Qualifications
Licensed General Contractor, 34 years of residential and commercial construction work, 24 years of 2D and 3D design experience, 5 years cabinetmaking experience, 3 years solar design & installation experience, bilingual in English and Spanish.
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Proficiencies
Vectorworks, Microsoft Suite, Photoshop, Acrobat, M.Y.O.B, FastTrack, Fetch,
Fusion, Macintosh & PC problem solving.
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Education
1968–1971 Calhoun MEBA Engineering School Baltimore, MD
Marine Engineer, U.S.C.G. licensed, Salutatorian.
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Current Employment
2014-2015 Eschenbach Construction Sonoma County, CA
Owner
Designer-Manager-Sales (Owner)
Remodeled The Rialto Cinema®
Building Tiny Shelters
Asst Remodels
Past Employment
2011-2014 Western Pacific Solar Corp Sonoma County, CA
General Manager
Photovoltaic System Designer, Residential & Commercial.
Operations oversight, permitting services.
Created and incorporated a customized bidding program for WPS.
(Owner Retired)
2010-2013 Independent Contractor Sonoma County, CA
Solar Designer and Estimator
Residential photovoltaic system design.
Created full service solar estimating program.
2008-2010 Eschenbach Construction. Panajachel, Guatemala
Construction
Designed, engineered and constructed a retirement complex in Panajachel.
Outreach work for indigenous population of Panajachel, Guatemala.
1 1/2 mile river wall design & city sanitary system design.
(Project completed)
2007-2008 JCA - John Cullinane Associates Millersville, MD
Designer - Surveyor
Designer: Historic preservation rehabilitation designer.
Surveyor: Historic preservation field surveyor.
(Company contract with government completed)
2005-2007 Sanderson Bay Fine Homes Lecanto, FL
Design & Pre-Construction Manager
Designed all new homes and created new models (approx. 40/yr).
Managed design, bidding, change orders and converted all existing model plans from Auto-Cad to Vectorworks.
Value engineered all models.
(Position terminated when home sales dropped by 95%)
1988-2005 E’bach Inc. Sonoma County, CA
Designer-Manager-Sales (Owner)
Built (3) Medical outpatient facilities.
Designed and built over 350 custom residential new home & remodel projects.
Increased sales from $50,000 per year to $1,500,000 per year.
Operated an OSHA Safety program.
Organized and donated work to Habitat for Humanity and local school district projects.
Designed and built custom cabinetry for most projects.
Coordinated and operated an apprentice mentorship program.
1978–1987 Various Projects Sonoma County, CA
Cabinetmaker - Employee
Trained as Cabinetmaker 2 years. Cabinetmaker 5 years.
Worked on numerous new homes and remodels starting as a laborer and finishing as a foreman.
Built my own 2-story house.
1971–1978 Marine Engineering San Francisco, CA
3rd Engineer, Maritime Vessels
Worked as a U.S.C.G. licensed 3rd engineer on freighters & passenger liners
Received certificates of merit on 3 ships as an outstanding engineer.
Interests
Watercolors, music, kayaking, gardening, cooking, design, computers.