M. Fitzgerald is a consultant and trainer in the area of CAD, Drafting and Illustration. He specializes in the following activities:
M. Spencer is currently an independent CAD entrepreneur and consultant. She is also a Business Professional specialist in the Plant Engineering department at a fortune 500 company. She holds a BA from the University of Louisville, and also a Drafting with AutoCAD Career Diploma from Penn Foster College. She has had experience from structural design, mechanical, HVAC, electrical schematics/one-lines, to evacuation plans, and 3D modeling.
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J. Warren is a Mechanical Engineer with 10 years of experience in Product Design in the Aerospace, Automotive and Medical field. Mr. Warren specializes in Product Design, Project Management, and CAD. Mr. Warren has experience with Solidworks and Pro Engineer in both the modeling and drafting of components. He is well versed in GD&T and drawing standards such as ASME Y14.100 AND ASME Y14.5.
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D. Stockton is provides 2D drafting services to clients in the fields of architecture, civil engineering, and environmental engineering. He also provides BIM services utilizing Autodesk Revit Architecture as well as vectorization with Autodesk Raster Design. He started using AutoCAD in 1991 as a leader in the effort to bring CAD into the engineering department of his employer at the time. He works with a variety of clients, primarily using Autodesk software.
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E. Galicki is an expert in the field of parametric solid modeling, mechanical design/drafting, and engineering support services. He has helped to implement a wide range of ideas, including devices for clients in the electrical, optical, medical, automotive and aeronautic sectors.
T. Ganstrom currently divides his time between Design Engineering Consultant in the Mechanical and Consumer Product arena, as well as Solidworks Application Engineer teaching 3D CAD skills to other Engineering Professionals. Mr. Ganstrom started his career as a Manufacturing and Quality Control engineer in industries as diverse as Semiconductor and large Equipment manufacturing. He received his Mechanical Engineering Degree from Idaho State University and has earned the titles of Certified Solidworks Professional, and Certified Advanced Surfacing Specialist from Solidworks Corp. He is also a member of the American Association of Mechanical Engineers, (ASME). Areas of Expertise: Product Design, Drafting, Solidworks, 3D CAD, FEA design optimization and simulation, Product Data Management, Industrial Design, Mechanical Design, CAD administration, CAD training.
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J. Brouwer has over 40 years of engineering experience as a contract engineer with a wide variety of defense and aerospace companies. Since being introduced to CAD in 1982 he has accumulated over 54,000 design hours on 3-D CAD, 10,000 on ComputerVision’s CADDS 4X and the remainder on IRONCAD, ZW3D and variety of other PC based CAD programs.
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I support companies that do not have an engineering department. I provide mechanical and plastic product design.
It was a project for Boeing. They were making models for testing. We did the F-22 and Osprey — who gets to work on project like this? It was a few years ago and we had to make 3D prints. Just making sure the solid/surface models were complete. The work was done in Ironcad and a Hybrid CAD system.
IronCAD is my tool of choice because of its ease of use and great flexibility, but I also use a hybrid CAD system when a project has to be broken down to wireframes and surfaces. I have used most of the Pro/E paradigm systems: Pro/E, SW, Inventor and Solid Edge, but never have really got proficient with the Pro/E paradigm.
Much of my work is reverse engineering requiring working from scanned data. It requires a Hybrid CAD systems to work with this data. I also get called in when the project is a mess and they need it cleaned up and get the parts made.
The freedom it offers.
I started telecommuting years ago when we used phone handset modems. Using CADKEY, I would sent the files back and forth. I use all of the programs you have mentioned. Most of the problems can be handled remotely. Face to face is always important at every milestone, even though I have done projects where I have never met face to face.
Mr. Raileanu has over twenty years’ experience in CAD-based solutions designing aluminum and steel machinery, fabrication drawings, processing and part designing.
He creates designs for HVAC systems. He has designed in the following areas:
• metal fabrication
• processing and part design
• drafting and MS Office
• 2D & 3D geometry creation and manipulation
• mechanical & sheet metal structural design
• product engineering and mechanical design
He has been working with AutoCAD since college days, however he works mainly on SolidWorks to design heat and ac frames, sheet metals and enclosures. He has worked with AutoCAD since 1989, however in 2004 he discovered SolidWorks and since then he has been designing 3D models and drawings only with SolidWorks. As a proficient user of SolidWorks, he believes SolidWorks has the best user interface and intuitive, reliable FEA (Failure Effects Analysis) features.
Since 2017, he has been working with a world-class manufacturer of dehumidifiers in Georgia. He has been designing and developing innovative products and production systems to support engineering requirements. He has been using SolidWorks extensively for all product designs, weldments and frames, work assemblies and subassemblies and creation of job fabrication binders for manufacturing team members. This includes all necessary part files, bend drawings, appropriate dimensional data, general overview layout, exploded views of critical component assemblies.
Since 2016, he has been working in another company, in development of anatomically-precise 3D and 4D surface imaging systems. He works with R&D products, responsible for creating and maintaining any CAD documentation required by sales, and developing detailed engineering drawings for system design, components, cabling, and prototyping 3D printing products.
From 2015 to 2016, he also provided CAD support for a pallet rack manufacturer in Georgia that offers a full range of services from design to installation of storage solutions for many industries and materials. He designed layouts and drawings for estimating, approval, permitting and fabrication.
One of his most challenging projects was one that required him to design and build a video electronic enclosure that had to be light and also appeal to specific customers in that field (medical devices). The challenges were to make it less heavy than the previous design, to fit all electronic components required, to have a good maintenance access and to look visually appealing.
He built a mobile dehumidifier unit with a small footprint to fit other competitors design, easy maintenance access, sturdy, structurally safe, outdoor proof and easy to maneuver. He also brought some new concepts to the design to challenge the competitors’ design, such as less energy consumption (less welding) and ability to stacking during shipping or storage.
He feels that the best thing about working as a CAD draftsman is that he gets to work from home.
He uses Skype and phone to communicate with clients. He shares his screen with clients for a variety of different purposes. He also uses Webex and GoToMeeting as he finds these tools to be very effective between people at different locations. He thinks they solve most of the issues related to projects. When required, however, he also meets clients face to face. He does not believe that issues can be solved only by face-to-face meetings, but in certain situations where a personal approach is required face-to-face meetings may be more appropriate.
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T. Wilen is a CAD Technician with many years of experience in creating detailed, precise and highly technical drawings using AutoCAD. He has worked extensively with AutoCAD and EaglePoint and is also skilled in Revit Structure and Civil 3D. Mr. Wilen oversaw the drafting in an 8-person office as well as some design and some construction activities. He has significant experience in the commercial (medical) architecture field.
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J. Earnest has developed detailed design drawings and specifications for mechanical equipment, dies/tools and controls, using Computer-Assisted Drafting (CAD). He has extensive experience in laying out and drawing schematic, orthographic and angle views to depict functional relationships of components, assemblies, systems and machines. He has coordinated with and consulted other workers to design, lay out, and detail components and systems and to resolve design and other problems. He has also designed specialty items, such as valves, and has modified and revised designs to correct operating deficiencies and to reduce production problems.
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R. Wright is an independent CAD consultant, and is an expert in the area of computer aided drafting. He began as a draftsman and construction administrator.
I serve clients who are involved in residential and commercial projects.
The most interesting projects were a Veterinarian Clinic and Refurbishing a 100 year old elementary school. I had faced numerous design changes with the veterinarian clinic and with the elementary school, and had some challenges in retrofitting 100 year construction techniques.
I have AutoCAD and Revit skills. Revit is my favorite software design tool because it incorporates the most information in a building model. It allows 2D, 3D and rendering.
I am observing a downward turn in the amount of work for CAD designers.
I like working as an interim CAD draftsman or as a consultant, because I can work well in an office environment or alone as a consultant.
Yes, I have provided a number a CAD consulting services remotely by way of GoToMeeting, and there was no issue in the design process or project scope that could not be handled remotely.
J. Potenza serves as a CADD consultant for construction projects in Massachusetts. He began as a civil drafter for the City of Boston in 1978 while attending Boston Architectural Center, and learned the Auto-trol system in 1982. He became a CADD Manager in 1985. It was at this time that he became proficient in AutoCAD, Intergraph and GDS and began creating CADD Drafting standards. Mr. Potenza headed up the CADD design for a Wastewater Treatment Plant on GDS.
Building on his GDS experience, he created and implement the CADD standards for the Boston Central Artery Project. In 2010, Mr. Potenza began teaching CADD/Engineering. Because of his extensive design/build experience, he was recently asked to design and manage the construction of a new 104,000 sq. ft. educational campus in Woburn, MA.
I have worked primarily with A/E firms for over 30 years. Architectural design, Civil and Utility relocation.
The Central Artery/3rd Harbor Tunnel. The massive coordination of companies and disciplines. The constant changes and revisions.
My favorite was Auto-trol but I dont think it exists any more. Autocad now. I was in cad before Autocad existed.
I think companies would rather hire a service now. It hasnt really affected me.
I like the constant project change and the challenge of completing a job on time.
Yes, on many joint ventures. I have used GoToMeeting and found it somewhat effective. Preliminary design and most changes can be handled remotely. Face-to-face meetings are best for initial project start up and major changes.
