Daryl K. Sweet

186 Olympus Circle

Littleton,  CO  80124

303-910-1680 (cell)

E-Mail: dsweetden@comcast.net

 

QUALIFICATIONS

 

Self motivated individual with extensive AutoCAD experience in a variety of disciplines.  Career history of advancement with experience in personnel management and records management.  Successful motivator who brings a record of supervising multiple departments and utilizing a wide variety of technical computer software. A dependable individual that brings his all to the job every day.

 

 

EXPERIENCE

Independent Contractor November 2009 – Present

Various contract CAD work for multiple clients both in y office as well as the clients office if required.

 

Cad Consultants, Inc.  March 2006 – November 2009

CAD Operator

Produce CAD drawings of floor plans, elevations & details for new & remodel retail space from field survey notes & photos. Assemble Survey Booklets from raw photos and field notes. Manage digital file archiving and retrieval.

Improved companies on-time delivery of projects through conscientious work scheduling.

 

LandAmerica Flood Nov. 2004– January 2006

Flood Mapping Analyst

My task is to determine if a specific property is within a flood zone using computer software, Internet resources and the FEMA flood maps.  This requires the use of interactive Internet maps as well as printed map resources and a variety of Internet resources and phone calls.  The use of AutoCAD map to overlay flood maps, plats and aerials is also required.

 

Lowe’s Home Improvement Warehouse,  Nov.  2003 – Sept. 2004

Sales Specialist – Kitchen Design

Design and sale of semi-custom kitchen and bath cabinets.  Sale of custom countertops and extra coverage in the appliance department

              Highlights

Ø       Assisted in the set up of the new Parker Lowe’s store from the ground up

Ø       When I left Lowe’s I was the designer with the longest Lowe’s seniority at that location

 

 

CBC Flood Services & GE Capital Flood Services 1997 – April 2003

Map Library & CyberFlood Support Manager (Internet ordering tool)

Responsibility for organizing FEMA flood maps used in the determination of flood risk, effectively maintained three complete sets of flood maps containing 90,000 maps per set.  Research and obtain other map resources such as assessor’s plats, subdivision maps and street maps and atlas's from numerous sources.  Coordinate digitizing of flood maps by vendor in India and import digital maps into GIS system.

              Highlights

Ø       Successfully maintain digital map database for automated flood determination process.

Ø       Established databases to better track and organize library resources.

Ø       Initiated transition from hard copy assessor’s plats to digital plats on CD-ROM which reduced cost by $20,000 annually.

Ø       Acquired an additional set of flood maps to store off premises for disaster recovery.

Ø       Successfully coordinated the set up and maintenance of resources for a second operation in India.

Ø      Supervised the technical customer support of Internet ordering tool for our products.

 

Meridian Oil Inc. (AKA Burlington Resources) Denver, CO 1982-1996

Administrative Supervisor (1995-1996)

Fleet administrator for approximately 70 vehicles mostly in remote field locations, including requisitioning and terminating all vehicles.  Supervision of 3 departments including Office Services, Records, Drafting.  Responsible for setting and reviewing department and individual’s annual goals and expectations.  Some hands-on graphics as required in the Drafting Department.

Highlights

Ø       Accurately manage a $200,000 general supply budget.

Ø       Effectively maintain a low headcount in an ever-changing work environment.

Ø       Successfully upgraded fleet vehicle trim packages to eliminate delivery problems of new vehicles.

Ø       Reduced warehouse cost 40% by eliminating excess equipment and reorganizing what remained.

 

Drafting Supervisor  (1986-1995)

Supervise drafting department as well as providing hands-on drafting, both board and computer.  Supervised staff

ranging from six to two plus occasional contractors.  Effectively managed project distribution to meet deadlines.  

Converted digital seismic location data into an update format and imported this data into mapping database. Highlights

Ø       Assisted in the consolidation of 2 regional offices into 1 to reduce operating costs.

Ø       Awarded two performance bonuses within one 12-month period.

Ø       Successfully transitioned staff from manual drafting to Autocad mapping.

Ø       Initiated and oversaw all drafters training on GIS system.

Ø       Maintained high productivity while reducing staff from 10 to 4. 

Ø       Facilitated the promotion of staff through continuing employee development.

Ø       Provided significant input in assembling a UNIX Mapping System including Z-Map and Vortext.

 

 

 

 

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

 

Certificate - Vo-Tech - Drafting

Extensive computer training

Management and Supervisory development

Team Building development

Six Sigma Quality training

 

 

COMPUTER SKILLS

 

AutoCAD  2013                                                        Power Point

Windows  7 & 8                                                                      Lotus Freelance

Microsoft Word                                                                      Vortext - Angstrom GIS

Microsoft Excel                                                                      Z-Map - Zycor Mapping

Microsoft Access                                                                      ArcView