My Resume

Thought it might be to my benefit to re-post this now and then. Job market being what it is.

Thanks for looking!

RESUME

WILLIAM C. (Bill) SEWARD

Cell. (512)468-7835

Email  raincrow_permaculture@yahoo.com

EXPERIENCE

3/08-5/09            Optimum Steel Industries. Steel detailer. Strucad.

10/07-2/08            L&M Steel Inc.  Rebar detailing/estimating. Shear 97.

10/05-10/07            Dennis Steel Inc. Structural/misc steel detailing. Macrosoft Detail, Ssdcp.

12/03-10/05            Reinforcing Steel Supply. Rebar estimating, detailing, drafter. Acad2004, Shear 97.

1/00 – 12/03                 Lamar Steel &Supply.  Rebar Estimating, drafting, counter sales. Autocad 14

4/98  - 1/00             Self‑ employed full time. Contract drafting, computer, other consulting services.

7/97  - 4/98                  Tips Iron &Steel, Inc. Structural/misc. steel detailing and checking.

3/97  -7/97                  Construction Metal Products.  Structural/miscellaneous steel detailing and checking.

10/96 ‑5/97                Capitol City Trade and Technical School.  Drafting/AUTOCAD (12/13) instructor. (Evening)

10/89‑ 8/96               Self‑ employed full time. Contract Structural Steel detailing on Autocad 11. Consulting, Architectural and Engineering drafting by contract.

8/88 ‑ 9/89                Advance Metal Systems  Detailing, Listing and Preparing for fabrication Pre‑engineered Steel Buildings.       

11/86 ‑8/88                Self‑ employed full time.  Structural Steel Detailing, Checking and Estimating; Reinforcing Steel Estimating; General and Architectural Drafting.

6/71‑11/86                Alamo Steel &Machine Company, Austin, TX.  Steel Detailer/Checker,

Chief Draftsman.

PROFESSIONAL SKILLS

Certified Permaculture Designer-2009

15 Years experience research on internet.

20 Years experience in Autocad up through Acad2004.

Experience with DCA Structural Steel Detailer (Now Softdesk), SSDCP, Macrosoft Detail.

Trained in CADKEY CAD program and Bausch & Lomb CAD System

Operated NCR Terminal(VAX), personal computer (DOS & Windows), & programmable calculators

Type 30 ‑ 40 wpm.                    

Assistant Chief Draftsman ‑ 9 years                    

Chief Draftsman ‑ 2 years                    

BASIC and COBOL programming knowledge 

Practical knowledge of DOS. and Autolisp.

RELATED SKILLS

Good writing skills and experience. A produced playwright and published journalist.

Proficient in conversational American Sign Language

Dale Carnegie graduate 1974                    

Good mechanical skills                    

Experience training adults. 

Enjoy installing and troubleshooting software.

HONORS AND ORGANIZATIONS

Former member, actor, director Way Off Broadway Comm. Theater.

Liberty Hill Public Library District  Founder, Elected Trustee  (Former)

Past Vice‑President Friends of Round Rock Public Library

Texas Historical Commission Distinguished Service Citation

Boy Scouts of America, 7 years as Leader Trainer.

Travis County Blood Bank (6 Gallon + donor)                   

Scholastic Leadership Roll, ACC 1984 ‑ 1987

Dean's Honor Roll, Central Texas College 1971

Engineering Society, Central Texas College

EDUCATION

Colleges:      

1/09-3/09            Austin Permaculture Guild - Austin. Permaculture Designer Certificate course.

9/78 ‑                    Austin Community College, Austin ‑ 31 sem. hrs.‑

                        General studies including Technical Report Writing, CAD,

                        COBOL, BASIC, Quality Assurance, Creative Writing.

6/68 ‑ 5/71                Central Texas College, Killeen ‑ Associate in

                        Applied Science ‑ Drafting and Design. (90 sem. hrs.

                        total...primarily Tech. Drafting, Electronics Technology

                        and General Academics)