Projects From Previous Roles
Creating Job Aids for my Job at FedEx
My job as a package handler at Fedex Ground required me to scan each package and sort it according to its destination trailer. It is fast paced, and can be made more efficient if scanning is eliminated. Over time, I familiarized myself with every trailer destination and the zip codes of the surrounding areas. As a result, I was able to correctly sort over 95% of the packages that came through entirely without a scanner. I was dedicated to helping others learn zipcodes as well, and I set out to find the best way to teach. Using photoshop, I created this map that shows a visual representation of the area's destinations and the zipcodes that went to that trailer.
These are examples of a "job-aid" that I made during my time as an Operations Manager at FedEx. I used it every day to organize my thoughts and figure out what package handlers I would place where. The second two images are examples of how I actually used it. Though it may look like a bunch of scribbles and arrows, I had my methods down to a science and it helped me greatly when setting up for the start of the shift.
Producing Building Plans for a New Home
This is a set of building plans I produced for a house being built by a contractor I know. The homeowner had drawn what she wanted on grid paper, and she figured the house could be built based on that alone; it was a good start, but the contractor insisted I turn her draft into actual building plans (which was smart). She was, at first, not too pleased by this, but over time she came around to the idea of having the house professionally drafted. I used a 2D software for the original plans I produced for my own home, but I decided to use Chief Architect for this set, because I figured the homeowner would appreciate being able to view the home in 3D. I considered using Revit, since I have experience with it from my previous job, but I found that Chief Architect is very intuitive for small, simple projects. I spent a good amount of time working with her to turn her vision into something that could be built, and it was cool to see how fast the house was framed.