Karen Ryan Coleman

P.O. Box ******

Aurora, CO **046

303-***-****

acvptw@r.postjobfree.com

Objective

To obtain a position utilizing over 23 years experience in Computer-aided drafting, design, engineering and administration.

Professional Summary

Strong background Facility engineering/management for process plants, oil & gas production and distribution, power generation and transmission, commercial/residential/tenant design, water treatment facilities, GIS mapping, civil, structural/support design, electrical, plumbing and HVAC. Proficient in AutoCAD revision 2014 2-D & 3-D, SolidWorks Design, CadWorxs and CADworxs P&ID, Excel, Access, Microsoft Word, Word Perfect, and Windows 2007. Exceptional interpersonal skills. Department of Energy “Q” clearance.

Employment

NREL – National Renewable Energy Laboratory

5/15 – 11/15

Position CAD Technician,

As-built facility and site projects onto master files for all engineering disciplines – electrical, mechanical, architectural, civil, structural, fire protection, fire suppression, etc. Create facility and site drawing packages from redlines. Field work to verify existing conditions for facilities and site; update record files with as-built conditions for facilities and sites in all disciplines - electrical, mechanical, architectural, civil, structural, fire protection, fire suppression, etc.

Stantec

8/14 – 5/15

Position-Designer

Power Plant Group- Re-Designs, Retro fits, Coal to Natural Gas Conversions, Civil, Electrical, Piping, Mechanical, Structural – Equipment skids, fuel to electric power generation engine design, Plant layout and building design conversion, Instrumentation and Control, Motor Logic, Instrumentation Location, P&IDs, PFDs, BOMs. Proposals for Bid, GAs, IFFs, IFCs. AutoCad 2011, AutoCad 2014, MicroStation V8i (Select 2), 2D and 3D, PFDs,

Enserca

11/13-07/14

Position – Designer 1

Petroleum process plants – Equipment skids, Heat Exchangers, Pressure Vessels, Debutanizers, off -skid piping, BOP – Balance of plant piping. Generated isometric piping, spool drawings, insulation and coating drawings. IFF – Issued for Fabrication, IFC – Issued for Construction, P&ID and PFD, BOM and Overall Plant Process packages. AutoCad 14, CadWorxs and CADworxs P&ID.

CCC GROUP, INC.

08/11-07/13

Position – Detailer/Designer

Custom bulk handling systems – conveyors, gates, towers, crushers, fire control, air & dust control, DEM. Ports of Entry, power/energy plants, transfer sites, & process plants. Auto Cad 2013 2D & 3D. SolidWorks 2013 modeling chute, conveyor and structural systems. Training in house – Dust Collection, DEM –Dynamic Element Modeling, SolidWorks 3D Modeling Organization, Content & Progression, Welding AWS, Modeling from Library Chutes, 3D Modeling Skirt Enclosures. Training offsite – SolidWorks Esstentials and Assemblies via MCAD.

07/10-09/10

Pure Water Solutions

Castle Rock, CO

Contract Position – Designer

NIST (National Institute of Standards and Technology) Pure and Ultra Pure water purification for laboratory processes. Equipment and skid design for turnkey system. Flow Diagrams, control box enclosures, 1 and 2 phase electrical schematics, piping, BOM, documentation, welding schedules, layouts and assemblies. Proposal packages for Auraria schools, Denver General Hospital – dialysis water purification: process flow diagrams and control box electrical diagrams. Training - Autodesk- Rivet – basic course in BIM.

11/09- 04/10

Carollo Engineers

Broomfield, CO

Contract Position - Designer

Denver Water Hazeltine Reservoir 30 % Contact: 24 to 52 inch diameter pipelines from reservoir intake to pump station and rundown structure. Civil, Mapping, Mechanical, Structural, Electrical. Facility layouts, transmission, ground grids, power and one-line diagrams, piping schematics and details, BOM generation, quality control. Red-lines, drawing integration, rastor imaging, Xref’s, and package development. ProjectWise drawing management.

11/08-5/09

Black & Veatch Engineering

Centennial, CO

Contract Position– Designer

Contract position 11/08-5/09 Design/build for Tucson Electrical Power – Springerville Generating Station including cooling tower, cooling ponds, lighting and roadway design. Civil, Electrical, Mapping, and mechanical assemblies, Facility layouts, flow and one-line diagrams, electrical ground grids and transmission lines, piping schematics and details, BOM generation, quality control.

Oil & Gas line for Wyoming sub-stations, tanker loading and holding facility civil and piping. Red-lines, drawing integration, rastor imaging, Xref’s, and package development. Documentum and JO5 drawing management.

4/08-10/08

Englobal Engineering

Broomfield, CO

Contract Position– Designer

Contract position 4/08-10/08 oil and gas pipelines 20 to 60 inch diameter lines from refinery to sub-stations and pump stations to storage and docking facilities including sub-station, pump station, tanker loading bays and tank storage design. Civil, Electrical, Mapping, ROW’s piping and mechanical assemblies, BOM generation, quality control. Red-lines, drawing integration, Xref’s, shape files and package development.

7/03-03/08

Nuclear Filter Technologies

Golden, CO

Contract/Permanent Position– Mechanical/Electrical Designer

Contract position 7/03-9/03 Electrical, mechanical assemblies, BOM generation, calculations for clearance, code compliance, quality control. Red-lines, drawing integration, and package development.

Elec. /Mech. Designer, Documentation control – permanent position 2/04-03/08 Electrical, mechanical assemblies, BOM generation, calculations for clearance, code compliance, quality control. Red-lines, drawing integration, and package development. Product lines DT-18M, SPHERICAL CAN, LANL CANISTER, assorted filter and tool development. Developed interactive product line data file system, cataloged and archived as-built systems, generated and maintained Engineering Change Notification & Design Change Notification Systems.

6/00-6/01

Integra Engineering

Denver, CO

Mechanical/Piping Designer

Mechanical and piping design for water treatment facilities. Zone identification, mapping, P&ID’s isometrics, plan & profiles, well design, manhole configurations, easements. ROW’s, benchmarks, pump stations and structural/concrete design.

9/95-6/00

ABS Consultants

Denver, CO

Architectural Engineering Designer/Drafter

Converted and revised architectural computer files, external references, fonts and formats into usable design files. Generated construction packages for Mech. Elec., Structural and Plumbing disciplines.

02/82-6/95

EG&G Rocky Flats Environmental Technology Site

Golden, CO

Engineering Shift Technician

Conducted investigations of and evaluated work packages, maintained logs, generated operation and shift orders. Identified Vital Safety System boundaries and defined compensatory measures.

System Engineer

Mechanical, piping and structural engineering. Generate design packages from inception through close-out, i.e.; definition of package type, engineering support, mechanical support, material requirements, cost of material and personnel scheduling.

Advanced Designer/Project Engineer

Mechanical, structural/concrete and piping design. Provided design purchased material and vendor services, preformed inspections and generated complete work packages. Executed projects within time and monetary constraints.

Designer.

Facilities design encompassing process piping of gases and fluids, tubing, pumps, cooling systems, pneumatic systems, and fire suppression systems. Structural and support design, mapping, plan and profiles and overall package generation.

Education

Associate Electro/Mechanical Design Degree

Sieble Technical Institute

Denver, CO

Additional courses

Plumbing and Pressure Vessels, Geometric Tolerancing, IEC –Understanding the National Electric Code, SolidWorks, Unified Building code (UBC), Building Emergency Safety Team (BEST), OSHA, Hazmat, Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and Fire prevention, suppression and alarms.

Community Service

Aurora Police Dept. (APD) Victim Services Unit Advocate Volunteer since 2007. Colorado Organization for Victim Assistance - member

Accomplishments

Numerous commendations for exceptional effort as Project Engineer. US Dept. of Energy Technician/Technologist of the Year Award.

References - available upon request.

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