Senior CAD Designer with 15+ Years Experience
Resume:
Wilson dos Santos
Katy, Texas 77450
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Personal Profile
A resourceful focused and determined Senior CAD Designer with over 15 years of experience, who has a considerable experience of working in the Oil & Gas, Glass, and construction industry, designing equipment such as mechanical and subsea, structural members, pressure vessels and new buildings. Possessing excellent communication, organization, and coordination skills. He has excellent knowledge of engineering and architectural design process and drawing interpretation.
Work Experience
Apr 2025 – Nov 2025 DXP Enterprises – Katy, TX, USA
Project Designer
Reporting directly to the Engineering Manager, he is responsible for working in conjunction with the Project Manager to produce detailed 2D and 3D Model drawings required for each individual project. Also share responsibility for project schedule, accuracy of the models, and drawings with the Project Engineer.
Duties:
•Produce highly detailed 2D and 3D CAD models for pump motor bases, ensuring accurate representation of piping systems, structural components, spools, and miscellaneous mechanical assemblies.
•Prepare complete drawing packages—including fabrication, assembly, and layout drawings—optimized for manufacturing, installation, and field operations.
•Verify that all designs align with project requirements, engineering specifications, industry codes, and safety standards, proactively identifying and resolving potential design issues.
•Coordinate closely with mechanical, electrical, and process engineers to incorporate technical requirements into cohesive, constructible models.
•Collaborate with project managers and stakeholders to support project planning, ensure timely deliverables, and maintain consistency across design revisions.
•Participate in design reviews, provide updates on model progress, and integrate feedback to improve accuracy and project outcomes.
•Support quality control efforts by validating measurements, tolerances, and material selections before release for fabrication or construction.
Aug 2022 – Oct 2024 Compass Energy Systems (USA) INC. – Houston, TX, USA
Project Designer
Reporting directly to the Engineering Manager and working alongside the Project Manager and Project Engineer, responsible for the complete mechanical design of pressure vessels and package equipment. Accountable for producing accurate 2D/3D models, compliant fabrication drawings, and ensuring all mechanical designs meet ASME and project requirements.
Duties:
•Create 2D and 3D CAD models and detailed drawings for gas compression packages, including vessels, piping, structural members, spools, and other miscellaneous components.
•Ensure designs adhere to project specifications, industry standards, and safety regulations.
•Work closely with engineers, project managers, and other stakeholders to incorporate mechanical, electrical, and process requirements into the designs.
•Revise drawings based on feedback from engineers, clients, and fabricators.
•Prepare bills of materials (BOMs), assembly instructions, and other documentation required for fabrication and assembly.
•Provide technical support during fabrication, installation, and commissioning phases.
May 2022 – Aug 2022 Vital Link – Sealy, Texas, United States
CAD Designer Detailer
Create fabrication / engineering drawings for production of trade show exhibits, custom interiors and permanent installations. Create working drawings / specifications and electrical layouts from 3D designers conceptual.
Duties:
•Produce detailed and accurate 3D models and 2D drawings for fabrication.
•Assuring strong accuracy, detail, and organizational skills.
•Collaborate and communicate clearly in a multidisciplinary design / build team.
•Conduct self-checks on drawings / sketches
Oct 2020 – Mar 2022 WCS Civil Construction and Architecture
Project Designer, Architectural and Civil Construction Project Assistant
Assist in the execution of general projects in AutoCAD 2D and 3D, Shop drawings (detailed drawings for fabrication), drawings with highly detailed views consisting of concrete bases, columns, and supports, steel beams and rebars. Produce the architectural design concept based on customer requirements and monitor the construction process until final commissioning.
Duties:
•Assuring that all technical solutions are viable and best practice.
•Conduct drafting check on drawings/sketches in the CAD team
Identifying and assessing customer s full requirements.
•Preparing drawings, plans, and documents for statutory approvals.
•Liaising with clients and partners.
•Specifying the nature and quality of any building materials required.
•Visiting the construction site to check on progress and ensure that the project is running on time and budget.
•Co-ordinating the work of contractors.
•Preparing and presenting design proposals to clients.
•Report problems and deficiencies in design and brief.
•Itemize all structural components and material for all fabrication work.
•Ensure that drawing takes full regard to entire health and safety requirements.
•Prepare bills of materials and preliminary cost.
May 2019 – Sep 2020 Embalvidro
Senior Mold Designer and Product Developer
Work directly with the sales department to create new container drawings, as well as mold and all tools drawing using SolidWorks, beginning with analysis and container development.
Duties:
•Develop containers according to the end-of-costumer usage/design prerequisites; optimize their shape to get the most efficient possible, always aiming to respect the required quality standards.
•Define the quality standard specification for all containers.
•Design the necessary go/no-go gages required on both hot and cold ends.
•Design the necessary tools for the automatic inspection machines according to the machine manufacturer s manual.
•Design mold equipment and keep drawings current.
•Establish mold design limits to suit the machines if they have been altered from Manufacturer s standards.
•Keep complete records of what variable machine equipment is available.
•Design and maintain up-to-date forms to keep drawing time at a minimum.
•Work with the necessary departments to establish parison and mold design standards. This is extremely important as operating procedures vary from one customer to another and, in some instances, from one plant to another within the same company. The Mold design engineer must establish standards to suit the company for which he is working.
•Mold equipment procurement (if required)
•Assist Sales, Production and Quality. Customer contacts, visits, and selections of variable machine equipment.
•Maintain readily available filing and reference systems for smooth flow of design work.
•Follow all sampling and first production runs. Incorporate any changes, if any, to drawings as soon as possible.
•Have a constant review and update of any mold changes.
•Conduct drafting check on drawings/sketches in the CAD team
Nov 2018 – Apr 2019 JAT – Jembas Assistência Técnica, Lda.
HVAC and Civil Senior Project Designer
Work directly with clients to design new or replacement heating, cooling, and refrigeration systems specific to customer needs and building specifications. Solve problems related to air quality issues, environmental issues, or energy efficiency, on residential, commercial, and industrial buildings.
As a civil CAD technician is responsible for creating CAD drawings, layouts and designs using basic design and engineering principles and reviewing the drawings to ensure compliance with design standards.
Duties:
•Operate AutoCAD to produce 2D and 3D drawings with detail.
•Conduct drafting check on drawings/sketches in the CAD team
•Produce Duct Schematic Layouts and Designs.
•Produce HVAC Drawings and Designs.
•Produce HVAC Piping and Duct Shop/ Fabrication Drawings.
•Produce HVAC 3D Modeling services.
•Heat Load Calculations and Pump Head Calculations.
•Create structural, electrical, architectural, and plumbing drawings.
•Provide technical advice and assistance to the team on the field.
Mar 2012 - Ago 2018 Oceaneering Angola, Oilfield Project Group
CAD Designer
Responsible for developing and preparing engineering drawings from preliminary concepts, sketches, engineering calculations, specifications sheets, plans, and diagrams. Ensuring that all design and drafting work is carried out in accordance with statutory requirements, laws, specifications, rules, regulations, and other contractual requirements.
Duties:
•Operate CAD software, such as AutoCAD and SolidWorks, to produce 2D and 3D drawings with detail.
•Mange and Publish product data thru PDM
•Conduct drafting check on drawings/sketches in the CAD team
•Create detailed drawings for structural design concepts.
•Create detailed drawings for subsea structures.
•Produce storyboard drawings for load-out and installation of subsea structures.
•Perform basic structural analysis & calculation for structural members
•Provide technical advice and assistance to the team in the field.
•Liaising with the engineer for the project undertaken.
Key Skills and Software Expertise
•Proficient in AutoCAD, SolidWorks, CADWorx, Vault and PDM
•P&ID, Structural member, Pressure Vessel, Piping & Spool drawings
•COMPRESS Code Calculation Software
•Compression Vessel 3D Design, Calculation and Detailing
•Working knowledge of ANSI B31.3 and ASME Section 8 Div. 1
•Strong creative mechanical and structural design ability
•Mold design and Product development
•Attention to details
Education
2005 - 2008 Instituto Medio Politécnico Alda Lara
High School Diploma with emphasis in Civil Construction
Additional Information
Certificates of training attended in/out every company I have worked for are available upon request.
Interests
Engineering and Architecture updates, including CAD Software's and trainings.
Physical exercises
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