Richie Varela Email & Phone Number

Jacksonville, Florida, Us

VDC / CAD / BIM Manager• Team management.• Manage the air-side mechanical fabrication design portion of 5-10 simultaneous projects, including hospitals, high schools and various Government and Military related facilities.• Create 3D computer models for the coordination of mechanical projects in commercial and industrial applications.• Responsible for detailed fabrication-ready construction drawings.• Maintenance and tracking of all documentation for construction projects, including Change Orders, Addendums, RFI's, insuring projects are up to date.• Assess, coordinate and execute all necessary troubleshooting for field issues arising from unforeseen situations.• Apply data gathered from completed projects to estimation databases, improving our success rate when creating new job bids.• Implement and train field personnel in the use of all electronic equipment used in job to aid in project installation, such as Trimble's layout solutions. Tech Manager• Document Management for the company. Procore and Sharepoint Admin• Technology Assets / Services / Subscriptions decisions and procurement for the company. • IT service and implementation, including servers (hardware and software), workstation troubleshooting, and software and hardware assets management for company offices. I even change ringtones.Miscellaneous • Graphics and Logo Design for company needs• Website & Presentation Design for company needs• Perform remote desktop assistance to our company satellite officesProficiency BreakdownAutodesk AutoCAD: 9/10Autodesk Revit: 6/10Navisworks Manage: 8/10Trimble DuctDesigner: 9/10Microsoft Office: 9/10

• Photography for fashion and the advertising / commercial industries. • Regularly supply work for modeling agencies.• Past commercial clients include Milwaukee Tools, Rigid Tools, Home Depot. • Published in Muscle and Fitness, Fitness Gainz, Inked Magazine, Jacksonville Magazine, various local media.• Extensive experience creating "look books" for various clothing designers. • Extensive experience teaching posing for aspiring models at local modeling schools, workshops for agencies.• Extensive experience covering Fashion shows and events such as Miami Beach International Fashion Week, First Coast Fashion Week, and Jacksonville Fashion Week.

Washington, Dc, Us

Musician for the Navy Band• Forward deployed musical ambassadors used for community and international relations.• Directly supervised up to 26 personnel during travel evolutions, including logistics, staging and personnel safety. • Leadership awards included Junior Sailor of the quarter for the Admiral, Pacific Region, 4th quarter 2005. • Collateral duties included Public Affairs Officer, completing all marketing and press materials necessary for internal and external communications for regional military officials and foreign embassies. • Volunteered for the Pearl Harbor Auxiliary Security Force, helping supplement the increased security procedures enacted by the military leadership during the Sept. 11 attacks. Routinely pulled double duty between the Navy Band and Security Force as needed. • Was a member of the security team for President Bush during the administration's Pearl Harbor Visit.

Associate Of Science (A.S.), Architecture

Cad/Cadd Drafting And/Or Design Technology/Technician