A Silicon Valley transplant coming into the Information Age intrigued by the new technology of multi-media design for the Internet; A frustrated graphic artist stuck in the monotonous world of black and white CAD drawings; Inhibited in the prison of engineering drawing standards and regulations; A frustrated CAD designer looking for enlightenment without design boundaries.

Finally the horse blinders came off and the horizon became a full spectrum of limitless imagination. While still being able to maintain the technical characteristics of engineering design I found freedom with creative opportunities to explore when I discovered the realm of Graphic-Web Design.

Transitioning from CAD to Web Design felt like giving life to all those black and white engineering drawings I created for so many years. Imagine the PCB and power supply in the Flash animation on the right as a black and white drawing and finally being able to color and animate it in motion. As a designer it was euphoric and felt like taking it to the next level by finally animating life into my Designs.

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TECHNICAL SKILLS

CAD DESIGN:
SolidWorks
AutoCAD
Solid Designer (Co Create)
Pro/ENGINEER

GRAPHIC / WEB DESIGN:
Photoshop
Illustrator
Dreamweaver
Flash
HTML • CSS
JAVASCRIPT

 

Project Management / Product Development Specialist
from Conceptual Layout
to Production Release.

Full scale Mechanical Design Packaging:

-Machine Design
-Sheet-Metal Design
-Injection Molding Design
-PCB Design
-Assembly & BOM Mgmt

Contractor – Graphic / Web Designer

Have been freelancing, providing web design and digital graphic support for
non-profit groups and small business clients. Continuing advanced Web Design
studies and practice.

Graphic-Web Designer 9-2010 to Present
Web Design Technology training 9-2009 to 9-2010

Job retraining program sponsored by the Workforce Investment Board (WIB)
of Solano County

Learn IT! Technical training facility, San Francisco, California,
Acquired advanced skills in Adobe CS4 programs: Photoshop, Illustrator, Flash
and  Dreamweaver (HTML-CSS-Javascript), for Web Design and Development.

Senior CAD Designer / Project Manager

I’m a creative, results-oriented designer with a diverse set of skills and an extensive
background contributing to the success of demanding, fast-paced research and
development companies.
I'm an overall Product Development Engineering Documentation Specialist - Project Manager.
Can confidently fit into roles as a Documentation Control Manager and Configuration Manager.

Senior CAD Designer 1992 to 2009

Developed complex layouts and drawings involving originality, advanced drafting techniques and practical mechanical and fabrication techniques current with industry standards. I was assigned to create design products from sketches, schematics and verbal instruction. Responsibilities included coordinating changes on prototype and production equipment drawings and the preparation and incorporation of ECO's. Ability to check degrees of engineering drawings to determine proper fit and function, correctness and completeness of information and conformance to standards as requires.

List of companies in the last 10 years:
Applied Materials Fairfield, Ca. Architectural Glass Coating Systems
Accuray Inc. Sunnyvale, Ca. Medical Systems, Robotics, Radio-surgery
GE Medical Systems So.San Francisco, Ca. Medical Imaging Systems, EBT
Genus Technologies Sunnyvale Ca. Semiconductor Systems, CVD


Previous companies as a Designer / Drafter-contractor:
Schlumberger, Lockheed, Varian , Watkins Johnson, Loral, Teledyne (All in the Silicon Valley)

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Science in Organizational Management, University of San Francisco, California

I have acquired upper level people management soft skills and project development skills through
a combination of education and experience. Capable of directing and managing a team of designers to complete projects as required. Excellent management skills for Document Control Management & Configuration Management for Hi-Tech companies.

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