Category: DESIGNER

         MECHANICAL DESIGNER       Summary    I am a current Mechanical Designer for I.A.S. I am extremely versatile, reliable and efficient with 15+ years' experience supporting managers, business owners and executives in high paced environments in a wide variety of professional positions. Diversified skills include client relations, utilizing different design mediums, being hands on, project management, and working extremely well in both team environments and on my own.        Experience     02/2016   to   Current     Mechanical Designer    Company Name   －   City  ,   State      My primary responsibility is to ensure that Clients are thrilled through design, planning and implementation while making sure Interstate's services are the highest quality possible.  Maintain schedules thru interaction with clients and project managers, personnel and clients.  Maintain ongoing project requirements and specifications for multiple projects.  Review design efforts for team to ensure that quality is being maintained.  Manage and scope investigations into form or function of a feature or set of features in a design.  To create and refine technical and mechanical parts as well as assembly drawings to capture design intent and documentation.  Guide other Interstate Staff.         02/2016   to   08/2016     Lead Horticulturalist/Manager    Company Name   －   City  ,   State      Develop improved measurement techniques, soil conservation methods, soil sampling devices, or related technology.  Identify or classify species of insects or allied forms, such as mites or spiders.  Investigate soil problems and poor water quality to determine sources and effects.  Develop improved measurement techniques, soil conservation methods, soil sampling devices, or related technology.  Perform chemical analyses of the microorganism content of soils to determine microbial reactions or chemical mineralogical relationships to plant growth.  Tour work areas to observe work being done, to inspect crops, and to evaluate plant and soil conditions.  Apply pesticides and fertilizers to plants.  Hire employees, and train them in gardening techniques.  Select and purchase seeds, plant nutrients, disease control chemicals, and garden and lawn care equipment.  Explain and enforce safety regulations and policies.  Confer with horticultural personnel in order to plan facility renovations or additions.  Cut and prune trees, shrubs, flowers, and plants.  Construct structures and accessories such as greenhouses and benches.  Negotiate contracts such as those for land leases or tree purchases.         02/2014   to   02/2016     R&D Designer    Company Name   －   City  ,   State      Responsible for the overall design, development & testing (DDT): I design, draft, develop and test many concurrent product development and product improvement projects.  Design and ensure fit, form and functions are correct.  Perform calculations and work with vendors to develop production part design and allocate resources when necessary.  Work with engineers to address product updates and concerns and work with quality and customer service departments to identify product improvement opportunities.  Create and track ECN's (engineering changing notice), update drawings and documents, ensure they meet drafting standards, brainstorm ideas and modeling concepts, prototype new designs, and train manufacturing personnel on product design changes and upgrades.         05/2013   to   02/2014     Landscape Supervisor    Company Name   －   City  ,   State      Responsibilities included maintaining and supervising all indoor and outdoor landscape needs.  This includes but is not limited to all budgeting, design, maintenance, horticultural practices for all on-site plants and oversight of all on-sight jobs.  Working with vendors and managing a cost-to-savings budget working toward a LEED certified campus and providing safety and cost solutions for Microsoft.  Establish and enforce operating procedures and work standards that will ensure adequate performance and personnel safety.  Train workers in tasks such as transplanting or pruning trees or shrubs, finishing cement, using equipment, or caring for turf.  Confer with other supervisors to coordinate work activities with those of other departments.         03/2013   to   07/2013     Designer/Project Manager    Company Name   －   City  ,   State      Coordinate or direct development, energy assessment, engineering, or construction activities to ensure that landscape project needs and objectives are met.  Manage site assessments and/or environmental studies for new designs.  Update schedules, estimates, forecasts, or budgets for landscape designs and proposals.         01/2011   to   12/2011     Technician    Company Name   －   City  ,   State      Operate digital printing and categorization systems.  Collect and maintain records of clients and designs.  Complete quality control activities, monitor equipment operation, and report malfunctioning equipment to supervisor.         06/2007   to   09/2007     Foreman/Designer    Company Name   －   City  ,   State      Supervise, coordinate, or schedule the activities of construction and landscape workers.  Read specifications, such as blueprints, to determine construction requirements or to plan procedures.  Inspect work progress, equipment, or construction sites to verify safety or to ensure that specifications are met.  Locate, measure, and mark site locations or placement of structures or equipment, using measuring and marking equipment.         01/2005   to   01/2013     Key holder    Company Name   －   City  ,   State      Responsibilities include inventory management.  Employee management.  Oversight of day-to-day store operations.  Store layout.  Scheduling.  Bank depository.  Intermediate between corporate and store locations.          Education and Training          NDSU        City  ,   State             May 2012     Bachelor's degree  :   Landscape Architecture    NDSU   －   City  ,   State      Landscape Architecture       December 2010     Bachelor's degree  :   Environmental Design    Environmental Design            MSCTC        City  ,   State             May 2008     Associate's degree  :   Biological Science Zoology    NDSU   －   City  ,   State      Biological Science Zoology        Interests    Big Brother Big Sister
Mentor/Volunteer, February 2014 - September 2016
For Luv of Dogs
Foster home/ food donations, 2013 - 2017
Grove lake Lutheran Church
Children Services and Outings, 2015-2017      Skills    blueprints, budgeting, budgets, budget, content, Negotiate contracts, Clients, customer service, documentation, drafting, equipment operation, features, fertilizers, forms, Inspect, inventory management, layout, Employee management, managing, mark, mechanical, modeling, personnel, policies, product design, product development, product improvement, progress, proposals, quality, quality control, Read, maintain records, renovations, safety, Scheduling, supervisor, supervising, upgrades, water quality        Additional Information      Volunteer Work
Big Brother Big Sister
Mentor/Volunteer, February 2014 - September 2016
For Luv of Dogs
Foster home/ food donations, 2013 - 2017
Grove lake Lutheran Church
Children Services and Outings, 2015-2017