ROSALIE NELSON

Project Manager/Designer with 20 years of CAD experience with strong skills in d

epartmental management, leadership, and supervision of internal and external pro
jects seeking position in various industries of architecture, construction, engi
neering, manufacturing, and higher education.
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
* 14 years of AutoCAD drafting and design experience, preceded by 6 years on Eas
yCAD.
* Skillfully managed CAD department of users with diverse levels of knowledge an
d skill sets.
* Remarkable ability to produce highly accurate and logical work that surpasses
required standards.
* Perform beyond expectations at a high level of professionalism.
* Excellent organizational and documentation skills in hard copy and digital for
mats.
* Great verbal and written communication skills.
* Innate ability to work independently as well as in a team environment.
* Exceptional eye for detail plus the ability to visualize work in a three-dimen
sional form.
* Proficient at reading blue prints and understanding scope of projects.
TECHNICAL SKILLS
* Autodesk AutoCAD 2009, Architectural Desktop, Map, and Raster Design
* Adobe Acrobat Professional, Photoshop, and PageMaker
* Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint
* ESRI ArcGIS 9
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
AUTOCAD OPERATOR, Architectural Concrete Company, Inc., Palmetto, GA 05/08-11/09
Architectural Concrete manufactures cast stone products for use in commercial an
d residential buildings.
* Consistently produced exceptional quality design work for numerous project man
agers.
* Designed and drafted architectural detailing of masonry items with AutoCAD 200
9.
* Produced customer approval drawings and in-house shop drawings for production.
PROJECT MANAGER, DCM Architecture, Inc., Marietta, GA 04/06-04/08
DCM is a premiere architecture and planning firm specializing in memorable and m
arketable designs.
* Manager and creator of construction drawing set for 8-plex condominium project
.
* Designed and drafted architectural plans, architectural elevations, and detail
s.
* Met aggressive deadlines for completion of construction drawing sets.
CADD MANAGER, Univ. of North Texas, Facilities Management & Construction, Denton
, TX 09/02-08/05
UNT Facilities Management & Construction manages all construction and remodeling
projects that take place on the UNT Campus.
* Manager of CAD group providing AutoCAD support, training, guidance, and leader
ship.
* Solely responsible for research, purchase, and implementation of a new 25 seat
Autodesk site license replacing numerous individual Architectural Desktop licen
ses, plus providing access to all Autodesk programs not previously available to
UNT.
* Attended classes to implement GIS properties into campus maps incorporating im
portant information scattered across numerous, unrelated University databases to
improve the security of University properties, students, and employees.
* Created design and construction AutoCAD drawings for in-house projects incorpo
rating information and measurements obtained from preliminary field studies and
surveys.
* Provided project management of in-house projects and verified contractor work
and progress for compliance to scope of project requirements and deadlines.
* Designed and produced graphics and media for Board of Regents meetings and pre
sentations, departmental staff meetings, permanent campus signage, jobsite signs
, etc., with AutoCAD and various graphics software.
TECHNICAL DESIGN SPECIALIST, UNT, Facilities Management & Construction, Denton,
TX 04/01-08/02
* Researched and recommended purchase of a wide format scanner/plotter allowing
University Facilities department to create archival digital files of building dr
awings previously only on paper and sepia medias.
* Used AutoCAD to prepare drawings for construction and remodeling projects, inc
luding architectural plans, space layouts, underground utilities, surface featur
es, etc.
* Maintained electronic drawing files for University owned or operated facilitie
s.
* Inspected existing facilities to determine accuracy of measurements and space
layouts on current drawings then modified drawings as needed.
ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN, JC Penney Logistics Center ? Alliance, Haslet, TX 09/00-
04/01
JC Penney Logistics Center is a fully automated logistics facility.
* Created as-built 3D AutoCAD drawings of new 1.2 million square foot logistics
facility.
* Performed time studies to gather production standards data.
* Conducted periodic observations throughout the facility when problems occurred
with conveyor systems, pick-to-light systems, photo eyes, automated guided vehi
cles, label printers, etc.
* Proofed written work and calculating standards for Industrial Engineers.
CAD OPERATOR II, Andrew Corp. ? Shelters (Purchased by Oldcastle), Denton, TX 10
/89-02/95
Andrew was a supplier of equipment for wireless, fixed-line, broadband, Internet
service providers, and broadcasters. The Shelters division produced precast, ab
ove-ground equipment shelters for telecommunications and utility customers.
* Visited and worked with building code compliance officers of Ohio to develop a
pre-approved set of standard notes and codes for drawing specification packages
, thus eliminating lengthy approval processes.
* Partnered with an engineer to research/design a new, lighter weight pre-cast t
elecommunications shelter while maintaining standard required properties which p
rovided lower shipping costs and more manageable transportation to remote locati
ons.
* Drafted and designed with AutoCAD to produce equipment layouts, electrical sch
ematics, bills of material, and casting and equipping production drawings for ma
nufacture of pre-cast concrete telecommunications equipment shelters.
* Communicated with customers on design issues and shipment schedules.
* Performed final inspections and facilitated shipment of shelters.
EDUCATION AND TRAINING
BS - INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY, MINOR - TECHNICAL WRITING
3.85 GPA (GRADUATED CUM LAUDE) - North Texas State University, Denton, TX
RECOGNITION AND AWARDS
* Star Performer Award ? for going above and beyond, University of North Texas,
Facilities Management and Construction, 06/01/05
* Service Recognition Award ? for 5 years of loyal service, University of North
Texas, 12/09/04
* Soaring Eagle Award ? for providing outstanding service, University of North T
exas, 02/24/04