Resumé

Resumé of Mark Clews Skills:

Civil Engineering:

I have been working in the Civil Engineering industry for over 15 years as a Draftsman, Road Designer, Sub-division Draftsman and GIS officer. The essentials which are required for good drafting, in my opinion, are Spatial skills, Precision and Patience. The spatial skills are essential for judging distances, sizes and laying out drawings. Precision is neccessary because the plans need to be correct and clearly laid out, so that people can read the plans which are drawn and then use them for construction (perhaps perfectionism is a better term, perhaps not). The precision also applies to making calculations about the project. You need patience to complete and edit drawings, it can be a long and tedious job. Secondary characteristics are creativity, computer/programming skills, customer skills and calculating skills.

I have been involved with road design and planning in state and local government for 13 years as a engineering assistant and draftsman. As an engineering assistant I managed small teams of men, investigated and recommended solutions for road problems and liaised with both local government and public enquiries. As a draftsman I provided drawings and plans, developed small script files and was responsible for the branch data directory. I have also worked doing subdivisonal work for a small company.

The following table is based on my judgement and further analysis can be drawn form the Employment History which details when these skills were used. The longer the periods between use of the skills, the lower the level the skills will be rated, on the basis of "atrophy"

Area of Expertise	Level of Skill
	Low: Need regular access to manuals Intermediate: Occasionally need manuals

Civil Engineering
Drafting	High
Road Design	Intermediate
Road Investigations	Intermediate
Mapping	Intermediate
Drainage Design	Intermediate
Water Design	Intermediate
Sewer Design	Intermediate

Computer Operating Systems
Windows	High
UNIX	Low

Computer Applications
AutoCAD (w/o AutoLISP)	High
12D Design	Intermediate
MS Word	High
MS Excel	Intermediate
MS Access	Low-Intermediate
Arc/Info GIS	Low
Adobe Illustrator	Low
Adobe Photoshop	Low

Other Work and Activities:
I have done a little volunteer work and also served on committees for social clubs I am involved in.

Position	Activities
Data Entry Operator (2 months part time)	Data Entry
Gamers Guild Committee Secretary (2 years)	writing Committee Minutes, writing formal letters, organising events
P.O.G.S. Volunteer (4 years)	entering members information into Access database, using Till, DJing
P.O.G.S. Committee Treasurer (January 2001 - October 2002)	Banking, organising events, opening and closing Till
Swancon Volunteer (April 2001 - April 2003)

Other Skills or Information:
Fast Learner
OK at communicating with other people.
Experience at handling customer enquiries.
Hardworking.
Good with Computers.
Methodical.
Meticulous.
Willing to learn new Computer Applications.

Tertiary Education and Training:


Certificate IV in Microcomputer Technology	February 1999 - September 2000
Interim Technology Training Institute

Introduction to 4D Design	1997

Introduction to Microstation	1995

Introduction to ArcView2	1997
University of Western Australia

Introduction to ArcInfo	1993
University of Western Australia

Engineering Assistant Traineeship	1986 - 1988
Main Roads Western Australia

Diploma of Civil Engineering	1982 - 1984
Technical and Further Education Western Australia

Professional Experience: Van Der Meer Consulting

Senior Civil Designer

July 2004 - now

· Subdivisions, Roads, Intersections, Civil Works as required.

Skills utilised
Drafting
Road Design
Drainage Design
Water Design
Sewer Design
Windows
AutoCAD (w/o AutoLISP)
12D Design
MS Excel

BSD Consultants

Planning Draftsman

April 2003 - July 2004

· Subdivision Planning and general Drafting.

Skills utilised
Drafting
Road Design
Subdivision Planning
Windows
AutoCAD (w/o AutoLISP)
MS Excel
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe Photoshop

Voran Consulting

Engineering Draftsman (Contract [on call])

October 2002 - April 2003

· Roads, Intersections, Telecommunications and general Drafting.

Skills utilised
Drafting
Windows
AutoCAD (w/o AutoLISP)
MS Excel

BSD Consultants

Engineering Draftsman (Contract)

July 2002 - August 2002

· Roads, Intersections, and general Drafting.

Skills utilised
Drafting
Road Design
Mapping
Windows
AutoCAD (w/o AutoLISP)

Egis Consulting WA

Engineering Draftsman (Contract)

April 2002 - May 2002

· Roads, Intersections, Marine Ports, Environmental and general Drafting.

Skills utilised
Drafting
Road Design
Mapping
Windows
AutoCAD (w/o AutoLISP)

Coomes Consulting Group (Melbourne)

Engineering Draftsman (Contract)

September 2001 - March 2002

· Roads, Drainage, Sewer, Water Reticulation and Subdivision Design/Drafting. · Subdivision Quantities

Skills utilised
Drafting
Road Design
Drainage Design
Water Design
Sewer Design
Windows
AutoCAD (w/o AutoLISP)
12D Design
MS Excel

Brown & Root

Engineering Draftsman (Contract)

January 2001

· Produced preliminary drawings of Roads, and pavement.

Skills utilised
Drafting
Road Design
Windows
AutoCAD (w/o AutoLISP)
MS Excel

A. A. Wilkie Consulting Engineer

Engineering Draftsman

September 1999 - September 2000

· Roads, Drainage, Sewer, Water Reticulation and Subdivision Design.
· Produced Drawings of pools and concrete slabs
· Liaised with Clients and Local Authorities
· Supervised junior Draftsman

Skills utilised
Drafting
Road Design
Road Investigations
Drainage Design
Water Design
Sewer Design
Windows
AutoCAD (w/o AutoLISP)
Civilcad
MS Word
MS Excel

Shire of Mundaring W.A.

Engineering Draftsman (Temporary/Contract)

February 1999 - June 1999

· Investigated roads which required widening and/or sealing and produced drawings using the "4D Design" application.
· Produced drawings for landscaping work and staging plans using the AutoCAD application.
· Modified Access database design for Tree Canopy Program to make it more "user friendly".

Skills utilised
Drafting
Road Design
Road Investigations
Drainage Design
Windows
AutoCAD (w/o AutoLISP)
12D Design
MS Word
MS Excel
MS Access

Main Roads Western Australia

Engineering Draftsman (Rural Planning)

February 1992 - May 1998

· Produced or amended road planning drawings using the AutoCAD and "4D Design" applications.
· Produced GIS coverages for the five year "Roads 2020 Rural Road Development Strategy" using ArcInfo application.
· Administered the Rural Road Planning Branch ArcInfo data directory.
· Developed and produced map symbols for ArcInfo application.
· Produced pictures and drawings for "Roads 2020 Rural Road Development Strategy" using ArcInfo and AutoCAD applications.
· Developed layout and colour scheme of CAD-generated pictures for "Roads 2020 Rural Road Development Strategy" using ArcInfo application.
· Edited Metropolitan Roads coverage using ArcInfo application while seconded to MRWA Survey Branch.
· Provided input on traffic counting contract.
· Supervised Drafting Assistant.

Skills utilised
Drafting
Road Design
Road Investigations
Mapping
Windows
UNIX
AutoCAD (w/o AutoLISP)
12D Design
Arc/Info GIS
MS Word
MS Excel

Engineering Assistant (Traffic)

July 1988 - February 1992

· Investigated bridges, culverts, road sign requirements and requests.
· Liaised with applicants for road signs.
· Provided advice on traffic enquiries by the public and to local government on traffic control.
· Investigated traffic problems and accidents.
· Collected and analysed traffic counts.
· Managed traffic funding.
· Drafted a regional litter contract.
· Supervised work of sign crews.

Skills utilised
Drafting
Road Design
Road Investigations

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