RAFAEL MEJIA
Architect
Rahway,NJ
Summary
Experienced BIM Modeler with over 20 years of experience in the construction industry. Excellent reputation for resolving problems and improving customer satisfaction. To seek and maintain a full-time position that offers professional challenges utilizing interpersonal skills, excellent time management and problem-solving skills. Reliable employee seeking BIM Modeler position. Offering excellent communication and good judgment. Enthusiastic individual eager to contribute to team success through hard work, attention to detail and excellent organizational skills. Clear understanding of Construction Documents creation and training in Revit and AutoCAD. Motivated to learn, grow and excel in the industry.
Overview
50
50
years of professional experience
11
11
years of post-secondary education
2
2
Language
Work History
CAD Manager
Envar Services, Inc
North Brunswick, NJ
01.2009 - Current
- Supervised CAD operators and pipe designers.
- Pipe Design, Environmental and Architectural Construction Documents.
- Recommended equipment purchase, troubleshoot, repair, built and maintained equipment, network, and CAD standards.
- Customized applications for better productivity, trained and motivated staff.
- Evaluated and recommended software purchase or upgrades.
- Kept file system organized and evaluated new hires.
- Improved quality of construction documents and increased productivity.
- Recommended best practices for solutions to meet customer business needs.
- Collaborated with contractors and field personnel to create accurate models for the construction site.
- Guided and directed a 10-member CAD team to achieve operational and technical excellence.
- Developed process checkpoints to confirm adherence to drafting standards and schedules.
- Implemented drafting standards and coordinated all software and hardware upgrades.
- Used 2D and 3D AutoCAD to create necessary drawings from sales proposal stage to final as-built stage of fabrication.
- Revised and updated existing drawings to reflect design changes.
Consultant
Galvan Architectural Group
North Bergen, New Jersey
01.1999 - Current
- Established more reliable client-server computer network.
- Recommended equipment purchase, troubleshoot, build, repair and maintain equipment.
- Trained staff for better productivity.
- Evaluate and recommend software purchase or upgrades.
- Produced Construction Documents of several commercial and residential projects, urban projects and create photorealistic renderings.
Architectural – DMR Architects
DMR Architects
Hasbrouck Heights, NJ
01.2006 - 01.2009
- Project Architect.
- Develop construction documents of Residential, Commercial & Educational Projects.
- Revit support to Design team & project architects.
- Setup of office standards, libraries and templates, preparation of training material.
- Provided answers to employees questions about Revit/AutoCAD.
- Set Up, install and support deployment of new releases of Revit/AutoCAD on servers, as well as solving technical problems on users workstations.
- Created, printed and modified drawings in AutoCAD and Revit.
- Attended all team meetings to resolve technical and project issues, coordinate with team members and review project schedules.
- Recommended minor adaptations and modifications to complete working drawing sets.
- Verified construction documentation conformed to quality assurance standards and client requirements.
- Reviewed contractor proposals and sets of drawings prepared by firms to identify missing information, generate questions and align budgets.
CAD Manager
Envar Services, Inc
North Brunswick, NJ
01.2000 - 01.2006
- Supervised CAD operators and pipe designers.
- Recommended equipment purchase, troubleshoot, repair, built and maintained equipment, network, and CAD standards.
- Customized applications for better productivity, trained and motivated staff.
- Evaluated and recommended software purchase or upgrades.
- Kept file system organized and evaluated new hires.
- Improved quality of construction documents and increased productivity.
01.1998 - 01.2000
- Architectural/Civil - Envar Architectural Group/Envar Site development.
- N.
- Brunswick, NJ.
- Building surveys, 3D studies and renderings, construction documents.
- Architectural and Civil detailing (commercial).
- Civil/Topographical maps.
- Industrial piping & flow diagram, structural steel and concrete assemblies.
Architectural Draftsman
Arcnet Architects
Holmdel, New Jersey
01.1996 - 01.1997
- Diverse Drafting Projects.
- Helped improve CAD department production with AutoCAD customizations (lisp programming).
Professor
Universidad Central del Este. Dominican Republic
01.1985 - 01.1986
- Taught Structural Design for Architects, Design IV, and Architectural Theory I and II.
Architect Assistant (Project Manager)
01.1983 - 01.1985
- Provisa S-23 (Housing Promoters Corp.
- S-23) 1983.
- Dominican Republic.
- Manage and supervised construction of 48 one family residential units and 4 3-story apartment buildings.
- Performed several office duties: Cost Estimating, Project status reports, Construction personnel payroll, Structural Calculations and Architectural Design Work.
Education
Mechanical Drafting Desing And CAD Technology -
Lincoln Technical Institute
Union, NJ 09.1994 - 06.1996
ESL & Office Practice Procedure -
International Career Institute
New York, NY, United States 09.1988 - 07.1990
B.S - Architecture
Educational Credential Evaluators (ECE)
United States 01.1987 - 01.1987
Bachelor of Arts - Architecture
Universidad Central Del Este
Dominican Republic 09.1976 - 01.1984
Skills
Detail-oriented
undefinedTimeline
CAD Manager
Envar Services, Inc
01.2009 - Current
Architectural – DMR Architects
DMR Architects
01.2006 - 01.2009
CAD Manager
Envar Services, Inc
01.2000 - 01.2006
Consultant
Galvan Architectural Group
01.1999 - Current
01.1998 - 01.2000
Architectural Draftsman
Arcnet Architects
01.1996 - 01.1997
Mechanical Drafting Desing And CAD Technology -
Lincoln Technical Institute
09.1994 - 06.1996
ESL & Office Practice Procedure -
International Career Institute
09.1988 - 07.1990
B.S - Architecture
Educational Credential Evaluators (ECE)
01.1987 - 01.1987
Professor
Universidad Central del Este. Dominican Republic
01.1985 - 01.1986
Architect Assistant (Project Manager)
01.1983 - 01.1985
Bachelor of Arts - Architecture
Universidad Central Del Este
09.1976 - 01.1984
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