Colby Era

Experience

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  Aggressive Skaters Association [ASA] LLC

  Jun 1997 - Sept 1999

  Photojournalist & Events Assistant

  I was recruited by ASA to help with nationwide extreme sports events and competitions. My role evolved during the offseason into web content contributor, staff event photographer, advertising design, and event program design as well as media library manager. ASA provided me access and insight into the world of professional extreme sports through ESPN2 and EXPN and allowed me to explore and refine my skills with fascinating design programs such as Photoshop, Quark, and Illustrator. ASA was my first foray into the world of design and computer aided design. Show less

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  SRF Consulting Group

  May 2007 - Jun 2008

  Electrical Designer

  Did Lighting Calculations and layouts using Microstation, AGi32 and AutoCAD while a student of Electrical Construction Design and Management at Dunwoody.

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  Lighting Matters

  Jun 2008 - May 2010

  Lighting Designer

  Primary Revit MEP designer for large casino project. Ocasionally do AGi daylighting and fixture calculations as well as AutoCAD design. Technical troubleshooter when within my ability: plotting, network glitches, ftp sites, etc.

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  Parsons Electric LLC

  May 2010 - Mar 2013

  BIM Specialist

  Utilize 3D modeling software such as MicroStation V8i, Revit MEP and AutoCAD for electrical design applications.

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  Managed Design

  Jun 2013 - Jul 2015

  Application Engineer

  Teaching classes on Revit MEP and AutoCAD, technical support, installs, content creation

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  MEP Associates, LLC

  Jul 2015 - Nov 2019

  BIM Manager
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  Salas O'Brien

  Nov 2019 - Feb 2022

  Designer
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  IMEG Corp

  Feb 2022 - now

  • Senior Virtual Design Coordinator

    Dec 2022 - now

  • Virtual Design Coordinator

    Feb 2022 - Dec 2022