Design Piping

RESUME OF

JAMES COON

**** *********

DEER PARK, TEXAS 77536

281-***-**** cell 713-***-****

POSITION DESIRED:

PIPING LEAD OR PIPING CHECKER (TWIC CERTIFIED)

EDUCATION:

GRADUATE OF UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON - BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN CIVIL TECHNOLOGY

SAN JACINTO COLLEGE AUTOPLANT 3D PIPING DESIGN

SUMMARY of EXPERIENCE:

MORE THAN TWENTY-FIVE YEARS IN PROCESS PIPING DESIGN AND RELATED FIELDS.

FAMILIAR WITH A WIDE VARIETY OF PIPING SYSTEMS, FIELD TIE-IN WORK AND

INTERFACING WITH CLIENTS AND OTHER CONTRACTORS. RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDED

MEETING WITH CLIENTS AND OTHER CRAFTS, MAKING SIGHT VISITS FOR PRE-BID

INSPECTION AND WORK ENVIRONMENT, SUPERVISING DESIGN AND FIELD TEAMS,

ESTABLISHING WORK SCHEDULES, LAYOUT AND DESIGN OF PIPEWAYS, LOADING

FACILITIES, FLARE SYSTEMS, HYDROCARBON SYSTEMS, CAUSTIC SYSTEMS, BOILERS

AND FIELD WALK DOWN OF P&ID'S. OTHER RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDED PROGRESS

REPORTS, PIPING BILL OF MATERIALS, CHECKING OF DIMENSIONAL LAYOUTS AND

DESIGN OF PIPING AND PROCESS EQUIPMENT.

COMPUTER SKILLS:

AUTOCAD AUTOPLANT 2D/3D FLEXCAD P&ID ADVANTAGE

RASTERCAD EXCEL WORD

EXPERIENCE:

02/08 TO 12/09 PLANT ENG. SERVICES, PASADENA, TX.

Design Specialist. Duties included meeting with client engineers to

establish scope of work, prepare work schedules, progress reports, safety

issues and personnel requirements. Attended weekly meetings to give

progress reports. Also served as piping lead/checker, supervised piping

designers, checked drawings for layout, specification compliance, safety

and dimensional quality. Lead field walk down of P&ID's, field check piping

drawings, assisted piping contractors with field questions. Computer

programs used included Word, AutoCAD, and AutoPLANT 2D and 3D

08/06 to 02/08 CDI CORPORATION, HOUSTON, TX.

Piping Design Lead. Contracted to Lyondell Chemical as Piping Lead for

turnaround projects supervising other designers. Worked with plant

engineers to establish scopes of work for proposed projects. Estimated

project manhours and material cost for budget reports. Lead design group in

pipe routing, design, revising P&ID's and bills of materials. Also designed

pipe supports and checked final drawings and isometrics for design and

specification compliance. Computer programs used include Word, Excel,

AutoCAD, P&ID Advantage, FlexCAD, and RasterCAD

03/06 to 08/06 TAYLOR & HILL, HOUSTON, TX.

Piping Design Lead. Contracted to Pasadena Refining. Required to supervise

design team to perform field surveys, locating tie in points and routing of

pipe in existing pipe racks prior to making isometric drawings for

installing tanks in their tank farm. Also required to check isometric

drawings. Computer programs used were AutoCAD, Flexcad, and Word.

08/04 to 03/06 CDI CORPORATION, HOUSTON, TX.

Senior Piping Designer. Contracted to Equistar Chemical for on site

position. Required to meet with plant engineers to establish scopes of

work. Also required to estimate, bills of materials, field route pipe, make

isometric drawings, locate and design pipe supports and revise P&ID's for

turn around related projects. Computer programs used include Word, Excel,

AutoCAD, P&ID Advantage, Flexcad, and RasterCAD.

11/03 to 08/04 TAYLOR & HILL, HOUSTON, TX.

Senior Piping Designer. Piping Design Lead. Contracted to Pasadena

Refining. Required to supervise design team to perform field surveys,

locating tie in points and routing of pipe in existing pipe racks prior to

making isometric drawings for installing tanks in their tank farm. Also

required to check isometric drawings. Computer programs used were AutoCAD,

Flexcad, and Word.

03/95 to 12/03 S & B ENG. & CONST., HOUSTON, TX.

Piping Design Lead. Contracted to Lyondell/Equistar Chemical Plant.

Responsible for supervising piping design and layout for new and existing

equipment, insuring designs met specifications and safety standards

utilizing Flexcad and P&ID Advantage. Responsible for piping layout, piping

isometric drawings, bill of materials and revise P & ID'S using various

computer programs. Also checked piping plans, checked isometric drawings

and walk down P&ID's. Designed pipe supports and equipment foundations as

needed. Modified existing drawings using Cadoverlay.

Piping systems involved include but not limited to Water, Air, Inert Gas,

Steam, Hydrogen, Methane, Propane, Ethylene, Acids, Caustic and Lube Oil.

Equipment worked on included but not limited to Cracking Furnaces, Ethylene

Compressors, Cooling Towers, Truck Loading Racks, Flare Stacks and Boilers.

02/94 to 03/95 CARLTECH, HOUSTON, TX.

Senior Piping Designer. Contracted to John Brown E & C Inc. to work on

chemical plant projects. Responsible for preparing piping plans and

isometric drawings for pipe modifications to existing equipment using Rebis

07/93 to 02/94 BRECK CONSTRUCTION CO., MONROE, LA.

Estimator. Responsible for material takeoffs, pricing, man-hours, and home

office overhead for all construction bids using G2 estimating program.

Projects included paper mills, chemical plants, industrial plants and power

boilers.

08/92 to 07/93 FORD BACON & DAVIS, HOUSTON, TX.

Senior Piping Designer. Responsible for the piping design and piping

drawings for Sulfur Recovery Plants using AutoCAD and Propipe. Also

responsible for material takeoffs and bill of materials. Assisted

estimating with pricing and man-hours on all piping estimates using Micro-

Pipe and G2 Estimator.

Projects included chemical plants and compressor stations.

08/91 to 08/92 S & B ENGINEERS & CONSTRUCTORS, HOUSTON, TX.

Senior Piping Designer. Responsible for routing pipe to existing equipment,

detail drawings, isometric drawings using AutoCAD as a drafting tool. Field

located tie-in points, field routed pipe, and assisted Construction with

pipe inspections.

03/91 to 08/91 CARLTECH, HOUSTON, TX.

Senior Designer. Contracted to Davy McKee, Inc. to work on a chemical plant

upgrade. Responsible for making piping design layouts, locating equipment,

making isometric drawings. Also made piping material takeoffs and

construction estimates.

10/85 to 03/91 FORD BACON & DAVIS, MONROE, LA.

Piping Designer, Checker and Estimator. Responsible for piping design

drawings and isometrics. Also isometric coordinator on a major paper

machine rebuild, responsible for checking, and issuing for construction all

isometrics.

Lead Estimator. Responsible for material quantities, man-hours, and pricing

on all piping estimates. Responsible for all piping material requisitions.

Projects worked on included paper mills, boilers, chemical plants, and

compressor stations.

09/83 to 10/85 Owned and operated a small business.

07/80 to 09/83 ALLSTATES DESIGN CO., HOUSTON, TX.

Contracted to Du Pont Chemical Co.

Estimator/Material Takeoff. Responsible for material takeoffs and cost on

various project. Also assisted the engineering staff in locating

equipment, and piping.

Various projects included chemical plants, power boilers, solid material

systems, and water treatment plants.

08/78 to 07/80 D. M. INTERNATIONAL, HOUSTON, TX.

Senior Piping Designer. Responsible for equipment layouts, piping, and

design drawings, checking drawings, and material takeoffs.

Projects included chemical and gasoline plants.

03/74 to 08/74 BROWN AND ROOT, INC. HOUSTON, TX.

Piping Draftsman. Responsible for drafting on design drawings, area

layouts, isometric drawings, and as-built drawings.

Material takeoff/material control. Responsible for material takeoffs and

material control.

Projects included compressor stations, chemical and process plants, power

plants, and steel mill.

Contact this candidate