Don S. Koppes

Phone: (770) 569-1140     Email:  [email protected]

 

 

Summery of Qualifications:

 

AutoCAD2000i designer/drafter with over 10 years experience in the Electro-Mechanical and Aerospace field. Detailed architectural background experience includes creating designs and plans for buildings and structures, fabrication, and installation of equipment. Specialized in Autolisp, Script, Menu, Macro and toolbar customization. Thorough understanding of 3-D, spatial, wire frame, model/paper space and multiple viewport scaled drawings. Recognized for sound CAD database management resulting in overall profits and inter-departmental communication.

 

 

Professional Experience:

 

ADC The Broadband Company, Kennesaw, Georgia

CAD Designer/AutoCADr2000

May 2001 to September 2001  (Contract)

 

Created “Issue 1” drawings of PCS network equipment from site survey plans, photos and field sketches showing layout and location of equipment and cabling in shelters for Verizon Wireless personal communication provider.

• Corrected and verified Site Survey Plans to match 100% with site dimensions, buildings and antenna locations
• Liaison to CAD department and staff on the original mark-ups from the customer, field technicians and surveyors
• Provided instruction of LISP programming, CAD procedures and software customization for new hires
• All due dates were accomplished ahead of schedule and under budget to complete 400 PCS sites

 

Fire Arms Training Services Inc., Suwanee, Georgia

CAD Designer/AutoCADr2000i/Pro-E2000i

March 2001 to June 2001  (Contract)

 

Revised and modified existing firearm equipment to customer specifications for U.S. Military and countries abroad.

• Revised AutoCAD2000i and Pro-E2000i 3-D renderings and models of firearms training equipment
• Created engineering and patent drawings of small handguns to 81mm mortars

 

KMC Telecom, Lawrenceville, Georgia

CAD Database Manager/AutoCADr2000/Visio

March 2000 to December 2000  (Contract)

 

Designed, manufactured and supplied telecom equipment with Bell South, Fujitsu, Tellabs, Lucent and others, to P.C.S. providers.

• Implemented CAD/MSAccess database of all equipment used in central office drawings for 39 cities
• Provided CAD support for engineers, Operations, Sales, Marketing and senior management

 

Brewer and Skala Engineers Inc., Norcross, Georgia

CAD Drafter/AutoCADr14

January 1999 to October 1999  (Contract)

 

Mechanical, Electrical and Plumbing consultants to architects for small to large-scale commercial and private projects.

• Prepared and setup M/E/P prototype drawings for 35 engineers in central office
• Ran project lisp/script routines on architectural drawings before implementing M/E/P designs

 

Nortel Networks, Alpharetta, Georgia

CAD Designer/AutoCADr14/Visio

July 1998 to December 1998  (Contract)

 

Prepared system manuals containing network drawings, front-end rack drawings, schematics and detailed site survey plans.

• Created drawings and illustrations showing setup and installation of SONET telecommunications equipment
• Created complete manuals for IXC, FP&L and Qwest broadband digital networks, installed throughout North America

 

LAW Engineering Company, Kennesaw, Georgia  

AutoCAD Specialist/AutoCADr14

July 1997 to June 1998  (Contract)

                                                                                                                                                                             

Used surveyor's input of site survey plans, plot plans, elevations, photographs and sketches to convert and create
3-D spatial potentiometric contour maps for all facets of land and infrastructure development and maintenance.

• Constructed topographical maps, created on AutoCAD2000 software, to represent geological stratigraphy, mineral deposits, and pipeline systems, using survey data, field input and aerial photographs
• Created detailed scale plans, to scale, for foundations, buildings, and structures, according to customer specifications
• Programmed and customized new toolbars, menu pull-downs and LISP functions to increase job production

 

Technology Service Group, Roswell, Georgia  

Junior Mechanical Designer/AutoCADr13

January 1996 to July 1997

 

Created fabrication, production and detail engineering drawings of Debit/Credit card and coin-operated public telephones sold to domestic and international markets. Created exploded views, perspectives, isometrics and obloquies of equipment for proposals, advertising and brochures. Commended by upper management for drafting abilities and quality control.

• Junior designer with the Research and Development team for the mechanical/electrical design issues
• Created Bill of Materials lists using AutoCAD extended XDATA, O.L.E. and D.D.L. capabilities
• Authored numerous Lisp, Menu and Macro routines that minimized keystroke input and increased CAD production
• Trained inter-office personnel for compliance on CAD standards, GUI, lisp, menu and toolbar customizations

 

Lucent Technologies (AT&T), Roswell, Georgia  

Project CAD Drafter/AutoCADr13

June 1995 to December 1995  (Contract)

 

Created AutoCADr.13 electronic files from inked mylar sepia drawings created in 1960’s. Revised files to show precise location of telecom equipment, racks, power/grounding bars for all “Baby Bell” central office locations in North America.

• Drafted schematics, wiring diagrams and cable harness’s used to erect, install, and repair electrical systems
• Traced copies of plans and drawings, on transparent vellum with ink for reproduction purposes
• Developed a successful standard parts library of common telecom equipment and hardware

 

Andrew Science Communications, Garland, Texas  (D.O.D.)

Senior Technical Illustrator/AutoCADr12/13

June 1994 to March 1995  (Contract)

 

Created complex I.P.B.’s published in USAF/NAVY handbooks for U.S. Government. Worked from engineering drawings, catalogs, photos and sketches to show detailed exploded views of various military “black box” equipment and components.

• Generated camera ready artwork for operator maintenance manuals for the “Tactical Direction Finder System”

• Achieved significant savings by networking the technical publications department (Logistics/CAD Drafting)
• Created and maintained CAD “part libraries” of standard items, components and assemblies

 

Education

 

• Associates degree  -  Architecture and Urban design, University of Texas
• Member Alpha Rho Chi  ~  Zenocles Chapter  ~  National Professional Architectural Fraternity

 

Honors, Awards, and Special Recognition

 

• Secret Clearance  -  Texas Instruments  -  (Non-Active)
• Certification Award for AutoCAD release 2000i software  -  DraftTech Inc., Atlanta, Georgia
• Team award for best “overall cellular telephone coverage” design for top 30 market areas in the U.S.  (Pacific Telesis)

 

References and artwork available upon request