Engineer Mechanical

Shannon D. Ramey, P.E.

Mechanical Engineer

Engineering experience from the ground up in machine design, HVAC design,

building design, manufacturing, sales, and management. Special emphasis on

multi-discipline projects, and those requiring hands-on experience with

fabrication, installation, and maintenance. Troubleshooting, analysis, and

technical expertise for the following:

Machinery and Equipment:

--Aircraft landing gear mechanism test stands, aircraft maintenance

equipment design and analysis

--Material handling machinery design for the paper and wood industries; log

saws, splitters, and hammer mills; conveyors: chain and belt of numerous

styles with electro-mechanical and hydraulic drives; machinery for sorting,

storage and retrieval; steel and aluminum weldments

--Specialized fork lift truck attachments, automated crane systems;

specialized process machinery with hydraulic, pneumatic, and electro-

mechanical actuators; hydraulic and pneumatic system design

--Inspection of fabrication shops and quality control evaluation; safety

review of designs to determine hazards and apply warnings, guards,

procedures, or design changes required for safe operation; site supervision

of installation, and startup of complex industrial machinery systems;

computer based drawing and analysis of machine systems and components

Heating, Ventilating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration:

--Residential, commercial and institutional HVAC system design,

installation and maintenance;

--Air handler, boiler, furnace, and heat pump service and repair; ductwork

design, fabrication, and installation; troubleshooting electrical control

problems

--Ground source heat pump system design and installation; Dehumidification

system design and installation; holding plate refrigeration system design,

fabrication, and installation; commercial refrigeration design,

installation, and service; micro-brewery refrigeration

-- Heat loss and gain analysis for buildings; energy code compliance review

and inspection; HVAC system value engineering; exhaust and ventilation

system design, installation, and service

Piping and Water-side:

-- Design, installation, and service for domestic hot water heating

systems, radiant heat systems, natural gas piping, and domestic water

piping

--Marine reverse osmosis desalinator installation and maintenance

--Residential fire sprinkler system design, installation and testing.

Structural Design:

--Residential and light commercial structural design

--Foundation and retaining wall design

--Seismic and wind load analysis

--Shear wall, floor, and roof design; beam, joist, and header selection

--Design for columns, moment frames, shear and hold-down connections, and

trusses

--Work platform design and analysis using computerized finite element

analysis methods

Building Design:

--Architectural plans for residential and light commercial projects

--Building permit services

--Inspection of existing buildings to report on structural deficiencies and

corrective measures

Shannon D. Ramey, P.E.

Mechanical Engineer

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

1994 to Rampart Engineering

Present Principal

Analyzed test fixtures for 747 and 757 landing gear. Stress

analysis of aircraft maintenance platforms. HVAC design for hotels

and casinos. Numerous residential building designs and structural

analyses. Surveyed buildings for structural safety and code

compliance. Participated in Value Engineering studies for school

designs. Designed automated pulp roll stretch wrapping system.

Working with the following computerized analysis and CAD tools to

document projects and designs: AutoCAD, Chief Architect (3D

building modeling), Visual Analysis (structural FEA), MathCad,

Alibre (solid modeling software compatible with Solidworks), CHVAC

(building energy analysis), miscellaneous other programs for beams,

heat loss/gain, piping, and structural analysis. Code references:

ICC2009, ASCE7-05, ACI318-05, NFPA13, 13D, 13R; WSEC/VIAQ2009.

1993 to Rampart Mechanical Corporation

1999 President

HVAC system design, estimating, project management, and business

management. Consulted with architects to provide designs for

building mechanical systems. Performed fabrication and

installation of duct systems. Installed and serviced HVAC and

refrigeration systems. Designed and installed natural gas piping,

hot water systems, and boiler systems. Provided air system

balancing and commissioning reports. Energy code plan review and

inspection.

1992 to Commercial Heating, Inc.

1993 Engineer

Responsible for HVAC system design, sales, estimating, and

management of large projects. Performed air balancing and

installation of large sheet metal work. Supervised shop work and

installation for commercial and institutional projects.

1990 to Lamb-Grays Harbor Co.

1992 Engineering Group Leader

Responsible for the Forest Products, Special Products, and

Development engineering groups. Installation and start-up engineer

for four automated log handling systems in Ontario, Quebec, and

Japan. Implemented safety and quality control standards for

design, fabrication, and operation of equipment. Inspected fab

shops to ensure compliance. Assisted sales department with

application engineering. Led automatic guided vehicle design team.

Led development of vacuum type lift-truck attachment for handling

paper rolls.

1988 to Lamb-Grays Harbor Co.

1990 Project Engineer

Responsible for design of five different multi-million dollar log

and wood waste handling systems for paper mills. Supervised

engineering, installation, and start-up of equipment. Prepared

sales proposals for various projects. Learned PC based CAD design

and drafting tools. Led as many as 21 people.

Shannon D. Ramey, P.E.

Mechanical Engineer

1987 to Lamb-Grays Harbor Co.

1988 Engineer

Designed machines including electro-mechanical drives, hydraulic

power units, and pneumatic systems. Interfaced with electrical

control designers. Worked with sub-contractors during fabrication

and shop-tested developmental machines. Types of machinery: log

and waste conveyors, screens, hammer mills, log decks, saws,

automated pulpwood handling equipment. Supervised designers and

drafters.

1984 to Lamb-Grays Harbor Co.

1985 Designer

Responsible for designs of standard and developmental machines.

Supervised drafters. Worked up to that position from beginning

drafter. Received full scholarship from Lamb to complete my

college education. Worked part-time while studying for associate

degree.

1980 to Lamb-Grays Harbor Co.

1984 Drafter

Performed mechanical drafting on the 'board', designed machine

parts. Checked drawings. Worked part-time during senior year of

high school (1980).

PROFESSIONAL CREDENTIALS

Licensed Professional Engineer in Washington State (mechanical)

ICBO Certified Commercial Energy Plans Examiner

ICBO Certified Commercial Energy Inspector

Certified Residential and Light Commercial Air Balancing Technician,

National Balancing Institute

Washington State Fire Marshal Fire Sprinkler Certificate of Competency

Level 3

Universal Refrigeration Certification

EDUCATION

B.S.M.E. University of Washington; 1987

A.S. Engineering, Gray's Harbor College; 1985

Oregon Institute of Technology, Mechanical Engineering; 1980

ICBO Residential Structural Design & Code Seminar; 2003

Geothermal Heat Pump and Piping: design, installation, and service;

Waterfurnace Corp.; 1998

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