DESIGN ENGINEER
Over 30 years experience in design, engineering, and construction of piping, pipelines and other mechanical facilities related to petrochemical, refinery, power, water treatment, geothermal, foreign, pipeline, chemical disposal facilities, revamp, modular, skid mounted equipment installations and tank setting projects. Main areas of specialization include all phases of piping design, engineering and construction.
COMPUTER EXPERIENCE:
Skilled in Intergraph PDS 6.1
Adept in Microstation/J
Proficient in ACAD
Competent in Smart Plant
Imagenation Release 7.40
Expert at Microsoft Windows 2000XP, Word 2003, Excel 2003, PowerPoint 2003, Access 2003, Explorer and the Internet
PROJECT EXPERIENCE:
PRINCIPAL PIPING DESIGNER: Kevcomp, Inc. - BP Oil Refinery - Carson, CA
May 2004 to September 15, 2011
Ensured quality check of client’s piping and instrumentation diagrams (P & IDs), process flow diagrams (PFDs), instrument loop diagrams, piping inspection isometrics, piping construction isometrics, piping orthographic plans & elevations, underground yard piping, line summary database, plot & site plans, plumbing, architectural, electrical, mechanical, structural, civil environmental, HVAC and safety drawings for compliance with British Petroleum (BP) standards utilizing various Access programs and Excel substrate matrixes. Communicated discrepancies, inconsistencies and problems with proposed solutions regarding drawings by documented telephone calls. Corresponded agreed resolution via Microsoft Outlook Email to client.
Clients include: JACOBS ENGINEERING GROUP, MANGAN, FLUOR, ANVIL, PACIFIC ENERGY, BRINDERSON, TR ENGINEERS and SPEC SERVICES
PRINCIPAL PIPING DESIGNER: The R.E.M. Engineering Co, Inc, Pasadena, CA
May 2003 to May 2004
Tasks included lead designer and checker. Rendered drawings of various piping plans, sections and details for water pipe restoration design proposal with isolation gate valves for start up, maintenance and shut down operations, site plans and single line diagrams employing ACAD 2002 employing model space, paper space, view ports, x-refs, linetype scales, plot scales, imaging with tif files & raster files (gp4) and editing color tables.
Projects included: WILSHIRE FEDERAL BUILDING, EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, VERIZON, LOS ANGELES PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT
PRINCIPAL PIPING DESIGNER: Kiewit Pacific Company, Sun Valley, CA
February 2003 to May 2003
Generated cold small bore, hand drawn isometrics, including complete material take off for the service of instrument air to specific user defined temperature, flow & pressure control valves, numerous skid units, diverse vendor supplied valves and service air to utility stations for the entire power plant with the assistance of a Microstation 3-D Model, utilizing the line sketch mode along with 3D rendering, field verification, developed as-built P & IDs, plot plan, underground & aboveground piping plans, large bore isometrics, civil, structural and instrument location plans
Projects included: LOS ANGELES POWER JOINT VENTURE,
VALLEY STATION REPOWERING PROJECT, Sun Valley, California
PRINCIPAL PIPING DESIGNER: Raymond Professional Group, Inc Western Regional Office, Bakersfield, CA June 2002 to October 2002.
Responsible for development of aboveground piping layouts, equipment orientations for mechanical/piping construction drawing packages. Generated equipment orientations of horizontal vessels, tanks, and flowline gathering/test manifolds. Also responsible for preparation of plot plans, piping plans, sections, details, location of pipe supports, P&ID modifications/recommendations, piping material take-offs, load calculations, tie-in lists and checking. All drawings prepared using the ACAD Release 2000 software program. Coordinated design efforts between process, instrumentation, mechanical, structural, electrical and project via inter-discipline squad checks. Performed field walk-downs and measured equipment and piping.
Projects included: 1-4G & 2-4G STEVENS TANK SETTING MODIFICATION PROJECTS at OCCIDENTAL OF ELK HILLS, INC, Tupman, California
PRINCIPAL PIPING DESIGNER: Bibb and Associates Company, Inc Western Region Office (A Peter Kiewit Company), Pasadena, CA January 2001 to April 2002.
Developed and revised 3-D isometrics utilizing Plant-4D software. Checked isometrics both in Kansas City, Kansas (Home Office) and in Pasadena, California. Designed underground & aboveground pipeways, yard piping plans, sections, and transpositions using Microstation/J. Coordinated with client and other disciplines on design and location of specialized pipe supports. Generated hand drawn small-bore isometrics. Produced non-intelligent P & IDs in ACAD. Field experienced.
Projects included: LOS MEDANOS ENERGY CENTER, Pittsburgh, California;
CARVILLE ENERGY CENTER, St. Gabriel, Louisiana;
HIGH DESERT POWER PROJECT, Victorville, California
SALTON SEA PROJECT, Salton Sea, California
PRINCIPAL PIPING DESIGNER: Parsons Infrastructure and Technology Group Inc and Parsons Process Group Inc Pasadena, CA March 1997 to January 2001
Provided detailed Microstation piping plans, plot plans and sections of instrumented scraper launchers and receiver facilities for various pipeline sites with pump stations, valve/meter stations and pressure reducing stations. Created and revised isometrics using Intergraph PDS and Microstation. Performed checking duties. Some preparation of manpower estimates. Produced tie-in configurations/designs, piping, transpositions and MTO’s. Assisted other designers as CAD Coordinator. Tracked drawing status in Excel and Access. Coordinated with other engineering disciplines. Executed implementation of hold-downs on compressor piping isometrics and plan drawings. Prepared drawings for Livelink transmission and retrieval.
Projects included: ARAMCO HAWIYAH, KUWAIT OIL COMPANY, LAWERENCE LIVERMOOR NATIONAL LABORATORY, CONUS, ARCO ALASKA ALPINE-EOR and ARCO VENEZUELA BOQUERON.
PRINCIPAL PIPING DESIGNER: Navaho Generating Station, Page, AR
August 1996 to February 1997
Provided sketches for the solution of various construction problems. Revised P&IDs of all the hydro-testing that was performed at the facility of various process lines. Job statues progress in Microsoft Excel.
Project: NAVAHO GENERATING STATION - Page, Arizona
PRINCIPAL PIPING DESIGNER: C. E. Holt Company, Pasadena, CA
January 1995 to December 1995
Prepared piping plans, sections, P & IDs, isometrics, plot plans and equipment location plans per company standards. Metric literate.
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