Post Job Free

Resume

Sign in

Engineer Design

Location:
Allentown, PA, 18106
Posted:
November 02, 2010

Contact this candidate

Resume:

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



Contact this candidate