Engineer Mechanical

Edgar Ray Carpenter

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Henderson, NV 89014

702-***-**** ************@*****.***

SUMMARY

Experienced Mechanical Reliability Engineer with thirty-six years of experience in process plant

operations, equipment modifications and root cause failure analysis. Knowledge of preventive and

predictive maintenance plans for plant and production equipment. Supervisory experience of plant

maintenance employees. Capable of equipment repair specifications for large industrial equipment

to make improvements to OEM designs. Currently engaged in R&D of gas fired air conditioning

unit for commercial and residential installations.

EXPERIENCE

SOUTHWEST GAS CORPORATION Las Vegas, NV

2012 to present

Sustainability Engineer

Coordinate and perform functional testing of natural gas fired commercial and residential heat pump

HVAC units. Perform manufacturing improvement studies to reduce unit costs for fabrication of

large heat pump units. Design and Perform acceptance testing and evaluation of the engine and

refrigeration capacities of the unit as built, and develop solutions to performance issues as they are

identified. Evaluate pollution control methods for exhaust gas and liquid effluent. Perform detailed

root cause failure analysis of components and recommend design solutions to mitigate the failures.

Develop failure modes and effects analysis for these units and propose PM items and frequencies.

Coordinate noise and vibration studies for the mitigation of issues with the internal combustion

engine and the condenser fan used in the unit.

CHEVRON PHILLIPS CHEMICAL COMPANY, LP. Borger, TX

1996-2012

Senior Mechanical Reliability Engineer 2001-Present

Work involves identification of high cost maintenance areas, root cause failure analysis, project

scope, budget preparation, equipment specifications for process, reliability, and environmental

compliance projects. Manage several equipment improvement project s including improvements to

Hydrogen and H2S compressors, Specify, construct and implement Equipment Repair Preparation

Facility. Implementing Reliability metrics for plant. Review and implement condition based PM

system, including vibration analysis, lubrication analysis and infra-red thermography. Reports for

Maintenance Cost trends, Plant on-stream time and Equipment availability are developed and

published. Establish reciprocating compressor performance enhancements. Work as Rotating

Equipment Craft Team Leader, including functional supervision of 12 technicians.

Maintenance Planning 1998-2000

Manpower analysis for craft assignments and headcount for specific jobs, work order scheduling,

coordination with Operations for maintenance outages and material procurement for daily

maintenance requirements. Recently, fully trained and functional in SAP.

Design Area Engineer 1996-1998

Work involved development of projects scope and budget, Detail Design documents including

drawings and equipment specifications for process, reliability, and environmental compliance

projects. Two $1.5MM projects completed along with several smaller projects this year. Analyzed

and designed solution to 8 year old chronic problem of unsteady state, unsteady flow in the plant.

Developed solution to structural resonance in pump/piping system. Designed and installed high

pressure compressor station for H2S and CO2. Propane refrigeration system installation.

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NORTH AMERICAN CHEMICAL COMPANY Trona, CA

1990-1995

Senior Engineer-Utilities 1995-1996

Provided technical direction for maintenance activities in a 65 MW coal fired co-generation facility.

Project management of plant renovation and improvement projects. Prepare and coordinate plan for

$7 million annual boiler outage. Prepare equipment repair specifications and modifications for

reliability improvement including excessive wear in coal handlers and large fan and blower

resonance. Results were significantly improved reliability of the equipment, reduced energy

consumption.

Supervisor of Reliability Engineering 1993-1995

Supervised 3 Engineers and 6 Technicians to implement Reliability Centered Maintenance. Initiated

employee empowerment in root cause failure analysis and management to correct equipment defects.

Initiated vibration analysis program in the plants. As a result of the Reliabil ity efforts, Maintenance

Expense was reduced from

$40MM /year to $25MM /year in 3 years. The plant on-stream time was increased from 93% to 98%

in this same period.

Project Start-Up Engineer 1991-1993

Project start-up engineer for $17.5 Million Fluid Bed drying technology for Soda Ash. Responsible

for Start-Up Commissioning, and Technical performance of project. Start-up completed on schedule

and within budget.

Sr. Mechanical Engineer 1990-1991

Design and coordinate installation of plant equipment and systems.

MAGIC VALLEY MAINTENANCE INC. Twin Falls, ID

1982-1989

Owner

As owner, I managed the business, employed 5 full time and 35 part time workers. Prime contractor

for E.F. Johnson, Inc. responsible for layout, design, fabrication, and installation of plant systems for

light manufacturing plant. Projects included de-ionized water system, fire protection, HVAC

improvements, steam distribution, waste water treatment, machine shop, and work station layout.

Other Contracts included Amalgamated Sugar Co. and Longview Fibre Corp. Lubrication and repair

procedures for equipment in food processing and agricultural handling facilities.

BECHTEL NATIONAL INC. San Francisco, CA

1980-1982

Mechanical Engineer

Held accountable for design criteria, material flow requirements, process flow diagrams, piping and

instrument diagrams, equipment requirement specifications, floor layouts and cost estimates.

EDUCATION

University of Portland Portland, OR

Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering 1976

Engineer-in-training, Washington 1976

COMPUTER KNOWLEDGE

IBM/PC, Dell, Hewlett Packard, Compaq, Toshiba, Packard Bell, and Macintosh.

AutoCAD-r11, 13 and LT. Fully trained and functional in SAP. Microsoft Project and

Office, Lotus 123, Basic and Fortran languages. In addition to these software groups, have

experience with several engineering packages.

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