Also, I am the Tip Patroller For Cadalyst Magazine, I help with their implementation of the CAD Tips WIKI, I am a writer for AUGI World Magazine and AUGI Hotnews online magazine. I am going to be an instructor at Autodesk University this year.
I have over 15 years experience as a drafter, detailer, designer, inspector, manager, and more. I can use AutoCAD, CIvil3D, Office, GIS, and more.
BRIAN C. BENTON
Email:Benton.brian@gmail.com
OBJECTIVE: To utilize my drafting skills and inspection experience in the field of engineering.
SUMMARY: Intelligent, creative, young and hardworking husband and father of two. Able to work well with a group, or alone on a project or task. Resourceful, able to visualize clearly using knowledge, personal experience and imagination. Also able to meet deadlines and take on a heavy load. Over thirteen years of experience of drafting work using cad systems like I/draft by Intergraph, Microstation and AutoCAD versions ten and higher.
EDUCATION
2006-Present Edison College, Fort Myers, FL (Currently enrolled in the Drafting & Design
Program)
1993 Purdue University Calumet, Hammond, IN
Currently have two semesters completed, Engineering
1992 Calumet High School, Calumet Township, IN
Graduated National Honor Society, Top ten percent of class of 1992
Chosen for “Who’s Who” among American H.S. Students during Senior Year
EXPERIENCE: CAD TECHNICIAN / DRAFTSMAN / DETAILER / INSPECTOR
8/03-Present HEIDT & ASSOCIATES, INC. Fort Myers, FL
Cad Technician: Civil and survey drafting, details and layout work. Sewer, water main and road design. Site and road grading. Site planning and development. Record drawing coordination and management. Survey checking. IT support, developed CAD standards manual for office and assisted for Company Wide Standards.
3/01-8/03 ENSPECT, INC. Merrillville, IN
Structural inspector primarily for the industrial services (cranes, steel structures) and Structural drafting, detailing and layout.
3/00-1/01 B & H TECHNICAL SERVICES Merrillville, IN
Application Engineer: Demonstrated/installed plotter/printer software and hardware to customers and troubleshooted minor problems for clients.
6/95-3/00 STAMPER ENGINEERING ASSOCIATES, INC. Merrillville, IN
Mechanical Layouts/Details, Structural/Civil Layouts using AutoCAD. Contract work for Union Tank Car Company, Hoogovens Technical Services Inc., and Steel Equipment Specialists, Inc.
11/93-6/95 MECA ENG. & ESPO ENGINEERING East Chicago, IN
Contracted to Union Tank Car Company through the companies listed. Mechanical drafting using I/draft CAD system by Intergraph, and with Microstation.
That really blows, you have my sympathy.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite job search method is www.Indeed.com
They search about a billion other websites and job posting companies, and they do pretty good keyword emails.
I was going to mention that I saw you were specially thanked in CADalyst this month for your work on the archives. That is so cool!
Best of luck!
If we had an engineering division in FL I'd certainly forward your resume to our HR dept. Any company should feel privileged to have a CAD guy of your caliber on their staff.
ReplyDeleteGood luck!
Sorry to hear about it Brien, but with your qualifications and experience, you will definitely find another one in no time..best of luck.
ReplyDeleteThanks everyone for the kudos, I appreciate it. I will be fine. My family will be fine. It has been an exciting week for me. Sunday Night (it's a week ago tomorrow) Tropical Storm Fay was heading our way. My wife and I went to start putting up the storm shutters. My wife missed the last step outside of the house, fell and broke her leg in three places!! Monday she had 2 plates and 13 screws/pins put into her leg. OUCH!! Thursday she came home from the hospital. YAY!! Oh yeah, Thursday I was laid off, ouch. Friday she was also diagnosed with Grave's Disease and Friday our health insurance was terminated. It was provided by my employer! My wife is fine, she will heal, right now she can't walk. She is in a wheel chair and hops along with a walker to get from the chair to the restroom, bed, etc. See, she broke her left leg and sprained her right foot!
ReplyDeleteSo now, my wife is "crippled" has a hyperactive thyroid (Graves Disease), we are unemployed and uninsured. Besides that we have a home, our health (mostly!) and we have God. Not to mention our many wonderful friends and family.
All of this is happening for a reason, whatever it might be. The good news about being unemployed is that I now have the time to take care of my wife. If I was working it would be impossible to take care of her, and our two kids. Anyway, between tending to my beloved spouse, getting our offspring to school, dance and soccer, I will do my best to continue to write at CAD-a-Blog.
Brian,
ReplyDeleteOh, wow, my sympathies to your wife.
Over the broken leg, yes, but, also over the Graves. I've got a couple of Autoimmune disorders myself. These things are such a pain, because they affect your entire health, and are frequently misunderstood by many healthcare providers.
BUT, one good thing is that because of ease of information transfer, that treatment has certainly improved greatly for these types of disorders.
Yes, the rest is just details.
Thoughts and prayers to your family from mine.