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Carlos Dos Santos Gomes

Carlos Dos Santos Gomes

Santa Monica, CA, US

 

About 

With over 10 years of International experience on multiple projects from Engineering to
Architecture and Interior Design I am looking for a position that would allow me to advance
my career while remaining in the same industry. Dynamic, entrepreneur, a taste for
communication, a natural sense of ingenuity are my contributions for a company.

Employment 

DesignoMediterraneum - Santa Monica, California., OWNER/OPERATOR

Owned and operated a improvement business. Responsible for performance of all home
improvement tasks, plans and design including hardwood floor installation, drywall, painting,
furniture construction, marketing, and hiring personnel when needed.

May 2007 - Nov 2010
 

Ergo Design Works – West Hollywood, California., DRAFTSMAN & COORDINATOR IN INTERIOR DESIGN

Primary focus: AutoCAD production of detailed plans, elevations and sections to be sent to
China based on client and senior designers instructions. Responsible for communications with
Chinese companies including travel to China to work on up-to-date developments of current
orders. Site inspections and additional work on plans for upscale residences in Malibu, Bel Air,
and Beverly Hills.

Dec 2005 - Mar 2007
 

CTW Engineers – Santa Monica, California., STRUCTURAL DRAFTSMAN

Draftsman on engineers’ plans for industrial structures and private residences using AutoCAD
2004. CAD setup of architects’ plans using CTW Engineers standards. Production of wood,
concrete and steel details for structural foundations based on engineers’ instructions.

Aug 2005 - Nov 2005
 

Arch’int – Monaco., ARCHITECTURAL DRAFTSMAN

Draftsman on construction documents including plans, elevations and sections of private villas
and upscale apartment buildings. Implementation of local codes and coordination with
engineers and contractors on up-to-date plans. At the Monaco office we were a team of seven
that worked on the execution of various projects in the French Riviera.

Jul 2003 - Aug 2004
 

Bruno Bolzoni – Beausoleil, France., ARCHITECTURAL DRAFTSMAN

Draftsman on conception documents including plans, elevations and sections of private villas
and upscale apartment buildings for city permits. At the Beausoleil office, I worked with a
team of six on the conception of various projects in the French Riviera.

Apr 2002 - Mar 2003
 

Bernard Vallotton – Nice, France., COLLABORATOR IN ARCHITECTURE

Draftsman on conception and execution plans for exclusive private villas and large upscale
apartment buildings using Vector Works on Macintosh. Communications with engineers,
developers and contractors on planning and work advancements. General office duty also as the
personal assistant.

Oct 1999 - Sep 2001
 

Consortium Mott MacDonald – Novapista – Funchal Airport, Portugal., QUANTITY SURVEYOR MEDIATOR ASSISTANT

As part of a two man team we created a 4000 page survey for the main structure quantifying
concrete volumes & re-bars with AutoCAD and Excel. The airport runway was extended to a
length of 2800 meters by building a bridge, crossing a shallow water bay nearby, 57 meters
above sea level. This project won the 2004 IABSE Winner (Award Structures).

Jan 1997 - Aug 1999
 

Education 

PITMANS EXAMINATIONS INSTITUTE – LONDON – ENGLAND, IT and Languages

Certificate in English for Speakers of Others Languages (Higher Intermediate)
Certificate in Text Technical Production Skills – Spanish (First Class)
Certificate in Desktop Publishing
Certificate in Computer Aided Design (Architecture) with AutoCAD
Certificate in Understanding and Development of Computers

Jan 1995 - Nov 1996
 

ROYAL SOCIETY OF ARTS – LONDON – ENGLAND, Information Technoloy

Certificate in Computer Literacy and Information Technology (Stage I)
Word Processing, Spreadsheet, Database
Certificate in Computer Literacy and Information Technology (Stage II)
Database Structure, Spreadsheet, Graphical Representation of Numerical Data
and Communications Channel.

Mar 1993 - Sep 1994
 

ACADEMY OF LANGUAGES – FUNCHAL - PORTUGAL, Languages

English and French

Sep 1984 - Jun 1986
 

Areas of Specialization 

Skills