Cell Ph.  832.533.5694 
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7603 Micron Dr.
San Antonio, Texas 78251


Ray R. Gonzales
Objective:


	To assert my Cad/Mapping/GIS skills to a stable, progressive and well organized
firm that stimulates pride in job performance and can offer professional growth.

Work experience:		Jun. 2008 – Feb. 2009, URS Corp., Houston, Texas
      Senior Pipeline Mapping Designer: 
	Design of civil pipeline projects, alignment sheets, plan & profiles 
	One of 2 lead designers of a 250 mile pipeline project (CalNev) 
	Experienced with AutoCad Civil 3D 2008 Mapping Tools, alignments,
surfaces, profiles and working with raster data (Lidar Data/Aerial imagery) 
	Experienced in sub-structure utility design, site plans, permit
drawings
	Good experience with ArcGis 9.2 , analysis tools, geodatabase
	Assisted in scheduling work & training to less experienced designers
	Nov. 2007 – Jun. 2008, Pegasus International, Houston, Texas
Pipeline Mapping Designer: 
	Design of civil pipeline projects, alignment sheets, plan & profiles
	Experienced with  AutoCad Civil 3D 2008
	Experienced in drafting process flow diagrams, P&IDs, equipment
layouts, electrical, and control systems
	Familiar with Blue-Sky 
	Familiar with PDMS, PODS 
	Operate HP Design Jet 4000 Series Plotter
	Oct. 2006 – Aug. 2007, LTS Company LLP, San Antonio, Texas
       Autocad Mapping Specialist:
	Cad/Mapping and consulting for LTS Central Region office;   
specializing in AutoCad Map and various mapping softwares/utilities: Autocad Map
2007, Global Mapper 8.0, and Google Earth Pro; Designing of telecommunication
networks, designing of as-builts, const. drawings, overview maps and aerial maps 

	Oct. 1992- Oct. 2005, Energy Transfer Corp., San Antonio, Texas
GIS / Mapping Specialist:     
	Responsible for the development and maintenance of ETC’s digital
pipeline mapping database which included over 7,000 miles of natural gas
pipelines in Texas and Oklahoma; Design digital mapping database of company’s
pipelines/facilities mapped to a standard mapping projection; Digital data
created with linked facility attributes to comply with state regulatory filings
for digital submissions to the  Texas Railroad Commission in Shape format;
Provided GIS mapping support/querying and experienced in linking attribute data
(access db) to graphic data
	AutoCadMap2004; worked on TESS (Texas Excavation Safety System)
	Mapping support to various Dept’s. - Engineering, Field operators, Gas
Buyers, Business Dev., Accounting, Regulatory etc.
	Operate Calcomp Digitizer 36” x 48” and HP DesignJet 500 Series  
Plotter
	Good skills with Cadworx Pipe 3.1 & CadWorx P&ID 3.1, Plant schematics,
Compressor Layout design
	Good skills with ESRI Arcview and Arcview Explorer 
       
	Aug. 1987- Aug. 1991, Land Data Inc. / U.A.M, San Antonio, Texas
       Intergraph Operator:  Micro Station “C”
	Tax Appraisal/Ownership Mapping; research metes and bounds, subdivision
layouts, utility mapping; Major Project-Bexar County Appraisal District GIS
Mapping Project: Responsible for mapping of all properties in Bexar County, Texas
and linking property ID numbers to a GIS database 
	
	Nov. 1982 -  Aug. 1987, Ferguson Map Co., San Antonio, Texas
       Synercom Operator: 
	Design of Utility Mapping and Bexar Map Books; responsible for
digitizing, plotting and editing of the Bexar County Street Map Database using
Synercom Mapping System software

	1977-1982, Tobin Aerial Surveys, San Antonio, Texas
       Draftsman I:
	Manual Drafting and Engraving\Splicing - Responsible for manually
drafting pipeline centerlines and text scribing on aerial photos; Engraving and
splicing film negatives of oil & gas lease ownership maps

	Education:



		1976-1977, San Antonio College, San Antonio, Texas
	1 year certificate - Technical Drafting
	1972-1975, Sidney Lanier H.S., San Antonio, Texas
	 3 year course in Vocational, Architectural, & Mechanical Drafting  
 
Special Skills:	22 years experience in the computer mapping field; lead designer
experience, transforming map projections/coordinate systems, linking graphic data
to external databases, highly skilled working with vector and raster mapping
data.  Experienced in computer aided design in the fields of pipeline mapping,
fiber to the home telecom projects,  experienced with P&ID and mechanical
drawings all within the AutoCad environment. Experienced working with HP
DesignJet Plotters, Digitizing with 36”x48” Calcomp digitizer, Land DeskTop 
Arcview ESRI softwares, Access and PowerPoint. Continued interest and motivation
in the education of new Cad/Mapping softwares and technologies