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Senior Piping Designer

Location:
Frankford, DE
Posted:
September 07, 2015

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David P. Whetstone ** Clamshell Lane, Frankford, DE 19945

Email: acrkyu@r.postjobfree.com Phone: 302-***-****

Cell: 215-***-****

GENERAL EXPERIENCE

Twenty plus years of combined drafting, design, projects lead and site management on projects. I have worked directly with everyone from the Project Managers / Project Engineers / Drafting Dept. I am very fluent with most disciplines of engineering, specializing in Industrial/Refinery piping, nuclear, food, USP water, Power Plants, pharmaceutical. My experience encompasses both commercial design and construction management. Interconnecting equipment like Distillation Towers, Pumps, Heat Exchanges, Compressors, Storage Tanks and underground Piping. Pipe racks and nozzle orientation on tanks. Also, design pole barns,buildings and some houses. I also, have worked from home 2 days a week– I have a E size Color HP Plotter and Auto Cad 2012 and Pro CadWorx’s. Hold a TWIC Card exp. 2016.

EDUCATION

Graduated Chichester H.S. Boothwyn, PA. with a Business Education Degree Business College Courses at Goldey Beacom\ Drafting School under Catalyic Eng. and Mechanical Drafting. The GI Bill provided me courses for Drafting Technology Program after being honorable discharged from the Navy. My knowledgeable in the following codes: PFI, ASME, ASTM and B31.1 and 4, ASME-BPE and PTFE PROFICIENT WITH THE OPERATION OF THE FOLLOWING PROGRAMS: AutoCAD versions 2008 to 2014 and Inventor Fusion 2012 - 2008, Pro CadWorx, Raster scan Design and Intergraph and Microstation versions SE, J, V8 and Aveva PDMS, and Propipe. MS Project Management, Excel, Word, Power Point and other various software. Open to learn new programs. SELECTED EXPERIENCE

January 2015 to Present AirLiquide America Delaware City, DE. Senior Mechanical / Process Piping Designer

Responsibilities for updating P&ID’s, PFD’s and site drawings. For plant dismantling

2012 to 2014 Dogfish Head Brewery Milton, DE.

Senior Mechanical / Process Piping Designer

Layouts on pipe racks with support details and spec. For steam and condensate and glycol systems with isometrics. Writing scopes and creating Bid Drawings (arrangements ) for construction on new explanations in 2012 to 2014.

2011 to 2012 FMC Dryer Project Newark, DE.

Senior Mechanical / Process Piping Designer

interfacing with design – worked on site for FMC with team personnel as well preparing tie-ins and rerouting of lines. Worked on the USP water filtration system and boiler room. Support layouts and equipment.

2009 to 2011 AirLiquide America Delaware City, DE. Senior Mechanical / Process Piping Designer

Layouts on pipe racks with support details and spec. Created a new drawing system for P&ID and PDF along with equipment layouts for Delaware City and Gibbstown Plants. Writing scopes and creating Bid Drawings for construction on new explanations. DAVID P.WHETSTONE

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2006 to 2009 BE&K/KBR Newark, DE.

Lead Senior Mechanical / Process Piping Designer

Writing scopes for projects - interfacing with construction and clients. Worked on the Valero CO Boiler By-Pass on

& Flue Gas Duct Project inUnits 23 & 867 Project. Managed several Sun Oil Projects in Phila. along with Johnson

& Matthey Project in NJ. Worked on Flare Line Header, Tail Gas & Acid Gas Project at Conoco Phillips in Trainer, PA. Training mentoring designers and cad technicians working on my projects. Supports/piping entities on PDMS from the proposed model after checking conflicts. Responsibilities also included updating P&ID’s, PFD’s and site drawings. Physical walk downs, field dimension sketches, equipment layouts, skid drawings, isometric drawings. Layout and design of concrete pads for arrangement of equipment and all associated piping. Design and calculate dike containments walls. Review of Project Budgets and Estimating cost and changes to (MCO) orders and vendor bids for compliance in Petrochemical, Refinery & Power plant environments.

2004 to 2005 SPI Pharma Lewes, DE.

Senior Mechanical / Process Piping Designer

Site assignment – Labeling pipe systems – P&ID’s walkdowns, and updated and relocating pipe in clean areas. Worked with Sea Water systems, Non- contaminated water.

2000 to 2004 DuPont Seaford Nylon Plant Seaford, DE. Lead Senior Mechanical / Process Piping Designer

Site assignment - writing scopes for projects interfacing with construction and clients. Preparing drawings and specifications for projects and budgets and estimating. Working with Nooter Construction on site on project design.

1999 to 2000 Conectiv Wilimington, DE.

Lead Senior Mechanical Piping Designer

Site assignment for Delmarva Repowering Project in Delaware City refinery. Interfacing with design and Nooter Construction and Conectiv on site, as well as preparing tie-ins, design to Parsons pipe rack to boiler room.

1996 to 1998 BioKinetics, Centocor, Bayer and Lonza Phila. PA. Senior Piping Designer

Site assignment for Centocor and Bayer Plants. Interfacing with design and Construction on site. Layout of Bio Processing equipment and skid drawings on site. Layout of USP water and treatment areas. Worked on site at Lonza managing a 20M Train 10 Project with 10 piping designers and 2 model makers and 3 Cad operators.

1992 to 1996 Sun Oil Refinery Phila. Phila. PA.

Piping Designer

Responsibilities: piping – Cad – Raster - equipment layout – isometric –field walkdowns - diagrams and updating plant changes.

1991 to 1992 Bechtel / Chevron Phila. or Sun Oil Refinery Phila. PA. Lead Piping Designer

On a DCS Phase II Project – including piping layouts sewer ladder diagrams - walkdowns – with supervisory responsibilities. Worked on Oily Water Sewer, Sea Water and Trench layouts

1989 to 1991 Hercules Research Center Wilmington, DE. Lead Piping Designer

On a Herclor Pilot Plant Project – including piping layouts - laboratory equipment layouts and diagram updates.

1987 to 1998 DuPont (Allstates Eng.) Newark, DE. Front Load Lead Piping Designer

On a Freon 134a and 144a Plant Project – including piping layouts - model tables - Microstation Operators. Trips to Texas and worked directly with a Project Engineer and Chamber Works Personnel.

1985 to 1987 Betz Environmental Eng. King of Prussia, PA. Senior Piping Designer

Plant layouts on waste water treatment plants and created profile drawings from pictures.

1983 to 1985 PSE&G Salem I & II – Hope Creek Nuclear Station Salem, NJ. Senior Piping Designer

As-builts – system walkdowns and redesign piping and hangers. For turnover for completion from Bechtel- worked on site on the building of Hope Creek Project while working on Salem I and II DAVID P.WHETSTONE

1982 to 1983 Process Industries, Inc. Newark, DE. Senior Piping Designer

On a D.A.P. Pharm. Project – issuing over 500 isometrics from the a model. For Noramco and First State Plant in Delaware. Estimating and design scheduling on the project.

1980 to 1982 DuPont DOE Project Newark, DE.

Senior Piping Designer / Bending wire for Models

On a Savannah River Nuclear Power Plant (DOE) Project- Field trips – hangers- relocation of line and storage tks.

1977 to 1980 ICI America Fairfax, DE.

Senior Piping Designer

On a Altas Point and Digton Plant Project- Field trips – hangers- relocation of line.

1976 to 1977 B.F. Shaw Co. Wilmington, DE.

Senior Piping Designer/Tech. Engineer

Review customer documents and spec; preparation drawing approval – schedule and fabrication in SC Plant. Worked with Sargent & Lundy on their contracts and back charges. CG&E power plant in Cincinnati, OH

1974 to 1975 FMC Corp. Media, PA.

Senior Piping Designer

On a Front Royal Plant in VA. – Field trips to install a temporary boiler installation on rails.

1973 to 1974 Sun Oil Marcus Hook, PA.

Piping Designer

Light piping supports design for new expansion of plant

1971 to 1973 Catalytic Eng. Phila. PA.

Piping Draftsman

Worked under direct supervision on pipe rack design for the Mobil Plant – equipment and piping layout. Attended drafting school for 2 years.

1970 to 1971 American Develop Design Corp. Wilmington, DE. Piping Draftsman

Worked on site at Panama City, FL on a pressure chamber - isometrics and detail drawings for fabrication. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REFERENCES:

Life membership – DeMolay/Mason Ted Salazar - AirLiquide Plant Manager 302-***-**** Life membership – DAV George Kemmerlin – DuPont Field Eng. 302-***-**** Member of the USSA

Veteran of US Navy



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