Brad M. Arimond
Spring, Texas 77386
****.*******@*****.***
Structural/Mechanical
Designer/Drafter
Objective:
Seeking an opportunity in the CAD technology field of structural/mechanical design to utilize the skills obtained from related courses & experiences acquired to date.
Education:
8/91 to 6/94: Attended Spring High School and completed high school curriculum to graduate with an advanced diploma. 8/94 to 8/00: Attended Blinn College in Bryan, Texas and North Harris College in Aldine, Texas. Completed courses required to obtain an Associate of Applied Science Degree (Tech Prep)-AutoCAD based studies with a GPA of ~3.00.
Employment History:
• 6/19 to present: Working at ELD Engineering laying out custom home framing and sizing engineered beams for construction using AutoCAD.
• 7/17 to 6/19: Working at The Deck & Patio Company designing and producing drawings for residential outdoor home improvements using AutoCAD.
• 2/14 to present: Working independently doing multiple miscellaneous AutoCAD/Inventor modeling jobs through various contacts and Thumbtack website including structural steel, mechanical and sheet metal drawings, CNC machine parts and P&ID drawings.
• 6/15 to 12/15: Worked at Matrix International designing the electrical layout for new commercial buildings using AutoCAD.
(Contract job)
• 12/14 to 5/15: Worked at Integrated Equipment dealing with steel valves, elastomers and refurbishing of BOPs using Inventor.
• 9/06 to 7/11, 8/13->2/14: Worked at Severn Trent De Nora designing on AutoCAD and Inventor. Designed 3D water purification steel skids with piping along with creating fabrication drawings and BOMs.
• 8/12 to 8/13: Worked at IDE designing basic mechanical land based oil field equipment/components using AutoCAD & Inventor. (Contract job)
• 6/11 to 8/12: Worked at CB&I doing drafting of steel tanks on Microstation. (Contract job)
• 3/05 to 8/06: Worked at Specialty Process Equipment Corp. (SPEC) designing on AutoCAD with CAD Worx Equipment and CAD Worx Plant. Designing 3D structural vessels and piping runs.
• 4/02 to 10/04: Self contracting and Freelance AutoCad. Sales associate for Home Depot, Spring location.
• 9/01 to 3/02: Used AutoCAD at PCI drawing P&ID's-designing piping drawings which consisted of isometrics with valves and valve numbering, pipe flow and function, equipment and vessels, and some instrumentation.
• 2/01 to 8/01: Payed Intern for Texas Department of Transportation as a AutoCAD operator in design engineering doing drawing mark-ups.
(Contract job)
• 7/00 to 12/00: Began career as an entry level AutoCAD operator doing fiber-optic cable layout mapping at AIM. (Contract job) Additional Skills:
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Proficient in all Windows features and basic Microsoft Office programs Proficient in use of AutoCAD, Inventor and some Microstation.