Michael L.

Gibson
5110 Keller Ridge Drive
Clayton, CA 94517
Phone 925.673.8727
Cell: 925-914-0105
E-mail: mgf517a4@westpost.net
Summary of Professional Experience
25 Years of experience in Design/CADD Knowledge Management and Systems Analyst O
perations including CADD operations using AutoCAD 2009 LDD. Beta testing of Soft
ware / Hardware and technical writing. Performed numerous AS-BUILT field walk-d
owns in a multitude of disciplines for verification and safety purposes. Iave w
orked contract and direct hire employment for private and government projects re
quiring a high security clearance.
Member ASME #100029900. FEMA Certified. NIMS Compliant.
March 2007 a" October 2008
BKF Engineers Walnut Creek, CA 94597
Commercial Civil Engineering and Designing
Engineering Technician / AutoCAD 2008 LDD
Assist in Civil Design Engineering and Drafting of commercial building sites, in
cluding On-Site and Off-Site improvement plans, Plan and Profile drawings, Site
Plans, Preliminary Grading Plans, Storm Drain and Sanitary Sewer design, Erosion
Control, various details of sidewalk, curb and gutter combinations. Site walk a
nd As-Built Documentation. Assist in field surveying. Coordinate consultants in
field work.

September 2006 a" March 2007

Engineering / Remediation Resources Group, Inc. Concord, CA 94520
Environmental Engineering CADD Graphics
Assist in Civil Drafting of former military base remediation projects. Locate an
d graphically record boring, well and soil sampling data. Create Plan and Profil
e drawings, Site Plans, As-Built plans. Some exposure to GIS drawings. AutoCAD
2005 LDD software used in the design and calculation phase of all projects. Clie
nts include: Navy, Marine Corp., U.S. Coast Guard, Public Municipalities (BKK in
West Covina, CA)
June 2006 a" August 2006
Island Creative Management, Treasure Island, CA
Scenic Design and Mechanical Engineering
Design Drafter a" AutoCAD: Assist in design, engineering and development of stag
e and scenic layouts for corporate national conventions. AutoCAD 2005 software u
sed in the design and calculation phase of all projects.
March 2001 a" May 2006
SLS Associates, AMS Associates, Walnut Creek, CA
Commercial Civil Engineering and Designing
Design Drafter a" AutoCAD: Assist in Civil Design Engineering and Drafting of co
mmercial building sites, including On-Site and Off-Site improvement plans, Plan
and Profile drawings, Site Plans, Grading Plans, Storm Drain and Sanitary Sewer
design, Erosion Control, various details of sidewalk, curb and gutter combinatio
ns. Clients include: Safeway, Best Buy, Target, Albertsonas, Loweas, Wal-Mart, W
algreenas and In-N-Out Burger.
November 1999 a" March 2001
GeoSyntec Consultants, Walnut Creek, CA
Environmental Engineering and Consulting
Design Drafter a" AutoCAD: Preparation and drafting of various types of Technica
l Drawings, Improvement Plans, Exhibit Drawings for litigation purposes, Proposa
l Display Graphics, Water and Chemical Contouring reports for chemical plants an
d oil refineries. Projects include several remedial and new developments in the
United States, South America, Alaska and Asia. Travel to offices across the Unit
ed States for special projects including on site Quality Construction Assurance
Inspection.Moderate computer hardware and software technical support. Software:
AutoCAD 14 with Soft desk 8.18 including Civil Survey, and AutoCAD Map R2, Surfe
r 7.0 Micro Soft Excel, Visio 2000, Micro Soft Access 2000, Adobe Illustrator 9.
0.
April 1, 1999 a" November 15, 1999
Carlson, Barbee and Gibson. San Ramon, CA
Civil Engineering, Surveyors and Planners
Design Drafter- AutoCAD: Preparation and drafting of Tentative Maps, Final Maps,
Improvement Plans and City Exhibit drawings. Projects include several developme
nts along the Interstate 680 corridor. .
June 1998 - February 1999
Office Plus Northwest Yakima, WA
CAD Designer
GIZA software Responsibilities include CAD design layouts of office furniture, l
ibrary updates, sales staff support, field work including site measurements, pla
nning and information systems management on computers.
Additional Responsibilities: Y2K coordinator responsibilities include verificati
on of software compliance for DDMS systems, CAD systems, word processing and PC
systems.
February 1994- December 1997
Irwin Research Yakima, WA
Design Drafter - Anvil 1000MD software
Responsibilities included: Working with customers with design specifications of
thermoforming machines. Disciplines included:Piping, electrical, mechanical, pne
umatics, HVAC and hydraulics.
Type of drawing included isometric, plan, block and aAs Built.a
Also performed technical writing and documentation.
July 1990 - April 1994
Westinghouse Hanford / Kaiser Engineers Hanford / Boeing Computer Services Hanf
ord - DOE - DOD Richland, WA
Design Drafter a" AutoCAD: Responsibilities included assisting engineers with t
he design of nuclear process equipment, which included mechanical and electrical
equipment. Worked in asensitivea areas requiring a a3a or aQa security clearanc
e from the Department Of Energy. Aided in technical writing process. I was also
responsible for revising piping processes and schematics, electrical drawings an
d diagrams, system block diagrams, isometric drawings and aAs Builta verificatio
n. This required ain the fielda verification of completed work. Briefed engineer
ing staff of possible problems with designs due to un-anticipated field obstacle
s or contingencies, drawing building layouts and egress paths, drawing site plan
s and HVAC. I was promoted in 1993 to include Computer System Analyst work. Add
ed responsibilities included installing AutoCAD and 3rd party software such as P
ro-pipe, and Pro-steel, troubleshooting hardware and software, replacing out-dat
ed computer systems with new ones, assisting other system analysts with various
tasks, helping to coordinate site upgrades, technical writing for the Hanford Si
te CAD Standards Manual, programming in LISP, beta testing new hardware and soft
ware and teaching CAD users about new software and hardware.
June 1983 a" July 1990
 Irwin Research Yakima, WA
Design Drafter - Anvil 1000MD software
Designed and drafted electrical and machine parts for thermoforming machines per
engineering and customer specifications using Anvil 1000 MD CAD drafting softwa
re. Drew aLine Layouta drawings for customers globally. Worked with site program
mer on CAD Library. Technical Writing for CAD Manual. Traveled to New York, Onta
rio Canada, Texas and Mississippi to set up machines, operation and troubleshoot
ing.
References
Shawn Jing: Design Engineer a" AMS Associates. 925-943-2777
Allen Shaghaghi: Design Engineer, System Analyst a" AMS Associates. 415-990-2542
.
Anna Battagello a" 925-939-1733
Robert Stevens a"Associate Principle a" BKF Engineers 925-963-6025
Dane Rodgers a" Civil Engineer a" BKF Engineers a" 510-717-2855

Certifications
Hazardous Waste Operations (HAZWOPER) Certifications:
40 Hour HAZWOPER training in compliance with 29 CFR 1910.120(e) Certificate # 26
403
8 Hour HAZWOPER Supervisor training in compliance with OSHA and CFR 29 910.120(e
)
Nuclear Gauge Operator. Certification # 13254
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Certifications:
IS-00100.a ICS-100 Introduction to the Incident Command System
IS-00200.a ICS-200 ICS for Single Resources and Initial Action Incidents
IS-00700.a ICS-700 ICS National Incident Management System (NIMS) An Introdu
ction
IS-00800.b ICS-800 ICS National Response Framework, An Introduction
IS-00801 Emergency Support Function (ESF) #1 Transportation
IS-00802 Emergency Support Function (ESF) #2 Communications
IS-00546.a Continuity of Operations (COOP) Awareness Course
IS-00008.a Building for the Earthquakes of Tomorrow
IS-00394.a Protecting your Home or Small Business from Disaster
IS-00240 Leadership and Influence
IS-00241 Decision Making and Problem Solving
IS-00301 Radiological Emergency Response
IS-00101 Deployment Basics Federal Disaster Workforce Readiness
IS-00809 Emergency Support Function (ESF) #9 Search and Rescue
IS-01900 National Disaster Medical System (NDMS) Federal Coordinating Cen
ter Operations
IS-00250 Emergency Support Function (ESF) #15 External Affairs
IS-00139 Exercise Design
Security clearance
Class a3a & aQa Security Clearance. Status: Inactive.
1990 FBI background check: Cleared for Sensitive Hanford Nuclear Operations
Education
Currently enrolled part time at Diablo Valley Community College / Engineering Cl
asses for Bachelors in Science Degree
1978 Graduated from El Camino Real High School, Woodland Hills, CA Electronics M
ajor, Computer Electronics, Communications, Amateur radio, repair, design & test
ing.
President of Amateur Radio Club. Project efficiency: Space, components, power re
quirements, and materials
1980-1981: Yakima Valley Community College, Yakima, WA
Technical Business Management
Continuing education through company sponsored courses
DOD / DOE engineering standards for various technical fields (Hanford Operations
)
Root Cause Analysis
Nuclear Containment Physics
Radiation Safety Training
Property Pass Certification
Technical Writing