James Gafford

Experience

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  Rockwell International, Grumman, and McDonnell Douglas

  Jan 1978 - Jan 1993

  MTS

  Flight simulation engineer for a sequence of projects including Space Shuttle avionics software verification, F-20 Tigershark flight simulation, Space Station project bid, and Space Station system integration and verification facility design.

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  (Self Employed)

  Jan 1993 - Feb 1999

  Independent Consultant

  • AutoCAD drafting for architectural and structural engineering projects• Private publisher• Windows system consulting, troubleshooting, and problem solving

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  ATS Computer Training

  Feb 1999 - Aug 2000

  Instructor

  Instructor for classes in Microsoft Office applications: Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.

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  D. Hugh Gregory Coleman & Associates

  Aug 2000 - Feb 2001

  IT/CAD Manager

  Residential and commercial architecture and planning.

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  Tamalpais Union High School District - Adult & Community Education

  Jan 2001 - Dec 2015

  Instructor

  Instructor for Adult Ed classes in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Access.• Designed short-course curriculum to maximize beginner students' attention to and retention of material pertaining to Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access).• Hired by Tamalpais Union High School District in the summer of 2011 to tutor teaching and administrative staff members on transition to Office 2010

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  Synapse Adaptive

  Feb 2001 - Dec 2001

  Systems Trainer

  Synapse Adaptive is a supplier of custom computer systems tailored to adapt to users with varying physical disabilities--examples: blindness (synthesized voice screen readers), repetitive stress injuries (speech recognition). Synapse also provides the proprietary TAP speech recognition engine for use with UNIX and Macintosh platforms that do not have other speech recognition tools available.

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  (Self-Employed)

  Jan 2002 - now

  Independent Consultant

  • AutoCAD drafting & drawing coordination• Custom MS Excel and MS Word solutions• Custom in-application solutions programming (VBA and VB.NET) in AutoCAD, MS Excel, and MS Word• Windows system consulting, troubleshooting, and problem solving

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  Donald L. Blayney & Associates

  Jan 2002 - now

  IT/CAD Manager

  IT and CAD Manager for a Landscape Architecture firm experienced in both commercial and residential landscape design, site planning, and management of the entitlement process.Experience includes:• Preliminary design, massing studies, site analysis, as-built documentation• Design visualization, masking 3-D renderings into site photos• Site plans, architectural and structural drawings, landscape plans, utility plans, details• Coordinated construction documents (CD) sets and notes for architectural, structural, and landscape projectsAccomplishments include:• Developed and maintain (and still use) custom AutoCAD (VBA) software to support office drawing standards. Time spent on the original development has long since paid for itself in time saved and maximized quality on drafting projects.• Developed and maintain custom AutoCAD (VBA) software to automate assembly of detail drawing sheets (the real heart of any design drafting project), leaving the bulk of time dedicated to details available to concentrate on the detail drawings themselves. Show less

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  Omnirax Furniture Company

  Sept 2012 - Nov 2023

  Omnirax has been the industry leader in high-tech furniture for broadcast and technical studios, music and computer classrooms, and studio offices for nearly three decades. In 2017 we introduced the WeDesk® and MeDesk lines of height-adjustable office furniture, designed to embody our motto, “Collaborative Ergonomics for the 21st Century.” I help manage design development and transition from CAD-based design to CAM-based production. See us at https://omnirax.com/ and at http://galleries.omnirax.com/.---------------------------2023, November UpdateSadly, as of Nov. 3, 2023, Omnirax Furniture Company has closed its doors, and I am in the employment market (sounds better than "unemployed," I think…😊). I will update my résumé here on LinkedIn accordingly, and I will also make a very glowing letter of recommendation from Omnirax available here. Show less

  • Technologist / CAD Specialist

    Sept 2012 - Nov 2023

  • CAD Detailer

    Sept 2012 - Nov 2023