Resume’

                            Roger Leal Cardona

                          10212 Big Thicket Drive

                                      Austin, TX 787478744

                                  Cell No. (512) 785-0777

     www.cardonaroger729@gmail.com

 

                                        OBJECTIVE

To obtained a hands on challenging position that will provide me with the opportunity for advancement and personal growth, with progressive organization.

 

My career goal is to continue to utilize my abilities and skills as a Engineering AutoCAD Drafter/Technician in the fields of research, technical maintenance, utility drafting, and line work and in Survey & Mapping a Surveying CAD Drafter; Title Surveys, Tree & Topographic, Form & Builder Surveys. As a Utility Drafter; Arch GIS pipeline mapping, & technical support.  As a Civil Drafter; Subdivisions & Lot alignments, Easements, Tree & Topography, Boundary surveys, Metes & bounds, and as an Environmental CAD Technician; draftsmanship and systems operations, soil sampling, location mapping, schematic’s, studies & graphs, drawings & figures to EPA reports. Experienced that allows me to establish a solid base for opportunity & advancement.

 

                         SKILLS AND CERTIFICATIONS

~Strong skills as a CAD Technician and Drafting with the emphasis in the Civil Cartography, Survey & Mapping.                                                                                                

~Proficient in ArchGIS Micro Station mapping, topography theory, microfilm duplicator, Microsoft word starter.                                                                                                                                 ~Tektronix, Xerox Copiers, blue line duplicators, Lockheed’s 1700, and Dpi 24x36 digital table.

~PC operation, printers and plotters; Macintosh IIci, Dell, Packard Bell, Intel Pentium series I, II, III, IV.                                                  ~AutoCAD, laser inkjets, pen printers, and plotters.

~Strong ability in following instructions and paying close attention to detail.

~Team and goal oriented with an excellent attendance and work ethic.

~ Fluent in English, Spanish and American Sign Language.

 

                                     EDUCATION

Associates Degree- 1982 Capital City Trade Technical School affiliate Southwest School of Electronics, Austin, Texas. Comprehensive Drafting Courses consisting of basics through advance manual and computer aided drafting, specializing in the following disciplines:

Mechanical: Consisting of assembly and detail drawing, part detail and section drawings, knowledge of tolerance, dimensioning and use of mechanics handbook.

Architectural: Including elevations, floor plans, and electrical layout and proper scaling and lettering, complete as built.

Civil: Encompassing cartography, topographic studies, underground utility drafting, field research and study, computer mapping, builder subdivisions open and close, final plats, easements, builder surveys, title surveys, tree surveys and boundary surveys, complete as built.

Certificate- 1982 Hispanic Baptist Seminary, San Antonio, Texas ~Concentration in Spanish, Archaeology, Theology and Sociology

High School Diploma- 1980 Robstown High School, Drafting; Isometrics, 2d, 3d Drawings Robstown, Texas.

 

                            EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

Feb. 2014–Present Day. B & G Land Surveyors: Austin, Texas. CAD Drafting; Title Surveys, Easements & Utility Location, Survey CAD Technician/Drafter.

 

Dec. 2013- Jan.- 2014.   Temp Agency Advanced Temps assigned to the City of Corpus Christi, Texas. Engineering Department as an Engineer Assistant. Draw Exhibits for City Council. AutoCAD 2012 and ArchGIS/ArchMap.

 

June 2013–September 2013. B & G Land Surveyors: Austin, Texas. CAD Drafting; Title Surveys, Easements & Utility Location, Survey CAD Technician/Drafter.

 

May 2012–June 2013. Allstar Land Surveyors: Austin, Texas. CAD Drafting; Title Surveys, Boundary Surveyors, Tree & Topographic Maps. Elevations & Envelopes, Easements & Utility Location, Boundary Surveys, Metes and bounds, Impervious covers, etc. Survey CAD Technician/Drafter.

 

May 2005-Mar. 2009 Freelancer. Design and Built Architecture. Decks and Patios

May 2002-Mar. 2005 Windrose Land Services Austin, Texas. A Surveying Co.: Create & Produced Line work, Builder Subdivisions & Subdivision alignments, Title Surveys, Construction Builders Surveys w/elevations, easements & utility location, Surveying CAD Technician/Drafter.

 

Jan. 2001-Oct. 2001 B&G Surveying Co.: Austin, Texas. Legal Property Descriptions Title Surveys, Construction Builder Surveys involving property easements and existing properties, Surveying CAD Drafter, line work, and rod man.

 

Nov. 1999-Jan. 2001 Canales, Martinez and Nash Surveying: Austin, Texas.

Legal Property Descriptions Title Surveys involving property easements and existing properties, Surveying CAD Drafter, line work, and Rodman. UT Austin new property extension.

 

July 1999-Nov. 1999 River City Engineering: Austin, Texas.

Drafting Technician/CAD Drafter, data entry, updating engineering plans, general notes, note sheets, site plans, gradient plans, and detail sheets. City of Bee Caves Water Tower as a Light House.

 

Dec. 1998-June 1999 The Wallace Group: Austin, Texas.  Formally The Jarrell Crow Co.

Drafting Technician/CAD Drafter, Data entry, updating engineering plans, general notes, note sheets, site

plans, gradient plans and detail sheets. A majority of Exxon Gas Station sites.

 

Jan. 1998-Feb. 1998 IT- International Tech. Labs: Austin, Texas.

Temporary Agency-CAD Drafting, as a Geo Tech, soil samplings locations for wastewater retention ponds.

 

Aug. 1995-Dec. 1998 RSA-Rosengarten, Smith & Associates: Austin, Texas.

Head of Drafting Department, Cartographer, and Cad Technician. Draw figures for EPA reports, soil sample location maps, petrochemical, location mapping, line work, schematics & graphs, research & studies, project Coastal Petroleum Gas Stations & Texas City Refineries.

 

Dec. 1994-Jan. 1995 CJ-Cook Joyce, Inc.: Austin, Texas.

CAD Drafter, preparing a variation of drawings consisting of receptor grids, compound impacts, well schematics, and red lines corrections & adjustments.

 

Aug. 1994-Oct. 1994 JN-Jones & Neuse Inc.: Austin, Texas.

Geo Technical Environmental Lab, AutoCAD Drafter; drawings consisting of Truck Wash Structural Building (all phases), pump section detail, soil section, pump and pipe layouts, electrical layouts, storm water culvert drainage systems process and layouts, meet all deadlines, work environment and conditions.

 

Feb. 1994-July 1994 SUG-Southern Union Gas Co.: Austin, Texas. Now Texas Gas Service.

Drafted for Engineering Call One Center & Computer Mapping Division. ArchGIS Mapping Operator/Drafting Technician, Underground Natural Gas Pipe Lines, base mapping of geographic logical facet base organization, graphic and non-graphic cards, symbology and attribute informapping entry to subdivisions and new projects.

 

Jan. 1994 Phoenix Irrigation, Inc.: Austin, Texas.

Temporary Agency-Field Draftsman, survey & draw residential properties and draft layout (Architecture) initial establishment of Drafting Department. Layout new Sprinkler System draws & Existing Residential Property Layout.

 

Aug. 1985-July 1993 City of Austin. Austin, Texas. Water & Wastewater Utility, Engineering & Design: Subdivisions & Approach Mains, Final Plats & Research, field verifications. Records & Computer Mapping, Storm & Drainage Division: Austin, TX. Arch GIS +Micro Station Computer Mapping Operator I, II, III, responsibilities were operations of AutoCAD Drafter, base mapping entry to a Geographic logical facet base organization, graphic and non-graphic cards symbology, and attribute info mapping to water/wastewater underground pipe lines, pump stations and storm water systems, culverts, drains & reservoir’s, Arch GIS Synercom Info mapping System Operation. CAD Technician I, II, computer mapping, customer service, rotational duties, research, maintenance of new and old projects, special projects mapping operator, scribing and archiving, drafted approach main and new and old subdivisions openings and closings.

 

     CERTIFICATION, SEMINARS & ACCOMPLISHMENTS

1985 Certified Draftsman, Drafting Diploma, Advanced AutoCAD, Certificate by AutoDesk Austin, TX.

1988 ArchGIS Mapping at McDonald Douglas Corp. Seminar ~ Mainframe Mapping Dallas, TX.

1985 Engineering Extension Services Texas A&M University, eight years of ongoing classes in OSHA safety.

Water Basic I, Water I, License D basic water plant operator, AutoCAD certificate, City of Austin, Austin, Texas.

Texas Association for Minority Engineers (T.A.M.E), City of Austin.

AutoCad Civil 3D 2009~Introduction to Survey & Cloud DVD, importing points w/civil 3D, Intersection Design Tool

Alignment overview. Conceptual Artist to City of Austin’s City Hall Building.