Gerald R. Dowd-McClary
5045 River Valley Dr. SE, Smyrna, GA 30082 Cellphone: 404-694-1005 Email:gdowdmcclary@yahoo.com
TECHNICAL EXPERIENCE (DRAFTING/DESIGN/DETAILING & HANDS-ON)
· Electro-Mechanical
¨ CNC Programming for water jet, gas flame and electric plasma cutting beds using AutoCAD & PEP.
¨ Automated food products handling, washing, drying, storage and packaging systems.
¨ Robotic handling systems for secured materials transport within a security-restricted environment.
¨ Conveyor systems, materials handling and destination specific distribution systems.
¨ Live steam, air/oxygen, inert & volatile gas pressure vessels, piping and related equipment.
¨ HVAC ducting in 2D & 3D, C & H air distribution, pressure relief plenums and return air scrubbing/elimination.
¨ Sheet metal & extruded component design and fabrication methodology.
¨ Fiber-optic telecommunications cable layouts, end-user distribution networks and installation procedures.
¨ Microwave transmission & reception, wave steppers, carriers and related components.
¨ Electro-mechanical hardware in plastic, light/medium gauge steel, c & e enclosures and components packaging.
¨ Wiring & wire-harness design and assembly procedures.
· Structural/Facilities
¨ Fresh & gray water, chemical wastes, gas & fluid piping, pressure vessels & container layouts.
¨ Structural detailing: sheet metal, light & medium gauge steel trusses, girders, gussets & attachment hardware.
¨ Wood structure framing: concrete & masonry footings, load bearing walls, trusses, ducting, wiring and plumbing.
¨ Inert & volatile gas metering, distribution and end use designation, site inspection & documentation.
¨ Space & use planning, floor plans and equipment & conveyor layouts.
· Documentation
¨ Original drawing preparation, redlined revisions, Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing as required.
¨ Processing ECR’s, ECN’s & ECO’s per Engineering Department procedures & requirements.
¨ Component research, verification and assessment of project related aspects & bill of materials structuring/writing.
¨ Parts and systems inspection per Engineering & Manufacturing Specifications..
¨ Production line assembly & procedures manual with graphics documentation.
¨ Site walk-down, component inspection per existing P & ID. Redlining & revising drawings per site as-built, spooling
drawings for fab-shop builds, valve tagging & spread sheet documentation.
¨ Project status, needs and expediting as per MRP requirements.
¨ Survey data collection on handheld & laptop computers for interpretation & transmission to Survey Headquarters.
CAD SYSTEMS EXPERIENCE
AutoCAD R-9 through R-2013 2-D, 3-D, CADMech / Solidworks & Eagle-Point; Microstation R-3 through R-7 & Geo
Pak; Pro-Engineer R-16 through 2002 / Wildfire 2.0, 3.0 & Interlink; CADCam Architectural; CalmaCAD-General
Electric MRP I & II; AutoCAD 2000 & P.E.P. Machine Language for CNC cutting beds using water jet, plasma and oxyacetylene
multi torch.
WORK HISTORY (CONTRACTED CONSULTANT AND PERMANENT POSITIONS)
11/14 – 02/15 HR 1 Services, Atlanta, GA AutoCAD Drafter / CNC Shear & Punch Programmer
(Contract)
Created drawings of sheet metal components then programmed a punch & shear machine using
AutoCAD “Striker” subroutine.
11/08 – 03/15 Water to Gas to Fuel, LLC, Smyrna, GA System Designer & Installation Technician
(Part Time)
03/12 – 10/14 Set and Services Resources, Raleigh, NC Journeyman Site Technician
(Part Time)
Evaluate a Client’s vehicle, install an HHO equipment package to optimize MPG. Familiarize the Client
with maintaining the equipment & to supply them with all State & Federal Tax Rebate forms.
Demolished and reset an existing retail display using a Plan-O-Gram (POG). Restocked reset as per
POG in stores such as Home Depot, Family Dollar & Kohl’s.
05/11 – 02/12 Pivotal Retail Group, Atlanta, GA Senior Team Leader & Site Technician
(Direct Hire) Conducted site surveys of various types at Home Depots throughout the South East for future work.
Using a Plan-O-Gram (POG), demolished existing retail displays & reset to new specifications.
Responsible for up to 5 site technicians & maintained the work flow according to the “Critical Path”.
09/10 – 05/11 Set and Services Resources, Atlanta, GA Qualified Site Technician
(Part Time)
05/09 – 08/10 HGA Quest Service Group, Atlanta, GA Site Technician
(Part Time)
Demolished and reset an existing retail display using a Plan-O-Gram (POG). Restocked reset as per
POG in stores such as Home Depot, Family Dollar & Kohl’s.
Demolished old displays & built new ones. Reset & stocked an existing retail display using a Plan-OGram
in Home Depots throughout the Atlanta area.
08/07 – 02/09 Adecco Technical Service, Atlanta, GA HVAC Piping Designer / Draftsman
(Contract)
Contracted to Batchelor & Kimball as a Designer/Drafter for HVAC piping & detailing of site drawings
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using AutoCAD 2008 3D & CADMech. Inspected project sites using current P. & I.D. & redlined as built
Created spool drawings for fab-shop,valve tagging spread sheets in Exel for BoM’s and site layouts.
05/07 – 08/07 Tyler Staffing Service, Atlanta, GA HVAC Ducting Designer / Draftsman
(Contract)
Contracted to Xnth Corp. as an HVAC ducting & components designer/detailer using AutoCAD 2007 3D.
07/06 – 10/06 Belcan Tech Services, Cincinnati, OH Pro-E Designer / Drafter & Methods Engineering
(Contract)
Contracted to Cincinnati Milacron as a Product Designer for injection molding machinery. Entailed the
checking of machined components for over-engineering. Taking that part and finding a cheaper way to
make it & build the machine without cheapening the product. Thus saving in the production cost.
03/06 – 05/06 CDI Technical, Atlanta, GA Pro-E Designer / Draftsman
(Contract)
Contracted to Siemens Energy & Automation as a Product Designer of industrial grade circuit breakers
of 100 –1600 amp capacity. Assisted engineers in designing and integrating the SEA European breaker
product with the US/UL regulations & designing a product acceptable to both regulatory offices.
10/05 – 11/05 Black Diamond Networks, Lawrence, MA Pro-E Designer / Draftsman
(Contract)
Contracted to Cirrus Design Corp., Duluth, MN HVAC components designer/detailer using Pro-E 2001 &
Wildfire 2.0 & Microstation 7.5 in preparing drawings for FAA approval of upgrades to the SR22 Aircraft.
06/05 – 10/05 Black Diamond Networks, Lawrence, MA HVAC Components Designer / Draftsman
(Contract)
Contracted to Fedders Appliance Corp. Effingham, IL Using Pro-E 2001, Wildfire 2.0 w/Interlink &
AutoCAD 2006 to design HVAC component upgrades for existing products & newer models.
10/04 – 03/05 QCI Technical Staffing, Fort Wayne, IN Pro-E Draftsman
(Contract)
Contract to CFM Corp. utilizing Pro-E ‘01/Wildfire 2.0, processed ECN’s, converted AutoCAD drawings
to Pro-E format & assisted the engineers and machinists of the R&D Department by correcting redlined
drawings or creating new drawings from sketches, notes or verbal instructions.
04/04 – 08/04 Pro-Resource, Fort Wayne, IN Metallurgy Lab Technician
(Contract)
Contracted to Omni Source Corp. Assisted in testing of metallic substances to determine type, purity
and alloy percentages, at a non-ferric metals recovery facility.
05/03 – 04/04 Adecco Employment Service, Fort Wayne, IN In-bound Traffic Inspector & Damage
(Contract)
Verifier. Contracted to Excel Corp. as an inspector of in-bound products for damage. Digitally
recorded & documented the product, number of, pallet ID number, type of damage & location in trailer.
07/01 – 05/02 Arkansas Highway & Transportation Department, Little Rock, AR Surveys Technician
(Direct Hire)
Assisted Surveyor in setup of digital laser transit, taking “sights & measurements”, recorded topography
using hand held data collector, transferred data to CAD mapping system & transmitted to Home-office.
03/01 – 05/01 AFCO, Ryerson & Tull Metals, Inc., Little Rock, AR AutoCAD Drafter/CNC Programmer
(Contract)
Programmed CNC flame, plasma & water cutting using AutoCAD 2000LT & PEP Machine Language.
12/99 – 07/00 C. T. & T., Inc., North Little Rock, AR Grid Map Designer
(Direct Hire)
Utilizing Microstation/Geo-Pak, AutoCAD 2000LT/Eagle Point, created grid maps detailing underground
power, telephone, TV cable, aerial poles and microwave reception/transmission tower placement.
06/99 – 11/99 Belcan Technical Service, Conway, AR Automotive Electrical Systems Designer
(Contract)
Contract to Amtran Corp. Conway, AR. Processed ECRs & ECNs via hands-on checking of each ECR
for validity & feasibility. Corrected redlined drawings per ECR, ECN & ECO using AutoCAD R16.
12/98 – 03/99 ManPower Tech. Service, Euless, TX Gas Systems Inspector / As-Built Revisions Drafter
(Contract)
Contracted to Alcon Labs, Ft. Worth TX. Conducted a Walk-down systems inspection per P. & I.D and
made necessary corrections to Site Plans to reflect the As-Builts.
03/98 – 11/98 Cad Resources, Inc., Ft. Worth, TX Utilities Site Mapping Designer
(Contract)
Texas Utilities, Gas & Electric, Ft. Worth, TX . Using Micro-station/Geo Pak, created city, township and
county grid maps depicting Ng lines, pump stations, buried & aerial cabling and transmission stations.
09/96 - 03/98 Cad Resources, Inc., Ft. Worth, TX Industrial Water Heater & Boiler Designer / Drafter
(Contract)
Education & Specialized Training
1995
1987
Advanced Data Graphics, Dallas, TX --- Pro-Engineering, Release 16
Video Technical Institute, Dallas TX --- AutoCAD Basic, Release 9.0
1978 – 1982 West Valley College, Saratoga, CA --- College Requirements; Electrical & lighting, structural, HVAC
and plumbing drafting; Energy conservation analysis; Materials Requirements Planning (MRP I & II)
1980 - 1980 GE Nuclear Controls & Instrumentation Division, San Jose, CA --- MRP I & CalmaCAD Training
1974 – 1976 Utah Technical College, Orem, UT --- College Education Requirements, biology, zoology, drafting
1972 – 1973 Eagle University Extension, Ft. Campbell, KY --- College. Ed. Req.’s, chemistry, basic drafting.
Decorated U. S. Army Veteran
Contracted to PVI Industries, Ft. Worth TX. Designed Industrial water heaters, boilers, co-generation &
heat recovery systems per customer spec’s. Revised red-lined dwg’s. using AutoCAD 14 & Pro-E 16