Truss Design
Resume:
Danny Williamson
Rayville, La
***************@*****.***
Remote Truss Designer
Offering over 18 years of multifamily, commercial, and residential roof and floor truss design
experience.
OVERVIEW: While working at multiple truss and lumber supply companies, I have provided
residential, multi-family and commercial prefab wood roof and floor truss placement plans and
truss designs using Mitek software. I have worked closely and diligently with homeowners,
contractors, salesmen, architects, structural engineers, project managers, superintendents,
and framers with problem solving, if any occurred, throughout the building process.
EXPERIENCE:
Rogers Manufacturing Corp., West Monroe, LA
May 2000 – August 2007
• Truss Designer
Estimated and provided shop drawings for roof and floor truss placement plans for
multifamily and commercial projects using Mitek and AutoCad.
Trussway, Fort Worth, TX
October 2007 – March 2009
• Truss Designer
Provided roof and floor truss shop drawings for multi-family and commercial projects
using Mitek and AutoCad. Also designed door and window components.
American Truss Company, Mandeville, LA
June 2009-June 2010
• Truss Designer
Designed and estimated floor trusses, roof trusses, hangers, and beams for residential
and commercial buildings using Mitek and Opticad.
Buffington Cedar Creek Wholesale Lumber, Monroe, La
June 2010-January 2015
• EWP Sales & Design
Provided customer service, generated sales for engineered wood products, designed
floor placement plans using I joist and trimmable floor trusses, and calculated roof and
floor loads for sizing LVL and Glu-lam beams.
Rogers Manufacturing Corp., West Monroe, LA
Mar 2015 – May 2017
• Truss Designer (Remote and Office)
Provided roof and floor truss shop drawings for residential and commercial projects.
Worked with salesman and contractors on new home designs to ensure roof and floor
designs were structurally sound and aesthetically pleasing to the customer. I Provided
Simpson hangers and sized Glu-Lams and LVL when no structural details were
provided.
Trussway, Fort Worth, TX
Nov 2017 – June 2018
• Remote Truss Designer
Provided roof and floor truss shop drawings for multi-family projects using Mitek
Sapphire. I also provided Simpson hangers, Glu-Lams, LVL’s, shear panels, drag
trusses, and draftstopping as required.
York PB Truss, York, Pa
June 2018- May 2018
• Remote Truss Designer
Provided roof and floor truss shop drawings, as well as estimating using Mitek Sapphire
for residential, commercial, and multifamily projects. I also estimated and included in
shop drawings, USP hangers, Glu-Lams, LVL’s, shear panels, drag trusses, and
draft stopping as required. Worked with closely with homeowners, contractors, and
project managers as needed to ensure plans were correct and trusses fit properly.
Builders First Source, Irving, TX
June 2019– Dec 2019
• Remote Truss Designer
Provided roof and floor truss shop drawings for multi-family projects using Mitek
Sapphire. I also provided Simpson hangers, Glu-Lams, LVL’s, shear panels, drag
trusses, and draftstopping as required. I also provided Simpson hangers, Glu-Lams, LVL’s, shear panels, drag trusses, and draftstopping as required.
Panel Truss, Henderson, TX
Jan 2021– Apr 2021
• Remote Truss Designer
Trained on Alpine software while also providing Roof and Floor truss
Layouts for Multifamily and single-family projects.
Huskey Truss & Building Supply, Franklin, Tn
Jan 2022- Oct 2018
• Remote Truss Designer
Provided roof and floor truss shop drawings, using Mitek Sapphire for commercial and multifamily projects. I also included in shop drawings, USP hangers, Glu-Lams, LVL’s, shear panels, drag trusses, and
draft stopping as required. Worked with closely with, contractors, andproject managers as needed to ensure plans were correct and trusses fit properly.
SUMMERY OF SKILLS:
• Draft detailed dimensional drawings and design layouts for projects and to ensure
conformance to specifications.
• Calculate dimensions, square footage, profile and component specifications, and
material quantities.
• Read and review project blueprints and structural specifications to determine
dimensions of structure or system and material requirements.
• Design trusses, detailed layouts, and provide truss counts using Mitek Truss design software,
Autocad, Excel, Word, MBA, Sapphire and 3 months of training for Apline Truss design software.
EDUCATION
University of Louisiana at Monroe
August 1996- May 2001
Bachelor of Science Degree in Construction Management
Certifications
• Completed a weeklong class at the Mitek office, in St Louis on truss loading.
•Completed Plated Truss Industry Workshop at Simpson training center in Mckinney, Tx.
•Completed a Truss Plus, Intellabuild, and Winbatch class for Trusswall systems in
Arlington,Tx.
•Completed Truss Joist University Institute for Engineered Lumber studies in
Natchitoches, La. I Joist, PSL, LVL, and TimberStrand Lumber
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