CAD Drafter Resume South Elgin, IL - Hire IT People

Career Summary
A technology oriented professional with excellent support, project management and analysis skills.

Technical Skills

Platforms: Windows 9x/NT/2000/XP/Vista/7, Linux, Mac OS X
Servers: Basic setup and configuration knowledge of Windows Server 2003/2008.
Hardware installation, upgrades, and troubleshooting: motherboards, processors, ram, graphics cards, Ethernet cards, sound cards, hard drives, power supplies, optical drives, printers, scanners, and full system builds.
Virus and spyware removal.
Network configuration, upgrades, and troubleshooting: TCP/IP, port forwarding. VPN, remote desktop connections, firewalls, routers, switches, NAS devices, and network printers.
Wireless network setup and troubleshooting: wireless routers and access points, wireless print servers, wireless desktop and laptop cards, wireless A, B, G and N, WEP, WPA, WPA2, and MAC address filtering.
Data backup and recovery.
Email and website administration: setup and configure email accounts, domain name and website hosting, basic changes and updates to website using HTML.
Languages: Basic OOP in Java, JSP, JavaScript, and SQL in Microsoft Access.
Tools: Adobe Acrobat Professional and Photoshop, Microsoft Office Suite 2000/2003/2007/2010, PC Anywhere, Log Me In, AutoCAD, Norton Firewall and Ghost.

Experience

Confidential(Contractor through Leapforce at Home) May 2009 - Present
Search Engine Evaluator
Pleasanton, CA

Web based research and analysis based on specific criteria.
Attention to detail and ability to utilize remote interactive applications based on rating criteria.
Resolve analysis conflicts using remote communication with team members.

Confidential, April 2008 – April 2009
CAD Drafter
West Chicago, IL

Designed structural and architectural precast concrete utilizing AutoCAD Architecture 2008.
Created shop ticket drawings used by plant to produce precast pieces.
Accurately measured old architectural pieces and created drawings to reproduce replacements for renovations.
Generated building elevations and layouts with setting plans for precast concrete pieces.
Applied data extraction in AutoCAD to generate tables for architectural plans.

Confidential, February 2002 – March 2008
Project Manager/Senior CAD Drafter
St. Charles, IL

Provided IT support to entire organization.
Purchased, installed, and supported desktop systems, servers, printers, and scanners.
Completed hardware configurations, installs and upgrades to new and current PCs.
Made hardware and software recommendations for entire office.
Troubleshoot and resolve network issues.
Managed company website and administered email.
Developed backup plans for critical company systems.
Identified, researched, and resolved technical problems.
Established CAD department, created border templates and company logo.
Managed conversion of manual drafting system to CAD system reducing time to produce drawings.
Utilized TurboCAD, AutoCAD 2007 and Microsoft Office for all projects on a daily basis.
Prepared site plans, grading plans, groundwater contour maps, geological cross-sections, and groundwater flow diagrams.
Created and revised site maps, topographic plans, large format posters, and engineering drawings.
Wrote environmental reports, performed data tabulation and general office and project support activities.
Trained and supervised assistant CAD Drafter.
Performed field activities – supervised soil and monitoring well drilling, obtained soil and groundwater samples and surveyed.

Confidential, August 2000 – January 2001
CAD Drafter
Elgin, IL

Utilized AutoCAD to design 2D layouts of air pollution control systems for carbon monoxide removal.
Converted 2D drawings into 3D on AutoCAD Mechanical Desktop.
Prepared working assembly, detail and parts drawings.
Applied advanced dimensioning techniques to detail drawings.
Reviewed, updated, and corrected plans submitted by engineers.

Confidential, February 1999 – August 2000
CAD Intern
St. Charles, IL

Collected and mapped electric pole data throughout St. Charles.
Created Street Light Atlas for Electrical Engineering Department.
Assisted engineers in the development of electrical distribution plans for commercial buildings and residential subdivisions utilizing AutoCAD and Microstation base maps.
Managed special projects including special plan notices and plan changes upon approval.
Created one-line and substation general layout diagrams.
Drafted details for electrical systems.

Education

Cisco Certified Network Associate Expected
Bachelor of Science in Network Computing and Security