CHRIS SIMON (337) 898-9816 • Maurice, LA • chrissimon@cox.net

ARCHITECTURAL/ENGINEERING DRAFTING & DESGIN ► 15+ years residential, industrial and commercial experience

Background includes formal teaching experience in drafting/design and on-the-job mentoring and supervision of junior drafters. Familiar with residential construction products, practices, procedures, techniques, materials, specifications and building codes. Design residential and commercial spaces, including additions and renovations. Former commercial contract clients include banks, restaurants and churches. Previously served as designer/draftsman for ECI Consulting Engineers, Stoutes Electrical Services & Abbeville Lumber Company. • Prepare, draft and render schematic documents and permit-ready construction plans. • Create production documents for permits and shop drawings, update from redline drawings and revise designs. • Perform site measurements and field observations, and design from field notes. • Work independently or in teams as required by the project. • Accustomed to making presentations and coordinating players. • Tactful in dealing with clients and collaborators to explain technical details and discuss changes. • Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment - able to switch gears with changing priorities. Routinely beat deadlines. Proficient in AutoCAD, Photoshop, Acrobat, MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint.

WORK EXPERIENCE DRAFTER 5/2005 - 9/2015 Stone Energy Corporation, Lafayette, LA

Served as the only in-house drafter of architectural and platform facilities for Stone. Frequently provided same-day designs and corrected drawings, compared to outside vendors who took 15+ days to deliver initial drawings. Created log-enhancing designs for partner presentations. Created as-built layout drawings of all office buildings owned and leased by the company - included floor plans, renovations, new construction, fire evacuation routes, parking lots and mechanical. Produced offshore platform safety diagrams including safety flow, safety compliance equipment layouts, life-saving and fire-fighting equipment layouts, electrical area classifications, safe-burning and welding areas, station bills, SAFE charts and commingling drawings, as needed. Minimized time taken to produce drawings by streamlining file management and drafting processes to be more efficient. Provided drawings in large presentation and foam-core format.

CHRIS SIMON (DRAFTER) - 2 DRAFTING & DESIGN TECHNOLOGY INSTRUCTOR 5/ 1988 – 8/2005 Louisiana Technical College, Lafayette, LA Updated and revised curriculum for drafting and design program Taught basic, intermediate, and advanced drafting including AutoCAD Taught Architectural, Mapping, Structural, Manufacturing, Piping and Electronics Drafting.

EDUCATION Associate Degree of Applied Technology, Occupational Education Louisiana Technical College-Sowela Campus, Lake Charles, LA (2002) Vocational Trade and Industrial Education Certificate University of Louisiana at Lafayette, Lafayette, LA (1991) Drafting & Design Technology Diploma Louisiana Technical College- Gulf Area Campus, Abbeville, LA (1986)