAD facility drawings for three separate manufacturing environments including Architectural layout plans, production layout plans, reflected ceiling plans, roof plans, cable tray plans, 3D HVAC drawings, 3D LN2 drawings, parking lot drawings, safety drawings, and more.
Created a system of CAD drawings and templates fot the Facility enineers to use.
Designed custom LN2 (Liquid Nitrogen) pipes and the CAD templates to use in pipe designing, which developed better efficiency.
Performed site measurements and verifications to accurately place future manufacturing equipment.
Supported maintenance team by transferring layouts in CAD to the production floor.
Developed multiple libraries of CAD blocks for repetitive usage in Facility Engineering.
3D CAD drawings of HVAC and LN2 systems.
3D mockup of utility sets (Electrical, Plumbing, HVAC, Network).
Developed and maintained office space drawings for efficient workflow.
Utilized laser distance equipment to measure a building and develop a CAD drawing from outdated hand-drafted drawings.
Create and maintain safety drawings specified by the EHS department.
Emerson Process Management/Rosemount, Chanhassen, MN Jan 2011 – May 2014
Facility CAD Technician (Contract) Aug 2007 – June 2009
Drafted the production space of a modern manufacturing environment.
Developed office space drawings to support facility management.
Created and updated Safety department drawings as needed.
Midland Glass Co., Inc., Hopkins, MN May 2007 – July 2007
CAD Technician (Contract)
Developed elevations and detailed drawings in AutoCAD for aluminum glass frame products.
Developed a library of detailed drawings to improve efficiency.
TreHus Builders, Inc., Minneapolis, MN April 2004 – Oct 2006
CAD Technician
Created residential architectural drawings in AutoCAD Architecture including floor plans, elevations, section drawings, detail drawings, and reflected ceiling plans.
Created a system of templates for repetitive use which improved project efficiency.
Acquired measurements of houses using standard measuring tapes & Class II laser product (PLS1).
Organized and archived brochures.
Education
Herzing College Minneapolis, MN
Certification in AutoCAD Architectural Desktop
Dakota County Technical College, Rosemount, MN
AAS Degree in Architectural Technology
Dakota County Technical College, Rosemount, MN
AAS Degree in Residential Interior Design- FIDER accredited
Dakota County Technical College, Rosemount, MN
Certificate in Commercial Interior Design
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