Design Data Entry

Richard Stacy Grant

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Seabrook, Texas 77586

832-***-**** cell

************@*****.***

(Desert Storm Veteran)

Career Objective:

To obtain a professional Structure Senior Designer position utilizing my experience with Offshore and Onshore Drilling Rigs and Platforms, Naval Vessels and Commercial Vessels where both estimating and designing skills will be mutually beneficial.

Education: ITT Technical College

Jacksonville, Florida

Navy “A” School

Great Lakes, Illinois

Navy “A” School

Meridian, Mississippi

Pascagoula Vo-Tech

Pascagoula, Mississippi

EXPERIENCE:

7/14-Present Upstream Engineering, Houston, TX

Position: Senior Structure Designer

Duties: Structure 2D drawings and 3D models for the AFREN (OKWOK AND OKORO), EOG Resources 340ft and Vestigo (Tembikai) Seahorse III offshore platforms. All projects consisted of primary steel – jack and deck structure. Secondary steel – Stairs, ladders, handrails mud mats, grating, pipe supports, cable trays supports, bridges, fall protection cover, flooding systems, crane pedestal, pull tubes, equipment supports, lifesaving equipment, conductor guides, boom rest, ladders, connections plates, vent boom, flare booms with and without walkways attached. 2D production drawing from 3D models along with yard visits to verify the builds.

Designing Software: CADWorx 2014, Solidworks,NAVIS 2014, Excel/Word

7/13-7/14 Technip, Houston, TX

Position: Senior Structure Designer

Duties: Structure Scantling 2D drawings and 3D models for the Hyundai/Statoil SPAR. Designed structure and foundations for fairleads for the outer shell, which included all backup structure to the Ring Frames and decks. Designed the SPAR cradles for transportation along with the tie down lugs for the Hard Tank to suit cradles. Other designs: Ballast pipe supports for Hard Tank and Truss routes, Caissons Supports structure with sleeves, Hard Tank Access Shaft BHD with platforms and stairs, structure for Ring Frames and Decks throughout the Hard Tank, Hull and Riser Guide Markings for exterior BHD and Decks, Access Routes, Arrangement for anodes, updated General Arrangements, assisted with Horizontal Towing – Sea Transport development, Hard Tank Shell Expansion and many other designs.

Designing Software: AutoCAD 2012, NAVIS 2012, Excel/Word

10/11-7/13 Austal USA, Mobile, AL

Position: Senior Structure Designer IV

Duties: Shipconstructor 2012 modeling and design. Project JHSV (Join High Speed Vessel) that both require complete modeling of FDN/STRL and equipment. Create assembly and fabrication drawings for production to build and install. After completion of the production drawings, NAVIS files are updated for interference checks and to confirm design and placement of equipment during all steps of each drawing being issued. Perform a design review with supervisor prior to issuing any and all drawings. Task include foundating EPQT, grating PLATF, handrails, provide increase backup structure to suit any and all task, hull markings, Mast.

Designing Software: AutoCAD 2012/Ship Constructor 2012, NAVIS 2011, Excel.

02/11-10/11 VT Harter Marine Shipyards, Pascagoula, MS

Position: Senior Outfitting Designer

Duties: Shipconstructor 2008 modeling and design. Project FMC and TAGS that both require complete modeling of FDN/STRL and equipment. Create assembly drawings for production to build and install. Includes also nesting any plate required using SC2008 and NC Pyros. Check drawings for errors then issue. After completion of the production drawings, NAVIS files are updated for interference checks. As a designer I am also required to continually update the NAVIS model files to confirm design and new placement of equipment during all steps of each drawing being issued. Perform a design review with supervisor prior to issuing any and all drawings. Task include foundating EPQT, grating PLATF, handrails, doors/windows, joiner information to vendor, provide increase backup structure to suit any and all task, hull markings, Mast, anchor handling, mooring equipment, fire and safety equipment, etc.

Designing Software: AutoCAD 2008/Ship Constructor 2008, NAVIS 2010, NC-Pyros, MARS

11/09-02/11 Bollinger Shipyards, Lockport, LA

Position: Senior Outfitting Designer

Duties: Shipconstructor 2008 modeling and design. Project USCG FRC requires the entire ship to be modeled down to the wireways. Create “K” drawings for production, which consist of only the foundation or outfitting equipment for the shop to build. Includes also nesting any plate required using NC Pyros. Check drawings for errors then issue. After completion of the “K” drawings are the A&D (arrangement and detail) drawings. This drawing places the foundation and or outfitting item. Equipment Arrangement is required to show where all of the equipment is located. Continually using NAVIS to confirm design and new placement of equipment during all steps of each drawing being issued. Communicated with production in the office and yard to ensure quality and accuracy.

Designing Software: AutoCAD 2008/Ship Constructor 2008, NAVIS 2010, NC-Pyros, Oracle

02/06-11/2009 Trinity Yachts, Gulfport, MS

Position: Senior Outfitting Designer & Interior Lead Design Liaison

Duties: 3D modeling and 2D extractions for production drawing using Ship Constructor 2005 & 2008. Drawings for electrical, mechanical and outfitting equipment foundations and placement of each. Gangways and passarelles designed into the aft wings & stairs of the vessels. Mooring equipment, chocks, handrails, foundations & functional layout. A list of drawings that are custom designed to each yacht is: FWD Mast, Steaming Pole, Navigation Lights, Handrails, Windscreen, exterior built in furniture, Chain Locker, Windlass & Hawse Pipe, Ladders, Stairs, Wing Control station, Life Raft, Safety & Fire Plan, Shore Power Boxes, Davits, Overhead Cranes, Boat cradle (yacht & tenders/Jet Skies), Windshield Wiper, Door & Window schedule, Manhole & Hatches, Boot Door, Hull Markings, Main Mast, False Decks (grating), exterior control stations and many other required drawings to support production. Provide yard support with Quick Report drawings.

Designing Software: AutoCAD 2006 & 2008/Ship Constructor 2008, Rhino 4.0, Intergraph Micro-station 10 2D/3D.

05/04-02/06 Northropgrumman Shipsystems, Pascagoula, MS

Position: Design Specialist for Outfitting

Duties: Turn 3D model designs into workable units for ease of execution. Provide designer with advice and design definition to assure drawings meet design intent. Define design requirements on contractual requirements, military specification, program directives and bulletin, company engineering specification and standard practices. Apply engineering knowledge and theory in evaluation of assignment objectives and selections of design inputs. Prepared detailed designs based on the identified requirements criteria. Make minor adaptations and modifications to standard engineering techniques, procedures and criteria using judgments and ingenuity. Interface with engineers, design specialists, designers and production design problems. Investigating pertinent design factors, such as ease of production availability, replace ability, strength-weight efficiency, cost effectiveness, contractual specification requirements, and test criteria. Review proposed design changes for detail design impact, feasibility and productivity. Defined design criteria to assure design evaluation; review engineering analyses. Performed all above tasks with a minimum of supervisory assistance and in compliance with prior engineering determination. Interface with various vendors and Navy Cog engineers. Designed numerous foundations for electrical/pipe/ joiner/mechanical/ outfitting equipment. Developed detail drawings for davit sockets, deck socket locations, rack system, smart track foundations, access plates, manholes and location, bearing pedestal and

main engine foundation, joiner bulkhead mounted foundations, fire extinguishers, etc. all foundations designed in a 3D model and extraction using 2D/3D CAD systems. Projects involved in: LHD, Deep-water, DDG, LPD.

Designing Software: AutoCAD 2004/Ship Constructor 2004; Intergraph 2D/3D;CALMA (Ingalls System).

06/00-05/04 Northropgrumman Shipsystems, New Orleans, LA

Position: Checker/Design Specialist for Outfitting

Duties: Checked 2D arrangement drawings and designed and molded 3D/2D unit drawing packages, which included the following types of drawings: Ladder (vertical and inclined), manholes, deck sockets, tie downs for outfitting equipment, handrail system, grating platforms, foundations for HVAC, electrical, mechanical, outfitting, stowage, fire extinguisher, Gaylord Hoods, and joiner equipment. Design numerous backup structures for Intake/Uptake trunks within contractual specification for shock clearances. Developed package unit 3D models (foundations with multiple types of equipment). Assisted with training of co-workers on 2D and 3D systems. Involved with developing an equipment removal route drawing. Implemented field engineering changes into unit drawings. Staged material data base in 3D models for 2D extracted bill of material. Trained offsite personnel on 2D/3D procedures and techniques.

Projects involved in: Deepwater, LPD.

Designing Software: AutoCAD 2000 & 2002; Intergraph 2D/3D.

01/98-06/00 Friede Goldman/Halter Marine, Gulfport, MS

Position: Group Leader/Senior Designer for Outfitting

Duties: Supervised designers for the Outfitting and Structure on the FOSS RO/RO vessel for the last fourteen months of the project. Responsible for insuring all regulatory bodies; USCG, Solas and ABS rules where met as a group leader. Designed many foundations for electrical, HVAC, mechanical, outfitting and joiner equipment. Designed several folding mast and antennas foundations to allow the vessel to navigate underneath bridges located on the Mississippi river. Interacted with vendors and owners to insure the success of the project. Designed a jig for installing the insert plates on the main deck of the vessel for securing Delta V booster rocket’s foundations to the deck. Participated in estimates and purchasing of equipment such as the ship’s anchor, bridge furniture and lifeboat davits and lifeboats. Created IMO symbol charts and Safety/Fire Control Plans for posting onboard the vessel per Coast Guard Regulations. Designed a weather resistant lifejacket stowage box that was strong enough to support personnel seating installed in many locations about the ship’s weather decks. Work with the yard on installing mooring and ships anchor systems. Layout the helicopters approach markings and insured that all obstacles in way of the landing pad where installed at the proper height requirements per regulations. Managed all arrangements of equipment on topside of the vessel, including antennas, radar domes and communication satellite domes, ships whistle and horns. I designed many grating platforms, cross over platforms, gang ways, shaft expanded guards, bearing pedestals foundations, main engine and auxiliary/diesel generator foundations. Placement of navigational signal flags and lights per Coast Guard rules. Updated as-built drawing prior to the delivery of the vessel. Assisted with the development of the scantlings drawings for several vessels. Made several type of ceremonial launching sign, saving Halter hundreds of dollars per sign and time. Performed many of the same type of duties listed above on other vessels as well; tug boats and supply boats. Projects involved in: FOSS/Boeing RO/RO, Alaskan Ferry, Off Shore Supply Boats, Car Carrier Ship, T-AGS 64.

Designing Software: AutoCAD 14/CADLINK 3D.

01/96-06/98 HAM/Friede Goldman, Pascagoula, MS

Position: Designer/Estimator for Outfitting

Duties: Assisted Noble Drilling’s field engineer with the re-fit of the companies existing Jack-Up rigs.

Produced production drawings; inclined stairs, handrail systems, hull structure, piping layouts, grating platforms, drill floor, decks, sponsons, pontoons, lifeboats, columns bracing, electrical wireways, bulkhead doubler plates, sub-base platform. Produced detail drawings for the fabrication shop. Reconstructed the drilling platform and sub-base in a 3D model using AutoCAD 13 for Noble Drilling. Performed many material take-offs from the rigs for estimating paint square footage and the purchasing material for repairs. Estimated the man hours, material cost, down time, equipment hours for many of project bids. Nested material for all bids placed using AutoCAD and spreadsheets. Created cut sheets, for the burn tables, for cutting the nested plates for each project.

Projects involved in: Bill Jennings, Leonard Jones, Marine 500, Falcon.

Designing Software: AutoCAD 13.

11/94-07/95 Landmark Technologies, Inc, Jacksonville, FL

Position: Project Manager/Designer

Duties: Managed numerous design projects for various clients. On site visits to insure quality, performance and cost per specifications of the contract were met. Trained personnel how to meet the company’s goals by using digitizing tablets and the Unix computer system. Reviewed, update and digitized presentations using Mircostation 5.5. Completed required data for all project having engineered structural beams to support the unique design of many complex structures.

Designing Software: AutoCAD 12, Intergraph MicroStation 5.5.

11/94-07/95 Student: ITT Technical College, Jacksonville, FL

Subject: Computer Aided Design

Degree: 2 year Computer Science

Duties: Assistant instructor

07/87-06/93 U.S. Navy

Position: Fire Control Tech/Data Processing/Yeoman

Duties: General Administration, Data Entry, Computer programming and repair, Computer Aided Naval Data Entry System (CANDE), evals, Automated Data Processing (ADP) Security Officer. Provided four battalions with computer support. Educated on various types of combat, self defense, computer, electronic training. Responsible for the repair of several electronic components and computers for the base headquarters (20TH NCR) in Gulfport, MS. Stationed in Jacksonville, FL with a squadron of F-18 fighter jets. Deployed for two years aboard the USS AMERICA and served in all campaigns of Desert Storm. Completing many ship training courses. Gaining a complete working knowledge and operation of naval ships.

Related Accomplishments:

FOSS RO/RO Vessel: Coordinating with the sub-contractor for the HVAC vendor to resolve various complicated situations and designing many foundations needed to complete the project. Producing the various ceremonial signs per owner’s approval and working with them on all matters beyond the call of duty leaving the owner’s representative very pleased with company’s dedication and meeting schedules.

Estimating Bids HAM Marine: Completing winning bids on the “Bill Jennings”, “Leonard Jones”, “Marine 700”, “EVA400”, “JU2000” and “Falcon 100”.

References:

Dave Gaiennie, Avondale, New Orleans, LA

Donny Reed, Ingalls, Pascagoula, MS

Eric Short, Trinity Yachts, Gulfport, MS

Martin Gutierrez, Technip, Houston, TX

Stephen G. Johnson, Upstream Engineering

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