Darren Murphy is seeking an entry-level position in computer-aided drafting with a focus on building information modeling. He has over two years of college education in architectural drafting and building design as well as GIS and urban planning experience. His resume demonstrates experience processing permit applications, updating geospatial databases, and creating automated workflows to improve efficiency.

1. Darren Murphy
703-622-2448 * darren.murphy.a@gmail.com * www.linkedin.com/in/darrenmurphyxdrafter
SUMMARY
Career transitioning from the Geographic Information Systems (GIS) field into the Computer-Aided Design and
Drafting (CADD) field with approximately two and half years of college-level educational courses in
architectural drafting, building construction design-methods, and mathematics at Montgomery College, with a
special focus on incorporating the principles of Building Information Modeling (BIM) within the building design
industry, seeking an entry-level position with room to grow professionally.
EDUCATION
 Computer-Aided Drafting for the Building Professional Certificate, Dean's List; GPA: 3.6
Montgomery College, Rockville, MD 2015
 Graduate Certificate, Geographic Information Sciences
George Mason University, Fairfax VA 2011
 Master of Arts, Urban and Regional Planning
University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 2002
 Bachelors of Arts, Biology; Bachelors of Science, Environmental Science and Policy
University of South Florida 1997
SOFTWARE EXPERTISE
 Autodesk's Revit 2016 – Architecture module; Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing (MEP) module
 Autodesk's AutoCAD 2016
 ESRI’s ArcGIS for Desktop, ver. 10.0
 Microsoft’s Office 2010 - Access, Excel, Word, and Visio
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Map Specialist Level III, Collins Consulting, Inc. 04/2012 – 03/2013
Alexandria, VA
Supported the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) Map Information eXchange (FMIX) by
providing both general and technical guidance to the general public regarding FEMA’s complex regulatory
Letter of Map Amendment application (LOMA) and Letter of Map Revision-Based on Fill (LOMR-F) processes.
 Disseminated information by phone and email in accordance to FEMA's legally approved guidelines.
 Processed approximately 40-50 daily inbound calls in accordance to the company’s procedures and
metrics.
 Responded, in accordance to FEMA – approved language, to 10-12 e-mails within a daily 1-hour time
frame per the company’s established metrics.
 Resolved disputes between two or more parties pertaining to the NFIP’s flood insurance requirements.
 Acted as a liaison for FMIX-related problems as reported by the public, such as a mission-critical website
that was experiencing technical issues.
GIS Analyst II, District of Columbia Government 01/2010 – 04/2012
Washington, DC
Assisted with the management of District of Columbia Government, Geographic Information System’s Master
Address Repository, a complex geospatial database of building addresses, intersections, city blocks,
residential units, and other location identifiers within Washington, DC.

2.  Created automated geoprocessing models to run routine updates to specific, mission critical geospatial
datasets that resulted in approximately 60% reduction in the amount of time.
 Edited, updated and/or created geospatial data sets that were in accordance to DC GIS’s standards
 Respond to user-reported discrepancies, researched owner information, and relayed important changes to
public/private entities, such as the U.S. National Park Service and Google.
 Assisted in an annual project with the United States Postal Service to ensure address accuracy of
Washington, DC’s primary and secondary addresses, which resulted in a 4% match rate increase from
2010 to 2011 with an overall match rate of 95%.
 Provided technical writing and editing support for the GIS Task Lead in publishing MAR-related online
documentation and publications.
GIS Associate I, Michael Baker Jr., Inc. 05/2006 – 06/2009
Alexandria, VA
Provided technical and administrative support, as part of FEMA’s Flood Map Modernization program, to
process Letters of Map Revision (LOMR) - MT-2 applications.
 Processed LOMR - MT-2 applications, using ESRI’s Production Line Tool Set for ArcGIS 9.2.
 Completed 6 - 8 LOMR - MT-2 applications per month in accordance to my company’s set metrics
 Reconciled and posted database updates to FEMA’s National Flood Hazard Layer geospatial database.
 Acted as a liaison between the Lead Engineer, the Quality Control Analyst and the FEMA official, who
issued the final approval.
OTHER RELEATED EXPERIENCES
Urban and Regional Planner/Project Manager, Loudon County Government 08/2005 – 02/2006
Leesburg, VA
Coordinated federal, state, and local agency referral comments and applicant responses under specified
County and State statutory timelines; Presided in pre-application meetings for the purpose of providing
guidance to an applicant about the allowable density/intensity in accordance to the County’s Growth
Management Plan and Zoning regulations; Negotiated proffers (cash contributions from the applicant) with
rezoning applications and wrote conditions of approval for special exception applications; Prepared various
land use applications (rezonings, zoning ordinance modifications, special exceptions and commission permits)
pursuant to either the County’s GMP and/or Zoning Regulations for official public hearings.
HONOR SOCIETY
Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society member (Montgomery College, Rockville, MD)
AWARDS
Michael Baker Jr., Inc. - Certificate of Appreciation in recognition of contributions to FEMA’s Map
Modernization Program - National Flood Hazard Layer 03/2009
PUBLICATIONS
“Takin' It to the Streets - Updating Washington, DC's City Blocks,” (http://arcg.is/1PKehcw), ArcNews, Spring
2012: 14-15. Print