CAD Guardian | 1099, C2C, consulting proof

Evaluate CAD Guardian for scoped consulting without mixing it with W2 screening.

Use this route when the decision is paid discovery, CAD automation, Autodesk/Inventor/Vault support, quote/RFQ workflow automation, engineering workflow systems, subcontractor fit, or C2C/1099 delivery.

Best-fit consulting motions

CAD Automation Consultant

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Autodesk / Inventor / Vault implementation support

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Quote/RFQ workflow automation

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Engineering workflow automation

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Prime contractor subcontractor fit

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Paid CAD automation discovery

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Company, role, experience proof

Open the proof that matches the buyer's risk.

CAD Guardian LLC

Founder / consulting delivery lead

Evaluator use: Use first for 1099, C2C, subcontractor, and paid diagnostic conversations where the buyer needs clear scope, protected evidence boundaries, and a first funded decision.

Experience proof: CAD automation discovery, quote/RFQ workflow automation, CAD systems integration, public proof kits, procurement routing, and generalized case-study evidence.

Fry Reglet

CAD Technical Manager / Operations Technology Specialist

Industrial manufacturing operating context

Evaluator use: Use for manufacturing buyers who need CAD, ERP, quote, reporting, product rules, and production handoffs improved without losing operator reality.

Experience proof: CAD operations plus internal application delivery, ERP-connected workflow, quote/RFQ logic, production support, and repeatable tool handoff.

Private C2C / engineering consulting engagement

CAD platform parity / consulting delivery lead

Evaluator use: Use for prime contractors and engineering teams evaluating AutoCAD-to-MicroStation parity, structured logs, WPF-hosted tools, compliance output, and acceptance boundaries.

Experience proof: Phased CAD platform parity, controlled acceptance criteria, structured logging, PDF/compliance output, and buyer-visible delivery evidence. Company name stays private unless explicitly cleared.

Habasit America

CAD Drafter / PLM-aware manufacturing operator

2024-2025 operating context

Evaluator use: Use for buyers who need proof that CAD Guardian understands frontline drawing production, PLM/PDM friction, ERP handoffs, and document-package reality.

Experience proof: High-volume manufacturing drawing production across AutoCAD, SolidWorks, Windchill, Epicor, CRM, Power BI, standards friction, licensing boundaries, and downstream package risk.

Public company-name authority

Use company names where they strengthen buyer trust; keep C2C names private.

Habasit America

CAD Drafter · PLM-aware manufacturing operator

2024-2025 operating context

Authority signal: Frontline manufacturing drawing production across AutoCAD, SolidWorks, Windchill, Epicor, SugarCRM/CRM, Power BI, drawing packages, standards friction, and operator workflow evidence.

Service fit: CAD/document workflow discovery · Drawing package automation · PDM/PLM readiness · Manufacturing workflow automation

Boundary: Do not expose customer drawings, title blocks, part records, pricing, internal production files, screenshots, credentials, or protected workflow records publicly.

Fry Reglet

CAD Technical Manager / Operations Technology Specialist

2017-2021 operating context

Authority signal: Industrial manufacturing software and CAD operations context across 40+ internal tools, .NET, Blazor, WPF, WinForms, API surfaces, ERP-connected workflows, quote/RFQ logic, reporting, and production handoffs.

Service fit: Quote/RFQ workflow automation · CAD-to-ERP systems integration · Industrial workflow software · Internal tool modernization

Boundary: Do not expose product records, quote logic, internal tools, pricing, customer data, source code, screenshots, or private workflow records publicly.

KinMetal

CAD Drafter / Designer

2016 resume-aligned early manufacturing context

Authority signal: Early metal-fabrication CAD and technical-business communication context, showing that the CAD Guardian lane was built from shop-facing drawing and manufacturing handoff work before later software automation roles.

Service fit: Fabrication drawing support · Manufacturing handoff cleanup · CAD-to-shop communication · Technical-business translation

Boundary: Do not expose proprietary fabrication drawings, customer names, part geometry, shop methods, pricing, or internal production details publicly.

Fascinate LLC

Junior CAD Designer

2016 resume-aligned design and fabrication context

Authority signal: Architectural, lighting, experiential, and fabrication documentation context across AutoCAD, Inventor, Mastercam, and design-support workflows.

Service fit: Architectural and fabrication CAD support · Design documentation cleanup · Model-to-output handoff · CAD standards and production package review

Boundary: Do not expose customer concepts, fabrication drawings, shop files, installation details, proprietary models, or client-owned visuals publicly.

Interroll Group

IT Administrator / CAD Drafter

2015-2016 resume-aligned manufacturing systems context

Authority signal: Manufacturing operations context across 2D/3D conveyor models, CAD drafting, local IT administration, onboarding/training, Windows Server troubleshooting, hardware support, vendor coordination, and Kaizen exposure.

Service fit: Manufacturing CAD and IT bridge work · Shop-floor system support · Technical onboarding and documentation · CAD/PDM/ERP-adjacent workflow awareness

Boundary: Do not expose plant security information, FOB/camera configuration, server details, vendor records, credentials, layouts, or protected operational procedures publicly.

Carson Tool & Mold

CAD Drafter

2014-2015 resume-aligned tool and mold context

Authority signal: Tool-and-mold CAD drafting context, showing early exposure to manufacturing drawings, part interpretation, tooling documentation, and production handoff discipline.

Service fit: Tooling and mold drawing support · Manufacturing documentation · CAD package cleanup · Production handoff review

Boundary: Do not expose customer tooling drawings, molds, part geometry, manufacturing process detail, customer identities, or internal files publicly.

Essential Dental Care & Sapian R&D

CAD Technician / Technologist · Website, IT, and project support

2012-2014 Grand Prairie, TX early CAD/R&D context

Authority signal: Earliest CAD authority signal: dental-instrument product-development support, SolidWorks 2012 prototype creation, CAD library maintenance, manufacturer communication, OSHA/compliance awareness, IT support, website maintenance, data backup, and small-business project coordination.

Service fit: Early product-development CAD support · Prototype and manufacturer handoff documentation · Small-business IT and website support · Regulated-workflow documentation awareness

Boundary: Do not expose patient information, clinical records, proprietary dental-instrument drawings, manufacturing vendors, protected health information, internal databases, or clinical-performance claims publicly.

Nimiety Bio Company

CAD Technician / Material Consultant / Project Manager

2012-2013 Grand Prairie, TX early R&D context

Authority signal: Early R&D product workflow context using Pro-E Wildfire 5 and SolidWorks 2012, prototype support for gas-testing instruments, materials consultation, and small-team project coordination.

Service fit: Prototype CAD support · Materials and product documentation support · Small-team project coordination · R&D-to-manufacturing handoff awareness

Boundary: Do not expose proprietary instrument concepts, product drawings, material formulas, test data, vendors, customer records, or protected research details publicly.

Private C2C opportunities remain private

CAD automation and engineering systems consulting support

Not for public résumé company-name expansion. Keep C2C opportunity names, rates, SOW terms, private contacts, protected artifacts, and customer-owned detail out of public pages.

Public authority signal: The public authority signal should be the consulting capability pattern: platform parity, automation assessment, structured logs, validation outputs, scoped handoff, and protected evidence discipline.

Boundary: Do not publish C2C company names, SOWs, rates, private contacts, private client artifacts, implementation screenshots, credentials, or customer-owned documents without explicit written clearance.

Best first buyer message

Send platform, workflow, repeated output, current blocker, private-review limits, timeline, and buying motion.

The first CAD Guardian move should produce a bounded decision: diagnostic, blueprint, rescue, narrow implementation slice, ongoing care, pause, or stop.

Share-ready route

Forward this for CAD Guardian 1099, C2C, or consulting evaluation.

This is the clean consulting proof route for paid CAD automation discovery, subcontracting, quote/RFQ workflow automation, engineering workflow automation, and CAD systems integration.

Best recipient: Engineering leaders, CAD managers, prime contractors, procurement reviewers, partner teams, and 1099/C2C buyers.

  • Use when the buying motion is consulting, C2C, subcontracting, or paid discovery.
  • Send this before protected drawings, private source, credentials, or customer material are shared.
  • Switch to TSmithCode /w2 only when the evaluator is hiring Thomas for an employment role.