Grant D. Hester

817-***-**** adg5iy@r.postjobfree.com www.linkedin.com/in/grantdhester

TECHNICAL SKILLS

AutoCAD

Revit

Lighting design

Fire alarm design

Electrical distribution

Voltage drop calculations

One-line diagrams

Power systems

Switchboard design

HOW I GET RESULTS

Effective communicator

Technical writer

Presentation skills

Problem-solving

Critical thinking

Team player

EXPERIENCE

O’Connell Robertson San Antonio & Austin, TX

Electrical Designer January 2018 – June 2019

Completed design and construction administration phases for healthcare, higher education, K-12, and hospital projects including $70M Ann Richards School for Young Women Leaders

Lead electrical designer for the $5M St. Michael’s Catholic Academy HALO Center

Created Revit families and schedules to improve electrical design efficiency which were adopted by entire Electrical Team

Designed electrical systems for multiple healthcare and hospital projects with normal, critical, and life-safety branches

Gave electrical design training sessions for new and existing employees; helped support staff with design questions CNG Engineering, PLLC San Antonio, TX

Graduate Electrical Engineer April 2016 – October 2017

Completed design and construction administration phases for higher education, K-12, city, parks, and office building projects, including the $133M University of Texas Headquarters

Lead designer and BIM coordinator for the $31M Archer College of Health and Human Sciences Building at Angelo State

Spearheaded the creation of new Revit training materials and processes for all employees

Trained and on-boarded new employees in Revit design

Completed photometric calculations and lighting design for new and existing projects Henderson Engineers, Inc. Addison, TX

Electrical Designer, Wal-Mart Team August 2015 – February 2016

Gained Revit and AutoCAD experience while designing new retail stores in a fast-paced, challenging environment

Coordinated with Architects, Inspectors, Civil Engineers and Utilities for code compliance and design consideration

Conducted field evaluations to ensure quality and implementation of design before possession

Participated in HR committee for input on company onboarding, training and hiring policies

Submitted idea for increased utility of PDF software to company leadership, that was implemented company-wide Rosendin Electric Waco, TX

Project Engineer Intern - Paul L. Foster School of Business & Innovation at Baylor University May 2014 – September 2014

Gained insight into electrical design for the construction industry

Managed flow of information: including RFIs, submittals and over 4,000 construction drawings

Managed the purchase of the $2M lighting package Senior Design Project Waco, TX

Sponsor: City Windmills August 2014 – December 2014

Designed streetlight with vertical axis wind turbine for the purpose of powering an LED array in order to provide street lighting solution to areas without infrastructure

Determined equipment necessary for project that met budget requirements

Conducted successful tests of the electrical system: the motor, generator, battery, charge controller and switch EDUCATION

Baylor University Waco, TX

Bachelor of Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering December 2014 Baylor University President’s Gold Scholarship Recipient VOLUNTEER / LEADERSHIP

Austin Stone Kids Volunteer July 2019 – Present

IEEE, Member October 2017 – Present

CANstruction – 10,000 can display at the Texas State Fair September 2015 – October 2015 Beta Upsilon Chi Fraternity – National Initiatives Chair; Social Chair February 2011 – December 2014 Engineering & Computer Science – Living Learning Center August 2010 – September 2012

Mentored incoming freshmen in the engineering program and sat on the Leadership Council Steppin’ Out – Serving the Waco community Spring 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

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