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GARY HILSON

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ATLANTA, GA *****

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adwacw@r.postjobfree.com

EXPERIENCE:

Veterans Computer Technician Training Program (July 2021 – July 2022) Learning Remotely via Microsoft Teams from the California Institute of Art and Technology. Government COVID-19 Relief Training program offered to Veterans called VRRAP (Veteran Rapid Retraining Assistance Program). Training consisted of COMPTIA ITF, COMPTIA A+, Computer Repair (Both desktop and laptop), Trouble Shooting (both Windows hardware and software), User Interface, User Experience (UX/UI), Java, iOS, Android program and AWS Cloud Development training. Building a PC, VM Ware, Microsoft Hyper-V, Oracle VM Virtual Box, Networking, Security and laptop supplied and usage. Windows 10/11, MAC OS and Linux. Freelance CAD design Work (CADD Graphical Solutions) 2008-Present While between positions, I have performed freelance work through by networking with companies, LinkedIn or word of mouth. Have done architectural room editions, complete home designs with either AutoCAD or REVIT architecture. Using Solidworks, obtaining work though LinkedIn, Solidworks User Group Meetings, Craigslist, contract engineering recruiters and word of mouth. I’ve preformed “reverse” product design of ladies’ footwear, electrical equipment, sheet metal design of HVAC duct work, conceptual structural building design and conceptual product designs. I have been using SOLIDWORKS since 2008 and have my CSWA (Certified SOLIDWORKS Associates). Have performed CAD work using SOLIDWORKS “reverse” product design of ladies’ footwear, electrical equipment, sheet metal design of HVAC duct work and aircraft fuel tank design.

Also, I have returned to school where I completed my Associates in Engineering studies and 5 classes away from my bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering. Microsoft Office 2007-2013, Windows XP and Windows 7. AutoCAD version 10-2019, REVIT, Solidworks 2008-2022.

US DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE/FORESTRY, June 2019 - August 2019 AutoCAD/Revit Engineering Technician

Atlanta, GA (Contract)

Description of Services:

- Provide weekly reports of work/tasks in progress/accomplished for the week.

- Provide administrative and technical support to Hurricane Recovery Team.

- Establish, organize, and maintain program and project records in all formats.

- Track individual project expenses and estimates.

- Provide production assistance for architectural and engineering work by editing, updating, and

- Assemble and distribute packages of program, project, and contract information. modifying design files, such as AutoCAD and Revit files. 2

- Manage meetings:

Coordinate arrangements for meetings and events. Prepare agendas as assigned. Attend meetings as directed. Prepare and distribute meeting minutes

- Maintain official program project record files

- Work products will be delivered by the due date and time assigned by the POC and free of clerical errors

CAPITAL ENGINEERING CONSULTING, INC. May 12, 2018 – July 2018 AutoCAD MEP CADD Designer (Contract)

Working with the engineering staff, remotely from Sacramento California, updating redline edits and modifying HVAC line drawings for the company’s Kaiser AHU project. Systems: AutoCAD 2014/2016, MS Office 2013, Excel, Windows 7.

JETAIRE GROUP, INC. November 2017 – November 2017

SOLIDWORKS 2017 CADD Designer

(Contract)

Working with the engineering staff, in Atlanta GA, creating internal fuel tank foam inserts for 757 and 767 aircraft. Using SOLIDWORKS 2017 to produce CAD model assemblies, dimension drawings for installation manuals and to assist with the manufacture of the parts at the onsite facility.

Systems: SOLIDWORKS 2017, MS Office 2013, Windows 7. KHAFRA ENGINEERING CONSULTING, INC. October 2016 – January 2017 AutoCAD/Microstation Civil CADD Designer

(Contract)

Working with the engineering staff to complete on going roadway construction proposals and revising existing civil drawing plans. These projects were in Sumner County (Airport Rd) and Knox County (S. Castle St.) areas. Also working with company and TDOT (Tennessee Dept. of Transportation) CADD standards and new project CADD design work. The work consisted of

“red-line” edits, communicating with a remote Civil Engineers within Khafra Engineering, daily meetings with the supervising/project Civil Engineer, print/plotting drawings for review and either weekly or bi-weekly phone coordination meetings with the TDOT. Using Autodesk 2014 3d Civil and Microstation Geopak (with the assistances of staff Civil Engineer) to design roadway alignments, “cut and fill”, CADD standards development and new designs for proposed roadway layout. Most of the work was originally produced created with Microstation V8i and converted to AutoCAD so engineers with experience with Autodesk 2014 3d Civil could be used.

Systems: AutoCAD 2014, Microstation V8, Autodesk 2014 3d Civil, Microstation Geopak, Microsoft Office 2013, Windows 7.

Compass Technology Services, June 2012 – August 2012 Cell Tower/Site Designer

(Contract)

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While working remotely from home, I worked on existing cell site upgrade modifications for T- Mobile in the South and North Carolina Areas. This consisted of using site photos, aligning drawings with Google Earth, redline corrections, creating AutoCAD drawings and PDF for submittal to the prime customers.

Systems: AutoCAD 2010, Microsoft Office 2010, Windows XP and Windows 7. Atlanta Metro College, February 13, 2009 – 2011

AAS Engineering Studies

Returning to receive associate degree in engineering. LOCKWOOD GREENE/CH2M Hill, August 5, 2008 – February 13, 2009 Instrumentation Designer/ CADD Specialist

(Contract-Temp to Perm)

Assigned to the Instrumentation and Controls Dept. Duties consisted of designing wiring diagrams, “loop sheets” electronic documents, working closely with Electrical Engineers, searching equipment catalogs for components and limited communication with clients. Depending on the workload, I was re-assigned to different department for civil projects, P&ID’s, electrical work (loop sheets and single lines), 3-D raceways, equipment locations Electronic Documents, etc.

Systems: Microstation J/V8/XM, AutoCAD 2005-2008, Microsoft Office and Windows XP. M.C. DEAN, MARCH 2008 – APRIL 2008

Electrical Designer/CADD Coordinator (Contract)

Duties consisted of designing of electrical controls, factory instrumentation, wiring diagrams, going into the field to gathers information for the KIA auto plan under construction. Located in West Point, Georgia. Also managing all CADD Electronic Documents, plotting, coordinating with other contractors and disciplines on the construction site. Systems: AutoCAD 2009, Windows XP and Microsoft Office. GTS (Government Technical Services), NOVEMBER 2007 – JANUARY 11, 2008 CADD Designer (Contract)

Designing of government and military security gates. Consisting of designing CAD drawings of electrical, civil, utilities disciplines. Daily meetings with other designer’s CAD designers, researching equipment catalogs, standardizing of engineering method and CAD documents to complete the project.

Systems: AutoCAD 2008, Windows XP/Vista and Microsoft Office (Excel, Word) MACTEC, APRIL 2007 - JUNE 27, 2007

CAD/Telecommunication Designer (Contract)

Work consisted of designing telecommunication cell towers. By using photographs, field sketches and communicating with company electrical engineers to facilitate the process workflow. Improving engineering design standards and assisting project engineers to design and complete the projects.

Systems: AutoCAD 2006/2007, Windows XP and Microsoft Office (Excel, Word) MACTEC, JUNE 2006 - JULY 2006

Civil Designer/CADD Designer

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(Contract)

Duties consisted of designing conceptual transportation road widening and beautification plans for a Rockdale County project. With the use of Microstation, GDOT electronic design

“guidelines and practices”, calculating roadway alignment, “plan and profiles”, “tree and lawn” arrangements were created. Daily meeting with civil engineers, other CADD designers and working closely with GDOT standards and engineers. Systems: Microstation J and V8, AutoCAD 2004, Windows XP and Microsoft Office (Excel, Word)

TBE GROUP INC, APRIL 2005 - APRIL 2006

Underground Utilities Designer

(Direct)

Duties consisted of accurately locating major underground utilities for major GDOT and North Carolina DOT construction project. Using existing survey maps, ground penetrating radar and underground utility drawings. Designing telecommunication, underground (gas, water, CATV, etc.) and aerial utilities maps. Correcting redline mark-ups, creating new Electronic Documents according to Georgia and North Carolina Department of Transportation standards. The purpose was to Systems: Microstation J, Windows 2000/XP, Inroads, Caice and Microsoft Office (Excel, Word)

PARSONS BRINKERHOFF, JANUARY 2005 - FEBRUARY 2005

Architectural Designer

(Contract)

During the work assignment, duties consisted of designing existing and ongoing CADD architectural documents, redline mark-ups and creating drawing standards for upcoming projects. Systems: Microstation J, Windows NT and Microsoft Office. BYERS ENGINEERING, JANUARY 2004 AND MARCH 2004 - APRIL 12, 2004 Telecommunication Designer

(Contract)

Duties consisted of designing telecommunication maps (both new and existing), redline mark- ups, and creating drawing standards for upcoming projects. Systems: Microstation J, Windows NT and Microsoft Office.

CH2M HILL, JANUARY 1, 2003 - APRIL 16, 2003

CADD Designer/GIS Designer

(Contract)

As a subcontractor assigned from “The Brown Design Group”. Preparing property maps and databases for the “Dekalb County Tax Assessors” based on specific land parcels to study “Storm water Utility User Fees”. Using existing Microstation drawing documents, DeKalb Co. tax database files and ESRI ArcView software.

Systems: ESRI ArcView, Windows 2000 Pro, Microsoft Access and Excel. BELL SOUTH TELECOMMUNCATION, JANUARY 2000 - MARCH 23,2001 OSP Engineer/Designer

(Contract thru Direct Bellsouth Partner)

Preparing CATV and telephone drawing for new and existing lines in the Atlanta area. 5

Conducting outside plant surveying, “hand-sketching and designing” of new and existing telecommunication lines for customer services.

Systems: Microstation SE/J, BST CAD and Windows NT. (CONTRACT COMPLETED) RADIAN INTERNATIONAL, JUNE 1999 - NOVEMBER 1999

Computer Aided Design Operator

(Contract)

Assisting company engineers with Civil, Mechanical, Fire Protection, Plumbing, Architectural and Electrical Electronic Documents for FAA control towers CADD drawings. Work consisted of correcting existing “Red-Lines” drawings and creating new CADD projects. System: Microstation 95/SE, AutoCAD 14, Microsoft Office and Windows 95/NT. LOCKWOOD GREENE MAY 26, 1998 - MARCH 26, 1999

Instrumentation Designer

(Contract)

Working in the Instrumentation Dept., which duties included drawing and designing wiring and loop sheets. Working with engineers, senior designers and selecting equipment from equipment catalogs. Depending on the workload, I was loaned to different department for civil projects, P&ID’s and electrical work. But primary duties consisted of the project head CADD designer for the “Coke Cola-Ireland” bottling company.

System: Microstation 95, AutoCAD 13/14, Microsoft Office and Windows NT4. LAW ENGINEERING, NOVEMBER 1997 - MAY 1998

Mapping Designer

(Contract)

Performing various CADD duties to assist engineers on several projects, primarily mapping for civil engineering. All work was accomplished using Microstation 95 and AutoCAD 12/13/14. Also using UNIX, Windows 95 and Windows NT 4.0.

METCALF & EDDY, JUNE 1997 - AUGUST 1997

Senior Computer Aided Designer

(Contract)

Performed various design in serval engineering disciplines (Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing). These CADD duties consisted of projects from P&ID’s, Civil “Plan and Profile”, simple design of piping, etc. Most work was accomplished using “Microstation 5.0 and AutoCAD 12. CATCO JANUARY 1997 - JUNE 1997

Engineering Technician

(Direct/Out of Business)

Preforming CADD designs at a software design company collaboration with Westinghouse Co. and Framatone (France Utility Co.). The company was experimenting and using early models of

“Laser Scanning”. Converting the rendered data (point cloud) which was rendered from a UNIX bases Silicon Graphic system into a 2d/3d dgn/dxf/dwg format. So, the finished data can be used with Microstation or AutoCAD. One major client was the Japanese Nuclear Energy 6

Commission. I was included with a team to scan the interior of a nuclear power plant, which I participated. Most work was accomplished using “Microstation 5.0 and AutoCAD 13. ENTERCON JANUARY 1996 - JULY 1996

P&ID Designer

(Contract)

Used Microstation create P&ID’s and mark-up drawing for different nuclear projects. Most of my job capacity was as a CAD drafter and designer assisting company engineers. Most work was accomplished using “Microstation 5.0.

ROSSER INTERNATIONAL AUGUST 1996 - NOVEMBER 1996

Computer Aided Design Operator

(Contract)

Used Microstation for mark-up and for the creation of CADD projects. Project consisted of civil, architectural and structural. Most of my work consisted of the capacity as a CAD drafter. Most work was accomplished using “Microstation 5.0. ENTEC, INC., JANUARY 1995 - MAY 1995

Mechanical/Electrical/Plumbing (MEP) CADD Designer

(Direct/Out of Business)

Contracted through Heery International as a CADD Operator with other Entech members to design Atlanta’s “Multimodal Station” proposal transit system. Duties involved HVAC, Plumbing and Fire Protection drawing.

Most work was accomplished using “Microstation 5.0. JOHN E. FOSTER & ASSOC., NOVEMBER 1993 - JANUARY 1995 Mechanical/Civil/Bridge Designer

(Direct/Out of Business)

A civil engineering company (whose parent company was in Columbus, Ohio). Designed several local sub-contractual jobs. One of the major projects was the design proposal of the Spring Street bridge renovation and Multi-Modal transportation project. As the head CADD drafter/designer, my duties consisted of setting up standards, conferring with the primary civil company’s CADD manager, drawing, and consulting with engineers, designers, plotting and “As-Builts”. Note: After leaving John E. Foster, I continued the same project at Heery International. Most work was accomplished using “Microstation 5.0.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Microstation (From Intergraph to Microstation J/V8/XM, V8i) - AutoCAD 11-2019 - Computer Literate: DOS, Windows 9X, NT/2000, XP Workstation, Vista, Windows 7-11, Microsoft Office, Photo Shop CS2-5 and CS, Visual Basic 5/6 (Desktop and Client/Server Applications) and some UNIX/LINUX. - FORTRAN, MATLAB Knowledge of Catia 5r16, 5r20, 6r2009 - Solidworks 2008-2020 - CSWA (Certified Solidworks Associate) - Familiar with Revit MEP, Architect, Structural versions 2008 - 2019

EDUCATION:

Kennesaw State University; Bachelor of Science of Mechanical Engineering, (2 classes short of 7

the degree) 2014 - now

Atlanta Metro State College; Associate of Science in Engineering Studies, 2009-2011 MILITARY:

United State Air Force & United State Air Force Reserves

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