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Mechanical Engineer

Location:
Littleton, CO, 80127
Salary:
85000
Posted:
January 04, 2012

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John Rutherford

***** *. ***** **, *********, Colorado 80127

720-***-**** [Home] 719-***-**** [Cell] d4jqtl@r.postjobfree.com

Professional Profile

Mechanical/Field Engineer Pearl Development and Field Services

Lakewood, CO 2008 to 2010

• Provide engineering functions pertaining to the design, construction, and operation of gas facilities; generate quote packages for equipment (valves, pumps, pressure vessels, flare stack) – data sheets and specifications (to applicable engineering codes and standards), submittal requirements; evaluate vendor proposals, award procurement, review vendor technical submittals for completeness, prepare material requisitions, review project deliverables and correct deficiencies as required, facilitate technical project milestones, Analyze and resolve technical problems with client as required. Material tracking and export logistics, inventory and inspect equipment prior to shipment.

Trinidad, CO 2006 to 2008

• Performed engineering functions relating to gathering and natural gas compressor sites – sizing/specifying valves & equipment, conceptual design, troubleshooting, testing, verification, resolving design discrepancies, hydraulic analysis, cost estimating, construction management, design basis documents, drawing review, P&ID development, calculations, plant startup, construction engineer, and field supervision of projects that included new construction, plant expansions, and work to existing facilities.

Mechanical Engineer Department of Energy Sites – Richland, WA and Los Alamos, NM

BNL Tech, Richland, WA 2010 to Sept. 2011

• Lead design engineer for nuclear waste tank ventilation system upgrade packages – Perform and direct engineers and cad designers in the development of drawings (P&ID, Mechanical, Civil, Electrical, Instrumentation), procurement specifications, construction specifications, and calculations; evaluate contractor submittals, Generate technical reports for equipment alternatives, Resolve issues involving conflicts of design, Monitor design schedules, Ensure design meets applicable codes and standards (ASME, ANSI, etc.).

ARES Corporation- Los Alamos, NM 2005 to 2006

• DOE LANL Site: Facility Upgrades – Design drawings, Construction specifications, Technical reports of chilled water system and HVAC system assessments and designs, ASME NQA-1 program experience.

Cogema Engineering- Richland, WA 2004 to 2005

• HVAC contract compliance assessment. Updated DOE Hanford Site HEPA filter life degradation calculation program. Revised HEPA filter procurement specification documents.

• Designed radioactive underground storage tank retrieval equipment – logistics, Developed P&IDs, Engineering Change Notices (ECN) [drawing & document revisions], and test procedures.

Lucas Engineering- Richland, WA 2004

• Radioactive underground storage tank dome load structural calculations. Reviewed tank farm drawings and documentation; updated tank dome load requirements; calculated tank dome load reserve limits.

Vista Engineering- Richland, WA 2000-2003

• Analyzed HVAC system design, requirements, and performance; designed Hanford tank farm ventilation systems in accordance with ASHRAE and ASME AG-1.

• Modeled ventilation ducting to evaluate performance of merging flow sources and transient flow rates.

• Developed assessment matrix for evaluating waste treatment plant ventilation system design specifications for compliance with ASME AG-1.

• Generated equipment feasibility studies, functional requirements, engineering documents, and system design descriptions.

• Performed field walk-downs, developed and administered ECNs, assessed & diagnosed installed equipment, developed and monitored equipment testing, interfaced with craft and other disciplines.

Los Alamos Technical Associates- Richland, WA 1994-1996

• Devised maintenance procedures, ECNs, and acceptance test procedures for underground storage tank equipment using drawings, operating procedures, and safety requirements.

• Developed systems engineering requirements for radioactive underground storage tank upgrades.

• Analyzed and formatted radioactive waste tank data for inclusion in characterization reports.

Engineer BNL Technical Services- Richland, WA 1999-2000

• Performed field walk-downs, collected information, and developed a spreadsheet database file for storing motor control center data for a pulp and paper mill.

Owner/Caregiver Sagebrush Inn AFH 1996-2000

• Started up and operated an adult family home providing care to elderly residents, to include managing staffing, payroll, accounting, and regulatory issues.

Electronics Engineer Naval Undersea Warfare Engineering Station- Keyport, WA 1985-1990

• Investigated simulation algorithms, software, and electronic hardware problems; diagnosed digital and analog electronic equipment; and installed and tested sonar trainer equipment.

• Developed and managed ECNs, created maintenance procedures for trainer electronic hardware, and maintained drawings and technical manuals.

• Specified and managed contractor services (statements of work) and performed government liaison services with Navy staff.

Education

Washington State University

Master of Science, Mechanical Engineering (1993) - Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering (1984)

Thesis: “Measurement of Partial Water Saturation in Basalt Rock Using Ultrasonics.” Used signal processing methods to measure the velocity of an ultrasonic wave in a partially saturated elastic porous medium.

John M. Campbell & Co; Gas Conditioning and Processing - G-4.

Applicable Skills

Proficient with Microsoft Office, Hydraulic analysis with Fast Piper and AFT Fathom, Pipe stress with Autopipe, Mathcad.

Skills Summary

• Procure plant equipment - pumps, pressure vessels, flare stack, develop RFQ packages, procurement specifications, evaluate vendor bid packages, award procurement, review and approve vendor submittals, inspect delivered equipment.

• Conceptual design – layout of process water transfer system – truck unloading, tank, pump, pipeline.

• Troubleshooting compressor station equipment – startup activities.

• Resolve design discrepancies – field crew will report discrepancies on drawings – research and provide work around.

• Hydraulic analysis - use Piper software to model gathering and compressor station layout.

• Cost estimating - provide cost estimates for purchasing and laying pipelines, 4" to 12", using developed spreadsheet. Use Aspen software to estimate construction costs for CO2 plant upgrade.

• Design basis documents - evaluate customer initial conditions and final conditions that will provide a basis for design.

• Drawings – develop, review and redline P&ID drawings, mechanical and piping drawings.

• Calculations – perform structural analysis on pipe support for vertical underground pipe.

• Plant startup - verify all plant equipment is per engineering design, specification, and installation , P&ID walk down, testing and verification - loop check of instruments to PLC, automated valves, liquid drain system, manual valves in correct position, generator system check, instrument air system check, compressor check, PLC cabinet check.

• Construction engineer - provide field supervision of construction crews for medium compressor stations, 5 MMSCFD each, included inlet/outlet to pipeline, pig launcher/receiver, compressor and building, pipe rack, moisture separator, liquid drain system, process water tank, generator and building, PLC and building, instrument air system, instrumentation and electrical, PSV’s.

• plant expansions – increased capacity of high compression stations, 5 – 7.5 MMSCFD compressors, building, moisture separators, dehydration skid, pipe rack, pipe layout.

• Work to existing facilities – During plant expansion activities, new requirements were identified - revised P&ID drawings, procured equipment – Coalescing filter, sized/specified valves & other misc. equipment.

• Publish Documents - procurement specifications, calculations, construction specification.

• Code Compliance – API, ASME AG-1, B31.3, Boiler and Pressure Vessel.

• Software – Microsoft Office Suite, AutoCad, Fast Piper, Mathcad, AFT Fathom, Autopipe .

• Gas Conditioning and Processing - G-4, John M. Campbell & Co.



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