Jennifer Smith

11417 99th Ave SW, Vashon, WA 98070, USA - jennibe.engineer@gmail.com - mobile/txt 559.544.4765

Senior Drafting & Design Consultant

Overview

- 13+ years 2D & 3D CAD drafting and design expertise with specializations in single-family residential and multi-family dwellings, private schools,

churches and public-use facilities. Experience in managing building projects, incorporating local and international building code and ADA

requirements, redlining sets, overseeing the implementation of changes to the plan set, meeting with clients and corresponding with city/county

officials on the design process. Most current experience includes wastewater and water treatment plants, pump stations, pipelines, small and

large scale parking lots, GIS mapping, parking structure and sidewalk development. Proven skills in project management, organizing, planning,

problem-solving and communicating effectively at all organizational levels, across teams, and with clients.

Strategic &

Tactical

Qualifications

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Designer and drafter with a relentless drive to meet and exceed client and project requirements. Consistently excels at project management and

deliverable development, including preliminary design, construction completion, and as-built documents. Thoroughly skilled in the creation of

production 2D and 3D buildings, and pipe and equipment networks. Multi-disciplinary experience and expertise with and across architectural,

structural, transportation, civil, pipework, and GIS design—including cross-disciplinary integration. Significant experience interpreting and

applying international and local building code to a design. Highly analytical and detail oriented. Systematic and methodical approach to workload,

deadline, and time management. Seizes and thrives on greater responsibility. Synergistically uses the power of relationship building to achieve

goals and maintain strong team cohesion with co-workers, clients, contractors, and vendors. Embraces new technology and software to expand

and advance business capabilities and client goals.

- Extensive experience with AutoCAD MEP 2013 (2D and 3D; cover sheets, sheet indexes, floor plans, isometric views, building sections, exterior

elevations, wall sections, roof plans, interior elevations, reflected ceiling plans, bid and construction documents, as-built sets, piping networks

and equipment, and all corresponding details), AutoCAD Civil 3D 2013 (roads, curbs and gutters, storm drains, sewer lines, plan and profile),

ArcMAP 10.1 (coordinate system and data transformation and conversion including CAD-to-GIS and vice versa; map creation for electronic and

print formats for presentations and reports). Familiarity with APWA details.

Experience

Forsgren Associates, Inc.

07.2008-Present

Salt Lake City, UT

Senior Lead Designer & Drafter

Full spectrum engineering consulting services, with a focus on municipal and industrial wastewater, water resources, transportation, drinking

water, environmental services, and construction management

- Drive and manage design and drafting for 12+ engineers across Utah and Nevada offices using AutoCAD MEP, AutoCAD Civil 3D and

ArcMAP

- Key responsibilities include or have included project pre-bid cost estimation, determining project scope, project management, design and

drafting execution and ongoing service delivery

- Analyze and recommend Federal Business Opportunities and other government funded jobs to engineering teams weekly

- Document project progress through photographic support, creation and labeling of maps for reports and presentations, construction of

‘Master Spec’ book for Forsgren, and creation of overall site plans, multiple plan alternatives, and existing maps in GIS for engineering

reports

- Act as translator for Spanish-speaking clients

- Projects include: Mesquite Wastewater Treatment Plant (UT), Hafen Park splash pad—structural DWGs (NV), North Moab/Lion’s Park water

and sewer plans (UT), Secondary water conversion plans—sidewalks and storm drain for existing road section (UT), Utah National Guard

storm drain canal outlets upgrade (UT), Wastewater treatment plant (ID), Industrial wastewater treatment plant upgrade (ID), Virgin River

wastewater treatment plant (AZ), Water treatment plant upgrade (WY), Daniels Church meetinghouse parking lot (UT), Rio Tinto parking lots

& road design (UT), GIS map creation for Los Alamos, NM & Duchesne, UT

Lloyd Platt Associates Architects

08.2007-07.2008

Holladay, UT

Project Manager & Senior Drafter

Architectural and engineering services

- Key responsibilities included team, client, design and drafting project oversight, management and planning for local and international offices

- Managed team of drafters in Philippines across 3 8-hour shifts (day, evening, night) focused on building plans and upgrades for high-end

multi-family condo dwelling projects

- Created daily sets of redline corrections for team, ensured local and international codes were set to correct criteria, supplemented structural

drafting as needed for engineering teams, oversaw all work to ensure quality and accuracy, and maintained full plan sets for clients and

government regulators

- Coordinated and built consensus across clients, contractors and government officials to ensure all designs were correct, met all regulation

requirements and addressed any potential concerns or design issues

- Projects included: Frostwood Condo Complex

SodaHead, Inc.

05.2007-07.2007

Encino, CA

Community Manager & Office Assistant (Summer job)

SodaHead provides an online space for people to ask questions, post breaking news of the day, and share opinions

- Key responsibilities included social media content creation, and community content management and monitoring, as well as executive

operational support (travel arrangements, office inventory management, mail distribution)

Ridgeline Design

06.2006-12.2006

South Ogden, UT

Drafter

Custom CAD design architectural specialists

- Key responsibilities included 2D AutoCAD design for home, commercial, industrial, and pre-fab buildings, as well as churches, schools,

condos, and multi-family housing, primarily working from architectural redlines

- Projects included: Latter-Day Saints international design of ‘mini’ ward & branch houses. Oversaw and put in charge of the ‘Sharon’ design

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Allen Millo Associates

02.2005-06.2006

Salt Lake City, UT

Drafter & Project Manager

Architectural and design firm whose focus includes urban retail and distinctive high density housing

- Key responsibilities included collaborating with engineering team on design and drafting for primarily commercial condominium projects

using ArchiCAD

- Created cut-sheets and compiled take-offs from in-house 3D designs

- Projects included Broadway Park Lofts, Salt Lake City (11K sq. ft retail space w/ 40 live/work units & 46 residential units)

Daniel Cook & Associates (Now BGW – Building God’s Way)

11.2002-02.2005

Ogden, UT

Junior Drafter

Architectural Firm focused on the design affordable Christian schools and churches for nearly 600 ministry-based organizations across the

country

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Collaborated with small team to provide AutoCAD 2D services to design preliminary layouts on-the-fly under extreme deadlines—designs

were meant to meet current needs, be scalable, reduce costs and promote community, and included education rooms, commercial kitchens,

bathrooms, conference and daycare facilities, and worship centers

- Worked across design teams on multiple simultaneous project under different management styles and timelines

- Projects included churches & schools, on average 20K – 107K sq. ft., designed in Utah, Maryland, Colorado, Florida, and California

Salerno Bertoldi Architects (Now separate as Salerno Architects, and Bertoldi Architects)

10.1997-01.2001

Ogden, UT

Intern-Junior Drafter

Full service architectural firm dedicated to providing comprehensive design and planning solutions

- Key responsibilities included 2D drafting and design, focused on details, floor plans and elevation designs, as well as production of

blueprints for multiple, large drawing sets, researching of zoning and plat records at city and county buildings, and conducting ‘measure-ups’

- Projects included: Mount Benedict Nun’s Monastery, St. Joseph Catholic Elementary School Gymnasium Addition, Historic 25th St. Ogden

Amphitheater, and Weber County Animal Shelter

for existing building remodels

Education

University of Utah

2003-2005

Salt Lake City, UT

1997-1999, 2003

Ogden, UT

Bachelor of Arts, Spanish

Studied abroad in Chile (2004) and Italy (2005) as part of program

Weber State University

Associate of Arts

Languages

Fluent in English, Spanish and some Italian and Chinese

Personal Interests

Passionate about ongoing expansion of my education and knowledge in design and engineering

Avid traveler and outdoorswoman (enjoy new people, languages, foods, museums, architecture, infrastructure, nature), photographer, and

watercolor painter; voracious reader; volunteer for Festival of Trees (annual children’s hospital fundraiser)

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