Resume of Donna Swanson

OBJECTIVE:
A position utilizing skills and professional experience in an Architectural,
Engineering, Manufacturing or Construction environment. 

PROFESSIONAL PROFILE: 
 ‚  Twenty-five years experience in Architectural Design, Industrial Mechanical,
Electrical & Piping Design, Facilities Planning, Interior Space Planning,
Estimating, Purchasing, Bill of Materials and AutoCAD and Solidworks Design &
Drafting. 
 ‚ Highly organized with attention to detail and the ability to service projects
simultaneously.  ‚ Consistently meeting tight deadline schedules and budgets.
 ‚ Outstanding ability to communicate with clients, contractors, vendors, and
all levels of management. Special talent for assessing client needs and gaining
trust.
 ‚ Dedicated to maintain positive attitude as a team player while under pressure
situations.
 ‚ Computer skills: AutoCAD, Solidworks, Inventor, Excel, Microsoft Word and
Multi-Media.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

October 2008- August 2009
Yokogawa Inc. 
Electrical and Mechanical Designer using AutoCAD
Yokogawa is an industrial manufacturer of flowmeters, analyzers, transmitters,
controllers, recorders, data acquisition, portable test instruments, meters and
Control Cabinets.
 ‚  Assigned to the Disaster Relief Project in Port Arthur, TX. for Chevron
Oil.
 ‚  Responsibilities: Design and produce AutoCAD Drawings of electrical
schematics, component power distribution details, Bill of Materials, elevations
and equipment layouts for Custom Industrial Control Cabinets and Panels.
Supervised, organized and maintained Project Drawing Document Control Room for
Engineers

May 2007- June 2008
Alternate Energy Systems, Inc. 
Mechanical Designer using Solidworks and AutoCAD
Alternate Energy Systems, Inc. manufactures LPG Vaporizers, Air Mixers
(Blenders), and complete Systems for use as standby plant, for peak shaving, and
as primary gas supply.
 ‚  Responsibilities: Mechanical and Piping Design, General Assembly Drawings,
fabrication details, and Bill of Materials. 
 
 July 2005 - November 2005
Home Depot 
Space Planner and Architectural Designer using AutoCAD
  ‚  A temporary position at the corporate office of Home Depot in the Store
Planning 
 Department.
 ‚  Responsibilities: Space Planning and remodeling store fixture plans with new
merchandise criteria.

August 2001- October 2004
Andersen 2000 Inc. 
Space Planner/ Architectural Designer, Mechanical Designer using AutoCAD
 ‚  Worked with Industrial Chemical, Mechanical and Electrical Engineers. Custom
Design and Manufacture Incineration and Air Pollution Control Equipment.

Responsibilities:
 ‚  Mechanical and Piping General Arrangement Drawings for Plant Site Equipment.

 ‚  Draft architectural floor plans and elevations from customer and keep
Mechanical and Piping General Arrangements updated with new and revised Equipment
layouts. 
 ‚  Architectural Foundation plans and Anchor Bolt details. Design Structural
Steel walkways and produce details for fabrication.
 ‚  Mechanical and Piping General Assembly Drawings.
 ‚  Mechanical and Piping fabrication details for the welding, electrical and
piping shop located on the company premises.
 ‚  Combustion/Excess Air Duct Design and fabrication details. 
 ‚  Process Flow Diagrams and Material Balances. 
 ‚  Process and Instrumentation Diagrams. 
 ‚  Electrical Schematics. 
 ‚  Bill of Materials

July 1998 - August 2001
Space Planner, Architectural Designer and Mechanical Designer using AutoCAD
Clients: 
Caldwell Tanks Inc.: Projects: City Water Towers
Hamilton Engineering Inc.: Projects: Automotive Body Shops and Storage
Facilities. 
Jefferson Browne Design Group, L.L.C.: Projects: Residential custom-built
homes.
Vistawall Architectural Products: Projects: Custom storefronts and curtain
walls.
Yokogawa Industrial Automation: Projects: Industrial Electrical Control
Cabinets.

Feb. 1997-Feb. 1998
Merchandising Equipment Inc. 
Purchasing Agent 
 ‚  Purchased materials for the manufacturing and installation of store fixtures
for renovation projects of major retail department stores. (McRaes, Proffits,
Parisians and Rich  's)

Oct. 1994 - Aug. 1996 
Scientific Atlanta
 ‚  Facilities Space Planner for relocation project into new facilities.

March 1982 - May 1993
J.C. Penney Regional Office 
Store Planner for the Regional Construction Services Department 
 ‚  Promoted to Regional Fixture Estimator in 1984, a management position. 
 ‚  Promoted to Regional Store Planner in 1989. 
 ‚  Traveled to over 400 stores for fixture inventories, liquidation  's, store
openings, and to survey existing conditions for modernizations.
 ‚  Interior Space Planning of J.C. Penny department stores, offices, styling
salons, and catalog distribution centers.
 ‚  Met with Regional Merchandising, Operations, District and Store Managers to
discuss fixtures, merchandise and operation requirements necessary for producing
current interior floor plans, fixture plans and d  cor plans.
 ‚  Purchasing and estimating of merchandising fixtures, office furniture, wall
covering, carpeting and visual displays, working with a budget.
 ‚  Drafting of Interior floor plans, Fixture plans, D  cor plans and
elevations.
 ‚  Trained/Supervised 10 Drafters and Estimators.
 ‚  Responsible for troubleshooting problems encountered by 30 Field fixture
Foreman and Receiving Clerks reporting to the Fixture Estimator and Store
Planner.

EDUCATION
 ‚  A.A. Architecture and Interior Design; Atlanta School of Architecture and
Interior Design, Atlanta, GA 
 ‚  Mechanical Drafting and AutoCAD Certification; Griffin Tech., Griffin, Ga.