Engineer Design

Professional Profile

Diversified structural engineering background involving projects related to petrochemical, refining, industrial, and utility engineering projects. Inter-disciplinary design coordination and project engineering experience combined with strong design expertise in the areas of: structural steel and reinforced concrete design/analysis, foundation design, site grading and geotechnical design. Highly experienced in the use of structural engineering software (to include STAAD Pro, RISA, and LPILE). In-depth knowledge of codes and design standards: IBC, ASCE 7, ACI 318, ANSI/AISC 360, IEEE 605 and numerous other engineering design guidance documents. Specialty technical expertise in soil mechanics and electrical substation design. Experience with public speaking and technical presentations for business development. Registered Professional Engineer in Arkansas, Louisiana, Missouri, Mississippi, New Jersey, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Texas, and Utah.

Work Experience

October 2013 – September 2015 Kiewit Power Engineers Houston, TX

Position: Engineer 06 - Senior Civil Structural Engineer

Public Service Gas & Electric (PSEG) – Bayway, NJ. Lead structural engineer for design of foundations and equipment structures for 26kV substation replacement and 138kV temporary contingency project. Design of bus work, structures, and spread footing foundations using STAAD Pro and STAAD Foundation.

Public Service Gas & Electric (PSEG) – Linden, NJ. Lead engineer for design of foundations and equipment structures for 26kV replacement substation and tie-in to existing 138kV substation. Design of firewalls, oil containment, and elevated autotransformer foundations using RISA Foundation software. Rebuild of 230kV substation Bay No. 1 involving design of bus work and structures to accommodate 80kA fault current. Design of pile cap foundations with multiple steel pipe piles using RISA Foundation software.

February 2013 – September 2013 VI Engineering Houston, TX

Position: Principal Civil Structural Engineer

Public Service Gas & Electric (PSEG) – Hudson, NJ. Design of foundations and equipment structures for 230kV substation upgrade project. Design of bus work and structures to accommodate 80kA fault current. Design of foundations incorporating pile caps with multiple steel pipe piles using RISA Foundation software.

Public Service Gas & Electric (PSEG) – Essex, NJ. Design of foundations and equipment structures for 230kV substation upgrade project. Design of bus work and structures to accommodate 80kA fault current. Design of foundations incorporating pile caps with multiple steel pipe piles using RISA Foundation software.

October 2012 – February 2013 Jacobs Engineering Houston, TX

Position: Engineer 06 - Principal Structural Engineer Petrochemical and Refining

LyondellBasell - Channelview, TX. Lead structural engineer for $40 million Methanol (MeOH) Process Unit Revamp/Restart project. Design of ammonia storage, flare line piperack additions, flare stack foundation, and MeOH revamp process equipment structures and foundations.

March 2011 – September 2012 VI Engineering Houston, TX

Position: Principal Civil Structural Engineer

Public Service Gas & Electric (PSEG) – Burlington, NJ. Design of foundations and equipment structures for 230kV substation upgrade project. Design of bus work and structures to accommodate 80kA fault current. Design of foundations incorporating pile caps and tie beams. Coordination of stormwater drainage plan preparation with input to PSEG Licensing & Permitting.

Public Service Gas & Electric (PSEG) – Camden, NJ. Design of foundations and equipment structures for 230kV substation upgrade project. Design of bus work and structures to accommodate 80kA fault current. Site grading plan and stormwater detention pond design. Coordination of stormwater drainage plan preparation with input to PSEG Licensing & Permitting.

Wind Energy Transmission of Texas (WETT) – Western Texas. Civil/structural design for site grading, electrical equipment structures, and foundations for “greenfield” 345kV substations. WETT substation installations included: Cottonwood, Long Draw, Grelton, Bearkat, Sand Bluff, and Faraday.

2009 - 2011 Worley Parsons Bellaire, TX

Position: Senior Supervising Engineer

Public Service Gas & Electric (PSEG) – Kearny, NJ. Design of foundations and equipment structures for major 230kV substation upgrade project involving new pile foundation installations in substation yard with existing piling interferences.

Public Service Gas & Electric (PSEG) – Runnemede, NJ. Equipment additions to 69kV substations in the Runnemede project group of projects including Runnemede, Lawnside, and Gloucester. Design of new foundation and equipment structures including temporary equipment supports for continued substation operation during construction.

2008 - 2009 Ventech Engineers International Pasadena, TX

Position: Principal Civil/Structural Engineer

Mark West Energy Partners, L.P. – Houston, PA. Civil/structural design for gas processing plant to include design of piperack steel and foundations, foundations for process equipment, revised loading calculations and structural analyses for geographically relocated plant process buildings.

2007 - 2008 Dashiell Ltd. Houston, TX

Position: Supervising Engineer

Chevron Refining – Pascagoula, MS. Performed structural design for an elevated pile supported switchgear building (200ft long by 50ft wide) along with electrical equipment foundations, major cable tray racks and site grading for electrical reliability upgrade projects in Chevron's Pascagoula refinery.

2006 - 2007 Chart Industries, Inc. The Woodlands, TX

Position: Senior Structural Engineer

DAELIM – South Korea. Performed STAAD Pro structural analyses for a major cryogenic “cold box” process structures having irregular plan areas and heights over 200ft.

2002 - 2006 Dashiell Ltd. Houston, TX

Position: Senior Structural Engineer

Commonwealth Edison (ComEd) – Chicago, IL. Structural component designs for numerous substations for this major utility company. Developed approved designs for new ComEd 138kV and 345kV standard substation structures.

Civil/structural design of site grading, equipment structures, and foundations for numerous substation projects for a variety of industrial and utility clients including: ComEd, PECO, Pacificorp, CPS of San Antonio, Tenaska, Shell, Goodyear, and Enterprise Products.

2001 - 2002 Burns & McDonnell Houston, TX

Position: Lead Civil/Structural Engineer

Center Point Energy – Houston, TX. Substation structure and foundation designs for several substation additions and upgrade projects.

2000 – 2001 Jacobs Engineering Houston, TX

Position: Senior Civil/Structural Engineer

Tosco Refining – Los Angeles, CA. Seismic structural design analysis for process structure and area mat foundation supporting two multi-level heat exchanger support structures in combination with a de-isobutanizer tower (240ft tall by 14ft diameter).

Boise Cascade Paper – International Falls, MN. Structural design for boiler house revamp project to include design of new top level, extra heavy, grid steel and steel column flange plate reinforcement to accommodate higher loadings induced by new boiler installation.

1997 – 1999 Jacobs Engineering Houston, TX

Position: Senior Civil/Structural Engineer

Aristech Chemical – La Porte, TX. Lead structural design engineer for offsite portion of $500 million chemical plant expansion. Structural designs performed for process components in six plant areas: water treatment, cooling tower, boiler, flare, propylene storage and compressed air.

1995 - 1996 McBride Ratcliff and Associates, Inc. Houston, TX

Position: Manager of Civil Engineering

Lyondell-Citgo Refining – Pasadena, TX. Project manager for geotechnical consulting firm’s role in $1 billion refinery expansion. Budgeting, reporting, staffing and billing functions performed for 40 Lyondell-Citgo geotechnical projects generating $1.7 million in consulting revenue.

1978 - 1994 Phillips Petroleum Company Bartlesville, OK

Position: Senior Civil/Structural Engineer

Phillips Core Chemicals – Guyama, Puerto Rico. Coordinated engineering subcontractor preparation of the facility’s RCRA Part B Permit Application.

Phillips Fibers Corporation, Inc. – Greenville, SC. Coordinated environmental compliance programs (CERCLA, SARA Title III, RCRA, and others) on a corporate level for the company’s research center and three manufacturing facilities.

Phillips Petroleum Refining – Borger, TX. Design of waste heat boiler structures and associated refractory-lined duct support structures and foundations.

Education

BSCE, Oklahoma State University

Licensure

Registered Professional Engineer: Arkansas, Louisiana, Missouri, Mississippi, New Jersey, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Texas, and Utah.

Specific Technical Expertise

Petrochemical equipment structure and foundation design

Geotechnical engineering: subsurface investigations, design recommendations, foundation design, foundation remediation, geosynthetic applications

Straight sided drilled shaft foundation design using LPILE software (to include large diameter shafts for major monopole structures)

Structural design for electrical substations (to include transmission dead-end structures and development of conductor load trees)

Electrical substation bus and insulator design in accordance with IEEE 605 (to include enhancement by the use of STAAD Pro structural analysis)

Excel spreadsheet development for bus calculations in accordance with IEEE 605 for guidance in bus support placement on electrical bus plan

Foundation design: 1) spread footing design using STAAD Foundation, 2) pile cap and pile supported mat design using RISA Foundation

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