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Detra Bell

San Pablo,Ca.

Summary

Enthusiastic [Job Title] responsible for creating, developing and producing visuals of concepts to communicate ideas to clients. Researches, conceptualizes and presents designs to achieve desired effects or goals. Reliable team member with strong communication skills ande ability to adjust work for various environments. Handles modifications, requests and feedback from colleagues, clients and vendors in efficient manner, understanding needs of all parties involved. Flexible in adapting work style to fit different projects and juggling multiple assignments within tight deadlines. Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals. To seek and maintain full-time position that offers professional challenges utilizing interpersonal skills, excellent time management and problem-solving skills. Hardworking and passionate job seeker with strong organizational skills eager to secure entry-level [Job Title] position. Ready to help team achieve company goals. Detail-oriented team player with strong organizational skills. Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously with a high degree of accuracy. Innovative candidate with proven track record of success in design industry and consistently praised designs by clients and colleagues. Knack for quickly understanding complex design projects to implement solutions efficiently. Highly collaborative designer enjoys working with other professionals to create the best designs.

Overview

16
16
years of professional experience

Work History

Senior ICT Designer

EOE – Chicago
7 2022 - Current
  • Senior Design and support Information Technology, Electronic Safety and Security, and Audio Visual system projects from Planning stages to completion
  • Meeting with clients, conduct meetings and Lead Projects
  • Observe BICSCI, NFPA, TIA and Industry best practices in design and product utilization
  • Attend client meetings with project stakeholders, architects and engineers to discuss project requirements, deisgn concepts, and system operations
  • Develop design that meet client functional and budgetary requirements
  • Evaluate project managers schedules and deadlines to ensure they are realistic and attainable
  • Work closely with internal company disciplines providing design and pricing proposals, with full coordination from inception to project completion
  • Designing Structured Cabling, Public Address/Intercom, Digital Signage, access control/intrusion detection, Video Survelliance, Clock Systems as well as Outside Plant Design.

Technology Designer II

AEI – San Francisco, CA
04.2020 - 06.2022
  • Served as a discipline lead for Technology projects
  • Achieved multidisciplinary objectives while adhering to project budgets, schedules, and contractual obligations
  • Implementation of the project scope, development of the ICT discipline workplan and manhour estimates, preparation of Telecom design drawings, and support during the construction administration and design build phases
  • Assisted with design and management of Telecommunications, and security layouts for new construction as well as renovation projects in the healthcare, transportation, institutional, and higher education markets
  • This includes structured cabling and network systems, including multiple media types, cabling topologies and communications protocols
  • Drafting all packages for all Telecom Projects.

BIM/Autocad Senior Lead II

WSP USA – San Francisco, CA
04.2017 - 01.2020
  • Assist with design management and drafting of all Civil, Transportation, Railway and Building Design Drafting and management using the following software daily with various projects
  • Microstation, Autocad, Revit 2018, Navisworks, Rhino, Civil 3D

Revit Technology Designer/Bim Management

Shen Milsom & Wilke LLC – San Francisco, CA
01.2015 - 03.2017
  • Management of AV/Telecom/Security layouts in BIM/Revit Models Oversight the process of virtually construction, design documentation
  • Managed a team of modelers and coordinators by coaching, mentoring and supervising
  • Ensure compliance with Corporate BIM Program and Processes
  • Coordinate with professional staff on reviewing models and comments
  • Developed electrical building models from basic sketches, 2D drawings and verbal instructions, utilizing Revit MEP/AutoCAD MEP tools
  • Resolved conflicts with other disciplines and trades using NavisWorks while adhering and improving primary electrical system design
  • Produced drawings/models consistent with instruction, guidelines and CAD/BIM standards
  • Modified incoming CAD/BIM files for use in design/detailing process (clean-up, audit, reference and troubleshoot)
  • Prepared 3D electrical system layouts for the Underground Coordination and Above the Ceiling Coordination
  • Prepared 3D seismic support model for the all electrical systems
  • Produced MEP Coordination Drawings and Electrical Shop Drawings extracting data directly from the 3D electrical model
  • Attend and actively participate in coordination meetings with other MEP trades
  • Utilize BIM/Revit Scheduling and Takeoffs for Audio Visual and Power Schedules
  • Use the Revit family editor/AutoCAD Content Manager to build BIM content for electrical system components as needed.

CAD Drafting/Design (Telecom) - REVIT/BIM

SFMI - San Francisco, CA
01.2008 - 12.2015
  • Drafting/Design for medium & low voltage electrical systems including: AV/Telecom/Security, lighting and power distribution layouts
  • Software: Revit MEP 2010 through 2019
  • Civil 3D, AutoCAD 2012, 2013 thru 2019 MEP, Bluebeam, Navisworks 2017 Responsibilities: Development of scope of planning and budgets for A/V projects Completed all project estimations and planning for deliverable dates
  • Update project drawings, design changes, RFIs and submittals Assisted with bid reviews as well as preparing bid proposals for bidding
  • Setup all drawing sets and updated all backgrounds and models for Autocad and Revit projects
  • Which consisted of and not limited to Cover Sheet, Site Plans, Floor Plans, Enlarged Plans, 3D View of Enlarged Plan Room Layouts, Elevations, Sections and Detail Sheets, Outlet Count and Type, Audio Visual Screens and Camera Schedules
  • Revit Model Management from SD phase through Construction
  • Revit Modeling of all disciplines Telecom, A/V and Security
  • BIM Content Development throughout project coordinated with PM throughout phases of the projects
  • Collaborate and coordinate with all discipline PM for design changes and Revit Model changes and challenges
  • Revit documentation on creating Families, Revit Project Setup, Macros (API programming) resulting in reports for Revit Development within the company
  • Ensure construction document accuracy and quality control for all projects Followed BIM content Standards and development procedures
  • Export DWF, NWD (Revit Model File), NWC (Autocad Drawing File) as needed on a project by project basis
  • Customized Family creations based on office standard Autocad symbols for all plans for construction documents, 2D, 3D family elements and nested families
  • Completed some clash detection using Navisworks for projects based on need.

Education

Skills

MICROSOFTOFFICE PROFESSIONAL

References

Available Upon Request

Timeline

Technology Designer II

AEI – San Francisco, CA
04.2020 - 06.2022

BIM/Autocad Senior Lead II

WSP USA – San Francisco, CA
04.2017 - 01.2020

Revit Technology Designer/Bim Management

Shen Milsom & Wilke LLC – San Francisco, CA
01.2015 - 03.2017

CAD Drafting/Design (Telecom) - REVIT/BIM

SFMI - San Francisco, CA
01.2008 - 12.2015

Senior ICT Designer

EOE – Chicago
7 2022 - Current

Detra Bell