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Sr. Piping Designer / Checker

Location:
Katy, TX
Posted:
December 24, 2018

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KENNETH E. WYCKOFF

**** ********** **** * Katy, Texas 77449

Cell : 832-***-**** / E-mail : ac71ko@r.postjobfree.com

SENIOR PIPING DESIGNER / CHECKER

SUMMARY OF EXPERIENCE : (Valid TWIC CARD – Expires May 2022)

Piping - Mechanical / Petro-Chemical & Oil Refineries / Storage Terminal Facilities / Offshore Rig Platforms / Specialty Gases / Pipeline / Midstream - Upstream / Skid Mounted Piping Packages / Pump, Compressor & Metering Stations / Civil & Environmental Municipality Projects (Water & Sewage Treatment Plants) / Lead Designer (2 Yrs.) / CAD Dept. Mgr. (2 Yrs.) / Field Experience (5 Yrs.) / Board Drafting / Leadership and Communication Skills / U.S. Navy Veteran

COMPUTER TRAINING :

2017 - Horn Drafting & CAD Center : CadWorx 3D Plant Professional / Version (2016) Upgrade Training Class

2014 - ECE Design/Solutions, LLC : CadWorx 3D Plant Professional / Version (2014) Upgrade Training Class

2011 - Horn Drafting & CAD Center : CadWorx 3D Plant Professional / Version (2012) Upgrade Training Class

2001 - ECAD, Inc. : CadWorx Ortho Pipe and P&ID (2 Separate Courses)

1993 & 1994 – Wharton Jr. College : Intermediate and Advanced AutoCad 2D

1992 – University Of Houston (Business & Technology Center) : Basic AutoCad 2D

Note : Experience with SP3D (Review Only), Navisworks, Excel Spreadsheet, Microsoft Word & Office, Adobe Acrobat

EDUCATION :

2001 – Society Of Piping Engineers & Designers (S.P.E.D) : Senior Level Process Piping Design (4 Month Course)

1980 - M.W. (Pullman) Kellogg : Completed Company In-House Piping School (10 Weeks)

1979 - Houston Community Jr. College : Pipe Drafting & Design Courses

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY :

TELLEPSEN INDUSTRIAL, LLC / Pasadena, Texas / Sr. Piping Designer (Contract) 03/17 to 09/18

Software : CadWorx 3D Plant Professional – Excel Spreadsheet

Project : Refinery Up Grades

Assigned to assist full time staff with multiple and smaller turn-key projects. Duties included Field Trips to job sites, submit estimates for new small Piping Project Proposals, 3D Modeling, Producing & Checking Isogen Isometrics, also Communication with company's in-house Fabrication Shop.

S & B ENGINEERS & CONSTRUCTORS / Houston, Texas / Sr. Piping Lead Designer (Contract) 05/15 to 11/16

Software : CadWorx 3D Plant Professional – AutoCad 2D – Excel Spreadsheet

Project : Grand Mesa Pipeline, LLC – Assigned As Piping Lead After 90 Days Into The Project.

Assigned to company's Infrastructure (Pipeline) Division. 3D Modeling of Storage Tank Areas that included above and underground Piping, Manifold Area, Pump & Compressor Stations, etc. Drew 2D Plan and Elevation Views of Storage Tanks used for vendor bidding. Assisted in Creating Line List, Dropped, Checked & Back Checked ISO’s, attended vendor meetings along with In-House Model Reviews. Organized procedures, made progress reports to department manager and assigned tasks to other Project Piping Designers & Drafters.

FLUOR CORPORATION / Sugar Land, Texas / Sr. Principle Piping Designer (Contract) 10/14 to 04/15

Software : AutoCad 2D – SP3D Review

Project : Lake Charles Chemical & Facilities Plant

Existing Plant expansion. Design layout performed in AutoCad 2D then sent to Philippines for 3D Modeling with SP3D software then checked and revised back at the company’s Sugar Land office. Designed Piping from Wastewater Process & Caustic Tanks to Pump Station Containment areas and Piping to truck loading / unloading areas and Pipe Rack Piping.

VENTECH ENGINEERS USA, LP / Pasadena, Texas / Sr. Piping Checker (Contract) 12/13 to 10/14

Software : CadWorx 3D Plant Professional

Project : 25MBPS Crude Unit & C3/C4 Splitter. (50) Module Packages (Single & Stacked) Corpus Christi, Texas

Project : 6,000 Barrel PD Refining Complex & Gasoline Plant. (25) Module Packages (Stacked) Kazakhstan, Russia

Checked (Red-Lined) and Back Checked Isometrics along with extracted BOM's for both of these projects.

Communicated and met with company's In-House Fabrication Shop Personnel on a as needed basis.

PPI ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION, L.P. / Houston, Texas / Sr. Piping Designer (Contract) 01/13 to 11/13

Software : CadWorx 3D Plant Professional – Excel Spreadsheet

Project : Rabbit Gultch Compressor Station (Pipeline – Field Assignment)

Sent to company's small field office in West Monroe, LA. to gather information and data on job site (Field Sketches, Site Photos, etc.) and created 3D Model while at field office. Returned to Houston office after client put project on hold.

Project : Mustang Island 103 (Offshore – Gulf Of Mexico)

Assisted existing team during the final stages of this project which included Re-Routing Piping Runs, Detailing of

Structural Walk Ways & Railing, Located & Tagged Piping Tie-In Points along with creating an Excel Spreadsheet for those Tie-In Points. Also Checked Isometrics.

WOOD GROUP / MUSTANG ENGINEERING / Houston, Texas / Sr. Piping Designer (Contract) 01/12 to 01/13

Software : CadWorx 3D Plant Professional – AutoCad 2D - Navisworks

Project : CO2 Recovery Plant

Produced 2D Plan and Elevation View drawings and Pipe Support Details. Made continuity checks in 3D Model before creating Isogen Isometrics. Also drew above and underground Piping.

Project : Aqueous HCL Pipeline

Checked Piping Isometrics and BOM's per P&ID's, 3D Models, Line Lists, and Project Specifications.

Project : Marine Well Containment (Topside)

First assigned to isolate lines in models to trouble shoot and run continuity checks for proper connectivity due to previous problems with dropping Isogen Isometrics. Checked re-dropped Iso's against models and P&ID's. Also checked BOM's for accuracy. Attended Project Meetings.

NABORS OFFSHORE CORPORATION / Houston, Texas / Sr. Piping Designer (Contract) 12/10 to 11/11

Software : AutoCad 2D

Project : 3000# HP Nabors Drilling Rig for Shell Olympus DVA TLP Platform

Produced 2D utility lines for Salt Water, Drill Water, Potable Water, and Fire Water. Created AutoCad Isometrics for fabrication in the field. Checked, red lined, and revised Iso's along with as-builts coming back from the field. Attended most project meetings with the client.

SOFEC, INC. / Houston, Texas / Sr. Piping Designer – Checker (Contract) 05/10 to 11/10

Software : AutoCad 2D

Project : BP Angola (Block 31)

Assigned to the 2D support group. Created Piping site plan for proposed mooring tower, Drew multi-level fire water system with drainage, Back Checked all project P&ID's against register lists prepared by project engineer for all Line Types, Valves, Specialty Items, etc. Also assisted in revising as-builts.

AIR LIQUIDE INDUSTRIAL U.S. / Houston, Tx. / Sr. Piping / Mechanical Designer (Direct Hire) 07/01 to 02/09

Software : AutoCad 2D – CadWorx 2D & 3D – Microsoft Word – Excel Spreadsheet – Adobe Acrobat

Generated General Piping Arrangement Drawings along with Plan and Elevation Views and Isometrics. Projects over the years included Oil and Specialty Gases, Medical, and Food Industries both for outside clients and in house company projects. Over time given additional responsibilities such as overseeing and supporting field construction personnel for Plant Installations, As-Built Mark Ups and Revisions. Given security access to U.S. Drawing Database to Manage, Create and/or Log New Drawing Numbers for all on going domestic projects, Created Status Reports for projects I was a part of, Attended Project Meetings. Was part of a large company lay off due to nationwide economic down turn in early 2009.

AQUA-SOURCE, INC. / Houston, Texas / CAD Department Manager (Direct Hire) 08/99 to 06/01

Software : AutoCad 2D – Microsoft Word – Excel Spreadsheet

Responsible for organizing and overseeing newly developed Design/Drafting Group that included (but not limited to) project scheduling, giving assignments to department designer/drafters, attending weekly project meetings, and submitting project progress reports. These were Environmental Projects for Municipal Utility Districts through out Texas and other bordering states. This included Sewage and Water Treatment Plants, Lift Stations, etc. Also made field trips to job sites for inspections to meet with contractors and district board members. CAD Dept. laid off after company was sold.

CHANNEL REFINING CORP. / Houston, Texas / Piping Designer (Contract Field Assignment) 05/98 to 07/99

Software : AutoCad 2D (Rel.13 – NT Windows)

Responsible for providing a PFD and Site Plan for this company's small plant to utilize a new process of recycling used oil and other misc. chemicals, all from information submitted by instrumentation designer and process engineer, Construction Walk Downs / Personal Inspections for close out. Construction was 50% complete when assignment began.

TERRA ASSOCIATES, INC. / Houston, Texas / Piping - Civil – Environmental (Direct Hire) 05/96 to 04/98

Software : AutoCad 2D (Rel.12 – NT Windows)

Produced Plan & Profile drawings for Underground Utilities, Water, Sanitary Sewer, and Storm Lines. Also Piping and Detail Drawings for Wastewater and Sewage Treatment Plants. Revised red lined drawings for project engineers. Updated older drawings through Manual Drafting in both pencil and ink.

S & B ENGINEERS & CONSTRUCTORS / Houston, Texas / Civil – Environmental (Contract) 10/95 to 05/96

Software : AutoCad 2D (Rel.12 – Norton & MS Dos) – GTX Raster Cad

Assigned to the Infrastructure Division. Added above and below ground utilities to existing drawings submitted by the client (Southwestern Bell Telephone – Austin, Texas). Used Raster CAD editing program to revise and/or repair damaged

scanned drawings. Checked and red lined drawings later in this job.

G.A.T.X. TERMINALS CORP. / Galena Park, Texas / Piping (Contract Field Assignment) 10/94 to 09/95

Software : AutoCad 2D (Rel.12 – Windows)

Total assignment spent in the field at Tank Farm Facility (Tanker Ship & Rail System). Responsible for the re-vamp design of out dated Firewater System. Produced all new Piping drawings and field verified existing piping on job site.

Created a new P&ID, Plan and Elevation drawings along with Isometrics.

ESPEY, HUSTON, & ASSOCIATES / Texas City & Houston, Texas / Environmental (Contract) 02/93 to 10/94

Software : AutoCad 2D (Rel.12 – Norton & MS Dos)

First assigned to temporary Texas City office to restore damaged scanned P&ID's for air separation and recycling plants for the client “Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.” Afterwards was assigned to Houston office to add underground phone, gas, and water lines to plan & profile drawings of water well area for the client “Fort Bend County M.U.D. #13”. Also revised red lined drawings submitted by engineers.

RJN ENVIRONMENTAL GROUP / Houston, Texas / Piping / Environmental (Contract) 05/92 to 02/93

Software : AutoCad 2D (Rel.11 – MS-Dos)

Worked on “City Of Del Rio, Texas” Wastewater Treatment Plant Project. Drew plan and detail drawings of Piping System, Building Structures, along with placement of Chlorination, Flow, and Level Metering Equipment.

SPEARHEAD LANDSCAPING, INC. (Owner/President – Stafford, Texas) / Board Drafting 04/85 to 05/92

Designing & Implementing Commercial Landscape Construction and Underground Irrigation Systems Projects.

M.W. KELLOGG COMPANY / Houston, Tx. / Piping / Board Drafting (Direct Hire) 11/80 to 03/85

Began employment attending company's 10 week Piping School. Produced Site Plan for Shift Converter Area and Isometrics for STPD Ammonia Plant. Assisted in the design of off sites for a MTBE & Aromatic Recovery Unit. Made Field Trips to Phillips Sweeny Plant. Produced layouts of Pipe Racks, Plan & Profiles of Storage Tanks with Tie-Ins and

Isometrics. Manually constructed plastic Piping models. Laid off due to oil & energy down turn in mid 1980's.

DONHAISER MARINE INC. / Houston, Texas / Piping / Board Drafting (Direct Hire) 07/79 to 11/80

Began my career with this small offshore firm while attending night school as a Jr. Draftsman. Worked on projects involving a 150 Class Cantilever Jack-Up Rig and Submersible 60 Drilling Platform. Revised red-line drawings in both Pencil and Ink which included Leroy Lettering. Left this company after excepting a position in Kellogg's Piping School.

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