I’m a fabrication-first AutoCAD designer with 20+ years of hands-on experience supporting heat exchanger manufacturing and industrial fabrication. My background includes welding, fabrication, inspecti... Read more

I’m a fabrication-first AutoCAD designer with 20+ years of hands-on experience supporting heat exchanger manufacturing and industrial fabrication. My background includes welding, fabrication, inspection, and CAD support in production environments where accuracy, repeatability, and code compliance matter. I’ve worked in a heat exchanger manufacturing facility (Thermal Engineering International) supporting production teams with CAD drawings used for pressure-retaining components, tube sheets, shells, structural supports, and welded assemblies. I understand how CAD decisions affect fit-up, weld sequencing, distortion control, inspection, and final assembly—because I’ve supported these processes directly on the shop floor. I don’t just draft parts. I create shop-ready, fabrication-ready drawings that reduce rework, eliminate shop questions, and support efficient production. I currently operate Guided Light Welding LLC, providing remote AutoCAD and fabrication drawing support to manufacturers and fabrication shops that need reliable CAD without hiring full-time staff.

I've worked as a product design engineer for the last 10 years. Before that I was an industrial maintenance technician which gives me a unique understanding of how things work together. My area of e... Read more

I've worked as a product design engineer for the last 10 years. Before that I was an industrial maintenance technician which gives me a unique understanding of how things work together. My area of expertise is: ● CAD Software ● Windchill Administration ● New Product Development ● Rapid Prototyping ● Industrial Fabrication ● Large Scale Production ● Project Management ● Troubleshooting ● Problem Solving ● Welding (Mig, Tig & Stick) ● Brazing ● HVAC Systems Software mastery: ● Pro-E (Wildfire 3 & 5) ● Creo Parametric 1.0 through 6.0 ● PTC Windchill ● Autodesk suite, primarily AutoCAD and Inventor ● Solidworks ● BobCAD ● CorelDraw ● TruTops-trumpf ● Adobe Photoshop ● Adobe Illustrator ● Adobe Premiere Pro ● MS Office