jm8bf8a0@westpost.net O'Fallon, IL 62269 Seeking Position As: Senior Piping Designer Determined, adaptable and diligent Senior Piping Designer has over 13 years of e xperience, the past 8+ years of which have been in piping design using 3D Modeli ng techniques. Genuine, loyal and trustworthy professional specializes in condu cting extensive field work and providing turn around construction support. Acco mplished piping designer has been consistently recognized for functional excelle nce and has been named as the lead designer on major projects. Diligent and th orough candidate uses exceptional technical and drafting abilities to create and develop concepts through complete construction design packages, to create plan and elevation views from 3D models as well as write Auto Plant pipe specificatio ns with the highest level of accuracy. * Expert Piping Designer/ 3D Modeling * Skillful Communicator & Scheduler * Efficient in Project Management * Exceptional Customer Service Abilities * Excellent Technical & Drafting Skills * Detail-Oriented/ Creative Problem So lver Professional Experience Contract-Conoco Phillips Aug 2008 - Present Senior Piping Designer Roxana, IL o Worked as part as small project group on preventive maintenance as well as cap ital projects; preventive maintenance was mostly based on inspection discoveries . o Assigned to part of the pressure relief valve team modifying all atmosphere pr essure relief valves and re-routing all outlet piping to the flares. o Modified inlet piping to keep pressure drop below 3% on relief valve; most pro jects included routing new sub flare header through operating units. Contract-Ambitech Jan 2008 - Aug 2008 Senior Piping Designer Whitening, IN o Assigned in the Hammond branch office working with PDS drawing manager and Mic rostation to create plan, section and details views of the 3d model. o Moved to onsite turn around team (TAR) for BP refinery; prepared job notes and bill of materials; job notes ranged from twenty-five to one hundred engineering hours. o Marked up existing or creating new drawings to complement the photos required to complete installation. Middough Oct 2006 - Jan 2008 Senior Piping Designer Midland, MI o Used AutoCAD 2004 able to 3-D Model all necessary project equipment; created e quipment general arrangements drawings once the equipment has been modeled. o Walked down and field verified P&ID or as-built piping systems; created piping specifications in Autoplant to match client standards. o Processed a client request for a 30, 60 maintenance & 90% reviews during the d uration of the project presented using Navis Works software. o Developed P&IDs to match project process needs using MicroStation version V8; worked on four different projects and was appointed as the lead pipe designer on two of them. o Created all of the orthographic, elevation, sections, and isometric views from the 3D model to issue complete piping construction drawings. Process Automation Concepts May 2002 - Oct 2006 Pipe Designer Rockford, IL o Performed conceptual mechanical design through completion using AutoCAD 2002 a nd Rebis 3D Autoplant. o Created all of the necessary drawings from P&ID's, Isometrics, ortho, plan vie ws and also a working 3D model of all equipment layout and tie-points. o Conducted some extensive field work was needed to design accurate model in ord er to achieve the desired outcome. Earth Tech Mar 2001 - May 2002 Mechanical Designer Grand Rapids, MI o Created and modified P&ID's, isometrics, and plan views using AutoCAD 14; appo inted on the standards committee as well as assistant cad administrator. o Installed and customized AutoCAD 2002; wrote add-on software using Visual Basi c to aid in the designs teams needs. o Assisted in inspection of mechanical installations; performed duties until Tyc o closed the Engineering Earth Tech division in Grand Rapids, MI in June 2002. Hemlock Semi-Conductor Sept 1998 - Mar 2001 Junior Mechanical Designer Hemlock, MI o Performed field walk downs, as builds and drawing mark-up; provided drafting s upport for six mechanical engineers using Microstation "J","SE". o Developed and prepared design sketches; completed documentation packages and p roduced drawing sets. o Checked and verified design drawings to conform to specifications and design d ata; wrote technical reports.
Other Work Experience
William Kibble Associates Aug 1997 - Sept 1998 Drafter Saginaw, MI Case System Nov 1996 - Aug 1997 Project Coordinator Assistant Midland, MI
Education & Technical Skills
ITT Technical Institute, Grand Rapids, MI, 1996 Associate Degree in Computer-Aided Design Microsoft Office Suite * AutoCAD * Microstation * AutoPlant * Navis Works Auto Iso * Auto Ortho * SAP * Model Reviews * Customize AutoCAD with Visual Basi c