Richard's Resume

CV Resume of Richard

Frisco, TX

Email: ralexjr@yahoo.com

Objective: Seeking a Drafter position where my knowledge of Architectural and Mechanical drafting can effectively contribute to the successful and profitable operation of the company.

Education
Currently taking:
Autodesk-Revit 2011/ Business Mgmt.
Collin County Community College
Frisco, TX

Associate of Applied Science 2003
Architectural/Mechanical Drafting
DeKalb Technical College
Clarkston, GA

Professional Experience
Feb. 2005 -July 2008/ March 2009 – December 2010
Sales Specialist/Customer Service Associate (CSA II, III, IV)/Cashier Lowe’s Home Improvement, Inc.
Mobile, AL/Frisco, TX/Little Elm, TX
• Certified and experienced in several departments: kitchen cabinets, millwork, lumber & building materials, and hardware & tool world, seasonal, outside garden, plumbing, loader, delivery, cashier, and sales specialist.
• Supervised and developed personnel and assisted in facilitating daily operations.
• Offer expert advice in response to customer inquiries, demonstrating specific knowledge of building materials, and related tools. Contribute to overall corporate success by driving sales through the Installed and Special Order Sales programs of Roofing, Siding, Decking, Fencing, Storage Buildings and Play sets (playgrounds).
• Make field assessments: assist customers with design of cabinets and renovating roofs.
• Responsible for safe, accurate and efficient receiving and stock of bound freight, data entry.
• Expedite customer purchases in a friendly, timely, and safe manner.
• Ensure that all merchandising and operational activities take place on a consistent basis.
• Answering customer’s questions, providing, purchase assistance and keeping shelves stock.
• Special Ordered merchandise (M-2-0), set-up a schedule between customers & contractors for estimate on projects. Prepare contracts for billing.
• Call to do a follow-up on the customer’s projects & to verify if contractors receive information on the projects.
• Certified equipment operator (fork-lift, order-picker, and reach truck).Also can operate a Bobcat.
• Initiate quick efficient check out of customers, operating cash register, processing customer’s payments, bagging goods, etc.
• Volunteered in community service in renovating homes and cleaning up neighborhoods (hanging sheet-rock, painting, and other repairs.)

April 2008-Oct. 2008 (lay off)
Cad Technician City of Dallas Dallas, TX
• Made field inspections to gather information: took photos/ measurements. Verified accuracy of drawings for construction projects. Investigated drainage, erosion, bridge abutments, and flood plain and encroachment problems.
• Read & revised maps, plats, plans and commercial/ building applications to check for compliance with city codes standards and to check for conflict with existing water or drainage construction.
• Draft and revised final engineering drawings and plans for water, storm water, construction, city facilities, vehicle or paving/drainage projects to ensure compliance with city codes, policies, and standards.
• Prepared graphs, plats and maps showing right of way, alignment of streets and properties, and utilities; marked condemnation plats, and ran blueprints as needed.
• Responds with appropriate City codes and standards information to inquiries from public, private, and governmental agencies: citizens, developers, contractors, architects, and engineers.
• Researched property ownership records, existing plans, and location of existing utilities to facilitate project completion.
• Assisted engineers in completing complex paving, drainage and other engineering projects by providing technical expertise to ensure projects are completed efficiently, economically and in compliance with city’s construction policies and standards.
• Reviewed and monitor construction of City Capital Improvement Projects, including streets, water mains, bridges, drainage structures, buildings, sidewalks, traffic improvements, landscape and park facilities and sanitary sewers.
• Collaborated with Project Managers/Senior Project Managers in calculating quantities of materials needed for projects, assisted in cost estimates, bid tabulations, and design calculations:(Bid Estimator/Bid Vendor),data entry.
• Expedite documents to other City departments, developers and upper management as needed.
• Utilized Goggle Earth, Mapsco, Dallas County Appraisal District (DCAD), Arc Maps, AutoCAD, and Bid Estimator/ Bid Vendor.
• Prepared the requests for proposal and bid packets; participates in pre-bid conferences and consultant/contractor selection process.
• Certification in Green Environment & C.P.R
• Communicate project status accurately and concisely to Project Management and
Engineering Management.

May 2000- Dec. 2004 (lay off)
CAD Drafter Precision Drafting Services Atlanta, GA
• Provided insight to the Instructor with the overall renovation of DeKalb Technical College.
• Supervised five others in all phases of the renovation project.
• Maintained records of documents. Tracked, filed, and retrieved by file number.
• Civil Drafting experience pertaining to land development: Surveying landsite, soil sampling, preparing topographical and relief maps.
• Three years of residential design (Architectural).
• Designed and renovated homes and subdivisions in the East Lake Area of Decatur, GA.
• Hands-on experience in construction (Sub-Construction).
• Experienced in Red Marks and develop HVAC drawings.
• Created Pipe Design (plumbing) drawings for several projects.
• Intern at machine shop in Atlanta, GA.
• Utilized 3D modeling to create mechanical parts and machine parts for manufacturing purposes.

Computer Skills
ArchiCAD(13&14),Arc Maps, AutoCAD(2000-2007,2009),Autodesk-Revit 2011, Bid Estimator/ Bid Vendor,Citrix, Commercial Drafting, Dallas County Appraisal District (DCAD),Geneis,Java,Land Development Desktop,Mapsco, Mechanical Desktop, Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Outlook, Word),Mozilla(Foxfire),Pipe Design, Residential Design, Windows(2000,XP,& 7),3D Modeling & Rendering, Insertion/Printing Equipment (Kern 3500 & Bowe 4300).

References Available Upon Request

ArchiCAD(13&14),Arc Maps, AutoCAD(2000-2007,2009),Autodesk-Revit 2011, Bid Estimator/ Bid Vendor,Citrix, Commercial Drafting, Dallas County Appraisal District (DCAD),Geneis,Java,Land Development Desktop,Mapsco, Mechanical Desktop, Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Outlook, Word),Mozilla(Foxfire),Pipe Design, Residential Design, Windows(2000,XP,& 7),3D Modeling & Rendering, Insertion/Printing Equipment (Kern 3500 & Bowe 4300).

AutoCAD (200-2003,2007,2009),Revit-2011,Microstation

Acceptable locations:	Metro-Dallas Area,TX
Total experience:	37 years
Year of birth:	1974, male
Currently employed:	No
Name & Surname:	Richard
Phone Number:	214-705-1548
City & State:	Frisco, Texas
Zip / Postal Code:	75035
Street Address:	7540 Tournament Road