CAD Designer Shipbuilding Industry

SUMMARY

I am an experienced twelve-year Senior Level CAD Designer with professional active experience of increasing responsibility. I am well-rounded having worked in multiple disciplines of engineering. I understand how workflow, process, management, tracking, cross-functional teams, training, and most importantly people work well together to be successful.

Skills

AutoCAD 2D & 3D

ShipConstructor

Navisworks

Bluebeam Revu

Siemens NX

Teamcenter

TeamViz

Inventor

Ship Checks (SRD)

2D & 3D Modelling

BOM

Manufacturing Drawings

Functional Drawings

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Teams

DDMS

ECN’s on 2D & MCR’s on 3D, (was/now)

Engineering Inspection Reports

Engineering Change Order

SWBS

Subject Matter Expert

Outfitting

Detail Electrical

Power Distribution

Communications (Cisco)

Library part creation (Attributes)

Vendor Furnished Information

Baan

Providing training & guidance

Microsoft Power Point

PMI

Creating Methods Booklet for Manufacturing

Running clash/interference reports

Navsea Specs

Cage Codes

Creating Fabrication Drawings for Manufacturing

Creating Installation Drawings for Method Mounting

Working with cross-functional teams to resolve conflicts

Education

2010-2012

A.A.S.

Associate of Applied Science Degree majoring in Drafting and Design

Project involvement

Gibbs & Cox - Taiwan Light Frigate & LCS 29 Litteral Combat SRD for (Navy Contract)

Fincantieri Marinette Marine Corporation Shipyard –USS CONSTELLATION CLASS Frigate for (Navy Contract)

Newport News Shipyard – Propulsion Plant Engineering, CVN 80 & CVN81 Ford Carriers for (Navy Contract)

Textron Ship Systems, Hunt Valley, MD – Cage Code Efforts & ECN’s for CUSV LRIP Program for (Navy Contract)

MOTSU- Real Property Audit Readiness (Army Contract)

CDM Smith/Environmental Impact Study - I-73 corridor

Hensel Phelps - Orlando International Airport - Elevator Shaft Improvements

Jack Jennings Construction - Expedition Everest at Disney World

Louisville, Mississippi, and Florida - (CAD Operator) OSP Drafting for AT&T

KCI - Duke Energy Power Utility Distribution Design

UC Synergetic - AT&T Telco and Duke Energy Power Utility Distribution Design

Byers Engineering - AT&T Telco-Mini Master

Team Fishel - Strategic Underground Project - Dominion Energy

SCDOT Section 3 of Highway 51 - Relocation Design of Duke Facilities

SCDOT -Transportation Improvement Project - I-20 Widening (Use of Autonomous Trimble Surveying equipment to guide Gomaco slip form pavers for DOT)

SCDOT -Transportation Improvement Project - I-85/385 Gateway (Use of Autonomous Trimble Surveying equipment to guide Gomaco slip form pavers for DOT)

NCDOT - Transportation Improvement Project US 70 (Use of Autonomous Trimble Surveying equipment to guide Gomaco slip form pavers for DOT)

NCDOT - Transportation Improvement Project - Future I-74 Winston-Salem Northern Beltway (Use of Autonomous Trimble Surveying equipment to guide Gomaco slip form pavers for DOT)

HF LEE Beneficial Ash Project - Surveying a Water treatment facility to flash ash (Use of Trimble RTK for storm and grading)

Experience

7/2024 – Present

Genesis Technical Staffing (contracted to Gibbs & Cox)

Senior Staff Electrical Engineering Designer

Naval Architecture 2D digital file management on multiple awarded contracts from Shipyards.

8/2022 – 6/2024

Fincantieri Marine Group (at Marinette Marine)

Senior Detail Electrical Designer for Engineering

FFG62 (USS CONSTELLATION CLASS Frigate) Create functional design deliverables from engineering calculations and guidance, and or cost-effective detailed design ship production deliverables using the functional design documentation.

Asist in determining the technical requirements of the project and in defining resource requirements to achieve schedule commitments within the field of competence.

Assisted manufacturing in the resolution of production related issues.

Created and developed 2D drawing deliverables and develop 3D model of ship systems using Shipconstructor and Navisworks

Solve technical issues under the guidance of the department supervision.

Plan, estimate, schedule and monitor assigned work.

Tracked and reported progress to commitments related to action items either internally or from Navy. Communicated to resolve issues within assigned department and cross-functional disciplines.

Quality check drawing deliverables per contract requirements.

12/2021 – 5/2022

Actalent (contracted to Textron Sea Systems)

Designer

Digital file management of parts and components for the Common Unmanned Surface Vehicle

Proficient using Matrix PLM software, Siemens NX 1953 applications, and Jira.

Worked on multiple Engineering Change Notices

Managed Parts List for both Buy/Make on EBOMS for procurement.

5/2019 – 9/2021

Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. (direct hire to AB Propulsion Outfitting)

Designer 3

NX 2D/3D product modeling designer applying PMI and preparing drawing layouts.

ECN’S, SAP, CHU’S, EBOM’S, and i2 parts catalog use and understanding.

Experience with use of Integrated Digital Shipbuilding (IDS) process with abilities to create and check Technical Requirements (TRS)

Gained proficient use of Teamcenter workflow process.

9/2019– 2/2020

John W. Harris Engineering

Civil 3D Designer

Preparing preliminary drawings for permit application

Working with surfaces, profiles, section views, pipe networks, GIS shapefiles

Preparing drawing package submittals to developers for storm water management

9/2018– 4/2019

Zachry

Land Survey- Party Chief (Concrete Paving Crew) / Water Treatment Facility for Duke Energy)

Applied skills using RF engineering assigning Network ID’s and Channels to devices.

Applied skills with 3D paving using UTS for machine control.

Applied knowledge of D.O.T improvement projects

Applied knowledge of DTM's, linework, and quantities takeoffs

Applied skills using Trimble Access, SCS900 and Trimble TSCE3

Applied skills for stakeout and as-build.

5/2017– 8/2018

Team Fishel (Dual Role) (contract work for Dominion Energy)

Survey CAD Technician

Maintained and updated all digital and project files to serve departments.

Digitize Land Base Maps for right-of-way and design teams using AutoCAD.

Importing field data points using Carlson to state plane coordinates

Drafting property boundaries from recorded plats using AutoCAD with Carlson

Assisting field crew preparation for data collection and stakeout for construction

CAD Designer 1

Outside Plant Maps designed and ready for construction

Performed mathematical calculations for power load and structural strength.

Drafting plats for commonly shared easements for telco and power utilities

1/2017– 5/2017

Curtis Key Plumbing

Plumbing Estimator

Residential and commercial construction bidding and proposal writing

Negotiating price with vendors and maintaining stock quantities

Coordinating schedules with suppliers to meet bid deadlines.

Estimating and negotiating pricing with vendors

Preparing submittals for awarded contracts.

4/2016 – 12/2016

Unified Business Technologies (contracted work for MOTSU, Military Ocean Terminal)

Field Surveyor (Special Projects Contractor)

Collecting data of AMC mission ready assets and accurately processing data for audit readiness

Liaison with Town and City Officials gaining access to MOTSU security-controlled facilities.

Collaborating with a team of 6 to meet contract commitment and be Audit Readiness Compliance

11/2015 – 4/2016

Contract Work for AT&T

Byers Engineering Company, Wilmington, NC

Project Manager Design Engineer (Working on AT&T Mini Master Contract Projects)

Served as a primary point of contact with client.

Managed a team of five designers.

Coordinated and maintained project schedules.

Provided training to field and design personnel.

Provided timeliness and quality work on time sensitive project deadlines while meeting engineering specifications.

11/2014 – 8/2015

Contract Work for Duke Energy

KCI Associates of Raleigh, NC

Designer IV/Utility Practice

Strong working knowledge and experience with Windows Office Suite, MicroStation and GIS software

Able to observe technical features in the field to their relative location and orient them to maps and plans.

Major Projects- City and State Improvements

Idle Transformers, P-4 Poles, and re-conducting projects.

Fielded, drafted using MicroStation (Expert Designer), and GIS (Smallworld)

Wrote construction work orders with cost.

Replaced obsolete conductors such as #6 CHDC with 1/0 on improvement projects to maintain grid.

Designs included primary poles, secondary poles, LP poles, junction poles, dead-end poles, primary conductor, secondary conductor, neutral, cross arms, clevis and spool, guy wire, guy anchor, transformers, transformer banks, regulators, switches, reclosures, services such as duplex and triplex, In-line fuses, T-Fuses, insulators.

OTHER RELEVANT EXPERIENCE

9/2013 – 10/2014

Contract Work for Duke Energy

UC Synergetic, Raleigh, NC

Distribution Specialist (Working on Duke Energy Major Projects)

Documenting conflicts between proposed highway project designs and utility facilities

Major Projects – City and State Improvements NCDOT Road Widening Projects and Bridge Projects

Relocating Duke Energy facilities out of Proposed Right-Of-Way

Redlined drawings for construction and engineering

Wrote construction orders using WMIS Software

Provided field documentation such as notes, photos, and sketches with measurements of facility locations for removal and installation in temp and perm designs.

2010 – 2013

Zen Landscapes, Raleigh, NC (while earning my A.A.S Degree)

Landscape Architect

Residential landscape architectural designs

2007 – 2010

Wilbur Smith Associates, Columbia, SC

Instrument Survey Technician

Completed complex technical surveys for the development of roadway, intersection, and bridge construction plans.

Provided vertical and horizontal control for NCDOT and SCDOT use.

Provided vertical and horizontal GIS control for 40-mile section of I-73

Staked out proposed I-73 proposed corridor alignment for Environmental Impact Study

Maintained fleet vehicles and performed minor calibration of survey equipment for the most accurate data collection.

2006 – 2007

Blue Ox Enterprises, Longwood, FL

Party Chief

Proficient in stake out and As Built using Top Con and Trimble equipment all types of surveys.

Excellent skills in Site Layout including grading lot pads, Storm Utilities, and related work.

Performing as Built using a data collector for design department.

Proficient in the use of a level and reading a rod to run a county benchmark to job site by running a loop or three wire methodology.

Able to write clean, legible, and meticulous notes in field transit book for correct interpretation by documenting everything that the office will need to help better serve clients.

2004 – 2006

Geomarks Land Surveyors, Orlando, FL

Instrument Survey Technician

Utilized RTK, GPS and conventional methods to perform project surveys.

Obtain Plats and Legal Descriptions for use on surveys.

Uploading client files including but not limited to control points in data collector to be used for staking out storm, sanitary, back of curb, sidewalk, edge of payment, etc.

Downloading files to server from Surveys collected in the field.

Managed and maintained all company vehicle assets and supply par levels.

OTHER RELEVANT EXPERIENCE

2003 – 2004

Jim’s Logging and Landscaping, Sanford, FL

Junior Party Chief (Site Development)

Utilized RTK, GPS, and conventional methods for staking out and collecting field data for As Built

Researched court data on properties such as plats and deeds

Promoted from Instrument man to Party chief with minimal supervision.

2000 – 2003

Workers Staffing, Kissimmee, FL

Skilled Worker (Carpenter)

Hensel Phelps Construction Company, Elevator Improvement at Orlando International Airport Phase I

Jack Jennings Construction Company, Expedition Everest at Disney World

1989 – 2000

Ecolab Inc., Orlando, FL

Technical Chemical & Capital Equipment Sales, Installation, and Service Representative (Electrical, Plumbing, and Chemicals)

Installed and maintained capital equipment providing scheduled and preventive maintenance on restaurant automated equipment.

Managed territory generating $750K/yr.

Troubleshooting electromechanical automated assemblies

Recognized for highest account sales and customer retention

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