Design Manager

Resume of Christopher E. Spangler

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January 2009

Senior Designer, Checker, Construction Supervisor

Experienced in Structural Steel and Concrete, Piping, Mechanical and Sheet metal

Petrochemical, Offshore, Industrial, Food Process, Manufacturing, Shipbuilding, Commercial, Residential

Total Experience: 31 years

CAD/Computer Capabilities:

Autocad 10 thru 14, Autocad 2000i, 2002 and 2004 through 2007 – 18 years exp.

Cadam and Microcadam – 6 years exp.

Computervision, Cadds 4X and Personal Designer 5.0 – 4 years exp.

Microsoft Word and Excel

Work Experience:

4/07-1/09 NESTLE BEVERAGE COMPANY, Freehold, New Jersey (contract)

Lead Designer for CIP piping update project, layout and installation of metal detectors and magnets

in product ducts, fire suppression upgrade piping, tote to sack filling conversion project and design

of various platforms and stairs throughout plant facilities.

5/03-4/07 BECHT ENGINEERING/HELIDEX OFFSHORE, Liberty Corner, New Jersey (direct)

Performed on-site evaluations of steel and concrete support structures, platforms, and stacks to

provide repair recommendations and designs for Valero Aruba Refinery Company. Complete

inspection and assessment of salt water pump houses and pipe lines for Conoco-Philips Bayway

Refinery. Construction Manager and Designer for Helidex Offshore Division, approved design,

vendor and shop drawings, supervised fabrication and installation management for steel and

aluminum helicopter landing decks on ships, petrochemical offshore platforms and buildings in the

U.S., Canada and in Mexico for Pemex.

7/97-5/03 NESTLE BEVERAGE COMPANY, Freehold, New Jersey (contract)

Lead Designer of major projects including the Cold Room Renovation. Field Supervision for wall

and floor replacement, fan and AHU modifications, duct re-work and additions. Review of

Architectural and Structural drawings. Design of process, steam and condensate, tower, chilled and

potable water systems, condensers, vacuum jets, spent material systems, product filling and

conveying, platforms, supports, tanks, vessels, process and air ducts and P&ID walk downs.

4/97-7/97 BIONOMIC INDUSTRIES, Mahwah, New Jersey (contract)

Complete layout and design of packed column scrubber skids, including fabrication details of

column, tanks, skid, piping arrangement and cable supports.

7/96-4/97 FULLER COMPANY, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania (contract)

Cement Plant Design, including layouts of coal mill, preheater, crushers, kilns, plot plans, conveyors,

bucket elevators, access, ductwork, process piping and bulk handling.

1/96-7/96 RESEARCH-COTTRELL/AWT, Somerville, New Jersey (contract)

Design of pollution control systems including baghouses, ductwork, support structure, slide plates and

access.

9/95-1/96 BELCO TECHNOLOGIES CORP., Parsippany, New Jersey (contract)

Design of FRP and stainless steel ductwork and checking of P&ID and piping isometrics.

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9/93-9/95 NESTLE BEVERAGE COMPANY, Freehold, New Jersey (contract)

Lead Designer/Assistant Construction Manager. Design of Spray Dry Modernization Project from

conceptual to start up including building and equipment layout, equipment supports, platforms,

structural steel and process ductwork. Duties include field trouble shooting, equipment installation

supervision, prepare bid packages and purchase orders.

8/92-9/93 HAMON COOLING TOWERS, Bridgewater, New Jersey (contract)

Design of structural, water distribution, header, gearbox lubrication, fan stack and drift eliminator

drawings for induced and natural draft cooling towers.

9/91-8/92 BATH IRON WORKS, Bath, Maine (direct)

Design of mechanical, piping and structural drawings, field checking for location of outfit

equipment installation.

10/90-9/91 GIBBS & COX, INC., Brunswick, Maine (direct)

Prepared structural and hull outfit drawings for U.S. Naval Destroyer program.

9/90-10/90 JJH, INC., Cherry Hill, New Jersey (contract)

Checked compartment and access, ladder, door, hatch and manhole drawings for a marine

engineering firm.

4/90-9/90 HERCULES, INC., Wilmington, Delaware (contract)

Design of structural steel and reinforced concrete drawings for chemical plants.

4/88-4/90 ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY, INC., Mt. Laurel, New Jersey (direct)

Developed structural drawings for test site facilities including gas turbine foundation, rigging,

intakes and uptakes, cycloidal propeller gear test facility, site survey, site structure, torque applier

and slave gear foundation, electric motor foundation, site plan, lube oil tank design, heat exchanger

foundation, control house foundation and fiber optic durability testing. Also provided on site

construction supervision for the client, Philadelphia Naval Shipyard.

1/78-4/88 JJH, INC., /J.J. HENRY, CO., INC., Moorestown, New Jersey (direct)

Supervised structural and arrangement CADAM operators, responsible for the development, design,

detailing and checking of all disciplines of arrangement and equipment installation. Experienced in

new construction and overhaul of commercial and military vessels. Capable of developing 3-D

CADAM and manual working drawings and contract plans. Responsible for alleviation of

equipment interferences with electrical, piping and HVAC systems.

Education/Instruction:

Bayway Refinery, Linden, New Jersey

Confined Space Certification 2006

Silver State Graphics, Reno, Nevada

Computer Aided Drafting (CADAM) 1982

Cali and Associates, New Orleans, Louisiana

Ship Production and Design Engineering Systems (SPADES) 1980

Gloucester County College, Sewell, New Jersey

Mechanical and Architectural Drafting, Topographical Engineering,

Mathematics, English Literature and Construction Materials.

Woodbury High School, Woodbury, New Jersey

General Courses, Graduated June 1977

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