WORK EXPERIENCE:

Oral English Teacher in PR China:

07/10 - 08/10 Fame International Learning Center, Summer Camp, Zhangjiagang, Jiangsu Province.

02/10 - Present TongCheng Middle School, TongCheng, AnQing, AnHui Province.

09/09 - 12/09 TaiHu Middle School, TaiHu County, AnQing, AnHui Province.

Design/Drafting:

10/07 - 12/08   

FRIEDE & GOLDMAN, LTD., Houston, Texas contracted through Duke Marine of Ontario, Canada.

Senior Designer, Project team leader. Structural design drafting & steel detailing of offshore oil rigs (jack-up, semi submersibles, etc.). As project team leader on Centurion and many other projects, answered directly to vice president. AutoCAD 2007, 2008 & 2009.

05/06 - 02/07 

ENGINEERING DESIGN ASSOCIATES (EDA) Metairie, LA. – Drafting electrical systems for commercial buildings, multi and single level. AutoCAD 2005 LT & 2007, Proficient in using X-ref, which was used on all projects.

10/04 - 7/05               

SWIFTSHIPS, INC., Morgan City,  LA.  Drafting patrol boats & crew/supply boats. AutoCAD LT 2002.

4/00 - 10/04             

Contracting drafting services to various civil & structural engineering & fabrication firms, including sheet metal detailing for the paper mill industry. AutoCAD 2000, 2004 & 2005.

4/96 - 4/00     

FRIEDE & GOLDMAN, LTD., New Orleans, Louisiana. Lead Senior Draftsman - Structural drafting of offshore oil rigs and drilling vessels, managing drawing files, training document control personnel, project team leader and assisting in supervising department. AutoCAD  R13, 14 & 2000.

8/94 - 2/96

WALK, HAYDEL & ASSOC, INC., New Orleans, Louisiana. Civil-Structural. Special Projects-Renovation of Oil Storage Caverns for the Department of Energy, including machinery mounts, pipe hangers, rebar detailing, etc. AutoCAD R12 &13, using X-ref extensively.

1/93 - 7/94

WALDEMAR S. NELSON AND COMPANY, INC., New Orleans, Louisiana. Civil-Structural, steel detailing, checking shop details and material take-off of steel and concrete for Freeport Indonesia copper mine 66K and 90K Expansions. Steel detailing and drafting of offshore platform structures. AutoCAD R10 & 11.

EDUCATION: 

05/74: Morgan City High School graduate. 

03/81: Began Board/manual Drafting training on the job at Swiftships, Inc. 

09/84 - 08/85: Young Memorial Vocational-Technical School of Morgan City for Mechanical Drawing. 

01/90 - 05/90: Jefferson Parish Vocational-Technical School, certificate for completing Basic and Intermediate AutoCAD.

05/09 - 07/09: The International TEFL Corp., 100 hour TEFL (Teaching English as a Foreign Language) Course, TEFL Certification.

MISCELLANEOUS EXPERIENCES & INTERESTS            

Professional digital photography - Canon EOS 10D & 40D.  Photoshop image editing & modifying. Fine arts (drawing and painting, portraiture and surrealism). Chinese language, history and culture.