-
AutoCAD Dept Manager & Commercial Drafter
Stone Central
Solid Surface & Stone Counter-top Manufacturing Company - Cortland/Syracuse, New York Work directly with homeowners, contractors, millwork companies, sales associates, designers, and other members of the trade to help ensure the end product satisfies the customers needs and expectations. Create fabrication approval submittals by reviewing commercial millwork drawings and engineering the best method of fabrication based on material and the desired look of the final design. Manage and educate employees in the Drafting Department to create a higher standard for accuracy through creating reference sheets, training, and instating ways to self-check work. Created a Web-page through Google Sites so all reference material could be located in a manageable and user friendly way, even if not in the office. Resulting in fewer reworks and secondary site visits. Designed new methods to streamline residential work through templating and drafting for a faster turnaround. Continuously look for more improvements daily. Resulting in raising the drafting employee's daily avg from 6 to 13 projects (roughly 40sqft per project) Periodically work on in-house specialty projects, such as helping create a new look for our current showroom, revamping the layout of the drafting department to help with continuity between employees, worked on color schemes and a feature wall for future office location.
-
Designer/ Drafter
Freelance
Moravia, NY
Space planning for residential homes using AutoCAD (McGlynn Interiors, Inc.) Worked one on one work with homeowners to select wall coverings, counter-top surfaces, paint selections, and flooring Detail drafting for cabinetry/millwork company (Advanced Cabinets)
-
Production Manager
DigiPro Photography
Cortland, NY
Edited photographs, created ad layouts and picture collages using Adobe Photoshop Worked one on one with customer and suppliers, sent out orders for large scale printing, and set up portrait sitting and image review sessions.
-
Intern/Assistant
Meyda Tiffany Lighting
Utica, NY
Created product specification sheets for large lighting installations Developed fixture prototypes & prepared images for product advertisement & web-site use