PO THAO
**** **** *** ****** #* Chico, CA *****
Phone: 530-***-****
Email: ******@*****.***
EDUCATION
California State University, Chico May 2010
Bachelor of Science - Construction Management
Minor - Business Administration
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
CAD Technician, Thomson & Hendricks, Inc. Architects and Planners, Chico, CA 2003 - 2011
Design Assistant on 40+ Northern California public school projects and various commercial projects
Converted schematic designs into working construction documents using Architectural Renderings
Project coordinator between Architects and Engineers from schematic design to closeout period
Integrated and implemented Strategies Plan for office AutoCAD lay structure standard
Deadline driven and finalized project preparation
Participated in Title 24 building code upgrades for various school projects
Primerica Sales Associate, Primerica Financial Services, Sacramento, CA 2003 - 2008
Recruited and coached 10+ new Sales Associates
Negotiated and developed a secured financial plan for diverse clientele
Client relationship management and goal focused
VOLUNTEER and COMMUNITY SERVICES
Catalyst Domestic Violence Services, January 2010
Collaborated with peers and professionals to constructed two 840 square foot homes in one week
Contributed to painting and siding two homes
Torres Shelter - Office and Dormitory Building Alteration, November 2009
Participated with various professionals including engineers, professors and contractors
Prepared and installed gypsum drywall
CERTIFICATIONS and AFFILIATIONS
Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) - 10 hours
Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) - member, 2009 - 2010
Design-Build Institute of America Professional (DBIA) - member, 2009 - Present
Certification Programs Completed:
Fundamentals of Project Delivery
Principles of Design-Build Project Delivery
Design-Build Contract and Risk Management
CONSTRUCTION and COMPUTER RELATED SKILLS
Proficient in AutoCAD Desktop, ArchiCad/Sketch/Revit, SureTrak, Primavera Project Planners 3.1/P6, Heavy Bid,
Microsoft Office Word/Excel, PowerPoint, Photoshop CS3, Adobe Acrobat 8 Professional
ACHIEVEMENTS / SKILLS
Bi-lingual in Hmong and English
Named Primerica Financial Services District Leader, 2004
Intercollegiate Division II Men’s Soccer, CSU Chico, 2005 - 2006
Southeast Asian Soccer League, Team Captain, 2005 - 2007
Construction Contract Systems Class Project, Team Leader, 2008
First Financial Security Services, Senior Field Associate, 2010 - Present