Objective
I am seeking a position where I can utilize my 32 years of diversified engineering related experience.
Experience
SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE:
September 2011 to July 2012 - CDI Government Services, Portsmouth, VA
POSITIONS: Senior Engineering Tech, Designer, Drafter. Developed Drawings in support of Norfolk Naval Shipyard C4I projects.
September 1990 to September 2011 - VT Group (formerly Milcom Systems Corp) Virginia Beach, Va
POSITIONS: Senior Design Drafter, Engineering Technician 4, Drafting Supervisor. Performed ship checks on over 100 U.S. Navy and MSC ships to survey for all requirements of upcoming installations of C4I systems. Performed engineering/design work and prepared Navsea Ship Alt and Ship Change drawings for Installations including Block Wiring Diagrams, Power Modifications, Foundation Details, Equipment Arrangement, Furniture Modifications, Bulkhead Installations, Door Replacement, Alarm System Installation, Lighting Modifications, Emergency Lighting, Receptacle Power, Engineering Calculations, Weight and Moment Calculations, Liason Action Requests. Personally developed Corporate (high standards) Drafting/CAD Test for pre- hiring of new employees.
November 1987 to September 1990 Unidyne Corporation, Norfolk, Va
POSITIONS: Design Draftsman/Electronics and Mechanical Technician, Logistics Specialist, Senior Drafter. Participated in and documented installation of the Shipboard Electronic Systems Evaluation Facility which included dismantling and reinstalling several radar antennas and the installation of complete new communications suites to accommodate at sea testing of naval ship’s communications systems. Prepared drawings and changes in technical manuals, fabrication drawings and installation control drawings.
April 1987 to November 1987 Rouse Sirine Associates, LTD., Virginia Beach, Va
POSITION: Draftsman. Field surveyed and prepared site and Infra-Structure plans for new housing project. Prepared house location survey plats for residential real estate transactions. Prepared topographic survey maps for design of the Lake Gaston Pipe Line project in Southeastern Virginia.
April 1984 to April 1987 U.S. Navy
RANK: Petty Officer. Work Center Supervisor for the Missile Fire Control System onboard the USS Claude V. Ricketts
HONORABLE DISCHARGE
Education
EDUCATION:
CIVILIAN:
Bishop Walsh High School – Graduate - 1972
Alleghany Community College - Drafting, Math - 1973
Maryland Drafting Institute – Graduate - 1975
Frostburg State University - Hydrology - 1978
Baltimore Engineering Society, Professional Land Surveyor’s Exam – 1979
Autocad Certification - 1998
Norfolk Naval Shipyard - Shipboard Shock Qualification Testing - 2004
MILITARY:
U.S. Navy Basic Electricity and Electronics School 1984
U.S. Navy Advanced Fire Control Electronics "A" School 1985
U.S. Navy Missile Fire Control Electronics "C" School – 1985
Certification
Autocad Autodesk
Skils
GENERAL EXPERIENCE:
Thirty two years drafting and design experience, twenty eight years Naval Shipboard experience and twenty five years CAD/AutoCAD experience in producing drawings which comply with NAVSEA and DOD requirements.
SECURITY CLEARANCE: SECRET, DDS - February 1991 – Present and Current Passport