Design Engineering

Dennis N. McMillan

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509-***-**** Home: 509-***-**** Email: ********@***.***

QUALIFICATIONS:

Accomplished engineering automation professional with proven success implementing, supporting and training the

MicroStation CAD and Bentley ProjectWise electronic document management systems. Additionally, a proven lead

multi-discipline engineering designer with experience in mechanical, structural, plant design, electrical and I&C.

SELECTED ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

10 years experience as a ProjectWise Administrator on the first Bechtel project to implement the Bentley Oracle

based Engineering document content management and project collaboration software. Lead implementation,

configuration management, customization, workflow development, software development, and training.

Expert support of the “Bentley/ Intergraph” CAD Design System. Developed and implemented corporate CAD

standards, application programs, multi-discipline system configurations, and training programs.

Implemented PDF Electronic Review utilizing Adobe systems for EPC project teams saving thousands of man

hours, improving quality and allowing true review collaboration. Developed workflow process, course

materials, and trained over 400 engineers in multiple project offices.

Three international assignments for the Bechtel Mining and Metals division. To Chile and Australia, to lead

MicroStation CAD and ProjectWise implementations, and to Brazil as the combined Design/ Automation Lead.

More than Nineteen years of experience in Design Engineering; plant design, structural, piping, mechanical

systems, and marine engineering. Design work included conceptual planning through detailed design, field

engineering, and fabrication of land-based and offshore production drilling rigs, marine equipment, mining and

process production facilities.

PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE:

Bechtel National Corporation – Engineering Automation - August 1988 – January 2013

WTP - Hanford River Protection Project - Richland, Washington - BNFL/ Bechtel National/ CH2M Hill

Senior Automation Engineer – ProjectWise Administrator - CAD Supervisor

IS&T CAD Supervisor for the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) engineering, design, procurement and construction

of the world’s largest nuclear waste vitrification and chemical treatment plant. Responsible for implementation/

customization of Bentley Design Series/ MicroStation multi-discipline CAD systems. Worked with discipline leads

to establish custom component symbol libraries, workflows, data structures, and automation training.

Lead implementation of first Bechtel project to utilize the ProjectWise system for management of critical native

engineering, procurement, construction and CAD documents. Developed software proposal for management

approval, acquired admin training, developed client/ server system map, developed engineering, procurement and

construction workflows, intelligent title block, and construction weld inspections work processes. Implemented

caching server solution in 3 separate U.S. project offices and ProjectWise WEB Server for external user connections.

Project Administrator responsible for automation development, support, upgrade planning, software lifecycle, and

Bentley interface. Worked with EPC groups to define new work-processes and developed automated workflow

solutions. Created and presented customized advanced automation solutions and training presentations to over 2,000

users assigned to the EPC, Startup, and Operations staffs in Washington, California, Virginia, and Australia.

Bechtel Corporation Western Regional Office - San Francisco, California

Principal CAD Support Specialist - CAD Applications Supervisor

As a principal Mechanical and Plant Design CAD designer I developed programs to increase productivity within the

engineering design groups. In recognition of my efforts, I was reassigned to the Bechtel corporate CAD center

supporting over thirty-five 2D/3D projects and three separate business lines. First directly supporting projects and

then working with a team to develop and implement a server based CAD environment for standardizing the project

interface and workstation support. I then became the Principal MicroStation specialist responsible for Level II help

desk support and advanced methods and problem solving for multiple CAD projects in the San Francisco, Canadian,

South America, and Asian offices.

As Applications Supervisor, I was responsible for leading a programming effort to create a standard set of software

programs for the three engineering business lines. Coordinated development of application programs and standard

symbol libraries between the multiple engineering disciplines and the different business lines. These automation

tools proved to be very successful and the CAD Tools are highly valued on projects all over the world as proven to

increase productivity while maintaining standards.

I was also selected for six month international assignments to lead automation implementation in Santiago Chile for

the Collahuasi copper mining project followed by a six month assignment to Rio De Janeiro Brazil in a combined

role as Automation and Design lead for the Salobo copper mine project. Following that assignment I was sent for an

additional month to Sao Paulo Brazil for the setup and opening of the Bechtel South American Regional office.

Bechtel Corporation – Principal Designer - engineering design assignments

Blue Grass Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant

Resident Engineering - Richmond, KY - Controls & Instrumentation group. Using MicroStation, PDS, and

SmartPlant developed robotic logic diagrams, instrument location plans, and created 3D equipment models.

Pueblo Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant

Design Engineering - Mechanical Systems design group. Working remotely from office in Richland, WA. Utilized

MicroStation and PDS P&ID System to produce and revise Mechanical drawings from vendor information, field

walk downs, start-up and engineering sketches.

Vandenberg Launch Facility

2D/ 3D Structural and Mechanical Systems design group - modeling of tower and retracting platform designs

Nabisco cookie factory

2D/ 3D Plant Design piping system layout and Mechanical Systems 2D/3D modeling of factory conveyor equipment.

Xerox Corp - Freemont, California – Sr. Mechanical Design and CAD Systems Support

Developed and programmed a new document control management program on a VMS System for design file

process, tracking, transfer, storage, retrieval, and automatic design status reporting.

Design work included 3D Solid CAD mechanical design of plastic injection molded and machine parts using

Intergraph solids modeling system (XMEDS) to design electronic office equipment.

Santa Fe/ Braun Engineering – Orange/ Alhambra, California -

Santa Fe was one of the world’s largest international drilling contractors, providing offshore drilling and engineering

services to the world's leading oil and gas companies.

Design Supervisor of dual-shift CAD design staff working on multiple offshore, drilling and production projects.

Developed CAD system for 3D, multi-discipline use with database for auto material take-off capability. Wrote and

developed software to increase efficiency, reduce errors, save material cost, and standardize designs. Responsible for

work scheduling, training development, system configuration, applications development and automation consultant

to engineering project management.

Lead Project Designer -

Engineering design coordinator working under the direction of Santa Fe Drilling Operations. Lead Design and

Drafting of international Marine and land based Oil Drilling Systems, and offshore platforms in the Layout, Civil/

Structural, Plant Design, Electrical, Mechanical, and Marine Engineering Disciplines.

Primary Design layout of Marine, Land, and Platform Oil Rigs. Including foundations, framing plans, trailer and skid

designs, sub-structure and mast design, and offshore module design. Piping systems, fire systems, bulk material

transfer, ballast and bilge systems, low and high pressure drilling fluid systems, choke and kill manifolds well head,

and sub-sea design.

Lighting plans, single line power diagrams, and instrumentation plans. Hull framing and plating, anchor handling

systems, crane installations, pipe laying reel/ stinger assembly design, and marine docking facilities design. Engine/

generator installations, and hydraulic jacking systems

Multiple Field Engineering assignments to Houston Texas and vendor sites for on site detail design and engineering

contact for management review of design/ fabrication for improving future projects.

Education:

Associate in Arts Degree - Engineering Technology – 1976 - Diablo Valley J.C. Pleasant Hill, California

Bechtel University – over 100 corporate courses on supervision, Six Sigma, software life cycle, and IS&T

Bentley Systems - Exton, Pennsylvania – ProjectWise Administration and Bentley Design Series.

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