Jay Graf

Manage commercial sign projects from estimating through final installation. Create customer artwork, production files, layouts, and fabrication drawings. Operate and maintain UV flatbed printers, large-format solvent printers, laminators, and plotters. Coordinate fabrication, installation, subcontractors, municipalities, and permitting requirements. Prepare customer estimates and maintain project

Graphic Design & Production Management - Designed graphics/logos for signs, sign fabrication, logo/graphic creation and recreation, application of media to sign substrates, structural design, in charge of/maintaining large format solvent printer and large format plotter, primary sandblaster, installation of signs, painting, coordinate with third-party sign companies, working with subcontractors an

Produced shop drawings, production tickets, and fabrication documentation. Coordinated trucking logistics and project scheduling. Improved office workflow and production organization. Managed communication between office personnel and manufacturing operations.

Worked as Stone Drafter at Indiana Quarries & Carvers, 3DStone.

Providing engineering, project management services, construction inspection services, and CAD GIS mapping services to the telecommunications industry.

Produce engineering drawings for fiber optic infrastructure projects. Convert GIS data into construction-ready AutoCAD plans. Coordinate utility routing and engineering revisions across multiple states. Prepare aerial and underground utility plans. Revise engineering drawings based on client and field feedback.

Designed medical devices and instrumentation using AutoCAD Inventor. Produced surgical technique guides and product labeling. Created rapid prototypes using 3D printing technologies. Supported quality management systems including CAPA, DMR, PMHR, and non-conformance documentation. Assisted engineering and manufacturing teams during product development.

CAD/Engineering Technician. Assistance in the development of cutting edge spinal fixation systems. Primary duties include 3D modeling of tools and hardware used to correct lower lumbar stenosis. Additional duties include surgical technique guide design, 3D printing of prototypes, AutoCAD sketching for fixtures and jigs, laser etching and cutting, medical device assembling, Vision system inspection

Worked as CAD/Engineering Technician at Innovative Surgical Designs, Inc..

Contract position

Created production drawings for conveyor systems. Converted sketches into manufacturing-ready AutoCAD documentation. Improved drawing organization and workflow.

Produced bridge and civil engineering drawings. Performed field inspections and surveying. Assisted with historic bridge restoration documentation. Maintained compliance with INDOT standards.

CAD Technician / INDOT Certified Bridge Construction & Deck Repair Technician - Prepare drawings of complex civil structures - primarily bridges (new and historic restoration) while ensuring compliance and quality with INDOT and varying city standards, redesign drawings according to markups and specifications, translation and conversion of hand drawn sketches into AutoCAD, evaluating and interpret

Application Specialist, Tier II - Middle-management of company tech support team, assisting clients with high-pressure and time-sensitive cases regarding corporate travel via email and phone, maintaining strict data flow for corporate reservation and back-office data, SQL querying and manipulation, maintaining and developing software documentation, innovative troubleshooting, acting liaison for ca

Graphic Design & Production Management - Designed graphics/logos for signs, sign fabrication, logo/graphic creation and recreation, application of media to sign substrates, structural design, in charge of/maintaining large format solvent printer and large format plotter, Edge processing, sandblasting, installation of signs, painting, coordinate with third-party in launching/proofing of new website

Designed commercial signage, logos, vehicle graphics, and marketing materials. Operated large-format printing and vinyl production equipment. Managed fabrication, installation, customer communication, estimating, and production scheduling.

Dean's List – Fall 2012