John Paul Paxton Email & Phone Number

Austin, Tx, Us

Austin, Texas Area

Austin, Texas

Experience as Adjunct Professor:• Instructed the DFTG 2476 - Transportation Drafting class • Provided students with technical consultation and training using Bentley engineering applications. • Provided training using the new Bentley OpenRoads technology.

Austin

Experience as Information System Analyst:• Provided users with technical consultation/support, license administration, and monthly training for engineering applications to department engineering personnel • Conducted research and evaluated vendor supplied roadway design and CADD hardware/software. • Experienced with the new OpenRoads technology. • Coordinated D/D/O requests for enterprise engineering applications and databases with the Business Solutions Delivery and Support Services section to minimize overlaps and to ensure consistent planning, prioritization, analysis, development, and implementation. • Coordinated with Web, Traffic & Document Management Applications to post updated files and information to intranet and internet. • I trained new and junior system analysts.

Austin, Texas

Experience as Information System Analyst:• Served as Team Lead for the Engineering Design Software Support. • Provided users with technical consultation/support, license administration, and monthly training for engineering applications to department engineering personnel. • Conducted research and evaluated vendor supplied roadway design and CADD hardware/software. • Helped plan the project development and managed the customization and implementation of new releases of engineering and CADD software to 2000 plus computers. • Compiled and wrote documentation to describe engineering software development and revisions, including the training course for Corridor Modeler. • Experienced with the new OpenRoads technology. • Coordinated D/D/O requests for enterprise engineering applications and databases with the Business Solutions Delivery and Support Services section to minimize overlaps and to ensure consistent planning, prioritization, analysis, development, and implementation. • Coordinated with Web, Traffic & Document Management Applications to post updated files and information to intranet and internet. • Configured CADD applications/engineering systems to maximize the department's utilization of automated engineering solutions and provided a stable, consistent foundation for P. S. & E. • I trained new and junior system analysts.Software and Programming Experience:• Microsoft Visual Studio (C++, Visual Basic (VB), etc…) • Bentley MicroStation V8-V8i • Bentley Geopak V8-V8i SS3 • Bentley ProjectWise SS2-SS3 • LANDesk Management Suite for Infrastructure Management • Computer Associates Unicenter for Infrastructure Management • iET Solutions Workcenter 10 for Service Management • ServiceNow for Service Management • Microsoft Installer for package building • Microsoft Access • Microsoft Outlook • Microsoft Sharepoint • TechSmith Camtasia • Blue Marble Global Mapper • Bentley InRoads Roadway Designer

Austin, Tx

Experience as Photogrammetrist:• Installed project data and digital imagery for projects. • Performed high quality photogrammetric services. • Accurately digitized planimetric features and digital terrain models (DTM). • Collected break lines and mass points (spot elevations) for design-level mapping from scanned aerial photographs. • Created orthophotography from DTM. • Created manual for ortho generation procedures. • Conducted tours within the photogrammetry branch. • Trained junior photogrammetrists, which included ortho production. • Drafted up sketches and located photo ID points for the surveyors. • Worked independently on projectsSoftware and Programming Experience:• Leica ZI/Imaging (ISSD, ISDC, ISEE, and ISFC) • Bentley MicroStation J-V8 • Bentley Geopak ’97- 2000 • Esri ArcGIS • ImageStation OrthoPro • Intergraph GeoMedia • GroupWise for email

Austin, Texas

Experience as Night-Shift Supervisor:• Monitored project timelines to ensure deadlines were met. • Analyzed existing procedures and implemented new or revised methods to increate quality assurance/quality control (QA/QC). • Created documentation for installation, QA/QC, ortho-generation, and delivery procedures. • Responsible for the project set up on workstations. • Provided computer support and advice to the photogrammetry department. • Supported calls from clients requesting information or answers to problems. • Customized many programs to provide a better and more efficient workflow. • Determined operational, technical and support requirements for photogrammetric hardware/software. • Maintained the software, license keys, and controllers for 9 computers. • Conducted tours within the photogrammetry branch. • Debugged computer problems by replacing hard drives, ram, video cards, and sound cards and occasionally rebuilt workstations. • Trained new and junior photogrammetrists. • Responsible for the production of 4 co-workersExperience as Photogrammetrist:• Created and reviewed merged digital data. • Created orthophotography, indexes and metadata files for deliverables. • Created large scale plotting for deliverables. • Locate photo ID points for control. • Backed up projects to ensure adherence to the quality control procedures Software and Programming Experience:• Microsoft Visual Studio (C++, Visual Basic (VB), etc…) • Awk scripting • Esri ArcGIS • Power Line Systems PLS-CADD • Microsoft Excel/Word. • Leica Cyclone for bringing and editing point cloud data • Socet Set v.4.1.2 - v.4.4.0 • PRO600 • Mosaic • MicroStation SE-J • Geopak ’97- 2000 • Descartes • Maps3d for cleaning up merged digital data. • GroupWise for email

Austin, Texas

Experience as Photogrammetrist:• Performed high quality photogrammetric services. • Accurately digitized planimetric features and digital terrain models (DTM). • Collected break lines and mass points (spot elevations) for design-level mapping from scanned aerial photographs for transportation engineering design, flood plain studies and large scale DTM projects. • Helped with migration from UNIX to WindowsSoftware Experience:• BAE Systems Socet Set v.4.1.2 - v.4.4.0 used for the softcopy stereo plotter (UNIX/Windows) • KORK ver. 11 for feature collection in UNIX • Terra-Modeler for DTM generation in UNIX • LH Systems PRO600 for feature collection • Bentley MicroStation SE-J for CAD drawing platform • Bentley Geopak ’97- 2000 for DTM generation • Image Equalizer used for dodging imagery • Mosaic used for creating orthophotography • Bentley MicroStation Descartes to overlay imagery on vector data • Autodesk Eagle Point to create TIN files for AutoCAD clients • GroupWise for email

Austin, Texas

Experience as Survey Technician:• Performing deed research • Running map checks • Creating deed plots • Customizing parameters for import/export process • Rectifying imagery to vector data • Making plots and blueline copies • Troubleshooting data collection issues like incorrect feature labeling, sight heights, etc...Experience in Field Survey:• Trained in pacing off distance measurements • Setting points using nails, rods, hubs and tacks and then flagging and annotating lathes • Setting up instrument and back sights • Locating and recovering property pins and monuments • Running level loops to elevate points from benchmarks • Drawing up field book sketches Software Experience:• AutoCAD R14-2000 in combination with Softdesk 8, which later became Land Development Design (LDD), create deed plots, ROW parcel maps, view geo-referenced imagery and import survey data. • Corpscon to convert between coordinate systems and apply SAF to survey data • Lewis & Lewis to perform map checks for boundary closures • GroupWise for emailEquipment Experience:I used Trimble, Husky, Leica and TopCon data collectors and equipment to perform conventional and GPS (Static/RTK) collection of topographic and planimetric features for aerial control, topographic, boundary, as-built and construction survey.

Associate Of Applied Science, Land Surveying Technology

--Academically trained in land surveying and legal principals as well as engineering surveys. --Used GPS and Robotics for surveying..

Associate Of Applied Science, Computer Drafting And Design Technology

--Academically trained in Architectural, Mechanical, Electro-Mechanical, Civil Engineering and Printed Circuit Board Design. --Trained.