Mechanical Engineer Engineering

JAMES R. BIVEN

**** *. ********* ***.; Tulsa, OK 74114

918-***-****/230-1425

OBJECTIVE

Employment in Mechanical or similar Engineering field in the Tulsa, OK area.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

John Zink Company; Tulsa, OK 11/17-2/18 (Contract)

ROTATING EQUIPMENT/MECHANICAL ENGINEER

Work was focused on motor, pump, blower, etc. rotating equipment selections for the Thermal Oxidizer Group of John Zink in Tulsa.

Provided P&ID and other drawing reviews verifying conformance and compliance with customer specifications and JZ standards, proposals and orders.

Tracked completion of component shipping lists to ensure timely completion of customer contractual shipment requirements.

Specific Systems, Ltd.; Tulsa, OK 8/1997-8/2017

MECHANICAL ENGINEER

(Firm builds NEC/NFPA compliant systems for Explosion-hazard areas.)

Mechanical, Project, Design & Refrigeration Engineering.

Provided Project Engineering control for HVAC projects, and in excess of, $1M/project.

Performed refrigeration, structural and electrical system designs & calculations.

Military Product Manager, UL/CSA Certifications Manager.

Performed Chiller design.

Provided schematic, ladder, wire & P&ID diagrams; refrigeration, fabrication & structural drawings and provided guidance to Drafters for corrections/updates.

Performed internal paint curing system support.

Performed internal structural design. Conducted unit testing.

Conducted customer location installations & sell-off of equipment & training programs.

Travel included to Middle-East. Customers supported included ARAMCO, Boeing/NASA, Raytheon, L3, Lockheed-Martin & explosion hazard oil & gas industry.

Codes: ASHRAE; IEC; NEC; NFPA; CSA; UL; IEC; ISO; Army Regulations; FARs; ASME; AISC; ASHTO; AWS; ACI; CRSI; ARI; ASTM; Tire & Rim Assoc.; OK, NY & CA state building codes.

Vogt-NEM, Inc.; Sapulpa, OK 9/1996-5/1997

QUALITY TECHNICIAN

Provided Quality Control documentation for a Heat Recovery Steam Generator & Boiler System for Dabhol, India as part of a power plant constructed by ENRON and GE. This project included verifying code compliance with ASME and ANSI codes and the Indian Boiler Regulations as verified by a third party inspection service (Moody International). Codes: Indian Boiler Regulations & some ASME section VIII pressure vessel work.

Comstock-Castle Stove Co. Quincy, IL 5/1994-10/1995

MECHANICAL ENGINEER-CHIEF ENGINEER

Plan Engineering programs and organize project staff according to project requirements for gas fired commercial kitchen equipment manufacturer.

Review product design for compliance with engineering principles, codes, company standards & customer contract requirements & specifications.

Evaluate & approve design changes.

Negotiate contracts with consultants for research studies.

Control costs within budgets. Approve pilot program funding. Supervise the service & warranty program.

Develop quality control procedures. Codes: NAFEM, NEC, NFPA, CSA, UL, ISO.

Catalytic Industrial Group, Inc. Independence, KS 4/1989-4/1994

MECHANICAL ENGINEER

Design industrial catalytic gas fired heater & oven systems; design of structural components, oven insulation systems, gas & electric control systems, conveyor

systems, testing, R&D, electric & mechanical power systems. Design drawings &

sketches.

Provided cost data for fabrication & pricing.

Conducted final quality checks of control systems.

Ensured compliance with codes, internal sales literature & contracts.

Made ISO 9001 implementation requirements study.

Supervised two Draftsmen (2 yrs).

Projects sales ranged from $20K to $150K/project with an excess of $3.5M annual sales.

Day & Zimmerman, Inc.; KS Army Ammunition Plant; Parsons, KS 4/1988-4/1989

PRODUCTION ENGINEER

Developed & conducted studies for process improvements for fabrication of military munitions in a high-speed manufacturing environment.

Evaluated industrial & safety engineering issues as applied to production operations.

Wrote Material Control Procedures. Wrote database & spreadsheet program macros to improve data entry & tracking accuracy.

Studied and implemented Statistical Process Control procedures.

AMOCO Production Co Research Center Tulsa, OK 3/1985-6/1985(Contract)

LABORATORY TECHNOLOGIST

Research for an experimental drilling fluid additive in a chemical laboratory environment.

Maintained scientific journal & prepared graphical displays of results using company software.

OK City Air Logistics Center, OK City, OK 5/1980-8/1980(Contract)

ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN

Studied solutions to acid emissions from the Jet Engine Test Cells.

Drafted component drawings for production.

US Army; US & Overseas locations; 5/1980-3/2009

CHEMICAL OFFICER (LTC/O5; MOS 74A5H & 91B00)

Deployed to Iraq (04&08).

Perform duties supporting the Combating Weapons of Mass Destruction mission

as a Defense Analyst in the US Strategic Command.

Manage Nuclear, Biological & Chemical defense budgets, training, equipment & maintenance programs; advise Commanders on NBC defense & offensive use of Nuclear & Chemical weapons; wrote NBC portions of operations orders and SOP’s;

Performed Contracting and Logistics Support Officer duties as a Logistics Support Officer

Performed duties of a Ordnance Maintenance Officer; support contracting work

up to $77M annual. Clearances held S, TS/BI, TS/SCI. Travel Middle East & Germany

US Marine Corps; US & Overseas locations; 2/1973-2/1979

AVIATION GROUND SUPPORT EQUIPMENT AIR-CONDITIONING MECHANIC (CPL/E4; MOS 6078)

Deployed to Hawaii (75&76).

Perform duties supporting flight operations at the organizational & intermediate level.

Intermediate level maintenance of Air-Conditioning & Electrical support equipment.

Organizational level maintenance of all forms of aviation GSE.

MILITARY SCHOOLS ATTENDED

NBC Officer Course (SSI 3R)

Chemical Officer Basic Course (74A00)

Chemical Officer Advanced Course (74A00)

Nuclear/Chemical Target Analyst Course (SSI 5H)

Atomic Demolition Munition Mission Officer Course

Hearing Conservationist Certification Course

Command and General Staff Course

Hazardous Material Handling Course

Ordnance Officer Advanced Course (Maintenance, 91B)

Joint Planners Course (DNWS; Kirtland AFB, NM)

Logistics Support Officer Course

EDUCATION

Oklahoma State University - AS Degree - Petroleum Technology

Oklahoma State University - BS Degree - Engineering Technology

University of Tulsa - Fundamentals of Engineering Preparation Course

SOFTWARES – AutoCAD, CADPro2000, DesignCAD 3D, MS Office, MS Project, ADOBE Professional, ELITE (most of their available programs), ARCHON (all of their Structural Engineering programs), etc.

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