Objective
I would like to do electrical design, 3D modeling, drawing development, trouble shoot and resolve design issues, lead entry level designers.
Experience
2008 - PRESENT, SENIOR ELECTRICAL DESIGNER, CDI MARINE CORP., VIRGINIA BEACH, VA
Providing liaison support to the Navy at Naval Amphibious Base, Norfolk.
Provide design solutions and upgrades to various navy vessels from 7 meters
long to 300 feet long. This includes developing drawings, contacting and
purchasing from vendors, various boat checks, alot of on-site boat checks
and trouble shooting.
The above work is performed using Autocad 2008.
1984 - 2008, Designer/Supervisor, Gibbs & Cox, Inc., Hampton, VA.
Designed piping, electrical and cableway systems for refurbishing naval ships
Used engineering diagrams, reference materials and specifications to
produce efficient designs which can be fabricated and/or installed.
Demonstrated in-depth working knowledge of computerized design systems:
Selected as one of the first three people to start a CAD department.
Worked with Computer Vision CAD 3, 4, 4X, 5 systems, Autocad 12, 2000,
2004, ship constructor and Autotrol.
Created a number of system shortcuts and shared them with other
designers.
Promoted to supervisor of up to 12 other designers, assigning them work and
coordinating the assembly of multi-part jobs.
Played effective role in training:
Wrote a 400 page training manual with practice materials for Computer
Vision CAD, used throughout the company.
Trained groups and individual designers and supervisors in piping design.
Selected to train others in computer design during the company’s
transition to a totally computerized environment.
Sent to the company’s Washington, D.C. office for a study on equipment
including power plants and compressors, building 3D geometry model.
Also worked on ventilation and structural designs.
Transitioned to new navy program (LCS) and supervised electrical design
department. Adapted to new specifications, reference material and
requirements for a new shipbuilder.
Developed and coordinated new electrical design methods for equipment,
degaussing and cableways for fabrication and installation to suit new ship
design and new specifications (ABS Navy Vessel Rules).
1983 - 1984, Sign Fabricator, Walter Sign Corporation, Long Island City, New
York
Worked in all aspects of sign fabrication, including estimating, graphic and
camera art, screen printing, hand lettering, and fabrication, working on
jobs for major New York businesses.
Education
1983, A.A.S. in Design Drafting, Queensborough Community College, Bayside, New
York.
Computer Courses:
1984, Graphic Principles, Autotrol Technology, New York, New York
Apollo operating system.
1986, Basic Applications, Plant Design (Piping) and Plant Design System Administration, Computer Vision, New York, New York
Unix and Cgos operating systems
1986, CVMAC (Fortran), Computer Vision, Woburn, Massachusetts.
2002, Autocad 2000, Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine
2004, Autocad 2004 and Ship Constructor, Gibbs & Cox, Inc./ARL, Brunswick, Maine
Certification
Skils