Drafter, Electrical Drafter, Electrical Designer

Charles J. Bonham

Work Experience:

Karcher North America, WA. 10/08 – 6/09

Electrical Designer/Mechanical CAD support: (contract)

My job duties involved editing low voltage control one-line schematics, for pressure washers & parts cleaners. In addition, I also did Mechanical CAD support in Inventor 11, and a little space planning for the entire plant.

CH2M Hill Portland, OR. 2/08 – 5/08

Electrical Designer: (contract)

Working on contract for CH2M Hill, on-site at Intel’s Ronler Acers, I helped with the next generation CPU tool install using AutoCAD 2006. Job duties involved device placement plans, using the Data Center, selecting transformers, panel boards and breaker sizes, wire size, positioning equipment and editing drawings.

Anvil Corporation, Bellingham WA. 9/07 – 2/08

Electrical Designer: (contract)

I used AutoCAD 2006 to design cable tray and conduit layout, sizing cable & tray, riser diagrams duct banks, routing cables, control cabinet layouts, showing cable hook-up to equipment and prepare project submittal drawings in the petrol-chemical environment; working with venders, using the Data Center, National Electric code and following client standards. This position was working with both, high and low voltage.

Weyerhaeuser Company, Portland, OR. 8/99 – 12/02 & 12/03 – 9/07

Electrical Drafter / Designer: (contract)

I produce a variety of electrical drawings, electrical interconnection drawings, PLC ladder diagrams, panel schedules, wiring diagrams, wiring & loop diagrams, plan sections & layouts and cable & conduit layout. I used AutoCAD 2000 thru 2006 to layout fire alarms, access control panels, CCTV, and sound. Information was gathered from the Data Center and, some projects required us to telecommunicate and distribute electrical drawings to the workers at the job site.

Willamette Industries, Portland, OR. 7/96 - 8/99

Electrical/Instrumentation Drafter: (contract)

I produce a variety of electrical drawings, schematics, PLC ladder diagrams, panel schedules, wiring diagrams, wiring & loop diagrams, plan sections & layouts and cable & conduit layout, or just picked up red marks. I used AutoCAD release 12 thru R14 to layout fire alarms, access control panels, CCTV, and sound. Project information was gathered from the companies Data Center. This position also included CAD project support to develop, revise, distribute, and organize engineering drawings. Once in a while, we would take a field trip to the mill.

Education:

Penn Foster College. 10/08 – Current

I’m currently studying for my electrician's license.

ITT Technical Institute, Portland, OR. 11/06 - Current

Industrial Automation Engineering, Bachelor of Science Degree

PLC Programming, CNC programming

Operated a CNC lathe and milling machine.

ITT Technical Institute, Portland, OR. 11/04 - 11/06

Computer and Electronics Engineering, Associates Degree; Graduate, GPA 3.5

All electrical theory & basics were covered, including voltage drop calculations for high and low voltage.

ITT Technical Institute, Portland, OR. 6/94 - 11/95

Computer Aided Drafting & Design, Associates Degree; Graduate, GPA 3.8

Within the duration at ITT, I have done drafting in all disciplines using AutoCAD. During the last quarter, I also worked at the school as a tutor in physics, math and drafting.

Clackamas Community College, Oregon City, OR 9/89 - 6/91

Engineering

For about three years at Clackamas Community College, my main course of study was engineering. I also took the following related classes; Technical report writing, Engineering graphics, and blueprint reading.

Software

Microsoft products:

Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint

AutoDesk:

AutoCAD 2D & 3D (all versions)

Inventor v5, v7 & v11

Other

Solid Works 2006 thru 2010

Alibre Design v7 thru v12

MicroStation (a little)

Raster Design

Familiar with AGI 32

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