Michael Stairs Email & Phone Number

Louisville, Kentucky, United States

• Prepares AutoCAD blueprint plans for renovation of VA hospitals in compliance with IBC and VA standards
• Travels to participate in and lead site visits for evaluation of existing conditions of buildings
• Coordinates directly with VA Contracting Officers to discuss design, cost estimates, and adjustments to both
• Orchestrates teams of specialized engineers to address client concerns and smoothly complete deliverables

Louisville, Kentucky, United States

• Designed water supply and sanitary drainage systems in Autodesk’s Revit and AutoCAD softwares
• Submitted and tracked projects through approval processes with various Authorities Having Jurisdiction
• Performed site visits to aide in assessment of project progress and for in-situ information gathering
• Participated in kickoff meetings to ensure clear communication of deliverables and scope of work

Louisville, Kentucky, United States

• Modeled custom vibratory machinery for conveyance applications in Autodesk’s Inventor software
• Produced detailed drawings of equipment to communicate machine function and construction to both customers and machine shop fabricators
• Amended previous orders by issuing supplementary drawings to troubleshoot and clarify in-field needs
• Communicated closely and frequently with both mechanical engineers and fabricators to ensure robust, realistic designs suited to fulfill customers’ design criteria

• Modeled conveyer systems and generated detailed conveyer blueprints in Autodesk’s Inventor software
• Detailed and dimensioned layout drawings and identified parts called out in bills of materials

Louisville, Kentucky Area

• Designed water supply, sanitary drainage, and process fluid supply systems in Autodesk’s Revit software
• Examined natural gas supply in industrial applications, including rectifying of low-pressure situations
• Performed site visits to aide in assessment of project progress and for in-situ information gathering
• Designed systems and performed QC checks for commercial, distillery, industrial, and hospitality industries
• Learned NFPA standards for sprinkler system design to better communicate with fire contractors

Evansville, Indiana Area

• Designed sketches for online database of triangle centers maintained by Dr. Clark Kimberling
• Utilized Geogebra and Geometer's Sketchpad software packages to create visual sketches corresponding to mathematical descriptors of entries
• Provided general proofreading services

Louisville, Kentucky Area

• Learned general drain, waste, and vent standards and navigated plumbing codes from various jurisdictions
• Worked alongside plumbing designers in Autodesk Revit to generate water piping layouts