Cad Operator, Designer, Engineering, Design, and Construction

BRIAN M. LAILHENGUE

SKILLS

Manual and Computer Aided Drafting

AutoCad 2007 and previous versions

Drawing packages: Smallworld GIS interface

Corel Draw

Microsoft Suite, including MS Word and Excel

WordPerfect

Windows NT, and Unix

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

MACTEC ENGINEERING & CONSULTING, INC., Charlotte, NC October 2005 - October 2008

Cadd Specialist

• Facilities team member involved in design and drafting, property condition assessments, and structural evaluations.

• Using computer-based design and drafting, developed conceptual designs, drawings, and specifications for construction documents; created and maintained CAD drawings for structural framing, foundations, site plans, and steel member connections.

• Collected data, visual surveys, shooting elevations, and taking measurements.

• Field work consisted of Non Destructive Testing methods, such as Pachometer, hardness tests, assisting X-ray Technician for welding inspections, or concrete slabs, crack gauges, and Magnetic Particle tests.

• Field experience also included a number of design projects and property conditions assessments, elevations, site and building measurements, and damage and deficiency assessments.

• Specific Projects included:

- Ericsson for Cingular 2005 Master Services Agreement for Tower and Facilities Engineering: Design, Testing and Related Services at Multiple Sites,

- Nationwide for telecommunications equipment;

- Weyerhauser Plant: design of steel framing and details of steel members for silos and other structures;

- U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs - National Cemetery Administration: foundation plans, structural framing, and details for several VA cemeteries;

- Grubb & Ellis: Structural analysis of buildings, planning and layout, parking structures, Parking lot layout, design feasibility studies.

- TIAA CREF: designed concept and construction documents for renovations of a covered paved walkway and the replacement of an ornamental pond and water system at the Charlotte NC building.

MONTGOMERY WATSON, New Orleans La. February 2005 – September 2005

Construction Management/Inspector

• Montgomery Watson management team and liaison between the MW engineers and independent contractors to ensure quality assurance and best practices for the Sewer System Evaluation & Rehabilitation Program (SSERP), a New Orleans Sewerage & Water Board Project. On site supervision and management of construction projects.

• Preparation of cost estimates for bid and final restoration.

• Management of proper traffic plan(s) as applicable to specific road conditions on each job site and the inspection and enforcement of safety plans.

• Advanced study and informed knowledge of plans and specs issued by the design engineer; damage assessment and repair coordination as designated by the contract; code enforcement, maintenance of project management time records, equipment needs, and quantity of bid items.

• Preparation of reports on temporary asphalt conditions; observation of CCTV inspection to determine effectiveness of repair; and coordination of testing schedules.

FROMHERZ ENGINEERS, Kenner, LA November 2002 – October 2003

Cad Design and Construction Inspector

• Assigned to the rehabilitation of a runway at New Orleans International Airport. Prepared reports on the contractor’s progress.

• Focus of work was the removal of existing concrete, asphalt, base and sub-base, followed by new installation, compaction testing, and finishing.

• Quality assurance and job compliance achieved through intense knowledge of construction documents and plan changes.

• Used AutoCAD, as well as project management on-site recording data of material quantities, material inventory, completion percentage, plan changes, measurements, elevations, work force, equipment, and incident reports.

• Provided visual aids via digital camera/video.

UNIVERSAL PERSONNEL, New Orleans, LA April 2002 – November 2002

Cad Operator

• Assigned to Shell Deepwater Development Inc. to work as a draftsman in the design of tension leg platforms for deepwater Gulf of Mexico projects.

• Used steel and concrete design for stabilizing pillars for the platforms as well as design of the living quarters.

• Updated designs on AutoCad drawings that were part of a massive database system – Design change instructions were provided in the form of mark-ups from the engineers; as many as 30 drawings per day (with complex layouts) utilized drafting skills in the areas of civil, structural, piping, mechanical, and electrical.

• Experience gained at this position was particularly beneficial due to the exposure to additional AutoCad commands and add-on packages provided by a software writing team.

FROMHERZ ENGINEERS, Kenner, LA January 2000 – April 2002

Cad Operator

• Cad drafting (Structural, Electrical, Mechanical) using AutoCad 2002, field work, and inspections.

• Renovations and structural upgrades for projects including Orleans Parish School Board, Housing Authority of New Orleans, Jackson, MS Bond Issue projects, and primary drafter for a museum, library, recreational facilities, school gym, bridges and commercial buildings.

QUALITY TECHNICAL SERVICES, New Orleans, LA January 1998 – January 1999

Electrical Cad Drafting, Quality Assurance Position and Data Loading Team Member

• Worked on Entergy’s electrical facilities GIS conversion project, loading data from an AutoCad extract into Smallworld’s GIS environment. As a member of the Quality Assurance team, used Smallworld software to monitor, adjust, and control the quality of data being added to the GIS system.

EDUCATION

Nunez Community College, Chalmette, LA Graduated May 1998

Associate Degree in Drafting and Design Technology, 3.6 GPA

Awarded Presidential Scholarship

Holy Cross High School, New Orleans, LA Graduated May 1996

PROFESSIONAL TRAINING

Blood Borne Pathogen Certified 8-hour First Aid/CPR, NC, -2006

ISO 9001

Louisiana Department of Transportation’s Microstation DGN conform Class

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