Mechanical Design

C HARLES R L OWERY

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M E C H A N I C A L /D E S I G N E N G I N E ER

Experience in Oil Field Equipment Design consisting of Pressure Vessels, Lifting Equipment,

and Pressure Control Tools with 2- years of in-depth design, testing, and production.

Experience with Strain Gauges and Pressure Transducers, Applied strain gauges to various test

pieces evaluating stress levels induced by pressure and comparing them to hand calculations, FEA,

and Equipment Design Specifications.

Versed in Recordkeeping, Procedure development, and Design Documentation, Completed design

packages, developed test procedures for various equipment, reviewed and organized legacy design

information from third parties.

ENGINEERING SKILLS

API-6A, 7, 8C, 16A, Design

Lab view Data Acquisition

MathCAD

ASME SEC VIII, Div 2 Design

Vishay Strain Measurement

Material Properties

Hydrostatic Testing (Up to 30M)

Failure Analysis/Reports

ALGOR FEA

Mechanical Trouble Shooting

Third Party Coordination

Autodesk Inventor 3D

New Product Development

Project Management

Solid works 3D

Elastomer Selection

Pressure Vessels

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Forum Oil Field Technologies, INC – Flow Control Products. Broussard, LA

FOT-AMT is a trusted supplier of Wireline pressure control equipment to oil and gas drilling companies

around the world.

Mechanical Engineering Supervisor, 2007 to Present

Performed Design Verification Calculations for existing and new equipment using MathCAD and

ALGOR. Ensured compliance to applicable industry standards, (API, ASME), Designed new equipment

to customer and industry specifications. Coordinated with sales and purchasing to complete in house

research projects. Solved “On-the-spot” customer problems and supplied engineering data to third

party review companies upon customer request, Developed material specifications and

testing/operational procedures.

Key Results:

Implemented multiple design improvements making machining and assembly processes more

efficient.

Developed 2 designs that were submitted for patent application for innovation.

Secured the purchase of ALGOR FEA Software and attended multiple training courses to integrate

Finite Element Analysis into the design process.

Secured the purchase of a Lab view Data Acquisition system to collect strain gauge data for the

completion of design verification of parts that do not lend themselves to hand calculations.

Hired and Managed Mechanical Engineering Students from the local university to complete

sustaining engineering and create a more productive engineering department.

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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE (CONTINUED)

RECON ENGINEERING Sulphur, LA

Professional Engineering and Management Services.

Mechanical Project Engineer, 2007

Participated as part of tank farm maintenance team maintaining schedules for repair of above ground

storage tanks. Used ALGOR FEA along with API-650 calculations to ensure the integrity of existing

above ground storage tanks. Created piping ISO’s in the field then used CAESAR II to evaluate pipe

stresses and displacements.

Key Results:

Determined through the use of ALGOR FEA software that construction errors were to blame for

large tank deformation.

Used ALGOR FEA software to effectively size sheet metal thickness for mixer support mounts on

large above ground tanks.

EDUCATION & CERTIFICATIONS

MCNEESE STATE UNIVERSITY Lake Charles, LA

Bachelor of Science (BS) in Engineering (Mechanical), 2006

Accomplishments/Affiliations:

MSU Undergraduate Research Award (Senior Design Project – PLC Controlled Mechanical Torso), 2006

ASME (American Society of Mechanical Engineers), 2006

SPE (Society of Petroleum Engineers), 2008

OF NOTE

Professional Development:

Completed ALGOR Module 906 and 971 for a total of 48 hours of continuing education

Completed Autodesk Inventor Level 1 and Frame Generator classes

Completed “Designing to API-6A” Workshop totaling 16 hrs

Completed Microsoft Project 2003 Level 1 Course

Currently enrolled in AMS “Heat Treatment of Steel” correspondence course

References:

Available upon request

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