Steve A. Couch

**** ******* **** ( Germantown, TN ( 38138

Hm ph: 901-***-**** Cell ph: 901-***-**** E-mail:

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Web page:http://www.linkedin.com/pub/steve-couch/b/411/735

Summary of Qualifications:

BSET - Bachelors degree engineering technology. 30+ years engineering

related design / project management. Industries: Energy, Power, Petroleum /

Refinery, Ethanol/Bio-Diesel, Chemical, Logistics, Transportation,

Manufacturing. Experienced ability to contribute to projects at all levels

of involvement including: client contact, proposal initiation, estimating-

scheduling (project management), concept, front end-feed design thru detail

design(project engineering), cad design including automation-

standardization.

Professional Experience:

JACOBS Baton Rouge, LA. 2009 (contract) ISO 9001 Quality

System

1. BP $3 billion Whiting Refinery, Whiting, Indiana - Modular design

2. 3D - PDS Equipment, Piping modeling/design and Isogen, Microstation,

SmartPlant Review

3. Autocad - Process and Instrumentation diagrams

DAY & ZIMMERMANN Greenville, SC. 2008 (contract) ISO 9001 Quality

System

4. Chemicals group - Modernization project for Eastman Chemical Company

North American Corporate Headquarters

5. 3D - PDS Equipment, Piping modeling/design and Isogen, Microstation,

SmartPlant Review

FLUOR Greenville, SC. 2007 (contract) ISO 9001 Quality System

6. Energy and Chemicals group - LDK Solar Polysilicon - Contract

$1billion

7. Production of raw material for photovoltaic products, solar cells

and modules.

8. 3D - PDS Equipment, Piping modeling/design and Isogen of Off-Gas

recovery and Infrastructure. SmartPlant Review.

9. Microstation and Acad site plan, equipment layouts and pipe support

details.

LURGI Memphis, Tn. 1994 to 2006 ISO 9000 Quality System

FedEx Federal Express, Domestic (Nation wide) and international project

locations including: Philippines, Japan, France, Canada and Alaska.

Project management, travel to new project locations, interfacing with

clients and securing vital field data for engineering design and

coordination with various disciplines.

Project management, engineering proposals, bid packages, estimates,

scheduling, specifications, and supervision.

Responsible for project performance and client/vendor contacts and

interface.

Approve sort systems facilities/equipment/components designs and

calculations. Coordinate engineering and construction efforts on all

material handling projects with structural and electrical groups.

Developed Federal Express design standards resulting in 33% reduced project

design time.

Construction management of critical Federal Express super-hub projects.

15. Process plant design, Refinery, Ethanol, Bio-diesel, Chemical.

16. 3D - PDS Equipment, Piping Modeling/design and Isogen. SmartPlant

Review.

17. PDS Isometric Checker of PDS generated ISO drawings checked against

PID'S,

Line list, Equipment list, and Equipment layouts.

18. Produced/modified PID's with process engineers including checking

against Line list, equipment list, and piping specifications.

19. Assembled data from process diagrams (PID) and vendor data

producing equipment layouts.

20. Incorporated details from above to produce process piping designs.

21. Coordinated data with all disciplines including: Structural, Civil,

Mechanical, Electrical, and Controls/Instrumentation groups.

22. Clarified above design information with fabricators as required.

23. Supervised draftsmen.

24. OSHA Health Safety Enviromental Construction & General Industry

training

25. 20 years + CAD Skills include 2d / 3d, PDS-Plant Design System,

Microstation, Autocad, Mainframe "Prime Medusa".

26. P.D.S. (Intergraph) Training - 3D Plant Design System cad and

database software (including): Drawing Manager, Equipment Modeling &

Piping Design

FedEx Federal Express (Consultant), Memphis, Tn. 1985 to 1994

ISO 9000 Quality System

Planning Division (Sort Systems Conceptual design):

Developed conceptual design of sort systems for both new and existing

corporate facilities nationwide.

Integrated operational requirements for sort operations.

Incorporated operational requirements for air/ground operations.

Mechanical Engineering Division (Sort Systems Detail Design):

30. Developed corporate wide conveyor and sort equipment design

standards.

31. Developed corporate wide spiral chute prototype models and standard

designs.

32. Refined automated cad program and database capable of producing

8,000 variations.

33. Variational geometry and databases used to produce cad graphics.

34. Developed custom macro driven cad programs utilizing (SuperSyntax

language) resulting in maximum production rates.

35. Results: $500,000 annual savings, = 1,000% productivity increase

over manual methods and increased accuracy.

Southern Systems, Memphis, Tn. 1983 to 1985

Designed a variety of conveying systems and automation equipment including

chain, roller, belt, over-head power and free, and transfer units.

37. Coordinated data with purchasing, shop and field personnel.

Belz Enteprises, Memphis, Tn. 1983

38. Designed new retail and office space for this major real estate

developer.

SteelCraft Corporation, Memphis, Tn. 1982

39. International Project location, Cairo Egypt. Designed a variety of

complex transition spouting for a major grain storage facility.

PSI, Process Systems Inc Memphis, Tn. 1980 to 1982

40. Supervised draftsmen.

41. Assembled data from process diagrams and vendor drawings producing

equipment l/o's.

42. Incorporated details from above to produce process piping designs.

43. Coordinated data with all disciplines including: Structural, Civil,

Mechanical, Electrical, and Controls/Instrumentation groups.

44. Clarified above design information with fabricators as required.

Dover Corporation - Elevator Division, Horn Lake, Ms. 1975 to 1978

45. Assembled data from layout and sales departments.

46. Adapted oildraulic and traction powered passenger and freight

elevator designs to a variety of buildings to producing required

shop and installation drawings.

ITT International Telephone Telecommunications, Milan, Tn. 1974 to 1975

47. Produced detail drawings for control telephone switching system.

48. Resulted in improved design and cost reductions.

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Education

(Self- Funded, attended night classes while working full time.)

B.S. Engineering Technology (

University of Memphis ( Memphis, Tn ( 1982

Specialized course work in architecture.

Also, Structural Design, Specifications and Contracts, Electronics,

Building Codes, Construction Systems, Machine Production, & Mathematical

Analysis.

A.S. Engineering Technology ( State Technical Inst ( Memphis, Tn ( 1974

Specialized course work in architecture.

Also, Management, Calculus, Physics, Mechanical & Electrical Equip., &

Estimating.

Accomplishments

Federal Express "BRAVO ZULU" Award for excellence maintained in the design

of a sort facility in Atlanta, Ga.

Additional Training & Miscellaneous

P.M.I. - Project Management Institute

P.M.P. - Project Management Professional (Training)

A.S.M.E. - American Society of Mechanical Engineers

30 Hour OSHA HSE Construction & General Industry Course

Computer Simulation of Material Handling Systems

Systematic Facility Layout & Planning

Franklin Quest Time Management

Computer Vision, Medusa cad and database software

AutoCAD 11 through 2000 including 3D cad software

P.D.S. (Intergraph) - 3D Plant Design System cad and database software

(including):

Drawing Manager, Equipment Modeling & Piping Design

Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint

Desired experience: PDMS, Smartplant 3D, Offshore, Catia V5, Aircraft,

Airframe, Boeing, Shipbuilding, Solidworks, Inventor, Pro-E, Unigraphics,

Cadworx, Autoplant, Nuclear, Defense, IT, Computer Science, Pelican Forge,

Pipe Stress Intergraph Caesar II,

SAP, HSE - Health Safety Enviromental, Operations Management, Cadpipe

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