Revit-Driven Architect & Structural Detailing
Resume:
DNEIL F LOONEY III, ARCHITECT
SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA 92115
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I am a licensed Architect in California with over 35 years in the AEC industries. I began drafting details for a Structural Engineer part time after school during my junior year of high school. This early exposure structural drafting on projects for many different Architects, styles, uses and types of construction laid the foundation for my career. I was working during the Northridge earthquake, which quickly amplified my building knowledge. I have worked for Architects, Engineers, Developers, Builders, Interior Designers and Geotechnical Engineers. I have experience in high-end custom residential, hillside construction, commercial, High-rise, facades, among others. I have been responsible for project management in both architectural and structural offices providing design coordination between all disciplines. My skills span from drafting and model making to Revit modeling, graphics and physical construction. I have developed both AutoCAD and Revit operating manuals, standards, libraries, and project templates for a few companies. I have been completing CD’s %100 in Revit for over 15 years and am an expert user. I have done General Contractor performing construction and Desing Build with knowledge of materials & products, construction methods, scheduling, logistics, inspections and costing. I also have six years of experience with international work in Africa including working with consultants and suppliers in the United Kingdom, Portugal, and Italy. In 2017 I procured one of the first Leica BLK360 lidar scanners and began developing best practices for scanning on all my projects, mastering Autodesk Recap. Most recently I have completed over 100 SB326 & SB721 inspections throughout Southern California. Currently I have completed CQM certification and am working on Military and Space Force projects.
CREDENTIALS NAVFAC certificate for Construction Quality Management for Contractors (CQM) 2024 Distinguishing Between Construction Defects and Failures webinar 2024 Cal OES SAP certification 2018
Licensed Architect Texas (24714) 2015
Licensed Architect California (C32854) 2010
Home Inspector Certificate; Stratford Career Institute 2008 Licensed General Contractor in California, Class B 2004 Bachelor of Architecture; Woodbury University, San Diego, California 2002 WORK EXPERIENCE CORE Consulting Group: San Diego, California Feb. 2026 Forensic Consultant
Conduct Visual Inspections, prepare photographs, diagrams and field notes for reports.
Review Case information and analyze documents for Expert Witness outline of opinions. Wildman & Morris: Ramona, California June 24 – Feb. 2026 Revit Structural Drafter, DQM
Revit Structural Drafter, DQM
Design Quality Management; Review of in-house projects not personally involved with.
Structural modeling and CD production for prestigious NAVFAC projects at 29 palms and Camp Pendleton.
Responsible for 3D modeling and coordination of structural site work including support and restraint design for propulsion and cryogenic piping systems for Volcan modifications at SLC-3, VSFB for ULA. SB-326 and SB-721 Inspections:
Independent Contractor April 24 – January 25
Turn-key inspection, in person inspections, measurement & photographing, drilling & plugging for endoscope probes, moisture meters, thermal camera, report creation and production, including answering questions of owners and written responses to HOA’s.
Inspections range from two-story 4-8 balconies to multi-building developments to five plus story buildings with 25 or more balconies including walkways and bridges.
NLA International: San Diego, California
Sole proprietor full-service Architecture May 17 – June 24
Design (from research to concepts to permitted CD’s, code analysis, Life Safety…
Expert Revit consultant, BIM360 & ACC setup and coordination, BIM execution plans, advanced modeling
3D Lidar scanning and As-built Revit modeling for existing buildings and CA record scans
Construction Administration and Project Management Bayview Edificacoes de Empreendimentos Imobiliarious, Lda: Luanda, Angola, Africa Owner/Developer for a 37,000 m . Office tower, above grade parking garage, Auditorium and Utility Building.
Project Architect Nov 12 – April 17
Site Architect May 12 – Nov 12
Soares da Costa General Contractors: Porto, Portugal and Luanda, Angola Liaison of Developer responsible for the design and fabrication of the exterior shell of new 37,000 m office tower.
Staff Architect April 11 – May 12
Design, Construction Documents and installation coordination of metal panel façade.
Design, Construction Documents and installation coordination of natural stone façade. R&S Tavares Associates: San Diego, California July 07 – Jan. 11 Architectural and Structural Modular Building Design Company.
Job Captain
Conceptual design of containerized housing for Maersk Shipping
High end custom homes, LEED certified high school, college dormitory and solar parabolic generator.
Responsible for RFQ packages.
N Looney Architecture June 04 – July 07
Sole proprietor Design/Build General Contractor.
Design, construction and consulting.
Independent material take-off and cost estimating services.
CADD and model making services.
Ramirez Design: Santa Monica, California March 03 -June 04 Design and construction of high-end custom homes.
Project Manager / on site Supervisor
Supervisor for a 10 million dollar 12,000 s.f. Hillside home with 1.5 million dollar hillside stabilization. Construction Graphics: San Diego, California May 02 – March 03 Sole proprietor Design/Build - Drawing/Document Service for various disciplines.
Design, construction, structural and architectural working drawings and rendering services.
Design/Build interior renovation of 3000 s.f. Physical Therapy office in La Jolla, CA.
Design/Build interior renovation of 3200 s.f. Physical Therapy second office in La Jolla, CA. The Stichler Group: San Diego, California June 00 – Dec. 01 Healthcare, Education and Technology A&E firm.
Engineering Assistant.
Production of structural working drawings and detailing. M.S.A. & Assoc. Inc: La Jolla, California Sep. 99 – April 00 Custom Residential and Commercial structural engineering.
Production of structural working drawings and detailing. Peter Kukay Design: Inglewood, California May 98 - Aug. 98 A professional Artist who designs and fabricates sculptures and custom furniture.
Part time shop assistant working with metals and plastics. Ramirez Design: Santa Monica, California Jan. 97 - Aug. 98 Design and construction of high-end custom homes.
Production of Architectural and structural working drawings.
Plan check, City submittals and fees obtaining all required permits.
Material take-offs, ordering, and scheduling of deliveries.
Supervising construction and sub-contractor management.
Design/Build of four 3.5 million dollar homes, two additions and various small projects. Teaching Assistant: Southern California Institute of Architecture Fall 1996 Drawings and Transformations.
Intern: GPS, Gary Paige Studios: Los Angeles, California Spring 1996 Architectural ink drawings produced by copper plate etching The LKR Group: Torrance, California 1996
Geotechnical Engineers.
Drawings for Log of Test Borings, various projects.
Los Angeles Alameda Corridor heavy rail project. J A Pekarovic Civil & Structural Engineering: Los Angeles, California July 93 - Jan. 97
Engineering Assistant.
Production of structural working drawings and detailing. David L Jacobson & Associates: Chicago, Illinois April 92 - July 93 Residential and commercial structural and civil engineering.
Senior CAD; Production of structural working drawings and detailing. Steel detailing.
Parking lot design and water retention topographical design and calculations.
Implementation of office standard for archival filing system. .
Responsible for planning and Interior design of company’s office relocation. Handy Andy Building Centers: Chicago, Illinois Jan. 92 - April 92
Renovation and remodel of retail warehouse stores. Harris Engineering: Westlake Village, California Nov. 89 - Jan. 92 Custom Residential and Commercial structural engineering.
Structural drawings and detailing.
Prep projects for Engineers and completion of project documents. ABILITIES AND RESPONSIBILITES Detailing is a forte. Physical building experience advances ability in detailing with knowledge of tools, their dimensions and space requirements for operating actions of these tools along with chronological sequencing of construction assemblies. Around 65 projects completed with Autodesk Revit from small half-day foundations drawings to a 37,000m office tower. In terms of knowing the computer program quantity, variety and differing construction types prevails over any amount of years working experience and certified training programs. Knowledge of construction is essential in building modeling.
Complete Construction Drawings from 100% from BIM model.
Linking Consultant models, design Options, Phasing and Worksets. ACC,BIM360, BIMtrack
Scheduling, quantity take-off and cost estimating during all stages of the project.
Sorting/Filter schedules of components, parameters, disciplines, phasing, view templates.
Expert knowledge of complex nested families, building and shared parameters and sub-categories.
BIM execution plans, BIM company standard manuals and templates. Proven abilities in the AEC industry by completed turnkey Design/Build projects as sole proprietor including; Contract agreements, Design, approval, construction, final cleaning and project closeout for occupancy of the Client.
Initial meetings with clients developing scope, programming, cost and conceptual design.
Project Management of office operations, design phases and Standards Manuals.
Know what information to gather for site analysis, photo recon and As-built drawings to be complete and accurate.
Know own design tools; sketching, sketch models, drafting, computer modeling to rendering and finish models.
Master level of Construction Documents for a variety of building types.
Governing authority submittals, supplemental requirements, deferred submittals; plan check, corrections and permitting. As Project Architect
Project management
Coordination of consultants through project phases.
Creation of Schematic Design packages and coordination of documents thru Construction Documents and construction
Creation of weekly reports and photo reports.
Commissioning, close-out, warranties. Additional works.
Experience with International projects and FIDIC collection. As Site Architect
Responsible for reviewing, coordinating with third parties and approving submittals
Responsible for answering RFI’s and Technical Queries.
Engineering Field Reports, inspections, punch list creation and punch list inspection sign offs.
Issuing of Substitutions, contract change proposals contract change requests and other documents
Logging and organization of documents.
Design support and detailing issuing supplemental Instructions.
Mock-up approval, QA/QC
Investigating and testing of onsite electronic CA including inspections, reports and documentation using a tablet computer. As a General Contractor I have the tools and can do construction work in concrete, masonry, framing, finish carpentry, tile, light electrical and light plumbing.
Consulting Owner’s with possibilities, costs, process and recognize potential problems.
Project Management of site supervision for subcontractors and suppliers.
Material take-offs, estimating, project budgets for proposal and contract writing.
Phasing of work, sequencing of trades and logistics of deliveries and storage. Construction Schedules.
Knowledge of what hardware and materials are readily available at suppliers and cost of services.
Demonstrated cost control: Labor vs. Material, performance and maintenance. Working in Architectural and Structural offices, also for builders, Geotechnical engineers and interior designers has given me a well- rounded knowledge of Construction Document Administration.
Project Management for Owners, Consultants and General Contractors.
Coordination and recording of Bid documents and addenda
Coordination and recording of submittals, RFI’s, change orders and directives.
Site observations, certificates and daily log reports.
Coordination of shop drawings with tracking of needed drawings to specific subcontractors.
Project organization with project binders, operation manuals, specifications and CSI libraries.
Drawing check sets and quality reviews assuring completeness
Preliminary budgets and preliminary schedules, both design and construction.
Detailing and log of test boring drawings for Geotechnical Engineers.
Preparation of RFQ’s for GSA and NAVFAC
A true Draftsman, drawings are integral to the work not a means to the end. Sheet size, set-up and layout is planned and details are not inserted with no order. Drafting is constructing. The act of projection is multi dimensional. Details relate to each other, the top view is above, right is right and the “blank” space in between has just as much information. ASSOCIATIONS & MEMBERSHIPS AIA – American Institute of Architects (Member No. 38105287) NCARB – National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (Application in Process) AUGI – Autodesk User’s Group International
MCASD – Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego
TRAINING Regular attendance at Revit user group meetings.
Refresher training with Microsoft Office programs and Microsoft Project July 2012 AutoDesk Authorized Training: Revit Architecture Level 2 Aug. 2007 AutoDesk Authorized Training: Revit Structure Aug. 2007 AutoDesk Authorized Training: AutoCAD: Upgrade Sept. 2001 EDUCATION BArch: Woodbury University, San Diego, California, 1998-2002 SCI-Arc, Southern California Institute of Architecture: Los Angeles, California 1994-1996 William Rainey Harper College, Chicago, Illinois 1992-1994 Oak Park High School: Agoura Hills, California -1990 AWARDS
First place - 2013 Balboa Park Centennial Gateway competition.
2002 Gray, Green and Brown Design Charette sponsored by MOCA LA & the NEA.
2000 Master Crit 3rd year (Top student award) Woodbury University San Diego.
2000 IMI Masonry Camp attendant sponsored by the International Masonry Institute.
First place – 1999 Design competition Torrey Pines state park nature center.
Multiple awards including first place for drafting in consecutive years of industrial arts classes. SOFTWARE Expert: Revit Structure 2007-2009, Expert Revit 2010-2024 Master: ReCap Pro, Photoshop, Illustrator, In-Design, Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, OneNote), Microsoft Project, Acrobat In the past: PowerPoint, AutoCad, ADT Architectural Desktop, Softdesk (original), 3D-Viz, 3D Max, RS Means Use: ACC, BIM360, Teams, Zoom, Google, Infraworks, Forma, Slack SPECIAL INTERESTS Furniture design, wood shop, metal fabrication and welding. Orienteering.
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