PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Piping/mechanical designer with expertise in 3d modeling and production of deliverables for industrial projects. Strong background of design, construction management, and commissioning. Projects include petrochemical, pharmaceutical, co-generation power, refineries, oil & gas, pipelines, pulp and paper, food processing.
WORK EXPERIENCE
Mechanical/Piping Designer
03/2023 - 04/2024
Primoris Design & Construction
, Tyler, TX
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Designed piping systems, arranged equipment, 3d modeled components for a hazardous waste disposal facility
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Designed power piping and lube oil systems for a steam turbine generator, systems and containment for conveyance, storage, and destruction of hazardous materials
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Created Process Flow diagrams
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Arranged railcar and truck unloading depots, placed utility stations and safety shower/ eyewash units
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Arranged N2, 02, and compressed air and ancillary systems
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Used AutoCAD Plant 3d, Navisworks, Bluebeam, MS Office, Teams
Piping Designer
02/2022 - 03/2023
Perigon International, Inc
, Matthews, NC
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Designed piping/mechanical systems for specialty chemical manufacturers utilizing 3d modeling, laser scanning, field surveys and data collection to produce orthographic, isometric and P&ID drawings and extraction of various other deliverables
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Created Block diagrams and Process Flow diagrams
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Walked down systems in the field to produce/update P&IDs and sketches
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Maintained valve, instrument, and equipment lists
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Sized vessels, modeled and arranged equipment, routed lines, produced line lists, tie-in point lists with associated drawings
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Used AutoCAD Plant 3D, Navisworks, MS Office, MS Teams, BlueBeam Revu
Piping Designer
09/2017 - 03/2018
Fluor Corp
, Greenville, SC – Novo Nordisk, In
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Designed process piping systems on a greenfield pharmaceutical production facility
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Partnered with a remote design team in Poland that collaborated simultaneously
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Arranged equipment, ran piping, isometrics, and extracted drawings for construction
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Worked with Autodesk development group as Plant 3D power user and participated in design application development group for production of AutoCAD 2020 release and add-ons
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Used AutoCAD Plant 3D 2018, Revit, and BIM 360 glue
Surveyor / ALTA Drafter
04/2016 - 09/2017
Landmark Fleet / Landes Surveyors
, Richmond, VA
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Conducted ALTA surveys for commercial and residential clients with Total Station and Leica instruments
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Described metes and bounds, placed rods and pipes, located monuments, collected and recorded field data, cut lines and transferred points and point clouds to AutoCAD/Carlson SurvCE workstation models and checked deliverables
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Surveyed in Washington D.C. area, Virginia, North and South Carolina
I.T. Admin
02/2016 - 04/2016
Coastal Contracting
, Richmond, VA
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Designed websites, installed, and maintained business and accounting software
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Maintained network and security and assisted owners with operations and planning, inside sales, direction, and support of construction crews
Piping Designer
06/2015 - 02/2016
Lauren Engineers
, Irving, TX
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3D modeled piping systems and arranged equipment for a refinery relocation and rebuilding project
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Systems included B31.3, B31.1 piping and supports, and P&IDs were updated as we modeled them
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Used AutoCAD and SmartPlant 3D
Piping Designer
06/2014 - 05/2015
Apex Engineering
, Calvert City, KY
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Performed field surveys & walk-downs by P&ID, sketched preliminary routing of proposed additions & changes, modeled, and extracted drawings for construction in a specialty chemical plant that produced olefins, vinyl, and other products
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Used AutoPlant, Cadworx, and MS Office
Lead Designer
11/2012 - 04/2014
Meers Engineering
, Abilene, TX
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Designed piping and mechanical for co-generation power plants, gas plant refinery additions and expansions and other (primarily) industrial projects
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3D modeled, arranged equipment, piping, pipe racks, structural components, concrete pads and footings, break room facilities, and safety strategies for occupants
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Created block diagrams and Process Flow Diagrams
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Designed systems in both Plant 3d and Cadworx software packages for piping systems including ASME B31.3, B31.1 and others
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Led a multi-discipline group utilizing both AutoCAD Plant 3d and Cadworx
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Routed hot oil, steam, condensate, boiler feed-water systems with expansion loops, traps
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Ran Caesar II for stress analysis, collected field data, designed and modeled gas compressor interconnecting and transit line tie-ins for a replacement project
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Administered specification editing and catalog building/editing for AutoCAD Plant 3D and Cadworx Plant design software packages
Piping Designer
07/2011 - 10/2012
Polaris Engineering
, Lake Charles, LA
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Designed piping systems for biomass projects, gas and oil refineries
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Performed field walk-downs for pipe routing and equipment placement, field sketches, and punch lists
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3-D modeled and arranged equipment, pipe racks, supports and interconnecting piping
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Utilized Cadworx, Navisworks, AutoPlant
Mechanical Designer
03/2011 - 06/2011
Ventech Engineers Intl., LLC
, Pasadena, TX
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Modeled piping, mechanical equipment and vessels for oil and gas refineries
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Arranged equipment, rack piping, extracted orthographic and isometric drawings for construction
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Developed Auto LISP and VBA applications for use with Excel and AutoCAD to manipulate piping data
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Developed promotional marketing models and rendered videos
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Used Cadworx Plant, Navisworks, MS Office, Autodesk 3d Studio Max
Piping Designer
01/2010 - 02/2011
BCCK Engineering
, Midland, TX
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Designed process piping, pipe racks, and interconnecting piping systems for gas refineries
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Generated and scrubbed isometric drawings, plans, and sections
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Duties included skids, concrete pads, concrete footings, foundations, equipment arrangement, instrument placement, plans, and sections, and modeling custom components and in-line instruments
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Used Cadworx Plant Professional, Navisworks Simulate, Microsoft Office
Mechanical/Piping Designer
06/2009 - 12/2009
Albemarle Corp.
, Magnolia, AR
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Modeled chemical process piping, mechanical systems, and pads for bromine well stations
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Arranged equipment, tie-in points to existing systems, foundations, rack, and support systems in a design-build environment
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Performed field walk-downs, surveys, material take-offs and data collection
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Assisted with installation and start-up
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Used AutoCAD, Navisworks, Cadworx Plant Pro, & Microsoft Office
Lead Piping Designer
07/2008 - 06/2009
Industrial Design Services
, Hayden, ID
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Designed process and power piping systems for co-generation power plants that included lube oil, hydraulics, feed water, SCR tie-ins, engineered hangers and supports, steam and condensate, all utilities, and various other systems
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Ran stress isometrics using Caesar II, and used Cadworx, Bentley AutoPlant and AutoCAD
Piping Designer
02/2008 - 06/2008
Fluor Engineering
, Martinez, CA
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Performed P&ID field walk-downs, revised and maintained P&IDs and isometrics, generated punch lists and addressed field change orders in live refineries in the San Francisco Bay area
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Used PDS, AutoCAD, MS Office suite
Piping Designer
07/2007 - 12/2007
NANA-Colt Engineering
, Anchorage, AK
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Designed piping systems, supports, compressor piping systems and pump stations for the Alaskan Pipeline replacement
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3-d modeled systems for Z-Pad, Kuparuk and other locations
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Worked with BP and Conoco Phillips
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Completed the 2 week North Slope training course and other safety training
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Designed for the Alaskan seismic zones, which are rather extreme
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Used AutoCAD, Bentley AutoPlant XM, MS Office
Piping Designer
06/2006 - 06/2007
Schneider Eng.
, Omaha, NE
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Designed piping, supports, racks, and arranged equipment for a 200MM barrel / year ethanol plant
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3D modeled equipment, piping, and components, generated isometric drawings, orthographic drawings, and details for construction, including equipment arrangements
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Used: AutoCAD and CAE Plant 4D software
Designer / Subcontract Coordinator
12/2005 - 05/2006
Dupont
, Old Hickory, TN
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Coordinated the installation of piping systems in a new polymer extrusion plant, handled field change orders, attended model reviews, managed issues impacting schedule, material procurement, personnel, quality assurance and safety issues
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Coordinated with 13 subcontractors on a compressed schedule in a saturated work area at an OSHA VPP Star site
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Plant was modeled in PDMS on IRIX OS
Piping Designer
01/2004 - 10/2005
Quality Execution
, Mt. Vernon, IN
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Produced 3-d models of an existing refinery located in Joliet, IL including equipment, piping systems, pipe racks, pipe supports, hangers, spring hangers and ancillary components for facilitating an expansion and for modernization efforts
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Used AutoCAD with Cadworx Plant Pro
Piping / Mechanical Designer
10/2002 - 10/2003
Southern Company - PSDF
, Wilsonville, AL
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Designed piping and structural models at the Power Systems Development Facility, a research site near Birmingham, AL for a Department of Energy project, exploring coal gasification and alternate energy sources
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Modeled and detailed multi-level steel structures, process and power piping, equipment, and supports
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Used Bentley AutoPlant, AutoCAD, Lotus Notes
Field Engineer
01/1998 - 12/2002
BE&K Engineering - Decatur Utilities, Calpine Corp.
, Decatur, AL
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Assembled work packages, walked down systems by P&ID for accuracy and completion, generated punch lists and field designed any necessary changes, providing sketches, isometrics, material take-offs, and assistance with procurement
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Reported status and trends and updated P&IDs at a co-generation power facility
T.I.C. Holdings – Rathdrum Power
, Rathdrum, ID
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Walked down systems by P&ID, generated punch lists, coordinated with vendor representatives, assisted with material procurement
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Field designed any late, necessary changes, providing sketches and isometrics, material take-offs
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Reported status and trends and updated P&IDs
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Designed temporary piping and system for chemical cleaning and start-up
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Graduated T.I.C. Field Engineering Academy in Steamboat Springs, CO
BE&K Engineering – Georgia Pacific
, Panama City Beach, FL
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Walked down process piping systems in a paper mill for accuracy and functionality
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Wrote engineering change orders when necessary and provided field sketches of proposed changes
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Produced punch lists and completion status reports for systems including steam, condensate, utilities, caustic and acid, chlorine dioxide, and other services
BE&K Engineering – Plymouth, NC – Weyerhaeuser USA
, Plymouth, NC
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Worked on the commissioning and start-up team on a paper mill expansion project that involved SO2, H2S, NCG (non-condensible gases), CLO2, steam and condensate systems
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Walked these and other systems down by P&IDs for status reports, line conditions, operability, and sequence of events such as marking or flagging inline instruments and valves for stay-open / stay-closed, lock-out/tag-out, flagging areas to alert personnel and prevent them from occupying certain areas and spaces
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Conducted hydrotesting, pressure testing, and NDT such as dye checking socket welds, and others