Houston Jordan
Summary
Talented Drafter with solid computer-aided design skills and familiarity with 5+ years in the stone industry. Generated accurate representations of stone elements in both residential and commercial settings to meet client parameters. High-level technical skills and attention to detail enabled impressive results.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Assistance Drafting Manager
Tracery Stone Company
01.2022 - 11.2023
- Overseeing day to day drafting operations through use of work management software named Asana
- Determining priority of jobs and delegating tasks to the Drafting Team
- Reviewing completed drawings based on company design standards and field measurements
- Review final drawings and cut-sheets to be released for production
- Meeting with clients to determine design, budget, and cost associated with the job
- Using Excel spreadsheet created from combined pricing tendencies of owners to create preliminary estimates
- Coordinating with salesmen and clients to create accurate shop drawings per client request using AutoCad
- Value engineering existing designs to achieve the preferred aesthetic while also matching budget
- Revising existing designs to fit field conditions
- Meeting with contractors to get accurate field conditions and measurements
- Create 3D models based on shop drawings produced by the Drafting Department using AutoCad
- Support the Production and Labor Departments to help resolve issues while maintaining client expectations.
Drafter
Tracery Stone Company
08.2018 - 01.2022
- Overseeing day to day drafting operations through use of work management software named Asana
- Determining priority of jobs and delegating tasks to the Drafting Team
- Reviewing completed drawings based on company design standards and field measurements
- Review final drawings and cut-sheets to be released for production
- Meeting with clients to determine design, budget, and cost associated with the job
- Using Excel spreadsheet created from combined pricing tendencies of owners to create preliminary estimates
- Coordinating with salesmen and clients to create accurate shop drawings per client request using AutoCad
- Value engineering existing designs to achieve the preferred aesthetic while also matching budget
- Revising existing designs to fit field conditions
- Meeting with contractors to get accurate field conditions and measurements
- Create 3D models based on shop drawings produced by the Drafting Department using AutoCad
- Support the Production and Labor Departments to help resolve issues while maintaining client expectations.
Print Specialist
OfficeMax
07.2017 - 08.2018
- Assisting customers with print jobs that include: copies, blueprints, posters, and ex
- Communicating with customers in order to design a product for advertisement
- Editing existing images for better print quality.
Engineering Intern
Tyler Union Foundry
06.2015 - 08.2017
- Measuring existing tooling components in order to update or create models in SOLIDWORKS
- Assist other members of the Product Engineering group as needed
- Assist the Quality Department with pressure testing as needed.
Education
Associates in Mechanical Design Technology -
Gadsden State
Gadsden, AL01.2017
White Plains High School
Anniston, AL01.2015
Career Technical Center
Jacksonville, AL01.2015
Skills
- Mechanical Drafting
- Model Making
- Interpersonal Relations
- Blueprint Interpretation
- AutoCAD Proficiency
- Problem-solving
- Continuous improvement
- Design coordination
Certification
- Certified in Autodesk AutoCAD 2015
- Certified in Autodesk Inventor 2015
Accomplishments
- Skills USA State Champion for Technical Drafting 2017
community work
- Habitat for Humanity Construction
- Salvation Army Christmas Packer
- Mountain View Church Construction and Maintenance for Tenth Street Elementary
references
- Chase Clough, Tracery Stone Company, Sales Manager (Former Drafting Manager), 108 28th St N, Birmingham, AL, 35203, 205-863-3161
- Randy Pardue, Tracery Stone Company, COO Chief Operations Officer, 108 28th St N, Birmingham, AL, 35203, 205-566-2519
- Ray Sewel, Tracery Stone Company, Owner, 108 28th St N, Birmingham, AL, 35203, 205-876-9940
- James Wilson, Gadsden State Community College, Instructor, 1001 George Wallace Dr, Gadsden, AL, 35903, 256-549-8659
- Mark Vess, Tyler Union, Technical Sales Support Specialist (Former Drafting Supervisor), 1800 Greenbrier Dear Rd, Anniston, AL, 36207, 256-240-4263
Timeline
Assistance Drafting Manager
Tracery Stone Company
01.2022 - 11.2023
Drafter
Tracery Stone Company
08.2018 - 01.2022
Print Specialist
OfficeMax
07.2017 - 08.2018
Engineering Intern
Tyler Union Foundry
06.2015 - 08.2017
Associates in Mechanical Design Technology -
Gadsden State
White Plains High School
Career Technical Center
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