April J. Emigh
Deltona,Fl
Summary
Student-centered Professor with expertise in AutoCAD. Offers 19-year background supporting students, developing instructional plans and organizing and grading exams and tests. Commended for sustaining effective learning environment through prepared classes and relevant assignments and consistently achieving classroom management and academic goals. Teaching remotely since 2019.
Overview
38
38
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Professor
Valencia College
01.2006 - Current
- Engineering Graphics with CAD ETD-1103C
- Advanced CADD ETD-1340C
- 1103C class gives basic knowledge and tools needed to utilize AutoCAD, hand sketching and basic CAD drawings including blocks, auxiliary and isometric views
- 1340C class teaches xrefs, data collection, and 3D using both AutoCAD and Fusion
Architectural Tech 1
Cuhaci And Peterson Architects, Engineers And Plan
01.2020 - 04.2020
- Assisted Architectural Tech III in completing drawings for retail businesses.
- Updating designs and bringing in xrefs to complete drawings on time.
GIS Professional
Wiser Company
01.2009 - 06.2009
- Compiled terrain data and geographic features such as road networks, hydrology, land cover and cultural data from government and commercial imagery sources using company specific feature extraction guidelines
- Performed topology checks and other data quality controls
- Cleaned geographic data topology errors and omissions
- Documented techniques for editing and manipulating geographic data
- ArcGIS 9.2(ArcMap)
GIS Professional
Orange County Property Appraisers Office
06.2007 - 12.2008
- Updated 2010 Census address (LUCA)
- Participated in creation of ArcGIS extension modules specially designed for the reengineering of the existing Orange County Utilities Water System
- QC’ed the 5 Year Review by bringing in aerials of the county and marking parcels with improvements
- This offset the cost of quality control, saving the county several hundred man-hours from outsourcing, saved fuel and time for appraisers, by cutting their time in the field from appraising 30,000 parcels down to 3000 parcels
- Consistently came in under budget and under time on projects.
GIS and Cad Technician
E Sciences Inc
06.2006 - 08.2006
- Used the suite of ArcGIS tools, including ArcCatalog Arctoolbox and Arcview to edit and manipulate data and produced environmental or transportation related figures and reports as well as managed CAD drawings, upgraded and migrated data between CAD and GIS formats.
Process Analyst
Agere Systems
02.1997 - 08.2003
- Responsible for scheduled and unscheduled maintenance of semiconductor manufacturing equipment purchased from Applied Materials, Novellas, and Gasonics
- Responsible for scheduled and unscheduled maintenance of support equipment
- Troubleshot process issues with said equipment
- My abilities kept equipment downtime to a minimum, saving the company hundreds of thousands of dollars in lost product due to scrap
- I also brought product in under time and under budget which in turn increased bonuses for the company and employees.
Aviation Technician/Aircrew
United States Navy Norfolk
12.1985 - 08.1991
- Virgina
- Squadron VR-56
- Preformed scheduled and unscheduled electrical and general maintenance on C9B aircraft
- Qualified as a Plane Captain and APU certified several months under the allotted time for these quals to be achieved
- In addition I took on the responsibility of a Collateral Duty Inspector for AT (Aviation Technicians), AE (Aviation Electricians) shops, and the line shack which is responsible for all launches, landings, 14 and 28 day inspections
- I became Aircrew shortly after coming to the squadron and received a Top Secret Clearance
- Supervisor of nights and mid shift, sometimes running a shop of 12 plus servicemen
- Trained reservist in electronic maintenance and aircrew
- Served in Desert Shield and Desert Storm as Aircrew and aviation technician and electrican, in charge of keeping the plane in the air during missions
- AIMD (Avionics Intermediate Maintenance Department) was a shore duty shop where I troubleshot and repaired circuit boards down to component level as well as troubleshot, repaired and fabricated cable harnesses
- Served on the Nuclear Biological Chemical Warfare Team.
Education
Valencia Community College
Orlando, FloridaAssociate - Science Degrees, Drafting and Design, Civil Surveying and Engineering Technologies
Valencia Community College
Valencia College
2014
Skills
- Online Teaching
- Distance Learning Tools
- Lesson Development
- Student Engagement
- Curriculum Creation
- Individualized Instruction
- Expertise in AutoCAD
- Course Planning
- Lesson Planning
- Adaptability
- Effective Communication
- Online Instruction
Certification
AutoCAD 2020, Solid Works, Fusion, Basic Surveying, Advanced Surveying, Hydraulic and Hydrology, Architectural Drawing, Electro Mechanical Drawing, Engineering Drawing, Engineering Materials and Processes, Construction Planning and Control, Subdivisions, ArcGIS, Mechanical Drawing I & II.
Revit 2020.
A DIYER that uses my AutoCAD skills in my gardening and building.
I use CAD to plan out my gardens. To build my furniture, raised garden beds and Chicken coops.
Timeline
Architectural Tech 1
Cuhaci And Peterson Architects, Engineers And Plan
01.2020 - 04.2020
GIS Professional
Wiser Company
01.2009 - 06.2009
GIS Professional
Orange County Property Appraisers Office
06.2007 - 12.2008
GIS and Cad Technician
E Sciences Inc
06.2006 - 08.2006
Professor
Valencia College
01.2006 - Current
Process Analyst
Agere Systems
02.1997 - 08.2003
Aviation Technician/Aircrew
United States Navy Norfolk
12.1985 - 08.1991
Valencia Community College
Associate - Science Degrees, Drafting and Design, Civil Surveying and Engineering Technologies
Valencia Community College
Valencia College