Michael R. Blanchette

4450 Melville Drive 

Colorado Springs CO 80916 

Phone: 719- 352-1839

Email: michaelblanchette@live.com

 

Experience:

Mechanical Designer II

08/11 to Present, Enserca Engineering, Lakewood, CO

Project lead for pipeline appurtenance projects. Daily duties consist of preparing Mechanical drawings using CadWorx 2013 Plant, P&ID and Equipment. Created 3D models for such projects as Oil Transloading Facilities and Pipeline Appurtenances. Assisted in the development of modeling and drawing creation procedures.

 

Owner / Operator

11/09 to 06/11, M & S Couriers, Colorado Springs, CO

Owner of a flower and plant shipping/ delivery business. Organized shipping from both Florida and California into the Colorado area. Also responsible for the day to day sales, scheduling, accounting and customer service aspects of the business.

 

CAD Drafter

8/02 to 2/05 and 6/08 to 2/09 Harris Group Inc. Colorado Springs, CO

Utilized AutoCAD , Pipeview & CADWorx to prepare drawings for Natural Gas Pipeline industry. Ability to interpret alignment drawings, mileposts, and engineer stations.Ability to apply survey data to create & as built piping layouts, plot and piping plans & details. Edit and as built plant drawings for compressor stations and measurement facilities utilizing piping plans and elevations, details, and instrumentation as required. Edit general arrangement and detail drawings for piping, water systems, electrical and structural services in support trailers for a DOD contractor. 

 

Senior Drafting Technician

2/05 to 6/08, El Paso Corp. Colorado Springs, CO

Project lead for numerous large new construction natural gas pipeline projects. Daily duties consist of preparing drawings using varies drafting software such as Autocad 2008, Autodesk Civil3D, BlueSky Pipeview and CADWorx. Assisted in many specialty mapping projects using ArcGIS. Also have extensive experience with the use of survey data, USGS Quad maps and Aerial Photography. Project work requires excellent communication with engineers, survey, environmental and regulatory affairs departments.

 

Senior GIS Technician

6/97 to 3/02, Sanborn Colorado, Colorado Springs CO

Responsible for digitizing utility and parcel maps using multiple GIS software packages as well as training others. Work as a point of contact for contractors and clients to resolve digital map product issues and questions. Update hard copy map information from customer into digital files. Assist in problem solving and procedural changes. Create and prepare Standards of Delivery paperwork for shipment to client. Tech Lead for department offering technical support and guidance. Extensive use of Microsoft Office 2000, including the use of MS Access to create project-tracking databases.

 

Education:

BS Business/ Information Systems, University of Phoenix, Colorado Springs,

CO., 2002

 

A.S. Architectural/ Structural Drafting, Denver Technical College, Colorado Springs, CO., 1997