Experience

SAFARI Circuits LLC

• United States
• Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• CAD Designer

  • Jun 2015 - Present



HyTech Spring and Machine

• Quality Engineer

  • Mar 2013 - May 2015



TDW Design, Inc.

• Food Service Layout & Ventilation Design

  • Jul 2005 - Mar 2013

  Drafting and design of food service facilities from restaurants to stadiums, including cook line and dish washing ventilation design. Drafting and design of food service facilities from restaurants to stadiums, including cook line and dish washing ventilation design.



AbsolutAire, Inc

• Mechanical Engineer

  • Mar 2005 - Jul 2005

  Order entry, unit design, and sheet metal layout for commercial kitchen make-up air units, using the latest AutoCAD software. Worked closely with manufacturing and administration on a new line of make up air units constructed of aluminum. Order entry, unit design, and sheet metal layout for commercial kitchen make-up air units, using the latest AutoCAD software. Worked closely with manufacturing and administration on a new line of make up air units constructed of aluminum.



Stafford-Smith, Inc

• Contract Engineer

  • Apr 1999 - Mar 2005

  Created commercial kitchen plans for the bid-and-spec department using AutoCAD software. Drawing sets consisted of equipment layouts, as well as dimensioned electrical, plumbing, and ventilation plans. Project sizes ranged from elementary school kitchens to NFL football stadiums. Provided technical support for office and field staff, general contractors, architects, food service consultants, and food service operators. Responsible for receiving and logging in all shop drawings that come from vendors, also when they come back from the general contractor. Some design work, field work, and cost estimating. Show less



The BAKER Group Inc

• Technical Associate

  • Sep 1996 - Mar 1999

  Started with kitchen ventilation design as my primary responsibility, then progressed into kitchen design, detail drawings, and utility drawings for commercial foodservice facilities. All drawings were done with Drawbase software. Acquired experience writing specifications and doing cost estimates. Field experience included equipment inventory and evaluation, measuring available space for renovations, and final punch lists at the completion of the foodservice facility. Attained broad knowledge of foodservice sanitation codes. Show less



Duo-Aire, Inc

• Project Engineer

  • Aug 1986 - Sep 1996

  Began as a board draftsman, promoted to CAD operator in one year, and to Senior Designer six months after that. Promoted to Project Engineer in April 1989. Responsible for new submittal drawings, as well as static calculations required to select blowers and motors for commercial kitchen ventilation systems. Also responsible for configuration and maintenance of CAD systems, supervision of other draftsmen, and releasing jobs to the Florida manufacturing facility. Researched and set up three new CAD stations. Trained three draftsmen on VersaCAD, and also trained an electrician to draw wiring diagrams. Worked as Show less



Pulte Home Corp

• Assistant Construction Superintendent

  • Nov 1982 - Mar 1984

  Developed, coordinated, and maintained intense production schedules to meet inspection deadlines. Worked with VA/FHA and local building officials to identify and correct infractions, and to obtain variance approvals as necessary to assure code compliance. Attended weekly seminars on codes, the various construction disciplines, and local construction techniques. Superintended construction of a custom home for Pulte's Vice President of Marketing. Developed, coordinated, and maintained intense production schedules to meet inspection deadlines. Worked with VA/FHA and local building officials to identify and correct infractions, and to obtain variance approvals as necessary to assure code compliance. Attended weekly seminars on codes, the various construction disciplines, and local construction techniques. Superintended construction of a custom home for Pulte's Vice President of Marketing.