Design Team Lead/CAD Manager Resume Example

• Collaborated with engineers and project managers regarding design parameters for client projects.
• Maintained and managed network environment including troubleshooting, filing and archiving.
• Designed space plans to account for ongoing departmental growth and/or reduction.
• Operated computer-assisted engineering and design software to complete engineering tasks by deadline on an ad hoc basis.
• Developed a part library by converting legacy drawings into AutoCad files and utilized FTP technology to transfer these large files to various resources.
• Drew sketches to accurate scale showing relation of proposed installations to existing facilities and exact specifications and dimensions.

• Recognized for implementing software to extract material list data from AutoCAD Isometric drawings, considerably reducing time in the creation of material spreadsheets.
• Facilitated and responsible for the conversion from AutoCAD 2002 to 2008 on over forty machines.
• Drafted Electrical Instrumentation drawings from site photos and field visits.
• Assisted engineer on site inspection of piping systems for Inspection Isometric diagrams.

• Generate civil plans which included grading, erosion control, horizontal and hydro plans; topographic, survey and plat maps; site exhibits with aerial photos and drafting overlay.

Conducted a wide range of duties with this startup company giving me a broad view of how a business operates.

• Produced underground utility plans for new construction of residential developments. u
• Packaged project submittals to customers and city planning for permitting.
• Developed and implemented drafting standards and design drawing templates.
• Configured and automated AutoCAD menus and working environment to integrate design/drafting specific to the company needs.
• Developed AutoLISP Programs for a multitude of drafting tasks performed in AutoCAD.
• Developed and documented drafting and office SOPs.
• Trained and on-boarded new employees.
• Prepared auto generated bid package documents, template forms including introduction letters, transmittals & submittals, project estimate worksheet, billing and equipment worksheets.
• Assisted owner with project proposals and marketing strategies.

• Produced drawings for air quality sample location plans of hospital and contaminated areas and buildings.
• Applied contamination data to reports.

Directed team in maintaining over 750 maps for Texaco, BP and ConocoPhillips monthly.

• Prepared utility maps, site plans, assessors maps and groundwater data and contour maps.
• Maintained and configured the AutoCAD software environment for all drafting employees.
• Developed drawing templates, and symbols and legends library.
• Created task specific macros and AutoLISP programs increasing AutoCAD user productivity by 600%, as well as significantly decreasing the time which the geologists had to expend on the maps.
• Developed and documented department SOPs.
• Designed and maintained drafting computer filing system.
• Created department forms in various MS software programs.
• Trained entry-level drafters. Responsible for procuring and implementing the GINT boring log program.
• Created the boring log forms and customized the boring log program to accept the least amount of data entry from user.
• Developed a lisp program to produce cross sections in CAD by user data entry and minimal drawing.

• Generated engineering soil and groundwater remediation system plans, commercial irrigation system plans, site plans, assessment drawings of contaminated sites and buildings.
• Compiled and created standard details, symbols library and equipment list for drawing plans.
• Loaded, configured and programmed software used by drafting department.
• Facilitated and documented SOPs for all aspects of the Drafting Department.
• Trained entry-level drafters.
• Delegated and monitored drafting projects.
• Produced organizational charts, graphs and other graphic inserts for proposal submittals.
• Input groundwater data into tables using.
• Created boring logs utilizing GT3 software.

• Generated civil drawings, including plan and profile, topographic survey map and plot plans utilizing the integration of MapCAD along with AutoCAD.
• Designed grading plans for commercial lots.
• Utilized COGO software to enter lot lines and survey data.
• Developed AutoLISP programs, macros, custom text, and line types and designed industry standard symbols library for use in CAD drawings.

• Generated hand drafted plans for heating and air conditioning duct layouts. Facilitated the setup of AutoCAD Rel. 10.
• Produced symbols library and construction note standards.

• Produced CAD drawings for commercial civil drawings for site construction.
• Inked and hand drafted Radius Maps
• Input earthwork calculations in COGO software
• Researched property owner information utilizing microfiche.

• Designed flow charts in preparation for production drawings of structural hangers.
• Created and maintained a library of 4,000 CAD drawings.

• Inked electrical and pneumatic heating ventilation and air conditioning energy management system layouts on Mylar.

• Produced schematic wiring diagrams and construction drawings for high and low voltage substations.
• Designed wire routing from schematics.
• Developed a master file of electrical component drawings used by drafters for paste-ups in conjunction with hand drafting to produce finished plans.

• Produced construction drawings for residences, pier plans and casino and office renovations.
• Field verified existing structures and spaces. Consulted with city planning department for permitting and land survey.
• Ordered and maintained drafting equipment.