An accomplished Project Manager and Engineer II Draftsman with exemplary background and education to successfully create intelligent architectural drawings/3D modeling for cost estimation, construction documents and quality control. Expertise in residential construction from beginning to end of construction and from design/planning to trim work and finish-out. Strong experience in providing builders/contractors with a complete list of materials and a realistic view of what will be built while providing solutions to design flaws which are frequently missed or not considered. Excellent communication skills working effectively with customers, internal/external staff, builders/developers, architects and vendors to move projects forward in a timely and cost effective manner.
Core Competencies
Project Management
Residential Construction
Hand Drafting
Customer Service
Multiple Project Planning
Computer Drafting
Project Presentation
3D Modeling
Report Preparation
Troubleshooting
Leadership/Supervision
General Office Skills
IT & Networking Support
2007 to AMERI-CAD, INC., Allen, Texas
2009 A leading architectural services and software solutions company.
Engineer II. Reported to the CAD Production Supervisor. Responsible for construction drawings, 3D modeling, realistic rendering and list of materials for residential (single family home) construction
- Provided customers with wood truss designs that are both economically feasible and structurally sound, through the use of design aids and engineering judgment
- Performed nonstandard or moderately complex designs and frame analyses
- Made simple repairs of designs, not requiring a re-evaluation of the entire structural system
- Provided technical consultation to customers regarding engineering needs and review assigned U-plot engineering designs and process according to targeted timetable
- Designed trusses with the aid of the computerized Truss Analysis Program with information taken from EDR forms, verbal instructions, or from the framing layout plans submitted by the customer
- Applied engineering principles to daily design work with specific proficiency in statics and strength of materials
- Reviewed, corrected and completed all customer-generated designs according to design specifications and appropriate engineering principles
-Correctly applied general engineering notes and met deadlines for turn-around of design
- Provided routine consultation services for customers to resolve questions/design information, including design improvements and calculation of special loads as needed
- Processed special engineering drawings based on information provided by customers
- Reviewed assignments of Designer I associates for completeness and technical accuracy prior to sending to customers
- Provided high quality customer service to all internal and external customers
- Fully familiar with drafting techniques and presentation of truss designs
- Knowledgeable of truss terms and technical engineering terms and their use
- Expertise in plating methods, general notes and their application, and design manuals and span tables
- Read and interpreted roof layouts/blueprints to make truss takeoffs and determined truss configurations
- Successfully corrected numerous Networking and IT issues
2005 to STANDARD PACIFIC HOMES, Austin, Texas
2007 One of the nation's largest and most successful homebuilding companies
Senior Draftsman/Project Manager. Reported to the V.P. of Purchasing. Responsible for project management, drafting and 3D modeling to design custom homes from concept to final construction drawings
- Handled new customer accounts/all related projects, ensuring continued relationship between companies
- Managed employees and maintained a well balanced working association
- Supervised multiple vendors to meet deadlines for new and existing projects
- Created construction sets for production and custom homes
- Produced 3D CAD models of residential structures
- Maintained all architectural plans and adjusted per client revisions to design
- Provided quality control working effectively with vendors and suppliers to reduce costs per design of up to $15,000
- Managed plans and projects for up to 70 homes per month
- Provided Networking and IT support for the majority of the division’s employees
2004 to DANZE & DAVIS ARCHITECTS, INC., Austin, Texas
2005 An award winning, nationally renowned architectural firm specializing in residential/commercial design
Draftsman. Reported to the Project Manager for DR Horton Homes. Responsible for construction documents and planning of home designs
- Created countless sets of construction documents, from draft, for DR Horton Homes
- Produced plot plans for each lot within large subdivisions throughout the Austin area
- Digitally drafted entire subdivision plans from Civil Engineer drawings
2002 to ML GROUP, Flower Mound, Texas
2004 An industry leader in custom residential home and commercial building design
Project Manager/Draftsman. Reported to the Production Department Manager. Responsible for construction documents and error correction of production and custom residential construction
- Corrected numerous frame-walk red-line sets of homes during construction, most of which required immediate solutions to design flaws
- Managed employees and maintained a well balanced working association
- Drafted various construction sets for home builders such as Lennar, MHI Homes, Hallmark Homes and including custom homes
- Managed and oversaw new clientele, resulting in an extended business relationship with the production home builder
- Renovated children’s orphanage in Russia over a 2 week period
- Modified entire company product designs to meet current construction codes
- Constructed privacy fences, patios, drainage systems and sidewalks
ADDITIONAL WORK EXPERIENCE
2000 to AMERICA’S SERVICE STATION, Flower Mound, Texas
2002
General Automotive Repair
1998 to SKIRROW CUSTOM HOMES, Austin, Texas
1999
General Construction/Errands
EDUCATION
Residential/Commercial/Civil Drafting, Austin Community College, Austin, Texas - 2004 to 2007, 1998 to 1999
Residential/Commercial/Civil Drafting, Tarrant County Community College, Arlington, Texas - 2002 to 2004
Graphic Design, University of North Texas, Denton, Texas - 1999 to 2001
TECHNICAL SKILLS
Autodesk AutoCAD, Architecture/ADT, Land Desktop, Buzzsaw, VIZ, Revit, VisionREZ (Ameri-CAD), MS Office, Adobe Photoshop, 3DS Max, IT & Network Support
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