RICHARD C. McKASSON
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POSITION: Piping Designer/ CAD Operator
EDUCATION: Chabot College, Hayward, California.
A.A. Degree, Electro/Mechanical Drafting Technology, Courses
included
Technical Mathematics, Descriptive Geometry, Algebra and Trigonometry.
Additional training: AutoCAD, Rel. 2.6, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 2000, 2008,
2010.
RapidDraft, Microstation ver. 3, 4, 5, 95, J, 8i, Mech-Q, Model Making,
Pipe Spool Drawing, BATT (Bay Area Training Trust) Training for contractor
safety orientation program, Microsoft Office.
SUMMARY: Over 37 years of experience in piping systems design and
mechanical equipment
layout for pipelines, power and industrial facilities, piping
walkdown and
verification. Technical experience includes tailings and
concentrate pipelines in
Asia, North and South America, and Africa. Project experience
spans feasibility
studies, conceptual and detailed designs, as-builts, and field
support engineering.
EXPERIENCE:
11/04 - 12/09 (PSI) Pipeline Systems Inc, Concord, California
CAD Piping Designer
Designed and drafted Mechanical and Layout drawings for
Pump Stations, Valve Stations, Choke Stations,
Pressure Monitoring Stations and Terminal Stations.
Drafted Piping & Instrument Diagrams and Process Flow Diagrams.
Drafted Standard drawings.
Drafted Piping Isometrics from 3D piping model.
Routed Slurry Pipeline from mine site to to above stations
using Autocad and Google earth.
Recent PSI projects and experience includes:
Khouribga Phosphate Ore Pipeline, Morocco
Olympic Dam Expansion Project, Australia
Mt. Klappan Coal Slurry Pipeline, Canada
Tanto-Jajpur Iron Concentrate Pipeline, India
Bau Tou Iron Concentrate Pipeline, China
02/94 - 08/04 MSX International, Sacramento, California
CAD Manager, Computer Aided Piping Designer
CAD conversion of P&IDs, Inspection Isos, Equipment Inspection Drawings,
Civil & Electrical Using Autocad 12, 14, 2000 and Microstation 5.0, 95, J,
I-RASB.
08/93 - 01/94 Comsourse (@ Davy International), San Ramon, California
Computer Aided Piping Designer
CAD conversion of Tank Details, P&ID's, and PFD's
Microstation 4.0.3.3 (PC Intergraph), IBM-PC.
02/91 - 04/93 Bechtel Corporation, San Francisco, California
JOB SITE: Shell Oil Company, Martinez Manufacturing Complex.
Construction Engineer 24 (field assignment)
Provided piping support for refinery inspection program (RDC).
Field walkdown for as-built conditions of assigned process piping systems
per
highlighted P&ID's and PFD's.Produced iso field sketches and system
isometric sketch for CAD conversion. Reviewed and updated Shell Inspection
Records System (SIRS). Identified inspection points and assigned circuits
on
inspection isometrics. Converted rough Walkdown Sketches into CAD isometric
drawings and developed System Diagrams. Plotted, managed & maintained
library of CAD drawings. Made tape backups. AutoCAD Releases 10 & 11,
Rapid-Draft, RAP-ISO.
06/87 - 02/91 JJ Professional Services (@ Dow Chemical), Orinda,
California
Computer Aided Designer/Drafter
Prepared intelligent P&IDs, PFDs, Mod Can Graphics, Plot Plans,
Equipment Location Drawings, Emergency Telephone Zone Map and Graphics.
AutoCAD Release-10, Microstation 3.3 (PC Intergraph), IBM-PC.
02/87 - 04/87 Walteck Services (@ Kaiser Steel job site), Stockton,
California
Piping Designer (field assignment)
Designed and drafted piping isometrics from piping model, on-site
inspection (Walkdown), and piping drawings.
07/72 - 11/86 Bechtel Corporation, San Francisco, California
Piping Designer 23
Designed and prepared general arrangement and equipment
location drawings.
Designed and drafted perspectives of General Arrangement &
Equipment
Location drawings for presentation and formal reports.
Designed and routed pipe on a scale model including development
of System
Isos, Spool Isos and Hanger Drawings. Prepared P&IDs and
Graphics using
AUTOCAD rel. 2.6, IBM-PC.
Prior to joining PSI, worked for MSX International, Dow
Chemical, Kaiser Steel,
and Bechtel Corporation, as a piping and mechanical designer on
the following
projects:
Shell Oil Refinery, Bechtel Project
Oil Platform-Gail Project, Kaiser Steel
Atomic International pool plant, Bechtel Project
Kawasaki Heavy Industries pool plant, Bechtel Project
Foreign and domestic liquid metal fast breeder reactor projects, Bechtel
Project
Gas Cooled Reactor Associates MHTGR, Bechtel Project
References:
Terry Smethurst, Pipeline Systems Inc.
work:925-***-**** cell:707-***-****
Kathie Pohlman, Conexsys Engineering @ Pipeline Systems, Inc.
cell:510-***-****
Gustave Hanselin, Worley Parsons @ Shell Martinez, Ca.
e-mail: *********@*****.*** cell:925-***-****.