Jim Trahan

Education Lamar University, Beaumont, TX

B.S., Civil / Structural Engineering

Seminars ASCE Wind Loads for Building and Other Structures

Gould Pump School

Steam trap

Bearing design

Pipe Line Design - hydraulics

STAAD

Experience 2006-2010 Olson Engineering Bridge City, TX

CIVIL / STRUCTURAL ADVISOR (DCP)l At TOTAL in Port

Arthur

Worked as the Civil / Structural Advisor for the Total

Project Group on the DCP Expansion project - the Total

Project 2.1 Billion

Preformed Engineering audits on Flour design for the project

in the California office.

I reviewed all the heavy lifts for the project and made

recommended changed to the lift plan that were incorporated

into the lifts.

I made design change recommendations to the Coker structure

that were incorporated into the design by Flour.

I reviewed foundation designs on large compressors installed

in the project.

I made design recommendations on large tank foundations that

were incorporated into the design.

I participated in model reviews on all units in the three

phase of the project.

I reviewed pipe rack design with Flour and made

recommendations.

I maintained a log of change request and solutions on all

contracts for the DCP project.

I worked in the inspection group for a short period and

reviewed changes and solutions to construction required

changes.

I worked with the Flour design team on levee repairs for

part of the tank farm.

I followed the repairs to the Vacuum Tower concrete support

structure due to poor concrete placement in forms.

Project Manager - Civil Olson Officer

Prepared FEL documents for new Air Compressor at local

Chemical Plant

Prepared FEL documents for conveyor work at local Paper

Mill.

Preformed Pipe Stress Analysis on several lines for

Petrochemical and Paper Mill facilities in the area.

Preformed Structural Analysis on structures using STADD soft

ware for Petrochemical and Paper Mill facilities in the

area.

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2004-2006 ReCon Mgmt. and Engineering Sulphur, La

Project Manager - Civil At Valero in Port Arthur

Project manager on new 180 ft radio tower, communication,

generator buildings.$950,000

Project manager on top sludge injection on Coker

Units.$1,200,000

Project manager on Fresh Water supply from LNVA to refinery

- new routing, new Pump Station.$15,000,000

Project manager on trench covering project for several units

- safety project.$150,000

Project manager caustic pump replacement MRU and HFAU

units.$375,000

Project manager on plant wide fireproofing in operating

units.$250,000

Project Manager - Civil - Sulphur Office

Project manager and design engineer on venting and flaring

project at a LNG facility.$200,000

Project manager on DAF environmental compliance project at

local refinery.

Project manager and design engineer on a FEL for $3 MM

project to add 20,000 gpm diesel water pumps to local

refinery.

Project manager on stress analysis of piping and equipment

for chemical plant.

Preparing project and construction estimates for refinery

and chemical plant projects.

Project management on projects to install air compressors

system at local facilities.

Estimating on E&C projects for local refineries.$120,000

2000-2004 Unocal Beaumont Terminal Nederland, TX

Terminal Engineer - Civil

Project management of projects from scope, schedule & budget

development throughout construction.

Project engineering and inspection on dredging for main dock

and SPR dock. 1,750,00

Project management on the project to increase crude capacity

to terminal over docks, installation of two 16 inch loading

arms and reactivating existing barge dock; project cost.

$2,750,000

Project and design for new 30 inch line from docks to tanks

8000 feet away. $4,000,000.

Project and design engineering on mechanical and civil

portions of tank project, including

roads and containment levee design, total project costing

approximately. $11,000,000

Project management and design engineering on $300,000 piping

project to extend crude lines under main dock and adding

risers at several locations. Preformed hydraulic

calculation, budget estimates, schedules and preliminary

engineering for several projects that were not funded.

Project and design engineering on 7,000 hp pump station

project, costing. $4,000,000

1999-2000 Huntsman Chemical Port Arthur, TX

Project Engineer - Civil

Project Management of projects from scope development

through construction.

Pipe stress analysis using CEASAR, structural design using

STAAD III.

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1992-1999 Temple-Inland Evadale, TX

Senior Engineer - Civil

Design engineer in mechanical, civil, structural and

architectural fields.

Project engineer on mechanical, civil, structural and

architectural projects from

$10k to $2.2 million.

Supervised co-op-training program.

Trained younger in-house engineers in pipe stress, pressure

vessel design, API

tank design and structural design.

Used CAESAR III to perform pipe stress for several

petrochemical jobs.

Performed dynamic pipe stress design to establish loads for

foundation design

1991-1991 Matrix Engineering Beaumont, TX

Design Engineer - contract

Used CAESAR III to perform pipe stress for several

petrochemical jobs.

Performed dynamic pipe stress design to establish loads for

foundation

design.

1982-1991 Drainage District No 7 Port Arthur, TX

Staff Engineer

In charge of ditch maintenance and repairs for over 300

miles of ditch systems.

Designed rail road crossings.

Developed new standards for ditch entrances.

Prepared and approved permits.

Annual inspection on Hurricane Levee System - 32 miles

In charge of herbicide program on levees and in ditch

systems.

Sounding on ditch systems.

Administered the co-op training program.

1982-1982 Micro Associates New Orleans, LA

Design Engineer

Worked at Midland South Nuclear Power plant as Instrument

engineer.

Reviewed instrument packages for individual systems and

approved or modified design.

1979-1982 Triangle Engineers Port Arthur, TX

Project and Design Engineer

Performed dynamic analysis for reciprocating compressor

foundation.

As design and stress engineer was responsible for pipe stress

and structural

design for 120,000 bd FCC unit and 250,000 bd crude units.

Performed approximately 250 pipe stress analyses.

Designed four story exchanger structure and multistory pipe

racks.

Acted as department head for pipe stress and vessel design.

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1979-1982 Triangle Engineers Port Arthur, TX

Project and Design Engineer

Performed dynamic analysis for reciprocating compressor

foundation.

As design and stress engineer was responsible for pipe stress

and structural

design for 120,000 bd FCC unit and 250,000 bd crude units.

Performed approximately 250 pipe stress analyses.

Designed four story exchanger structure and multistory pipe

racks.

Acted as department head for pipe stress and vessel design.

Acted as project and design engineer for boiler

reconstruction after major fire In Puerto Rico

1976-1979 Stubbs, Overbeck & Assoc. Inc. Beaumont, TX

Design / Project/ Field Engineer

Worked at Goodyear Tire and Rubber, Bmt. on $5.2 million

wing-tack unit expansion

Work on vessel foundations, pumps, instrumentation

modification, vessel design

and structural design on above project.

Worked as project and construction engineer for sulfur

recovery and acid unit at

Olin Chemical, Beaumont.

Performed design at steel mill on drilled shaft foundations,

building modifications,

railroad design, environmental system for coal pile and

lighting structures.

1975-1976 De Leuw Cather and Company, Eng. Beaumont, TX

Field Engineer

Served at Port of Beaumont as one of the port engineers

performing duties of design, field inspection, damage repairs

to wharf for ship and drill rig mishap

COMPUTER PROGRAMS WITH WHICH I AM COMPUTER PROGRAMS WITH WHICH I AM

PROFICIENT FAMILIAR

AUTOCAD Lt PARADOX 3.5 (DATA BASE)

AUTOPIPE TRI-FLEX (PIPE STRESS)

Microsoft Word VESSEL (VESSEL DESIGN PROGRAM)

Microsoft Excel HEC I (HYDROLOGY)

Microsoft Project (PROJECT HEC II (HYDRAULICS)

MANAGEMENT) DWOPER (DYNAMIC HYDRAULICS)

Internet MICA PAYROLL

Microsoft Power Point Microsoft Exchange

CAESAR 3.1 (PIPE STRESS) NUTSHELL (DATA BASE)

PIPELINE (PIPE STRESS) NORTON UTILITY

STRUDEL (STRUCTURAL DESIGN) NOVEL NETWORK (PC LAN NETWORK

STAAD III (STRUCTURAL DESIGN) SYSTEM)

TIMELINE (PROJECT MANAGMENT) LOTUS 123

Gould Pump Selection

API pressure vessel design

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