Cover Letter
_______________________
Roland V. Wilson, II
Watsonville, CA
I am qualified as an AutoCAD Operator and woodwork/millwork drafter. I have completed Laney College’s 2D and 3D AutoCAD classes (1 year). I have been drafting professionally now for over 10 years. Samples available.
I am a woodworker, cabinetmaker, installer, and drafter.
I have been a full-time AutoCAD drafter of commercial and residential casework for a decade. Also, it is typical in most of my job history that I assist with project management. That is, I end up being the person with necessary information and management support for a project. References available.
I have an AA, BA, and my MA in Philosophy. I completed my paralegal certification at Merritt College. I have my IT certification from Laney College, including a CCNA, Network+ and my A+ certification.
I have been a woodworker for 35 years, ten of which was at Sun Woodworks as a cabinetmaker and woodworker. I have made cabinets, furniture, and fixtures. I have made kitchens and built-ins for all rooms of a house and installed them. I have drawn them by hand, made cut-lists, and optimized for milling. In consultation with owners, designers, architects, and contractors, I have helped manage casework projects up to 10’s of thousands and 100’s of thousands of dollars concurrently with my shop owners. I have my Wood Technology Certificate from Laney College. I have some production managerial experience supervising two to four people in a small woodshop environment. I have made fine solid wood furniture and I am also a woodturner.
For 5 years, I have been a drafter of commercial casework, and for another 5 years I have been a drafter of high end residential submittals. I have submitted for approval drawings of casework for a million dollar project -- submitting 80 sheets of 24" x 36" to WI standard, all my own drawing; SCU Library. In the commercial setting, I have worked on educational institutions, offices, store fixtures, reception desks, and paneling; materials ranging from solid wood and wood veneer to plastic laminate and melamine - standard, custom, and premium - curved, straight, and angled - ADA, green, and WI certified. In the residential setting, I have worked on bedrooms, bathrooms, kitchens, furniture, built-in furniture, paneling, mantels, doors, entertainment centers, trim, and turnings. I have probably built and installed 100 kitchens.
Thanks for your time and attention,
Roland V. Wilson, II
Watsonville, CA
I am qualified as an AutoCAD Operator and woodwork/millwork drafter. I have completed Laney College’s 2D and 3D AutoCAD classes (1 year). I have been drafting professionally now for over 10 years. Samples available.
I am a woodworker, cabinetmaker, installer, and drafter.
I have been a full-time AutoCAD drafter of commercial and residential casework for a decade. Also, it is typical in most of my job history that I assist with project management. That is, I end up being the person with necessary information and management support for a project. References available.
I have an AA, BA, and my MA in Philosophy. I completed my paralegal certification at Merritt College. I have my IT certification from Laney College, including a CCNA, Network+ and my A+ certification.
I have been a woodworker for 35 years, ten of which was at Sun Woodworks as a cabinetmaker and woodworker. I have made cabinets, furniture, and fixtures. I have made kitchens and built-ins for all rooms of a house and installed them. I have drawn them by hand, made cut-lists, and optimized for milling. In consultation with owners, designers, architects, and contractors, I have helped manage casework projects up to 10’s of thousands and 100’s of thousands of dollars concurrently with my shop owners. I have my Wood Technology Certificate from Laney College. I have some production managerial experience supervising two to four people in a small woodshop environment. I have made fine solid wood furniture and I am also a woodturner.
For 5 years, I have been a drafter of commercial casework, and for another 5 years I have been a drafter of high end residential submittals. I have submitted for approval drawings of casework for a million dollar project -- submitting 80 sheets of 24" x 36" to WI standard, all my own drawing; SCU Library. In the commercial setting, I have worked on educational institutions, offices, store fixtures, reception desks, and paneling; materials ranging from solid wood and wood veneer to plastic laminate and melamine - standard, custom, and premium - curved, straight, and angled - ADA, green, and WI certified. In the residential setting, I have worked on bedrooms, bathrooms, kitchens, furniture, built-in furniture, paneling, mantels, doors, entertainment centers, trim, and turnings. I have probably built and installed 100 kitchens.
Thanks for your time and attention,
Resume
_______________________
Education
Modesto Junior College
§ Associate in Arts Degree 1989
University of California at Santa Cruz
§ Baccalaureate Degree in Philosophy 1991
San Jose State University
§ Master’s Degree in Philosophy 1998
Scholarship Mancini Music Scholarship – Cello
Work History
AutoCAD DRAFTER
ARCA Woodworkers Inc.
Watsonville, CA
July 2018 – Present
AutoCAD DRAFTER
Complete Millwork Services Inc.
TeleCommute - Santa Clara, CA
August 2016 – April 2017
AutoCAD DRAFTER / FACILITIES ASSISTANT (lab) / TOOL INSTALL (fab/subfab)
Intel
Hillsboro, OR
January 2015 – January 2016
Self Employed, Huntington Beach, CA 6-2012 3-2013
AutoCAD Drafter of Millwork
Drafting of custom millwork for very high end residential homes. Generate shop drawings for submittal from architectural sets, design drawings, and re-submit drawings from red-lines. There has also been some work on furniture design.
I was working with a designer who works with clients directly on remodels and new construction, but who also works with other designers in Southern California, mostly on residential estates. There has been some commercial work on fixtures and TI projects. I had been working from home for these months, but I think I prefer the security of working for a business.
Sun Woodworks, Oakland, CA (returning: see 11-1996) - (now defunct) 11-2008 - 3-2010 and 10-2010 - 8-2011
AutoCAD Drafter, Cabinetmaker, Woodworker
Shop Drawings for very high end residential, including field measure and project coordination. Kitchens, bathrooms, bedrooms, mantels, home office, master closet, utility rooms, entertainment centers, library, furniture built-in and free-standing, AV Cabinets, counters, doors and paneling. Met with home owners, architects, designers, contractors, and shop manager for design, red-lines, re-design, equipment, finish, and special requirements of homeowners et al.
I returned to my old shop to provide Sun Woodworks’ submittal drawings for approval and production.
Samples available.
Worked on Sun’s last job in the shop as cabinetmaker, woodworker, and installer.
Commercial Casework, Fremont, CA 8-2007 11-2008
AutoCAD Drafter
Drafting of custom commercial casework, large offices, reception desks, conference tables, paneling, breakrooms, conference rooms, and countertops. Generated drawings for submittal from architectural sets and re-submit drawings from red-lines. Thorough plans, elevations, sections, details, specifications, annotations, schedules (hardware, materials, finishes, equipment, etc.), and accurate calculations and dimensions. Meeting with project managers, estimating, layout, and production. Commercial Casework is about 100 employees. I am one of about 9 drafters in the engineering department. Some CabinetWare familiarity and experience.
Wood Connection, Modesto, CA 9-2006 8-2007
AutoCAD Drafter
Drafting of commercial casework, offices, reception desks, paneling, trim, kitchens, vanities, and countertops. Generated presentation drawings, submittal drawings, Request For Information, production and drafting to Woodwork Institute Standards, and red lines and re-submit. Detailed shop drawings, including plans, elevations, sections, details, specifications, annotations, schedules (hardware, materials, finishes, etc.), and accurate calculations and dimensions and field measure.
Chad Reitan Fine Woodworking, Aptos, CA 3-2006 9-2006
Project Manager, AutoCAD Drafter
Drafting of complex casework, doors (interior and exterior), kitchens, built-in furniture, vanities, mantels, closets, some including curves and angles. Project manager with Chad Reitan, owner, on half a dozen jobs, working with clients (owners), contractors, designers, project managers, and architects on design, schedule, bid, installation, materials and finish.
Layoff for lack of customers at the time.
Sun Woodworks, Oakland, CA 11-1996 8-2005
Woodworker, Manager, AutoCAD Drafter
Furniture, fixtures, and complex kitchen cabinetry made to specifications. I have added my shop tools to supplement the capabilities of Sun Woodwork’s shop. For a time I had been responsible for all day to day operations, including administration, production, maintenance, and management for the entire business. I have also been entirely responsible for production and completion of a project in shop and on sight, including meeting with homeowners, designers, architects, and contractors. I have also had responsibility for finding, hiring, and training employees in woodwork, cabinetmaking, and on-site installation.
Education
Modesto Junior College
§ Associate in Arts Degree 1989
University of California at Santa Cruz
§ Baccalaureate Degree in Philosophy 1991
San Jose State University
§ Master’s Degree in Philosophy 1998
- A+ Certification (CompTIA) 2003
- CCNA Certification (Cisco) 2002
- Network+ Certification (CompTIA) 2002
- Laney College, Oakland, California
CIS/ Sys. Admin. Tech. Support and Hardware Integration Certification 1-2004 - Merritt College, Oakland, California
Paralegal Certification 1-2003 - Laney College, Oakland, California
Two-Year Certificate of Wood Technology 1997
Scholarship Mancini Music Scholarship – Cello
Work History
AutoCAD DRAFTER
ARCA Woodworkers Inc.
Watsonville, CA
July 2018 – Present
- Submittal shop drawings of very high-end millwork.
AutoCAD DRAFTER
Complete Millwork Services Inc.
TeleCommute - Santa Clara, CA
August 2016 – April 2017
- Submittal shop drawings of commercial casework and millwork from architectural sets. Google, YouTube, Facebook, Gilead, NVIDIA, Aria Convention Center, Wynn Casino...
AutoCAD DRAFTER / FACILITIES ASSISTANT (lab) / TOOL INSTALL (fab/subfab)
Intel
Hillsboro, OR
January 2015 – January 2016
- Working with Industrial Engineers, I drafted factory layout and tool blocks for Ronler Acres’ 5 Integrated Circuit factories. 4 months
- Drafting of as-built AutoCAD drawings in Intel’s Hawthorn Farm HF1 Campus lab facilities using my own field measure taken from the lab. 7 months
- Facilities maintenance and facilities improvement: Moving equipment, Installing casework, Preparing for projects, and serving as IT tech as needed.
- Assist with industrial engineering.
- I worked at Intel as a “contingent worker,” i.e., on a contract basis.
Self Employed, Huntington Beach, CA 6-2012 3-2013
AutoCAD Drafter of Millwork
Drafting of custom millwork for very high end residential homes. Generate shop drawings for submittal from architectural sets, design drawings, and re-submit drawings from red-lines. There has also been some work on furniture design.
I was working with a designer who works with clients directly on remodels and new construction, but who also works with other designers in Southern California, mostly on residential estates. There has been some commercial work on fixtures and TI projects. I had been working from home for these months, but I think I prefer the security of working for a business.
Sun Woodworks, Oakland, CA (returning: see 11-1996) - (now defunct) 11-2008 - 3-2010 and 10-2010 - 8-2011
AutoCAD Drafter, Cabinetmaker, Woodworker
Shop Drawings for very high end residential, including field measure and project coordination. Kitchens, bathrooms, bedrooms, mantels, home office, master closet, utility rooms, entertainment centers, library, furniture built-in and free-standing, AV Cabinets, counters, doors and paneling. Met with home owners, architects, designers, contractors, and shop manager for design, red-lines, re-design, equipment, finish, and special requirements of homeowners et al.
I returned to my old shop to provide Sun Woodworks’ submittal drawings for approval and production.
Samples available.
Worked on Sun’s last job in the shop as cabinetmaker, woodworker, and installer.
Commercial Casework, Fremont, CA 8-2007 11-2008
AutoCAD Drafter
Drafting of custom commercial casework, large offices, reception desks, conference tables, paneling, breakrooms, conference rooms, and countertops. Generated drawings for submittal from architectural sets and re-submit drawings from red-lines. Thorough plans, elevations, sections, details, specifications, annotations, schedules (hardware, materials, finishes, equipment, etc.), and accurate calculations and dimensions. Meeting with project managers, estimating, layout, and production. Commercial Casework is about 100 employees. I am one of about 9 drafters in the engineering department. Some CabinetWare familiarity and experience.
Wood Connection, Modesto, CA 9-2006 8-2007
AutoCAD Drafter
Drafting of commercial casework, offices, reception desks, paneling, trim, kitchens, vanities, and countertops. Generated presentation drawings, submittal drawings, Request For Information, production and drafting to Woodwork Institute Standards, and red lines and re-submit. Detailed shop drawings, including plans, elevations, sections, details, specifications, annotations, schedules (hardware, materials, finishes, etc.), and accurate calculations and dimensions and field measure.
Chad Reitan Fine Woodworking, Aptos, CA 3-2006 9-2006
Project Manager, AutoCAD Drafter
Drafting of complex casework, doors (interior and exterior), kitchens, built-in furniture, vanities, mantels, closets, some including curves and angles. Project manager with Chad Reitan, owner, on half a dozen jobs, working with clients (owners), contractors, designers, project managers, and architects on design, schedule, bid, installation, materials and finish.
Layoff for lack of customers at the time.
Sun Woodworks, Oakland, CA 11-1996 8-2005
Woodworker, Manager, AutoCAD Drafter
Furniture, fixtures, and complex kitchen cabinetry made to specifications. I have added my shop tools to supplement the capabilities of Sun Woodwork’s shop. For a time I had been responsible for all day to day operations, including administration, production, maintenance, and management for the entire business. I have also been entirely responsible for production and completion of a project in shop and on sight, including meeting with homeowners, designers, architects, and contractors. I have also had responsibility for finding, hiring, and training employees in woodwork, cabinetmaking, and on-site installation.