Tracey R. Barnes
**** ***** ****, ***********, ** 18106
Cell Phone: 484-***-****
Email: abidby@r.postjobfree.com
OBJECTIVE:
To obtain a PDS piping design position or an engineering position, such as
but not limited to a project engineer, safety engineer, plant or facility
engineer, mechanical design engineer or an R&D engineer, which fully
utilizes my engineering and design experience and education.
WORK HISTORY
. July 2010 - Current, Mechanical Design Engineer, Independent Contractor
to Hale Products, Inc., Conshohocken, PA
Design and supervise the fabrication of Firefighting Pumping Trailer and
Skid units for harsh weather environments
. June 2007 - February 2010, Mechanical Design Engineer / Piping Designer,
RPA Associates, Inc. contracted to Carpenter Technology, Reading, PA
Design and supervise mechanical installation of (4) Polypropylene Copper
Sulfate tanks and (1) Polypropylene Electrolytic Clean tank for the Strand
Copper Line.
Design and supervise mechanical installation of a polypropylene pre-
rinse/rinse tank for the Bright Strand Line, including relocating a
recirculation pump and installing (2) new recirculation pumps.
Design and supervise installation of foundation, degreaser tank, piping and
heater rack
Design and supervise installation of re-routed piping and splash guards for
safety initiative for the high speed brush degreaser tank
Design and supervise installation of foundation piers, pump foundations,
pumps, cooling tower and piping for the dual air compressor building area
Currently re-designing copper sulfate and nickel strike tanks for the
copper strand line
Responsible for walk-downs of the acid piping tunnels during shutdowns
Design and supervise installation of the macro etch fume scrubber vent
Update all as-built drawings from previous jobs
. April 2005 - June 2007, Mechanical Design Engineer, Independent
Contractor to Hale Products, Inc., Conshohocken, PA
Design Firefighting Pumping Skid and Trailer units for harsh weather
environments, such as Costa Rica, Antarctica, Kuwait, Ecuador, etc.
Design fire pump adapter castings using SDRC
Design fire pump testing fixtures
Design stainless steel valve seals, valve stops, and complete valve
assemblies with valve adapters in SDRC
Update all the fire pump drawings to incorporate "world" standards
Design brackets and fixtures for ease of pump assembly
Design piping manifolds for the CAFSPro (Compressed Air Foam) system.
Model Fire Pumps in SDRC
Assist sales department in CAFSPro live demonstrations at Fire Shows
. June 1996 - August 1999, Piping Designer, Air Products and Chemicals,
Inc., Trexlertown, PA
Designed first ever double by-pass oxygen meter station provided by Air
Products' pipeline group
Received Distinguished Service award for outstanding contribution to the
pipeline group for on-budget/on-time delivery of complete skid fabrication
packages for over seven different projects
Designed hydrogen, carbon dioxide, nitrogen, oxygen meter stations for the
pipeline group
Designed various process areas in hydrocarbon, air and electronics plants
Designed Fluorine Cell expansion area and cooling lines at Air Product's
Hometown, PA plant via field measurements, tie-ins and consultation with
plant manager and plant engineers. Duties involved building equipment in
PDS, process piping, field work, generating Isometrics, Orthographics,
Bills of Materials, pipe supports, piping specifications, status reports,
schedules
. February 1995 - June 1996 Junior Piping Designer, Under contract to Air
Products and Chemicals, Inc., Trexlertown, PA
Input piping isometric sketches for hydrocarbon and air plants into PDS
Built 3D equipment models in MicroStation and PDS
Revised Ortho's and Iso's per mark-ups
. June 1990 - September 1991 Piping Drafter/Field Clerk, Under contract to
Merck, Inc., Danville, PA
Drew isometric drawings for pharmaceutical plant per sketches
Walked down, measured and sketched iso's for tie-in's and tank farm
Input Bills of Materials on all piping isometrics
Revised Plans, Elevations and Isometrics per mark-ups
SKILLS/SOFTWARE
. PDS (Plant Design System)
. SDRC Solid Modeling
. CadKey
. MicroStation
. AutoCAD 2010
. Adept
. Excel
. Microsoft Word
EDUCATION
. August 1999 - December 2004 Pennsylvania State University, Harrisburg, PA
Bachelor of Science Degree with a major in Mechanical Engineering
Technology.
One of a team of three to design and build a fire hose washer for Lower
Macungie Volunteer Fire Department - patent pending. Project to
have been quoted as, "one of the best, if not the best project to come out
of Penn State Harrisburg ever."
. September 1991 - December 1994 Pennsylvania College of Technology,
Williamsport, PA
Associate of Science in Industrial Drafting Technology.
INTERESTS AND ACTIVITIES - VOLUNTEER WORK
. Firefighter (Lower Macungie Fire Department, Wescosville, PA and
Washington Fire Company No. 1, Conshohocken, PA) Obtained the following
certifications thus far:
National Firefighter 1 Certification
National Hazmat Operations Certification
State First Responder Certification
State Basic Rescue Technician Certification
Pump Operator 1
High Rise Structural Certified
Engine Company Ops Certified
CPR and AED Certification
. Fire Police Officer
. SCUBA Diving Certification