Design Engineering
Resume:
HAROLD L. THORNTON
CELL: 832-***-****
HOME: 281-***-****
EMAIL: ******************@*****.***
Conroe, TX 77385
PIPING LEAD / DESIGN COORDINATOR
Over 50 years of experience Designing & Detailing of Industrial Plants, Power Plants (Nuclear, Combined & Simple Cycle Units), Refineries, Chemical Plants, Offshore (FPSO), Drilling & Production Facilities. P&ID Systems walk down & Mechanical Commissioning / Start-up of Units walk down. Electrical Layout, Instrumentation Layout, Civil/Structural Layout & Detailing, Piping Design Layout & Detailing, and Mechanical Piping Systems Layout & Detailing.
SOFTWARE PROFICIENCY
•PDS Intergraph
•PDMS 12.1.1.1,
•LFM Server/Viewer
•CADWORX
•AUTOPLANT
•AUTOCAD 2014
•NAVISWORKS
•Microsoft Office
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PIPING DESIGN SKILLS & AREAS OF EXPERTISE
•Bio-Pharmaceutical Piping Design, Sketching & Walk downs
•Pipeline Design, Compression/Pumping Stations, Pig Launcher & Receiver Stations
•Offshore Drilling, Utility & Production Platforms
•Facilities & Metering Stations
•Crude, Vacuum Distillation, Desalting, Sulfur & Merox Units
•Catalytic Cracking, Hydro Cracking, CO2 Units
•LE Recovery, Dehydration, Fractionation Units and Recompressing Off Gases
•Phosgene Gas, Polystyrene, Benzene & Coke Units
•Synthetic Rubber & Carbon Black Units
•Polypropylene, Polyethylene, Plastics & Polymers Units with Reactors
•Atrazine Packaging Unit (powdered weed killer)
•Aluminum (Bauxite & Alumina Processing)
•Nuclear & Fossil Power Plants (Simple & Combined Cycle)
•Nuclear Fuel Reclamation Plant
•Pulp & Paper and Tall Oil Plants
•Water Treating & Injection Units, API Storm Systems
•Tank Farm, Truck, Tank Car and Dock Loading Facilities
•Turbine & Diesel Gas Compressors (Solar, Clark & Dresser Rand)
•Platformer, Dehexanizer, Deethanizer & Debutanizer Units
•Wellhead Platform Piping Design
•Sour Gas Treating & Sulfur Recovery Units
•Semi-Submersible Offshore Piping Design
•Revamp, Walk downs & Plant Relocation of Whole Units
•Olefins & LNG Units
EXPERIENCE
PIPING LEAD, PROJECT DESIGN COORDINATOR & PIPING QUALITY CHECKING
Special Projects and Assignments
AstraZeneca.: Pharmaceutical Plant (Southwest Design Services)
Oct 2016 – Dec 2016
Boulder Pharmaceutical Facility – Custom Expansion: Bio-Pharmaceuticals design, sketching and walk down services using BLU-BEAM Software.
Bechtel Corporation: Midstream (Talascend / Visilent)
Oct 2015 – Jan 2016
Project Franklin: Ethylene Cracking Unit, Checking and Piping/Mechanical Design using Smart Plant Review.
Wood Group Mustang Inc.: Midstream (Southwest Design Services)
Jun 2015 – Sep 2015
Freeport LNG Expansion LP – FLNG Expansion: Pipeline Provided detailed design, checking and engineering services using CadWorx Plant.
Wood Group Mustang Inc.: Midstream (Southwest Design Services)
Feb 2015 – April 2015
TransCanada Keystone Pipeline LP – Cushing Feasibility: Pipeline Completed a high level feasibility studies using CadWorx Plant.
Wood Group Mustang Inc.: Midstream (Southwest Design Services)
Jan 2015 – Jun 2015
Praxair Inc. Dual Pipeline Engineering & Map Design: Pipeline
Provided detailed design and checking for 47-mile dual pipeline from Texas City to Freeport using CadWorx Plant.
Wood Group Mustang Inc.: Midstream (Southwest Design Services)
Aug 2014 - Jun 2015
TransCanada Keystone Pipeline LP – Moss Hills: Pipeline FEED Engineering to provide Design System Cold Eyes Review, Scope, Verification Study, Specification Review and TIC estimate.
Wood Group Mustang Inc.: Midstream (Southwest Design Services)
Jun 2014 – Aug 2014
Occidental Permian Ltd. – OXY SHU RCF: Onshore FEED Engineering to provide TIC Estimate for CO2 Reinjection Compressor Facilities.
Wood Group Mustang Inc.: Midstream (Southwest Design Services)
Jan 2007 – Oct 2014
Shell Oil Products US Transportation – Shell HO-HO Reversal: Design checking for pipeline reverse flow of approx. 290 miles of 20”, 22” and 24” pipeline from East Houston to Clovelly, LA.
Wood Group Mustang Inc.: Midstream (Southwest Design Services)
Jan 2014 – Oct 2014
Occidental Permian Ltd. – Levelland Loop Line: Checking of onshore provide detailed engineering & design, procurement and project Management support.
Wood Group Mustang Inc.: Downstream (Southwest Design Services)
Oct 2004 – Jan 2007
- office and field services for field survey and 3D Design development for expansion upgrade of the Coffeeville Resources Refinery, Coffeeville, KS
- field services for field survey and 2D design development for expansion upgrade of the Valero Refinery, Houston, TX
- field services for field survey and 3D design development for expansion upgrade of the Valero Refinery, St Charles, LA
SENIOR DESIGNER / CHECKER
Special Projects and Assignments
M&H Enterprises: Upstream (Taylor Technical Services)
Apr 2004 – Oct 2004
Provided checking of (Offshore FPSO Facilities)
Petro Marine: Upstream (Taylor Technical Services)
Feb 2004 – Apr 2004
Provided checking of (Offshore Platform Facilities)
Ameriven Petrolera: Downstream (Taylor Technical Services)
Jan 2004 – Feb 2004
MTO in Excel for the insurance company.
Southwest Design Services
SENIOR DESIGNER / CHECKER / SUPERVISOR
Special Projects and Assignments
Applied Process Innovations: Industrial
2003 - 2004
Provided checking and Mechanical Start-up for General Motors Plant Oshawa internal pipe work - $600MM paint booth for Durr Industries
Mustang Engineering: Upstream:
2002 - 2003
Provided checking of (Offshore Platform FPSO & Drilling Platform Facilities)
Wyoming Refining Co.: Downstream
2001 – 2002
Field design layout and construction supervision for LO-CAT tie-ins and modifications
JH Kelly, LLC: Industrial
2000 - 2001
Provided design, layout and field checking for General Motors Plant Oshawa internal pipe work - $600MM paint booth for Durr Industries
Wyoming Refining Co.: Downstream
1999 - 2000
Relocation of Catalytic Cracking Unit from Odessa, TX to Newcastle, WY
Foster Wheeler Engineering: Industrial
1998 - 1999
Design New Coke Unit next to existing unit
PCI Engineers Inc.: Downstream
1997 - 1998
Designer/Checker/Supervisor – Giant Ciniza Refinery in Gallup, NM – T/A and Mechanical Start-up Services
Plant Technical Services: Industrial and Downstream
1990 - 1997
Various job sites – Spring hanger, general support field inspection, specification generation and replacement supervision services.
PRE-1990 EXPERIENCE
CE Lummis: Downstream
GDS Engineering: Downstream
Bechtel Engineering, Inc.: Downstream
Fish Engineering Co.: Downstream
Fluor Corporation: Downstream
Hudson Engineering: Upstream
Brown & Root Inc.: Downstream
Offshore Systems Inc.: Upstream
Solar Turbines: Midstream
Dresser Rand: Midstream
Gulf Interstate Engineering: Midstream
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