Position Related Experence:
* CertainTeed, Terra Haute, IN – Project Structural Engineer - 480,000 sq. ft. processing plant, equipment and building foundations, six floor steel framed building with overhead cranes, piperacks, equipment platforms, vessel steel supports, sumps, rail and truck loading dock. Fast track design-build project. Provided layout support and assistance for process
and mechanical design. The process and mechanical design was completed as the
structural was being constructed. Performed structural field design changes.
* Cemplank, SC - processing plant, equipment and building foundations, pipe racks, equipment platforms, vessel steel supports, sumps, rail and truck loading dock, and 4 floor steel frame building with overhead cranes.
* Exxon Refinery, Baton Rouge, Louisiana – Structural Facilities Engineer - Plant Modifications: Catalyst Cracking Unit, built 1942, upgraded from 950° F to 1050°F operation temperature and excretion to 2400°F. Helped develop design criteria for temperature increase. Design of all piping systems operating at high temperature and larger than 30” diameter, including routing, connections, supports and hangers. Provided both field and office
structural support for “turn around” (outages) of Catalyst Cracking Units.
* Oil Dri Plants, GA, MS, OR Structural Facilities Engineer - Designed conveying, drying (rotary dryers), milling, packaging, screening, and storage systems; buildings, silos, structural steel support, and foundations; field collection of design data, inspection of construction, solving of construction and design issues in the field, and plant shut downs. Project work included developing project concept and scope of work, capital approval, design, bidding, construction, and start up.
* PP & G, Lake Charles, Louisiana - Project Structural Engineer - Segregation of storm sewer and process sewer for chemical plant: trenches, sumps, steel storage tanks, pipe bridges and racks, access platforms, equipment foundations and buildings.
* Grand River Dam Authority: - Project Structural Engineer - Dry SO2 Removal System for coal power plant, $70 million, 2 double wall precipitators, 4 spray dryers (52 ft. diameter), large ductwork, ash removal and storage system, lime unloading, storage, and mixing system. Involved from design development, design, bid and construction. Trips to the field for construction assistance including a six straight month’s stay. Developed the structural
design criteria for spray dryer design.
A list of projects and types of structures available upon request including; Government and Military, Projects, Industrial, Institutional, and Commercial Buildings; Access & Stair Towers, Air Pollution, Bridges, Civil, Highway,
Industrial, Power Plant, Tank Farms, Vessels (high temperature, pressure, dry and wet storage), and
Wastewater Projects.
SUMMARY OF WORK EXPERIENCE:
Over Twenty years of engineering and project management in civil and structural engineering. Extensive experience includes engineering design, field investigations, solutions to construction and fabrication problems
and reviewing of fabrication drawings. Engineering design has included the following material: concrete, fiberglass, masonry, steel, vinyl, and wood. Management has included design team, project and department levels. Analysis and design has included hand calculations, self written and commercial written computer programs. Experience includes preparation of technical specifications, structural inspection reports, structural recommendations, design procedures, design scope of work, construction scope of work, design fee proposal,
preliminary construction cost, construction change orders and assisted obtaining approval of construction documents. Experience has included office and field (union; non-union; & combination). Field experience has included site visits (hours); construction trailer (months); design office adjacent to construction site (years).
Types of structures and projects include, but are not limited to:
* Nuclear: structural containment, pipe penetrations, access platforms, equipment and pipe supports.
* Buildings Types: commercial, governmental, industrial, institutional, and military buildings as well as access, elevator and stair towers; steel frame, CMU, tilt-up concrete, pre-cast concrete, wood frame, and heavy
timber.
* Special Design: Bunkers, structures designed for blast and anti-terrorist requirements; design and analysis for seismic and blast loading for storage racks, HVAC duct, pipes, cable trays, mechanical and electrical equipment.
* Civil Structures: concrete and steel bridges, concrete pavement, retaining walls, sheet piling, concrete underground shafts and pits, sewage collection systems (including pump stations) and treatment plants;
* Foundations: concrete, steel, and timber piling, concrete auger cast pile, drilled caisson, spread footings, anchor bolts and concrete embedments.
* Industrial Structures: conveyor supports, pipe bridges and racks, large plate work, connections, lifting equipment, pressure vessels, silos, liquid tanks (steel & concrete), steel stacks, equipment foundations, rail and truck bulk loading and unloading stations, truck loading platforms; mono rail and bridge crane systems, layout and design; Prepared equipment layouts and arrangements from flow diagrams and process drawings.
* Air Pollution Control: bag houses, precipitators, FGD spray dryers (wet & dry), SCR reactors (coal & natural gas), dust collection systems, large ductwork.
* Projects have included grass roots, new construction in existing plants, retrofit, and renovation projects
* Codes experience has included ACI, AISC (ASD & LRFD), API, ASCE, ASME, AWS, OHSA, BOCA, IBC, SBC, and UBC (as well seminars on updates).
* Employed in air pollution control, chemical, clay, food, nuclear (shipyard), oil refinery, and petrochemical industries and at consulting firms.
* Computer experience includes AutoCAD, MS Excel; MS Word; STAAD, STAAD Pro; GT STRUDL; RAM Steel; RAM Advance; RISA and other computer programs.
PROFESSIONAL:
Professionally registered in the states of Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Minnesota, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee. References available upon request.
EDUCATION:
University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida. BS in Engineering - Structures and Fluids.
PERSONAL:
US Citizen, Honorable Discharge US N...
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