Allen R. Thomas
16812 Dynes Avenue ∙ Cleveland, OH 44128
Phone: (216) 978-3152 ∙ Email: allenthomas1921@yahoo.com

Objective
To obtain a Drafting position, that will afford me the opportunity to utilize my educational background.

Skills
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• Autodesk Revit 2010 -2011
• Autodesk Inventor (2009 – 2011)
• AutoCAD (2008- 2011)
• AutoCAD Civil 3D 2010
• Ability to Draft by hand
• 2D/3D drawings
• Ability to create mechanical, architectural, and Civil designs
• Microsoft Office Word, Excel, and Power Point
• Ability to convert Cad drawings to dxf files


Education


ITT Technical Institute, Warrensville Heights, OH ​Sept 2009 – June 2011
Associate Degree of Applied Science in Computer Drafting and Design-June 2011
GPA-3.60 ∙ Graduating with Honors

Relevant Course Work
• Introduction to Design and Drafting- Worked with AutoCAD, drawing residential floor plans, and title blocks and plotted the finished drawings.
• Drafting/CAD Methods- Worked with AutoCAD, mechanical drafting drawing parts such as nuts, bolts, and die.
• Architectural Drafting I & II- Worked with AutoCAD and Autodesk Revit, designed residential and commercial floor plans for homes, and dual usage buildings.
• Rapid Visualization- Hand drawing of various items, shapes, and pictures in a limited amount of time.
• Engineering Graphics I & II- Worked with AutoCAD and Autodesk Inventor, designing mechanical parts, wheels, rods, screws, bolts, and multiple part projects.
• Materials and Processes- Worked with Autodesk Inventor, designing mechanical parts, and learned about different materials used to make mechanical parts.
• Sustainable Design- Worked with Autodesk Revit, designing sustainable residential floor plans, and learned the benefits of sustainable design.
• Civil Drafting and Introduction to GIS- Worked with AutoCAD Civil 3D, creating site plans, horizontal alignments, and profiles. Introduced to GIS concepts.
• Physical and Computer-Aided 3D Modeling- Worked with Autodesk 3DS Max, designing a conceptual drawing and constructing a physical 3D model from that design.

Drafting Intern​May 2010 – July 2010
Singleton & Associates, Cleveland
Converted Architectural AutoCAD Designs to Architectural DataCAD designs


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Experience


Drafting Associate​February 2014 – Present
Singleton & Associates​Cleveland, OH
• Architectural AutoCAD Designs per client

Drafter ​January 2012 – November 2013
Duramax Marine ​Hiram, OH
• Create drawings using AutoCAD
• Creates drawings from existing drawings
• Creates drawings of marine bearings, shaft seals, stuffing boxes, dock bumpers/fenders, shaft liners, stators, demountable bearings, keel coolers, and dura-coolers

Lecturer/ Teaching Assistant ​October 2011 – January 2012
ITT Tech - Strongsville Campus​Strongsville, OH
• Taught lessons in Architectural Design class
• Assisted students with questions
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Drafter ​​August 2011 - January 2012
Cleveland Housing Network​Cleveland, OH
• Drawing residential floor plans
• Editing existing floor plans to simplify drawings for potential clients

Warehouse Associate​July 2009 – November 2009
Legacy Staffing​Solon, OH
• Assembled Shelving kits and prepared them for daily shipment

Sales Associate​November 2008 – July 2009
Hudson Group​Cleveland, OH
• Processed all cash and credit card customer transactions daily
• Assisted customers with merchandise choices and stocked all merchandise

Warehouse Associate​November 2003 – March 2008
UZ Engineered Products​ Cleveland, OH
• Operated Clippership machine via a computer to process all outgoing shipping orders daily

Associate (Part - Time)​August 2002 – Present
Cleveland Housing Network​Cleveland, OH
• Marketing homes to residential clients, to assist clients with home ownership
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Warehouse Associate​September 2002 – February 2003
iSource Performance Materials​Cleveland, OH
• Assembled products and maintained a clean and safe cleaning area