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209 CAD DESIGN/DRAFTING/MANAGEMENT PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS * Goal-oriented with solid experience in civil engineering design and drafting. Strong understanding of residential and commercial land development design. Skil led in finding creative and cost effective solutions to project challenges. * Advanced knowledge and understanding of AutoCAD and connected programs such as Autodesk Land Development Desktop and Civil 3D. Eleven years of practical exper ience; 330 certified hours of technical drafting. * Effectively able to communicate complicated concepts in an understandable mann er, matching the message to the audience. * Maximize resources to achieve customer satisfaction and increased productivity , meet deadlines and goals. Implement and coordinate both strategic and tactical plans to enhance performance of design team. * Adept and experienced in problem solving and providing solutions. Excellent qu alifications in leadership and interpersonal communications. * Computer skills include MS Office Suite, AutoCAD and add-on packages. Advanced Excel user. Quick learner of new software. * Technical skills include Bentley Flowmaster pipe and channel sizing, Hec-Ras w atershed modeling, Hydraflow Express pipe and channel sizing; Hdraflow Hydrograp hs drainage area modeling and pond sizing, and Hydraflow Storm Sewers system mod eling. * ACI (American Concrete Institute) Certified Concrete Field Testing Technician, Grade I PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE CAD DRAFTER/Q.C. MANAGER February 2009 - Present OLDCASTLE PRECAST San Antonio, TX National precast concrete supplier. * Drafted concrete structures and rebar drawings for structures. * Managed CAD Drafting Schedule. * Trained & Managed CAD Drafters. * Managed Q.C. Inspectors, Q.C. action follow up and preventative action items. * Performed pre-pour and post-pour inspection of products. * Maintained Bill of Materials for production drawings and calculated production hours. * Obtained TxDOT approval of SCC (self consolidating concrete) for DOT projects. * Concrete Mix Development & Design. * Project Management - large scale project production and delivery management an d communication with contractors. DESIGNER 1 January 2007 - October 2008 PAPE-DAWSON ENGINEERS San Antonio, TX Regional civil engineering firm with two offices and more than 250 personnel. * Prepared civil engineering drawings, exhibits and related files including hori zontal and vertical layout and design of commercial/residential projects. * Worked on street design, site grading, sewer and water profiling, storm drain sizing and design for small to medium watersheds, surface modeling and TIN creat ion. * Improved efficiency and consistency of drafters and designers with creation of standard blocks, details and lisp routines. Introduced new software features to team members. * Utilized Hydraflow Storm Sewers; analyzed and designed storm water systems sav ing up to two pipe sizes throughout entire drainage area resulting in several th ousand dollars of savings. * Realigned entrance to subdivision; adjusted lot layout saving client $75,000 i n grading and excavation costs. CAD MANAGER September 2002 - January 2007 BALAZ & ASSOCIATES INC. Grand Junction, CO * Maintained inner-office network, researched and recommended software and hardw are upgrades. * Coordinated drafting between engineers and drafters; created, implemented and enforced company-wide CAD standards. * Prepared construction drawings and reference files including horizontal and ve rtical layout and design of commercial and residential projects. * Prepared surface mining exhibits to demonstrate harvest area and changes over time. * Performed field measurements including level looping, manhole measure downs, t opographic and survey collection as well as field inspection of storm drain syst ems. * Involved in septic system design, percolation testing, on-site inspection of f inal design and client communication. * Created templates to improve efficiency and consistency of drafters and engine ers. * Worked closely with engineer and client before project design to meet needs of client and save money on back-end revisions and change orders. SUBCONTRACTOR March 2002 - April 2003 SURVEY FIRMS Delta, CO * Provided drafting and design services on freelance basis. * Prospected for and obtained clients; scheduled and maintained deadlines, kept accurate records. AUTOCAD DRAFTSMAN August 1999 - August 2001 DAVID EVANS & ASSOCIATES INC. Phoenix, AZ * Created custom linetypes and blocks for use with striping and signing plans. * Prepared and setup-up civil residential construction plans including horizonta l layout and design of subdivisions. PRODUCTION MACHINE OPERATOR / LABORER June 1995 - July 1999 FRANKLIN MEDICAL PRODUCTS Montrose, CO * Ran various production equipment; including die cutter, liquid & cream fillers , labelers, and shrink-sealers while meeting or exceeding planned production num bers. * Assembled & packaged various products while motivating co-workers. EDUCATION AND TRAINING Education Delta-Montrose Area Vocational Technical Center, Delta, CO * Technical Drafting Professional Development * Certificate in Technical Drafting, Delta-Montrose Area Vocational Technical Ce nter, Delta, CO * Attended Autodesk University 2004, Las Vegas, NV * ACI (American Concrete Institute) Certified, Concrete Field Testing Technician , Grade I