Nevin E. Govan Sr

301 30^th Ave. Ct

Moline, Illinois 61265

Cell: 443-500-9720

nevingovansr@yahoo.com

 

Education:

Chicago City College, Chicago, IL

Autodesk Certifications: AutoCAD v14 & Micro station V8.1

General Background:

Extensive experience in the areas of architecture and industrial design/drafting.  Architectural/Civil experience includes design and layout of civil, structural, mechanical and interior space planning systems. 

Industrial experience includes facilities planning, plant layout and piping design and machine tool design.  Design/drafting and production supervisor in all disciplines including Intergraph, Micro station V8.1 and AutoCAD v14; (currently using AutoCAD/Micro station, computer aided design drafting systems). 

Other talents include, home improvements, marketing and promotions, surveying, scale model building, technical illustrations, technical writer, photography and theatrical set design and construction.

Certificate of Instruction in AutoCAD R10, v14 and 2006.

Member of Professional Drafting and Scale Model Building Societies.

Store and Department Managers: Gingus Formal Ware, Klein’s Sporting Goods & K-Mart; Chicago, IL and Baltimore, MD. Recently; senior electronic sales associate for new Sam’s Club in Moline IL. New store set-up and inventory.

 

Experience:

2010 – Present:

Govan Engineering (Nevin Govan)

President

Facilities improvements for residential and commercial renovations, contract Cad services

and project management services. Carpentry, Plumbing and painting services.

November 2005 – 2010 (Contracts)(Retired)

·   EMG Engineering

·   TranSystems, Inc

·   Gaudreau Architects, Inc.

·   STV Architects Incorporated

Baltimore/Hunt Valley, MD

CADD Project Manager, Designer/Drafter producing construction documents for renovations of residences,   

hotels and inns. Warehouses and manufacturing complexes. Historical Construction Studies for American     Prison system.

Major apartment complex renovations and conversions to condominiums.

Construction documents include plans, sections, details and schedules. Other duties include graphic presentations, promotional exhibits and civil layouts including indoor and outdoor parking areas,

Field evaluations and reports of existing buildings to be converted and upgraded.

June 2005 - November 2005

(Staff Reduction/Lost Contracts)

Kellogg Brown and Root (Halliburton)

Principal Designer/CAD Manager

Production supervisor for Management and Infrastructure Division using AutoCAD 2005 and Micro station V8.1.Projects included new military installations for Ft. Riley and Ft. Belvior in upgrading all facilities.

Construction documents and specifications.

1997- 2005

Aerotek Contract Engineering Services, Baltimore, MD/Fairfax, VA

·   Project Manager for Fabrications Designs, Inc. using AutoCad 2004 and Solid Edge 3D software for the manufacturing of security doors, windows and guard booths for US Embassies throughout the world.

·   Architectural Designer to HNTB Architects for the conversion of 1000 AutoCAD 2004 & Micro station V7 drawings into CAD Standard compliant V8 drawings; for the Pentagon basement  renovation and new health facility using Micro station V7 & V8, Axiom’s Spec. Checker for V8.1 drawings

·   Architectural Designer to HNTB Architects for the renovation of the Pentagon Athletic Center, Mary Switzer Building Historical Preservation Project and Harrisburg - Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Airport projects.

·   Engineering CADD Consultant to RTKL Architects, Mueller Associates and Motorola Communications.  Duties included developing electrical, mechanical and construction documents for major projects using Micro station and AutoCAD R14 and 2002.  Projects included Johns Hopkins University, School of Nursing expansion program and Northrup/Grummond Facilities expansion and U.S. Embassies Communication upgrade Project.

·   Engineering Consultant to HOK (Hellsmuth, Obata & Kassabaum) Architects, Washington, DC Senior Facilities Designer for the Sun Microsystems project and National Air & Space Museum and P-BI Facility at Quantico, VA, using Micro station 7 and AutoCAD R14/2002.

1994-1997

Govan Engineering Technologies, Inc.

Baltimore, MD 

As President/Owner of Document Management and CADD Engineering firm I completed a major project for Georgetown University Department of Engineering.  The project called for GIS Mapping and Database Management, which included scanning of existing civil and piping construction documents and completing a 118 Geg utilities database 3D AutoCAD drawing working with A. Morton Thomas & Associates.

1992-1995

Construction Control Services Corp. (CCSC) Washington, DC/Durham, NC

John Meer, President/Dr. Rohadfox, CEO

Requested to return to CCSC as Senior Designer and Construction Document Manager using AutoCAD R14 in the preparation and revisions of Architectural, piping design and Civil construction documents for the Blue Plains Wastewater Treatment Facility Expansion Program. 

1990-1992

KCI Technologies, Inc.

Baltimore, MD

Senior Designer for the environmental division using Intergraph and Microstation CADD systems in preparation of Architectural/ Civil design studies, piping design and construction documents, flow diagrams and schematics.  Major projects were U.S. Department of Agriculture, "Barc-West" Waste Water Treatment Facility, including pumping stations and effluent filters.  Barney Circle Freeway modifications included construction documents (Architectural/Civil plans, details and schedules) and graphic presentations.

1986-1990

Construction Control Services Corp.

Los Angeles, CA/Durham, NC

Alan M. Levy, PE Corp VP/Dr. Rohadfox, CEO

Senior Designer for the DMJM/Black & Veatch joint venture for the City of Los Angeles Department of Public Works.  The major project was the Hyperion Wastewater Treatment Facility Expansion and Reconstruction Project.  Civil and Architectural duties included process piping design and construction documents for plant layout, utility relocation, roads and bridges.

1985-1986

Tech-Aid Corp.

Baltimore, MD 

Engineering Consultant to DMJM as Architectural and Civil Designer for the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority.  Duties included preparation of construction documents for College Park Station rapid transit system including Architectural /Civil plans, HVAC, piping layouts, details and schedules.

General Summary:

·   CAD Design/Drafting ( Plans, Details & Specifications ; Any Discipline)

·   Surveying and Site Development and Planning

·   Architectural/Engineering Facilities Layout (Residential and Commercial)

·   Technical Writing and Illustrations and Graphic Design (Marketing and Promotions)

·   Retail Management, Store Layout and warehouse facilities layout. Presently; Sam’s Club.

·   Patent Illustrations and Research (2D and 3D) AutoCAD and Micro station software.

·   Machine Design; Fixtures, templets and Manufacturing process layouts.

·   New Sam’s Club store in Moline, IL. Senior sales associate and store layout

 

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