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Kenneth (Bob) Parker

El Lago,United States

Summary

Accomplished Supervisor focused on meeting customer expectations and achieving company goals. Drives success by directing high-producing teams while developing lasting employee rapport. Exceptional knowledge of cost-reduction methods and streamlining production processes.

Overview

25
25
years of professional experience

Work History

GIS Site Lead/Supervisor/ measurement tech

Genex Systems inc
06.2021 - Current
  • Serve as the Johnson Space Center (JSC) Site Lead for the Geographical Information System (GIS) department
  • The subject matter expert of excavation and boring permit system, AutoCAD, MicroStation, land surveying, laser scanning, Trimble equipment and software. While using ArcGIS Pro to update and maintain the GIS database.
  • Maintain schedules of projects, personnel schedules, purchasing supplies and equipment, monitor maintenance schedules and inventory counts for equipment and vehicles.
  • Responsible for collecting project data and interfacing with the customers and contractors to meet the needs of projects in addition, to updating of procedure and policies, establishing work flows and filing systems.
  • Established training programs and workflows, that included compiling information and giving presentations on the findings or proposals.
  • Responsible for duties a included but not limited to the oversite and/or production of Facility Housing Plans (FHP), Facility Evacuation Plans (FEP), and Master Utility Plans (MUP). Also u[dating the real property map’s property boundaries, environmental boundaries, lease agreement boundaries, utility and other land easements for JSC, Sonny Carter Training Facility (SCTF), Ellington Field (EF). Monitoring electronic file distribution, and insuring schemas that match the NASA standards and the SDSFIE Army standard. Land surveying of exposed utilities, surface features and design topology, and laser scanning of historical buildings before demolition. The training, use and configuration of survey equipment and captured data, maintaining site wide survey control lists are also accomplished.

CAD Operator IV (As-built, Real Property, GIS and CAD Lead)

Pacific Architects and Engineers Incorporated
07.2014 - 05.2021
  • Served as the department team lead for the as-built, real property, geographical information system (GIS) departments and the computer aided drafting (CAD) for PAE
  • The subject matter expert of excavation and boring permit system, CAD standards, AutoCAD, MicroStation, GIS, land surveying, laser scanning, Trimble equipment and software
  • Served as Member of NASA headquarters working groups in the building information modeling (BIM), GIS, and the facilities for JSC;
  • Served as a member of the PAE safety team, PAE fire warden for the 4th floor of building 45, and as a competent person for confined space entry; played an integral role in the development of the Johnson Space Center’s (JSC) excavation and boring permitting system, the development of the JSC CAD standards update.
  • Completed training in the use of mobile aerial platforms, bucket trucks, ladders, fall protection, lockout/ tagout, the 10-hour construction safety and various other site mandated training; duties as the lead included but not limited to the estimating of IDIQ projects.
  • Maintain schedule and budget for projects, personnel schedules, purchasing supplies and equipment, monitor maintenance schedules and inventory counts for equipment and vehicles.
  • Responsible for collecting project data and interfacing with the customers and contractors to meet the needs of projects in addition, to updating of procedure and policies, establishing work flows and filing systems.
  • Established training programs and workflows, that included compiling information and giving presentations on the findings or proposals;
  • Responsible for duties as the as-built lead included but not limited to the oversite and/or production of facility housing plans (FHP), facility evacuation plans (FEP), electrical panel schedules, tunnel cable permits, all facility as-built drawings for JSC, Sonny Carter Training Facility (SCTF), Ellington Field (EF), electronic file distribution, the site specifications, policies and standard details.
  • As the GIS lead responsibilities included but not limited to the oversite and/or production of an active site master plan, master utility plans (MUP), schemas that match the NASA standards, land surveying of exposed utilities, surface features, construction forms, and design topology, the training, use and configuration of survey equipment and captured data, maintaining site wide survey control lists.
  • Oversaw duties for the real property team, included but not limited to the oversite and/or production of data into the NASA real property system for assets, the real property map’s property boundaries, environmental boundaries, lease agreement boundaries, utility and other land easements, laser scanning of historical buildings before demolition.
  • As the CAD lead, responsibilities included but not limited to the oversite and/or production of the adherence to the CAD standards by PAE engineers and drafters, supporting NASA and PAE users by solving drawing or programming issues and teaching the users how to avoid the issue, testing, configuration, and research of drafting and database programs and/or equipment.
  • Provided support to the engineering design team in the generation and production of design drawings; working with PAE engineers, architects, construction, maintenance, senior management, NASA project managers and senior managers to complete projects of multiple areas and disciplines to complete mission success.

GIS Drafter/Surveyor

Q-staff
03.2013 - 07.2014
  • Assisted the Geographical Information System (GIS) team to convert and update Master Utility Plan (MUP), geospatially located the Facility Housing Plan (FHP), and to update the Real Property Map using deed descriptions for easements;
  • Created a Master Site Model for all GIS site utilities and surface features;
  • Duties included the use of survey equipment and techniques to collect data for the updating of MUP’s, and to collect data for use by design department;
  • Duties included the creation of topographical maps for design projects and specialized maps utilizing GIS and other CAD software ;
  • Setup the CAD Standards for the new MUP’s using Bentley Geospatial Database Administrator;
  • Maintained user security rights and permissions for GIS program;
  • Assisted the manufacturer in the detection and correction of bugs in the Bentley software;
  • Tested new software, utilized equipment, created workflows, wrote procedures and trained personnel for laser scanning;
  • Created a proof of concept of laser scanning for historic preservation of buildings;
  • Utilized different softwares (Bentley MicroStation V8i, Bentley Descartes, Bentley Map Enterprise V8i, Bentley Map Geospatial Administrator, Bentley Power InRoads, Trimble Business Center, Trimble Realworks, Faro Scene, ESRI 10.3.1, Microsoft Office, Microsoft SQL database 2012, Adobe) to create, convert and maintain drawings for as-built, design and customers’ needs

Civil Engineering Technician/ CAD Lead

DBS & Associates Engineering
11.1999 - 03.2013
  • Manage and maintain as-built of utilities and surface data; Maintain an active working drawing of a large site;
  • Provide and obtain information from several contractors on a daily and/or weekly basis; Schedule and direct crews to obtain survey information needed for as-built;
  • Train personnel on Terramodel / Microstation;
  • Use WaterCAD and SewerCAD to evaluate water systems and size pumps for sewer lift stations; 4yr Draw subdivisions construction plans; 4yr Draw commercial construction plans; 6yr Draw municipal construction plans;
  • Municipal systems evaluation of lines, manholes and stations; Checked designs for adherence to local, state and federal regulations
  • Calculating slopes, piping sizes, site grading, road curves, pump sizes, lift station tank sizes and float heights, detention and retention ponds;
  • Field work to include measuring, sketching, and physical lifting;
  • Field work also includes monitoring and taking readings on lift stations; 1 yr Draw details for roads; 1yr Draw loan closings and other surveys;
  • Deed research and other related research of government documents;
  • Utilized different softwares (AutoCAD 14 & 2000, MicroStation J & V8, Geo Pak 2004, ESRI ArcView 3.2, TDS survey CAD, Terramodel 9.5, - 9.7 & 10.5, Flowmaster, SewerCAD, WaterCAD, Hec Ras, Hand sketches, Digitizing, Microsoft Office, Adobe) to create, convert and maintain drawings for as-built, design and customers’ needs

Education

Some college (no degree) -

Austin Peay Ctr At Fort Campbell
Fort Campbell, KY
01.2004

Associate's degree - Computer Aided Drafting

Miller-Motte Technical College - Clarksville
Clarksville, TN
01.2000

Skills

  • Operations Management
  • Mentoring and Coaching
  • Safety awareness
  • Construction supervision
  • Team Supervision
  • Technical knowledge
  • Site coordination
  • CAD software proficiency

References

  • Gabe Baca, NASA, AST, experimental facility dev, (832)205-0886, gabe.baca@nasa.gov
  • Eartha Smith, PAE Inc., Engineering Manager, (281) 786-6155, eartha.s.smith@nasa.gov
  • Lynn Lefebvre, NASA, Support services specialist, (316) 204-0708, lynn.p.lefebvre@nasa.gov

Timeline

GIS Site Lead/Supervisor/ measurement tech

Genex Systems inc
06.2021 - Current

CAD Operator IV (As-built, Real Property, GIS and CAD Lead)

Pacific Architects and Engineers Incorporated
07.2014 - 05.2021

GIS Drafter/Surveyor

Q-staff
03.2013 - 07.2014

Civil Engineering Technician/ CAD Lead

DBS & Associates Engineering
11.1999 - 03.2013

Some college (no degree) -

Austin Peay Ctr At Fort Campbell

Associate's degree - Computer Aided Drafting

Miller-Motte Technical College - Clarksville

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