Skills and Experience

• Full-time teaching experience at the High School and Community College Levels since 1990.
• Assistant Division Chair for the Technology & Aviation Division at Glendale Community College.
• Department Chair of the Architectural Department at Glendale Community College. Responsible for:
• Development of new curriculum
• Class scheduling
• Purchasing of new equipment
• Textbook selection
• Maintenance of manual drafting & computer equipment
• Hiring of part-time instructors.
• Have taught various subjects such as:
• Architectural Drafting & Design using both manual and computer drafting methods
• Introductory and Advanced Computer Aided Design (CAD)
• Metal Machining and Manufacturing
• 7th & 8th Grade Math
• Architectural and Mechanical Blueprint Reading
• Geometrical Dimensioning & Tolerancing (GD&T)
• Mechanical Drafting.
• Developed and maintain web site for the Technology & Aviation Division, Glendale Community College.
  
  

Employment Experience

Glendale Community College - Glendale, California
Full-Time Tenured Instructor
September 2002 - Present (Full-Time)
September 1999 - July 2002 (Part-time)
Assistant Division Chair
July 2007 - Present

Lynda.com - Carpenteria, California 
Content Author 
August, 2016
Authored Course: MicroStation 3D Essentials 

Rio Hondo Community College - Whittier, California
Part-Time Instructor
February 2006 - Present
September - December 2003

Don Bosco Technical Institute - Rosemead, California
Full-Time Instructor
November 1990 - July 2002

Besides teaching, I have worked as a warehouse worker, truck driver, metal grinder, and construction worker. I also have 3 years part-time experience as a structural drafter/designer in Arcadia, CA at a structural engineering firm. I was responsible for the development and drawing of: foundation plans, framing plans, section views and structural details for commercial & residential projects.

Books

I have authored the following books:

• Instant Revit!: A Quick and Easy Guide to Learning Autodesk® Revit®
  2015 through 2019 (5 Versions)
• Instant Revit!: Commercial Drawing Using Autodesk® Revit® 
  2015 through 2019 (5 Versions)
  
• Learn AutoCAD! Mechanical Drawing Using AutoCAD®
  2016 and 2017 (2 Versions)  
• Introduction to MicroStation:
  A Project-Based Approach for Learning MicroStation V8i (SELECTseries 3)

All of these books are available on Amazon.com in Print and Kindle formats. Please click here for my Amazon author page.

Computer Software & Hardware Knowledge

Autodesk Revit Architecture 2008 through 2019

AutoCAD Releases 12 through 2019

SketchUp versions 5 through 8, and Pro 2018

Microsoft Office 2003, 2007, and 2010 Products

MicroStation versions 5, 95, J, SE, XM and V8i (Releases 1 through SELECTSeries4)

ArcGIS 9.2 & 9.3

Bentley Architecture V8i SELECTSeries1

Maintenance of Computer Hardware

Military Service

Served in the military for approximately 10 years, three of those years were on active duty. I served locally in Southern California while in the Army and Marine Corps Reserves as well as various places in the US and for a brief time in the Panama Canal Zone. Achieved the rank of Sergeant, E-5.

Duties and Skills included:

• Airborne Qualified - 19 Jumps
• Redeye & Stinger Anti-Aircraft Gunner
• Single Channel Radio Operator
• Radio Team Chief
  
  United States Army Reserve
  April 1989 - February 1992
  
  United States Army
  April 1986 - April 1989
  
  United States Marine Corps Reserve
  June 1982 - April 1986
  
  

Education

California State University, Los Angeles, Ca
Bachelor of Arts in Industrial Arts, September 1999

Don Bosco Technical Institute, Rosemead, Ca
Associate of Science in Metallurgy, June 1983