JERYL L. SNIDER
Spring, Texas 77388
Contact No’s: Cell: 713-***-****
E-mail: *********@*******.*** or ***********@*******.***
SENIOR MARINE DESIGNER
SUMMARY of Mr. Snider has over 40 years of experience in the design and drafting of ships, semi-submersibles, jack-up
EXPERIENCE rigs, lift boats, FSO and FPSO’s and many other vessels and types of marine projects. He has performed as
Section Leader, Design Coordinator, Senior Designer and Designer in the following disciplines; structural,
arrangements/outfitting, mechanical, mooring, piping and electrical.
SPECIAL He has over 30 years of experience with Cad design systems. Currently using, AutoCAD 2014 and
SKILLS Mechanical 2014. He has received training and some experience in Solid Works 2010 and Inventor 2014.
Routinely works with Microsoft Word, Power Point, Excel, Adobe Acrobat and a variety of other software
programs.
EXPERIENCE Mr. Snider has acted as the Design Coordinator, Lead Designer, Senior Designer and/or Detail
Designer with the following companies and projects:
AXON Rig Concept & Design, Houston -- 2010 to March 2014
• Senior Cad Designer providing drafting support and designs for Axon Mast Equipment Package
(MEP) for Tension Leg Working Platform for Bass Drill. Develop General Arrangements, Piping
P&ID’s, Structural plans and preliminary Electrical drawings and Hazardous Area Plans.
SEAWELL AMERICAS, INC., Houston -- 2008 to 2010
• Senior Cad Designer providing drafting support for Seadrill’s fleet of offshore drilling rigs.
Develop preliminary concept drawings for platforms, spars and rigs. Create modification drawings
from Engineering sketches, update arrangements, structural, and piping drawings per information
from Engineers and the Rigs. Development of fire fighting and lifesaving plans for the Seadrill
fleet in order to obtain approval by ABS and DNV.
TRANSOCEAN, Houston -- 2004 to 2008
• Senior Cad Designer providing drafting support for their fleet of offshore drilling rigs. Develop
drawings from Engineering sketches, update arrangements, structural, electrical and piping
drawings per as-built information from engineering and rig managers. Development of fire
fighting and lifesaving plans for the fleet and dealing with ABS and DNV approval and
compliance with their regulations.
• From early 2005 to July 2008 worked on project S702 and S706 Dynamic Positioning
Conversions in Singapore. Provide drafting in all disciplines and handling vendor documentation.
In Singapore for 1 years on the project team working closely with shipyard on design
development and client equipment layouts.
NABORS OFFSHORE CORPORATION, Houston – Nov. 2003 to April 2004
• Senior Marine Designer: providing drawing support for Barge Rig 300. Develop structural and
piping drawings per engineering.
Rig 200 and 201, package rig for Conoco Project, develop structural and piping drawings per
engineering.
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TRANSOCEAN, Houston -- 2000 to October 2003
• Senior Marine Designer providing drawing support for it’s fleet of offshore drilling rigs. Develop
drawings from Engineering sketches, update arrangements, structural, electrical and piping
drawings per as-built information from engineering and rig managers. Development fire fighting
and lifesaving plans for the fleet and dealing with ABS and DNV approval and compliance with
their regulations.
R&B FALCON DRILLING CO. Houston -- 1999 to 2000
• Senior Marine Designer providing drawing support for R&B Falcon’s fleet of offshore drilling
rigs. Develop drawings from Engineering sketches, update arrangements, structural, electrical and
piping drawings per as-built information from engineering and rig managers.
CLIFFS DRILLING CO. Houston -- 1997 to 1999
• Responsible for arrangements, structural and piping drawings for all of Cliffs Mobile Offshore
Production Units and Mobile Offshore Drilling Units. Developed drawings for the conversion of
Cliffs MOPU Rig 12 to Cliffs MODU Rig 202 at the shipyard in Sabine Pass. During this period
he also developed drawings for Cliffs Rigs 150, Rig 156 and Rig 154 while in shipyard for
modifications and upgrades.
• Responsible for developing drawings in Brownsville shipyard for modifications and upgrades on
Cliffs Rig 155.
• Developed drawings at a fabrication yard in Crosby, Tx. for Cliffs Drilling Rig 1. This rig is a
modular package fixed drilling rig.
• Responsibilities also included submittal of drawings for approval to ABS, USCG and Panama.
RIG MASTERS, INC Houston -- 1994 to 1997
• Santa Fe Drilling Company, “Key Singapore” jackup rig conversion from a fixed cantilever beam,
to a skid off system. Developed structural drawing and details.
• Santa Fe Drilling Company, “Key Gibraltar” jackup rig conversion form a slot rig to a cantilever
rig, with cantilever skid-off capabilities. Developed structural drawings and details from
engineering sketches and directions.
• Cliffs Drilling Company, “LaSalle” jackup rig upper and lower leg guide structures. Developed
structural drawings and details based on engineering information provided. Produced detailed cut
sheets and piece part drawings for fabrication. Worked closely with fabrication shop until
completion of assemblies.
• Worked on preliminary designs for a wide variety of liftboat proposals. Drawings included
Arrangements, Structural and Piping.
• SEDCO/Schlumberger conversion of, Cliffs Drilling Companies’ “Langley” Jack-up rig, to an
early production rig for Abacan/Amni Resources Corporation for offshore Nigeria. Provided on
site drafting to solve structural problem areas, modify foundations and develop new foundation
drawings. Worked closely with yard personnel in solving problems. Worked with fabrication
shops to provide drawings and instruction. Provided assistance to engineers for a variety of
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projects.
• PRISA 250 Liftboat, new build, for Schlumberger Sedco Forex. This is a 156 ft. x 103 ft. x 13 ft.
Mobile Offshore Drilling Unit. Developed Arrangements, Fire and Safety plans, Hazardous areas,
Structural plans and piping layouts.
ALAN C. McCLURE ASSOCIATES,INC. Houston -- 1987 to 1994
• Liuhua 11-1 Development Project, Floating Production System (FPS), for AMOCO ORIENT
PETROLEUM COMPANY/CONHE. Project involved the conversion of the semi-submersible
WEST STADRILL to support sub-sea production for the South China Sea. Worked in the areas
of naval architecture, hull structure, general arrangements and mooring systems.
• Floating Storage Offloading (FSO), for CONOCO in Belida Field, Indonesia. Preliminary design
for the conversion of an existing tanker to a one million barrel FSO. Provided support in the
development of general arrangement and piping drawings and assisted in developing contract
design and construction bid package.
• Floating Storage Offloading (FSO) 410,000 DWT Tanker, machinery system study, for YEMEN
HUNT OIL COMPANY. Surveyed ship and prepared recommendations to modify steam, cargo
handling, fresh water, mooring and auxiliary piping systems. Also modified deck machinery and
material handling equipment.
• Universal Flare Boom Rigging Platform for use on semisubmersibles, for OCEANEERING
INTERNATIONAL, INCORPORATED. Structural and layout drawings for the platform and
walkways.
• SS-2500 semi-submersible design for ALAN C. MCCLURE. Provided arrangement drawings
for the design of a new semi-submersible drilling rig.
• Floating Well Test Platform, for AMOCO PRODUCTION CO. Provided plans for the tower and
can structure, ballast structure, mooring equipment and gravity anchor system.
• SWATH (Small Water-plan Area Twin Hull) vessel design for TRICO MARINE OPERATORS.
Provided arrangement and structural drawings for a new 250 passenger SWATH catamaran for
crew transportation.
• SWATH vessel design for TRANSROLL NAVEGACAO of Brazil. Provided arrangement and
structural drawings for a new SWATH catamaran with capacity for 200 passengers plus cargo.
• SS GREEN MOUNTAIN STATE, MARAD TACT-9 container vessel, for the U.S. Government-
MARAD. Provided structural, piping, mechanical and electrical plans for modifications, and
updated operating manual. Worked in the shipyard at Century Marine, Orange, Texas.
• SS CHESAPEAKE SALM (Single Anchor Leg Module) tanker conversion, for the U.S.
Government-MARAD. Provided structural, piping, mechanical and electrical working drawings
for the conversion of 47,000 DWT tanker to an offshore petroleum discharge system (OPDS) for
use in time of war to disperse petroleum to shore.
• TWIN DRILL SWATH drill-ship and pipe-lay vessel for NORMAN OFFSHORE PIPELINE,
INC. Performed a dead weight survey at dockside in Lake Charles, La.
• SEA TRADER, Hull 1137, for NORTHLAND SERVICES, INC. Provided arrangement and
foundation design for new capstan and deck fittings.
• R/V SHELL AMERICA for SHELL DEVELOPMENT COMPANY. Provide drawings to add
tow winch equipment and sheaves.
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• M/V GEO TIDE for TIDEWATER MARINE SERVICES. Provided design and drawings for a
new aluminum, helicopter deck structure.
• Bulk/Ore Carrier Conversion for SEAHAWK MANAGEMENT, INC. Provided conceptual
arrangement and piping drawings to convert the ship to a combination petroleum/bulk/ore carrier
vessel.
• Floating Platform Pump for TECHNICAL EQUIPMENT COMPANY. Provided layout and
structural drawings for a floating platform to support mining operations.
• Vertical Pump Barge for GOULD PUMPS INC. Produced layout and structural drawings for a
small barge to support a vertical Gould pump used to de-water pits in mining operations at the
Chino SX-EW plant in Arizona. In shipyard verification of construction and loading for road
transportation.
• 40MW Offshore Power Plant Barge for WARTSILA MARINE for international use. Provided
general arrangements, structural, and mechanical drawings of deck houses, main engine and
generator sets.
• Semi-submersible Buoy System for CUBIC CORPORATION, Japan. Provided drawings for
structural modifications and damage repair plus solar panel additions.
• Dynamic Oil Skimmer package for ALAN C. McCLURE ASSOCIATES, Conceptual design and
general arrangement drawings of a 20x8x4 foot skimmer.
• Conversion of the HOS AGIL to an Oceanographic Research Vessel (ORV) for C.U.N.Y.
University of NEW YORK. Conceptual drawings and layouts to convert existing work boat into
an oceanographic research vessel.
MARATHON MARINE ENGINEERING COMPANY HOUSTON -- 1974 to 1986
• CLASS 150-88C GORILLA, largest cantilever jackup for ROWAN INTERNATIONAL.
Conceptual, preliminary and final arrangements. Also provided promotional art work for
brochures and manuals.
• CLASS SUPER 300 drilling rig, large cantilever jackup for multiple clients. Conceptual,
preliminary and final arrangements. Graphics art work.
• CLASS 150-44C shallow draft cantilever jackup for CHILES DRILLING, TEXAS STAR.
Conceptual, preliminary and final arrangements and art work for printers.
• MINI-SEMI Drilling Platform in joint venture with SANTA FE INTERNATIONAL
CORPORATION. Conceptual layouts and general arrangement drawings for a column stabilized,
semi-submersible type vessel.
• CLASS 116C cantilever jackup for ROWAN INTERNATIONAL. Conceptual, preliminary and
final arrangements. Art work for manuals and sales booklets.
• CLASS 116-S slot jackup for ROWAN INTERNATIONAL. Conceptual, preliminary and final
arrangements. Art work for custom printer companies.
• CLASS 82-SD-C shallow draft cantilever jackup for multiple clients. Conceptual, preliminary and
final arrangements. Art work for operating manuals and sales brochures.
• CLASS 82-SD-S shallow draft slot jackup for multiple clients. Conceptual, preliminary and final
arrangements. Graphics work for manuals.
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• W. D. KENT for READING AND BATES. Provided structural and general arrangement
drawings for a 300x70 foot shipshape drilling tender. This work was accomplished at Marathon's
shipyard in Brownsville, Texas.
INGALLS SHIPBUILDING -- 1972 to 1974
SOUTHWEST STATE TECHNICAL INSTITUTE -- 1970 to 1971
• Two years of technical training in design and fabrication followed by apprenticeship to Ingalls
shipyard. Graduated with completion certificate in 1971.
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE -- 1966 to 1970
• Jet aircraft maintenance mechanic on the C-141 Starlifter. Supervised 27 person maintenance
shop.
EDUCATION • Southwest Technical Institute - Two Year Certificate
• Canon City High School, Canon City, Colorado, Graduate