VD&C Engineer

Aaron M. Waddle

EDUCATION

California State University-Chico, Chico, Ca.

B.S. Construction Management May 2008

Specialization: Building Information Modeling

Shasta Community College, Redding, Ca. Aug 2006

Concentration: Construction Management

Anderson Union High School, Anderson, Ca. Aug 2002

Concentration: General Education

CONSTRUCTION EXPERIENCE

Virtual Design & Construction Engineer May 2008 – Feb 2011

Vico Software, Inc. Salem, Ma.

• Software Trainer

o Developed and implemented training materials for teaching virtual construction to internal associates and clients

o Performed hundreds of training classes to develop proper techniques to utilize virtual construction.

o Designed an online training curriculum for internal and external use.

o Compiled project and company standard databases from multiple applications to a centralized database.

• Building Information Modeling

o Responsible for product development and deliverables for multiple business development projects

o Compiled and Coordinated models and clash detection.

• Tech Support

o Responsible for troubleshooting virtual construction issues in a timely and informative manor.

o Implemented centralized electronic document sharing to hasten the return times of tech support issues.

• Product Development

o Contributed to the development of the Model Progression Specification which is now adopted by the AIA

o Assisted in new and innovative ideas on how to make the software more user friendly and a more practical application

• Internal IT

o Compiled and setup and integrated filing system to aid in the contract and document recovery.

o Repaired and maintain all the sales associates’ computers so that they would always be running at optimum performance.

o Networked the office to collaborate with all printers, plotters, and external backup devices.

Internship/Project Engineer May 2007 – July 2007

Swinerton Builders Inc., Oakland, Ca.

• $60M high-rise condominium at 222 Broadway in Oakland

• Post-Tensioned CIP concrete structure

• Worked with Project Manager and Superintendent performing entry-level Project Engineering responsibilities to maintain performance and production of this project

WORK RELATED EXPERIENCE

Laboratory Technician/Assistant Aug. 2006 – May 2008

California State University-Chico, Chico, Ca.

• Trained students to increase their level of knowledge using CAD programs in order to attain smooth operations in the designing phases of construction.

• Networked the new laboratory computers into the existing building systems.

Laboratory Technician/Assistant June 2005 – Aug 2006

Shasta Community College, Redding, CA

• Pioneered improvements for the lab and workspace that were approved and enacted to increase the levels of production and lab cleanliness

• Trained students to improve understandings of computer aided design.

TRAINING & SKILLS

Vico Software Suite: Learned and mastered the complete virtual construction solution suite. Which consisted of Model applications, scheduling applications, and estimating applications.

Vico Office: Pioneered the first generation of integrated construction solution for this software as well as assisted on creation of the information help guide to using the software.

AutoDesk Navisworks: Attended a Navisworks Essentials Course in college for completion of my senior project at CSU-Chico. Attended another Navisworks 2010 Essentials course, taught by CADD Microsystems.

Graphisoft ArchiCAD: Trained on the basics of the software in college and furthered my training while working for Vico Software.

AutoDesk Revit: Received training at Shasta College and became proficient enough at the software that I was asked to become a Lab Technician/Assistant.

Microsoft Office Applications: Word, Excel, Access, and Powerpoint

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