Engineer Project
Resume:
THOMAS HELMICK
Zachary, LA ***91
Over 30 years instrument/electrical experience in the petro-chemical, oil
production, cryogenic, pharmaceutical, and nuclear power generation
industries. Recent experience includes commissioning and start-up of
fieldbus based control systems including Foundation Fieldbus, Profibus, and
AS-i bus. Familiar with Delta V, TDC 3000, Bailey Infa 90, Rosemount System
3,Yokogawa and GE Mark VI control systems; and PLC's by Modicon, Allen
Bradley, Siemens and Triconex. Duties have included P&ID development,
project estimation, front end engineering development, pneumatic and
electronic control system design, segment diagrams, loops, control panels,
wiring diagrams, schematics, one-lines, and cable schedules. Well versed in
Analyzer system design including gas chromatographs, O2, ORP, PH,
turbidity, titration and infrared CO. Familiar with test methodology &
certification, progress tracking, and systemization of turnovers for safely
commissioning E & I systems.
EXPERIENCE
Instrument Field Engineer IMTT Geismar Logistics Center, Geismar LA. 03/08-
present
Responsible for construction support, field engineering changes, and
commissioning in connection with a new chemical transfer facility in
Geismar, LA. Project involves installing Invensys FOXBORO DCS and Siemens
SIS combining various communication protocols including AS-i bus, Modbus
and FTE. Based on-site, responsible for providing day to day engineering
support to Instrument/Electrical construction contractor building state of
the art truck, rail and barge chemical transfer complex. Duties also
include quality review and turnover of instrument data files.
Instrument / Electrical Field Engineer/ Commissioning Lead Ford Bacon &
Davis LLC Baton Rouge, LA, 10/05-02/08
Commissioning Lead on Shell Global Solutions PAPA project in Port Allen,
LA. Project involved grassroots facility producing precipitated alumina.
Responsible for field construction support involving Yokogawa DCS control
system based on Foundation Fieldbus. Duties included AS-i Bus and
Foundation Fieldbus segment testing and commissioning. Implemented RIE
field design changes, VFD checkout, and UPS system installation.
Responsible for the supervision of 12 people performing FCO. Field Engineer
provided E&I engineering support to construction management firm at Giant's
Yorktown Virginia refinery. Project involved fast track fire rebuild effort
centered on 3D model. Duties entailed scope definition, assessment of E&I
contractor progress and resolution of field design change notices .Worked
as instrument field coordinator in conjunction with expansion proposal at
Big West Refinery in Bakersfield California. Duties involved site survey,
P&ID development, preliminary motor list, Honeywell Experion RIE
development and preliminary hardware estimates. Field Engineer provided
construction support at Williams Refinery in Wynnewood, Okalahoma in
connection with a fire rebuild of a Hydrofluoric Alkylation unit.
Instrument Field Coordinator Advanced ElastomerSystems Pensacola,Florida
11/04-10/05
Field engineer responsible for start-up and checkout in connection with the
addition of a black Santoprene and Vyram Thermoplastic Vulcanizates
production facility at ExxonMobil's AES Pensacola complex. Project involved
installing Emerson Delta V DCS supporting Foundation Fieldbus, AS-i bus and
EtherNet IP modular wiring systems.
Start-up Engineer Amgen Pharmaceutical West Greenwich, Rhode Island 7/03-
11/04
Job entailed providing technical support and start-up assistance for clean
utilities at Amgen's West Greenwich Enbrel production facility. System
responsibilities include USPW, ECDI, WFI, SCADA, and Ozone production.
Duties included directing personnel in connection with systems
modifications, providing design change field sketches, complete functional
checkout, commissioning and system validation. Attended Delta V training
and gained hands on experience with Fieldbus technology during start-up and
commissioning. Responsible for developing E/I as-builts of clean utility
control systems.
Instrument Design Coordinator Atofina Petrochemicals Inc. St. Gabriel,La
11/02-7/03.
Responsible for detail design package for Dehyrogenation unit in connection
with Styrene plant de-bottleneck. Primary assignment was burner controls
conversion from hardwired relay logic to redundant Allen Bradley
ControlLogix platform. Flame detection system based on Honeywell 7838
burner controllers and entire control scheme was NFPA 86 compliant.
Responsible for P&ID development, control panel layout, wiring and heater
ESD matrices.
Lead Field Engineer Wyeth Pharmaceutical Pearl River New York 5/02 - 11/02
FDA Consent Decree Calibration Conversion Project Vaccines Business Group
Lead Engineer responsible for PMO remediation in connection with FDA
Consent Decree documentation upgrade at Wyeth's Pearl River New York
Campus. Duties include directing personnel performing instrument field
verification and calibration sheet / PMO conversions. Ultimately
responsible for conversion package technical review and vendor source
document validation per GMP criterion.
Senior Instrument/Electrical Designer Ford Bacon & Davis LLC Baton Rouge,
LA 12/98 - 5/02
Design team lead responsible for detail design package involving
compressor control upgrades to G.E. Mark VI TMR system at ExxonMobil.
Developed project P&ID's, instrument index and Mark VI control system block
diagrams. Duties also included roto-former and explosion protection system
ladder diagrams at Exxon Resins, detail design for emissions reduction unit
and Honeywell TDC 3000 LCN/UCN redeployment at Shell Geismar, and FEL
package for Lo Sulphur MoGas project at ExxonMobil refinery.
Controls Technician APSC Valdez Marine Terminal Valdez, AK 5/98 - 12/98
Contracted to Alyeska to provide baseline instrument support to central
maintenance shop CCE group. Gained experience with Bailey DCS system,
Servomex & MSA oxygen analyzers, Introl, Fisher 350&320 hydraulically
actuated valves, Enraf level controls and Sy-max PLC'S. Gained knowledge of
vapor recovery system methods and procedures.
Senior Instrument /Electrical Designer Ford Bacon & Davis LLC Baton Rouge,
LA, 8/97 - 5/98
Developed design package for G.E. Frame V turbine upgrade to G.E. Mark V
controls and Bentley Nevada 3500 vibration system at Exxon Chemical. E&I
Lead on air system upgrade at Exxon Plastics. Project involved conversion
of six air compressors to TI-Siemens PLC control and installation of 4160V
/ 350 horsepower Atlas- Copco air compressor.
Field Engineer Honeywell Houston, TX 5/97 - 8/97
Part of design team preparing estimate for TDC 3000 TPS upgrade at DuPont's
Laporte, Texas plant. Responsibilities included design of marshalling
panels, and motor schematic conversion to DCS control.
Instrument/Electrical Field Engineer Praxair Plaquemine, LA 9/96 - 5/97
Responsible for construction completion, preliminary testing and start-up
of all E/I systems for T-600 air separation plant. Responsibilities
included 34.5 KV/13.8 KV Ferranti-Packard SF-6 controlled power
transformer, switchgear checkout, G.E. variable speed drives, standby
generators with load bank, Allen Bradley PLC controlled 8000 horsepower air
compressors, and all field instrumentation peculiar to cryogenic process.
Instrument/Electrical Field Engineer Praxair Laporte, TX 6/96 - 9/96
Performed functional checkout of Allen Bradley controlled 15000 horsepower
air compressors and 13.8V, 4160V, and 480V switchgear including G.E.
variable speed drives in connection with checkout and start-up of T-1100
air separation plant.
Senior Instrument Designer Process Services Inc., Baton Rouge, LA 2/94 -
6/96
Converted hardwired instrumentation to TI-Siemens PLC and TDC 3000 control
schemes at Exxon Plastics.
Instrument lead responsible for design package in connection with gasoline
olefins upgrade at Shell Norco. Assigned to field follow-up of construction
package including start-up and commissioning.
Instrument/Electrical Field Engineer Praxair Modesta, CA 10/93 - 2/94
Gained experience with Allen Bradley PLC-5 250 control system and testing
procedures peculiar to cryogenic process.
Instrument/Electrical Field Engineer Thermo Electron Energy Systems Delano,
CA 5/93 - 9/93
Responsible for systems checkout and start-up on 27 mega-watt fluidized bed
biomass power generation facility.
Senior Instrument Designer Process Service Inc., Baton Rouge, LA 2/92 -
5/93
Control system modernization project at Exxon Plastics involved
installation of TDC 3000 and Triconex PLC hardware.
Principal Instrument/Electrical Designer Christenson Enginering Bellingham,
WA 10/91 - 2/92
Worked with design team responsible for refinery upgrades
Instrument Designer Arco Chemical Channelview, TX 3/91 - 8/91
Contracted to data control group responsible for major as-built of PO/SM
and BDO units.
Instrument/Electrical Designer Kuparuk Oilfield North Slope, Alaska 11/89
- 3/91
Contracted to ARCO Alaska involved with as-built of drillsites and central
production facility.
Instrument Inspector Jollit Green Canyon Oilfield Gulf of Mexico, Aransas,
TX 8/89 - 11/89
Contracted to Conoco to provide inspection services and technical support
to I&E Group during installation and start-up of deep water TLP.
I&C Engineering Technician Riverbend Nuclear Power Station, St.
Francisville, LA 1/89 - 7/89
Performed surveillance test procedures and implementation of modification
requests during second refuel.
I&C Engineering Technician Maine Yankee Nuclear Power Station, Wiscasset,
ME 3/88 - 1/89
Contracted to plant engineering department to provide technical support to
I&C group.
I&C Technician Waterford III Nuclear Power Station Taft, LA 8/87 - 3/88
Performing instrument maintenance including surveillance test procedures
during refueling outage.
Instrument Technician Kuparuk Oilfield North Slope, Alaska 3/85 - 7/87
Contracted to ARCO Alaska. Responsible for functional checkout of GE Frame
III two-shaft gas turbines with Mark IV Speedtronic controls and other
process control equipment pertaining to lift gas system.
I&C Technician Riverbend Nuclear Power Station, St. Francisville, La.
7/84-3//85, Texaco Loup Project, Convent, LA 7/83 - 7/84, Union Carbide
Taft, La 1975-7/83
EDUCATION
Nicholls State University, Thibodaux,
Louisiana Major: Petroleum Engineering (fall 1978, spring 1979, fall
1979)
University of Southwestern Louisiana, Lafayette, Louisiana Major:
Petroleum Engineering (fall 1976)
Louisiana Human Resources Institute Development, Baton Rouge, La. AutoCAD
Release 10 School 60 hour course
Delta V operator training course sponsored by Emerson / NEC, Mansfield
Mass. June 2004
Yokogawa Centum CS-3000 configuration school, Houston, TX. January 2008
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