17441 W rock ledge road - goodyear, AZ 85338

Cell 602-809-1795 • Phone 623-537-7817 • E-mail Vesessa@gmail.com

To obtain a position in the Seattle Area that will allow me to utilize my Engineering Design skills towards the success of the company. I am open to new career opportunities in related design fields in the areas of Architecture, Graphic Design or Interior Design.

Oct. 2007 – Present                                                                                        Salt River Project   Tempe, AZ

Engineering Designer

·         Design Electrical plans under Engineer guidance, including cable and raceway schedules, cable routing, determining power supply.

·         Apply NEC (National Electric Code) to design.

·         Yellow-line with Engineer to make sure that design is correct across several prints.

·         Prepare technical specifications under Engineer guidance, to issue jobs out for bid.

·         On-site contractor liaison as necessary, to oversee job construction, issue hot work permits, make sure workers have all necessary badges and are performing and meeting safety standards.

·         Draft Mechanical, Electrical, Logic, Civil and Structural jobs from redlines in Microstation.

·         Worked on various special jobs that require point cloud manipulation with Descartes, and 3D Plant Space design, was responsible for getting Plant Space database set up per plant specs.

·         Proficient with Bentley Descartes Hybrid Manipulation.

·         Proficient in 3D Microstation V8i SS3 design and rendering.

·         Involved with NERC/CIP security update design, such as power plant control room isolation.

·         Work with Maximo to input cable and raceway data, and to submit for purchase requests for the estimated cost of work to be approved to issue a job for bid.

·         Responsible for training new hires and keeping Generation Engineering’s design standards manuals are updated as needed.

·         Responsible for maintaining cell/block libraries, and customizing plot drivers as necessary.

·         Responsible for testing new design software for the group and evaluating new products for the group such as new plotters or scanners.

·         Create and implement design and drafting standards for the Generation Engineering design team.

·         Continuing education to attain Mechanical Engineering Degree.

·         Responsible for keeping up to date on safety training and CPR certification.

·         Helped design and implement new company wide cable code to be used in Maximo.

Dec. 2005 – Oct. 2007                                                    Superior Tech. Resources (SRP)      Phoenix, AZ

Multi-Skilled Designer

·         Post Job designs, Schematics, FAC Service Requests and FIR’s in DDA/Smallworld (GIS).

·         Worked with Microstation to draft jobs prior to DDA (GIS) transition.

·         Was given Distribution Design Consultant procedure Training.

·         Submit for City and County Permits for Distribution work.

·         Working with SRP Programs such as GE Smallworld, Cimage, Phoenix, DCMS and JET.

April 2005 – Dec. 2005                                                            Energy Systems Design, Inc.    Phoenix, AZ

Electrical Drafter

·         Work on Electrical Power and Lighting Design and Drafting.

·         Work on Panel Schedules and Lighting Schedules.

·         Redline Drafting work for Electrical, Mechanical and Plumbing Engineers and Designers.

·         Drafted Floor Plans in AutoCAD 2000, 2000i, 2004.

April 2004 – April 2005                                            Presentation Services Audio Visual      Phoenix, AZ

CAD Specialist/Admin. Assistant                           At The Arizona Biltmore Resort & Spa    

·         Responsible for Creating AutoCAD Drawings and importing them into Room Viewer to make accurate room layouts for Hotel functions and programs.

·         Responsible for Staging Design for the AZ Biltmore Clients.

·         Responsible for graphic design for client staging and logos.

·         Created 3D AutoCAD Renderings for clients of the hotel and Presentation Services.

·         Responsible for the organization of the operations and sales offices.

·         Answer multiple phone lines.

·         Responsible for exporting and importing information into databases to keep sales

opportunities up to date.

·         Create Microsoft Excel Spreadsheets for data entry and organization.

·         Extensive Drafting and Design Experience in 2D and 3D with programs such as MicroStation J, V8 and XM, GE Smallworld (GIS), DDA (Distribution Design Automation), CAD Key, AutoCAD 2000, 2000i, 2004, Architectural Desktop and 2004 Mechanical, and Room Viewer.

·         Experience with Adobe Creative Suite (PhotoShop, InDesign, Illustrator, etc.)

·         Highly proficient in 10-key.

·         Type approx 55-60 wpm.

June 2009 – Present                                                              University of North Dakota – Grand Forks, ND

Mechanical Engineering

·       Studying Mechanical Engineering and design Principles

August 2008 – December 2010                                                                     Phoenix College – Phoenix, AZ

Associates of Science (Graduation December 2010)

·       Studied the principals of  Physics and Engineering

June. 2006 – June 2007                                                   Bismarck State College (Online) – Bismarck, ND

Electrical Power Technology and Applied Sciences

·       Studied the principals of AC and DC Theory.

·       Studied applied electrical mathematics.

Sept. 2000 – Dec. 2000                                                          Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University – Prescott, AZ

Aerospace Engineering

·       Studied Engineering Principles.

·       Learned Drafting techniques on MicroStation.

·       In Army ROTC program under scholarship.

• McDonald Scholarship - UND School of Engineering and Mines

• Transfer Student Scholarship for Academic Achievemnet - University of North Dakota

• Special Recognition Award - NGS LowNOx Project

• Special Recognition Award - Maximo SRP Electric Cable code development

• Special Recognition Award - NGS Surge & Settling Drafting and Design Support

• Special Recognition Award - NGS Drafting Coordinator Training and procedure documentation creation

• Special Recognition Award - NGS Service Building Remodel Project (mostly commercial design)

• Volunteer Appreciation Award - Youth Evaluation and Treatment Centers

I was a Boosters Coordinator for Generation Engineering, encouraging coworkers to contribute payroll deduction donations to United Way organizations. I applied for and was chosen for an SRP Community Service Grant for $12,500 and $3,500 matching funds to fix up a group home for boys for Youth Evaluation and Treatment Centers; I was responsible for organizing work dates and projects, recruiting volunteers and keeping track of accounting, as well as donating my SRP skills such as drafting to create a permanent floor plan to help plan and budget for materials. I have volunteered to be in charge of SRP 2006 Food Drive at West Valley and raised funds through a bake sale and burrito sale. I have volunteered for the Special Olympics for 3 years, 2 for Volleyball and 1 for soccer.

·         Available upon request