Richard L. Hicks

Online portfolio link of work samples: http://www.rlh.newproject.us/portfolio_index.html

Newproject.us is a designation used from my registered web domain for independent work performed that includes AutoCAD and equivalent drafting, GIS applications using ArcView, and various field work. I typically work from home with software and I am available anytime including weekends for those last minute rush jobs that will result in timely completion of your projects. My asking rate is $25 hour or by a negotiated flat fee. I am a Pacific Northwest native (Seattle, WA) with a good understanding of the regional ecological, conservation and environmental issues as well as experience with the local topography, companies, ordinances, and codes. Additionally I'll assist with lab work and field work at anytime and in any weather conditions ($15+ per hour). I also appreciate new and challenging experiences. For example I began AutoCAD tutoring by helping a landscape designer prior to their beginning a new job (and others following) for a requested $20 an hour. To reiterate, all rates are negotiable.

Personal interview/phone interview; detailed hybrid-resume/CV and references available upon request.

Industries and general areas of experience
  • Government: municipal planning, federal research using GIS, CAD and remote sensing
  • Consulting: civil, geotechnical and environmental engineering; landscape architecture, some architectural using CAD and GIS
  • Aircraft engineering groups: mechanical design and drafting; electrical wire routing, schematics and wiring diagrams using CAD and manual drafting
  • Telecommunications and R&D drafting experience
  • Manual board drafting (yes, really!) and drawing conversion to digital format
  • Independent GIS research and 3D CAD solid modeling for proprietary projects including inventions for a marine restoration, and sheet metal hull prototypes, 2D CAD layout of graphics for websites
  • Additionally field and lab work for consultants, government research, independent research and academic studies
 Software (*programs having experience with but not owned)
  • AutoCAD and IntelliCAD.
    (IntelliCAD is ACAD equivalent but the software is considerably less expensive)
  • Rhinoceros
  • ArcView and Spatial Analyst extension
  • Maps and figures/drawings print to PDF
  • Adobe PhotoShop, Acrobat Professional
  • MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, Access, Publisher, PowerPoint)
  • ESRI ArcGIS Desktop, ArcTools, and Spatial and 3D analyst extensions, ArcInfo*, ERDAS Imagine* and a working understanding of Python
  • Global Mapper*
  • Trimble GeoExplorer and Pathfinder software* of GPS surveying and data extraction for GIS mapping using differential correction
  • Canvas*
  • Surfer*
  • gINT*
Government
  • Federal agency research and GIS and remote sensing mapping for salmon recovery program and the Endangered Species Act
  • Municipal planning GIS and CAD migration on environmental, conservation, critical areas, plats and subdivisions
  • Use of raster data including LiDAR and Digital Elevation Models, aerial and satellite imagery for underlays; image-to-image registration and mosiac creation; vector data, shapefiles, geodatabases; metadata; GIS/CAD data import from multiple organizations
 Field/ lab work experience and capabilities
  • Geotechnical soils testing per ASTM standards (Proctor, grain-size analysis/hydrometer, Atterberg, CBR)
  • Construction site monitoring; nuclear densiometer operation (certification), Daily Field Reports
  • Compression testing: concrete and grout breaks
  • Environmental soil sampling
  • Biological sample processing
  • Ecological restoration (certification)
  • Stream habitat surveys
  • Setup and operation of seismic testing equipment
  • GPS habitat surveys and GIS maps and reports
  • Level and rod training
  • Previously HAZWOPER certified
  • Certified Erosion & Sediment Control Lead - (until 10/2014)
Consulting
  • CAD and GIS figures and maps for civil, geotechnical, landscape architectural projects including planting plans and wetland mitigation projects, geologic profiles; boring/well/test pit logs; mechanical piping, as-builts
  • Investigation and remediation graphics/figures for environmental reports, Environmental Impact Statements, drawing plan sets and bid packages; Google Earth and Map data for site and exploration plans

 

 Special projects (volunteering and public presentation)
  • Piper’s Creek Planting Event for Seattle Public Utilities planting native trees and shrubs along Piper’s Creek to finalize instream restoration work that will control erosion, shade the creek, and provide a healthy creek side habitat for fish and wildlife
  • Gave presentation at Padilla Bay National Estuary Research Reserve for the NW Washington GIS Users Meeting, The Estuary vs. Watershed: Which Matters More to Anadromous Salmonids?
  • Collection of instream invertebrates in Piper’s Creek to measure the biological integrity of Puget Sound lowland streams
Aircraft industry
  • CAD and manual mechanical drafting and design; sheet metal/flat pattern layout, assemblies and installations; castings, forgings and hogouts, ANSI Y14.5 GD&T
  • Payloads, structures, flight controls, Ground Support Equipment, environmental control systems, avionics, Service Bulletins
  • Electrical/mechanical drafting and design, wire routing and installation, schematics, wiring diagrams
  • Liaison and shop experience
  • Commercial and military aircraft (new and mods)
 Academic credentials
  • Bachelors of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies/ Science, Technology and Environment Option, University of Washington Bothell 2005
  • Associate in Arts and Sciences in Mechanical Drafting, Seattle Central Community College 1990