James Garner

Drafter / Designer / CAD Technician

Architectural, Civil, Electrical and Mechanical Drafting & Design 5130 Birmingport Road

Sylvan Springs, AL 35118

adwzrs@r.postjobfree.com

205-***-****

OBJECTIVE:

Obtain a position within a stable and thriving organization where my years of experience, technical skills and strong work ethic will be put to good use producing quality work and contributing to a pursuit of excellence. WORK EXPERIENCE

Drafter - CAD Support Technician III

Johnson Controls - Birmingham, AL - May 2014 to March 2023

• Providing Drafting - CAD Support services using AutoCAD, BricsCAD, Bluebeam, Adobe Acrobat and Microsoft Office. Updating architectural floor plans, civil site plans, electrical wiring and conduit layouts, riser diagrams and “as-built” record drawings of access control, video management, intrusion detection physical security systems, and integrated fire alarm systems.

• Projects worked on include national and global locations for various clients, among the more significant of which are: AIG, Amazon, Bank of America, BOEING, Facebook, FedEx, GE, Google, Home Depot, MetLife, Microsoft, Pennsylvania Power and Light, Procter & Gamble, Rockwell Automation, Rockwell Collins, Shell, Sun Edison, Synopsys, Texas Roadhouse, Wall-Mart, Wells Fargo, Verizon and VISA. Drafting Technician

TEK Systems - Birmingham, AL - May 2011 to May 2014

• Providing Drafting - CAD Support services using AutoCAD 2014, Adobe Acrobat and Microsoft Office 2010 updating plans, schematics and “as-built” drawings of security device layouts.

• Projects worked on include multiple locations for various clients, among which are: Advanced Auto Parts, Bank of America, Bank of New York Mellon, Facebook, FedEx Google, JC Penny's, Macy's, Merrill Lynch, Nike and Visa. Drafter/CAD Operator IV

Moseley Technical Services Inc. - Huntsville, AL - September 2010 to October 2010

• Providing drafting services using Micro Station, Adobe Acrobat, Microsoft Office and Design Review.

• Updating Architectural, Mechanical and Electrical plans & schematic "as-built" record drawings of the Chemical Weapons Disposal Facility at the Aniston, AL Army Depot. CAD Consultant

Sherlock Smith and Adams Inc. - Birmingham, AL - August 2008 to May 2010

• Providing architectural drafting and design services using AutoCAD 2010, Autodesk Architecture 2010, Adobe Acrobat Pro, Google Sketch Up and Microsoft Office Suite 2010. Preparing detailed drawings of architectural designs according to specifications provided by architects as well as coordinating design data from other disciplines into the production of Architectural contract documents, a variety of presentation media and "as- built" record documents.

• Projects included churches, K-8 and high schools, assisted living and specialty care facilities, hospital & professional office building renovations as well as assisted living facility for the U.S Veteran's Administration. Senior Drafter

Environmental and Forestry Services - Bessemer, AL - June 2007 to April 2008

• Using AutoCAD 2008. Responsibilities included the coordination of civil design and site survey data into the production of contract documents, maps, presentation media, "as-built" record documents and GIS/ESRI databases.

• Projects worked on included site development, boundary plats, culvert replacement and bridge projects. Senior Drafting Technician

El Paso Corporation - Birmingham, AL - December 2005 to February 2007

• Using AutoCAD 2006. Responsibilities included the coordination of design data into the production of contract documents, presentation media and "as-built" record documents.

• Projects worked on included gas pipeline replacements, right of way encroachments, site plans, railroad crossings, DOT highway and COE waterway crossing permits. Senior Drafting Technician

Allstates Technical Services via El Paso Corporation - Birmingham, AL - March 2005 to November 2005

• Using AutoCAD 2006. Responsibilities included the coordination of design data into the production of contract documents, presentation media and "as-built" record documents.

• Projects worked on included gas pipeline replacements, right of way encroachments, site plans, railroad crossings, DOT highway and COE waterway crossing permits. Architectural Draftsman

Morrison Hershfield - Atlanta, GA - September 2004 to February 2005

• Using AutoCAD 2004. Responsibilities included the coordination of design data into the production of contract documents and presentation media.

• Projects worked on included Telecom Switch facilities, cell antenna sites, radio broadcast tower sites. Estimator - Draftsman

Lathan Company - Mobile, AL - March 2004 to September 2004

• Using AutoCAD 2000 in preparing material take-off estimates for commercial roofing submittal packages and producing shop drawings.

• Projects bid on included Airports, Post Offices, Army Barrack, Collage Campus Dormitories and Meat Processing Plants.

Facilities and Lockheed Martin's Space Shuttle External Fuel Tank Preparation Facility in New Orleans, LA. Architectural Drafter

Clem Burch Home Designs - Birmingham, AL - September 2003 to November 2003

• Providing architectural drafting & design services using Graphisoft ArchiCAD, Adobe Acrobat and Microsoft Office Suite.

• Updating existing custom home plans, plotting full size & printing half sized drawing sets, flat filling, maintaining binder library and producing blue line copies of finished drawing sets. Architectural Drafter

Harris and Associates Architects/Planners LLC - Birmingham, AL - May 2001 to May 2003

• Using AutoCAD 2000 and Architectural Desktop. Responsibilities included the coordination of design data into the production of contract documents and presentation media.

• Projects worked on included administration and utility buildings for waste water treatment plants; shopping center renovations, office buildings and church facilities, home plans for developers as well as renovation plans for private residences.

Architectural Designer

Volt Technical Services via the Washington Group - Birmingham, AL - January 2001 to May 2001

• Using Micro Station. Responsibilities included the coordination of design data into the production of contract documents and presentation media.

• Projects worked on included optical fiber manufacturing facilities, industrial process facilities, administrative offices and utility buildings.

CAD Technician

Paul Krebs and Associates - Hoover, AL - June 2000 to December 2000

• Using Micro Station. Responsibilities included the coordination of design data into the production of contract documents, maps, presentation media and "as-built" record documents.

• Projects worked on included schools, offices, municipal and utility buildings, water and wastewater treatment plants, sewers, water lines, force mains, transfer stations and environmental impact studies. Architectural Designer

Volt Technical Services via the Washington Group - Birmingham, AL - November 1999 to June 2000

• Using Micro Station. Responsibilities included the coordination of design data into the production of contract documents and presentation media.

• Projects worked on included optical fiber manufacturing facilities, industrial process facilities, administrative offices and utility buildings.

CAD Technician

Onsite Placement Service via Paul Krebs & Associates - Hoover, AL - March 1999 to November 1999

• Using Micro Station. Responsibilities included the coordination of design data into the production of contract documents and presentation media.

• Projects worked on included schools, offices, municipal and utility buildings, water and wastewater treatment plants, sewers, water lines, force mains, transfer stations and environmental impact studies. Architectural Coordinator

CLJ and Associates, Inc. - Birmingham, AL - July 1998 to February 1999

• Using AutoCAD 12. Responsibilities included the coordination of design data from all disciplines into the production of contract documents, presentation drawings and "as-built" record documents.

• Projects worked on included schools, offices, municipal and utility buildings, assisted living, hospital and church facilities.

Architectural Designer

Raytheon Engineering and Constructors - Birmingham, AL - March 1997 to June 1998

• Using Micro Station, and AutoCAD. Responsibilities included the coordination of design data into the production of contract documents and presentation media.

• Projects worked on included optical fiber manufacturing facilities, industrial process facilities, administrative office buildings and processed foods plants.

• Responsible for translating RE&C's custom Micro Station menu into an equivalent AutoCAD menu and updating the office facilities record plans, life safety plans and evacuation maps. Architectural Draftsman

Bailey, Corley and Associates - Birmingham, AL - July 1996 to March 1997

• Using AutoCAD 12 as well as manual drafting. Responsibilities included the coordination of design data into the production of contract documents and presentation media.

• Projects worked on included churches, office buildings and movie theaters. Draftsman - CAD Operator

Engineering Service Associates - Birmingham, AL - May 1995 to July 1996

• Using AutoCAD, Cad Overlay and Cybernet hydrology modeling software as well as manual drafting. Responsibilities included the coordination of design data into the production of contract documents.

• Projects worked on included municipal & utility buildings, water & wastewater treatment plants, water lines

& gas mains, railroad crossings.

CAD Operator

Viatech via Kid, Plauser & Sprague - Birmingham, AL - January 1995 to May 1995

• Using AutoCAD, ArcCAD, ArcView and Aris. Responsibilities included the translation of Aris files into AutoCAD, GIS data into AutoCAD using ArcCAD and producing presentation media using ArcView.

• Projects worked on included corporate office buildings and city mapping. Draftsman - CAD Operator

Reece, Hoopes and Fincher - Birmingham, AL - August 1994 to January 1995

• Using AutoCAD 12, Auto Architect, Landscape Design and manual drafting.

• Projects worked on included landscape & site design for office and municipal buildings, campuses, city streets, daycare centers, play grounds and private residences. Draftsman

AllSouth Subcontractors - Birmingham, AL - December 1993 to August 1994

• Manual drafting of commercial roofing details in preparing bid packages.

• Projects bid on included movie theaters, office buildings, restaurants and the historic Rickwood Field. EDUCATION

Technical Certification in Architectural Drafting and Design Bessemer State Technical College - Bessemer, AL

January 1993 to January 1994

Technical Certification in Computer Aided Drafting and Design Bessemer State Technical College - Bessemer, AL

January 1992 to January 1993

Technical Certification in Drafting and Design Technology Bessemer State Technical College - Bessemer, AL

January 1991 to January 1993

SKILLS

Architectural, Civil, Electrical and Mechanical Drafting & Design, AutoCAD, BricsCAD, MicroStation, Graphisoft ArchiCAD, Adobe Acrobat, ArcCAD, ArcView, Bluebeam, CAD Overlay, Cybernet, Eaglepoint, ESRI / GIS Database Management, Google Sketch Up, Google Docs and Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Outlook, Word, Power Point).

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