RESUME OF DAVID BYRNES
412-555 Abbott Street, Vancouver BC, V6B 6B8
Telephone/Fax: (604) 899 2542 / Email: dbyrnes@eciad.ca
EXPERIENCE AND EMPLOYMENT
2003 - 2006 Teaching Assistant, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby BC.
Department of Humanities / Humanities 101 (4 times, 2003-2006); Humanities 102 (2005)
1996 - present Adjunct Faculty, British Columbia Institute of Technology, Burnaby BC.
Mechanical Design and Manufacturing Division.
1994 - present Sessional Instructor, Emily Carr Institute of Art & Design, Vancouver BC.
School of Design, Industrial Design Department.
1997 - 2000 Sessional Instructor, University of British Columbia, Vancouver BC.
Department of Mineral & Mining Process Engineering.
1988 - present Self-employed CAD Trainer, Writer and Consultant.
Consulting projects include:
+ Creation of original drawings for A History of Canadian Architecture
by Harold Kalman (published by Oxford University Press, 1995).
Client: Professor Harold Kalman
+ Setup and initial management of AutoCAD systems. Clients: Westmar
Consultants, North Vancouver, BC;
Unocal Thailand, Bangkok.
+ Conversion of several thousand paper drawings of school facilities
to AutoCAD files. Client: Richmond School District, Richmond BC.
+ Creation of AutoCAD 3D model of Sedgewick Undergraduate Library,
University of BC. Client: Iredale Partnership, Vancouver BC.
+ Preparation of AutoCAD maps and data extraction systems
for Kootenay Heritage Tourism Study (Client: British Columbia Ministry
of Tourism) and for Gastown-Chinatown Heritage Study (Client: City of Vancouver).
Training clients include:
+ Raymond Letkeman Architects, Vancouver BC
+ Kasian Kennedy Architecture, Vancouver BC
+ Unocal Thailand, Bangkok Thailand
+ Canada Employment and Immigration Commission, Vancouver BC
+ Revenue Canada, Vancouver BC
+ Canada Public Works, Vancouver BC
+ British Columbia Hydro & Power Authority, Vancouver BC
+ British Columbia Rail Corp, North Vancouver BC
+ Insurance Corporation of British Columbia, North Vancouver BC
+ City of Coquitlam, Coquitlam BC
+ Vancouver Port Corporation, Vancouver BC
PUBLICATIONS - BOOKS AND TRAINING MATERIAL
2006 Delmar Publishing: AutoCAD 2006 for Architecture.
Preparation of electronic training material for teachers to accompany text.
2006 Delmar Publishing: Accessing Autodesk Architectural Desktop 2006.
Technical Editor
2005 Wiley Publishing: AutoCAD 2007 for Dummies. Author; and
AutoCAD All-In-One Desk Reference for Dummies. Co-author
2004 Wiley Publishing: AutoCAD 2006 for Dummies. Co-author.
2004 Wiley Publishing: AutoCAD 2005 for Dummies and
AutoCAD 2005 LT For Dummies. Technical Editor
2003 Wiley Publishing: AutoCAD 2004 for Dummies. Technical Editor
2003 Delmar Publishing: AutoCAD 2004 for Architecture.
Preparation of electronic training material for teachers to accompany text.
2002 Delmar Publishing: Architectural Design and Drafting.
Preparation of Web Tutor training material for self-learners to accompany text.
2001 Delmar Publishing: AutoCAD 2002 for Architecture.
Preparation of electronic training material for teachers to accompany text.
2001 Hungry Minds Inc: AutoCAD 2002 for Dummies. Technical Editor
1998 Autodesk Inc: QA/QC review of AutoCAD 2000 technical documentation.
1997 HTR/Knowledgeworks: Autodesk Official Training Courseware for
AutoCAD R14 Level 1 and AutoCAD R12 to R14 Update courses.
1997 Bergwall Productions/American Video Training: Prepared scripts for
AutoCAD Release 14 Update training videos.
1995 New Riders Publishing: Inside AutoCAD 13 for DOS. Contributing author.
1994 New Riders Publishing: Hands On AutoCAD 12 Student Manual and
Hands On AutoCAD 12 Instructor Guide. Contributing author.
1991 New Riders Publishing: Maximizing AutoCAD Volume 1: Customizing AutoCAD.
Contributing author.
New Riders Publishing: Inside AutoCAD Release 11 Metric Edition. Contributing author.
RECENT EDUCATION & CERTIFICATIONS
2006 Master of Arts, Liberal Studies. Simon Fraser University, Vancouver BC
1998 AutoCAD Certified Instructor
1995 Autodesk Registered Developer, Author/Publisher Program