David W. Bearden

***** ******* **.

Tomball, Texas 77377

832-***-****

acwgqz@r.postjobfree.com

SUMMARY

Fifteen plus years experience as a structural/mechanical/piping designer and CAD/3D operator in the engineering/construction and fabrication industry. Major emphasis has been in petrochemical processes, turbine power generation, offshore drilling and production facilities, land based rotary drilling rigs, and packaging of compressors, turbine generators, pumps and other oilfield related equipment. Duties have included structural/piping design, plant layout, mechanical layout, checking, detailing and manufacturing co-ordination.

WORK HISTORY

Expro : 4-2012/2-2016

Sr. Structural Draftsman/Designer using SolidWorks for equipment sales group doing design & detail of horizontal & vertical racking burner booms, kingpost, platforms/ladders & process piping on projects for Keppel Fels, Transocean and others.

Nabors Industries LTD : 9-2011/2-2012

Sr. Structural Draftsman/Designer using Autocad & Inventor for deepwater drilling projects on Chevron's M400 Big Foot & Shell's Olympus TLP drill set & support modules. DDA Design Services, Inc. : 4-2011/8-2011

Sr. Designer. Air compressor skid & piping for RJ Engineering. Model and detail upgrades to La Jara, New Mexico natural gas well facility piping, pipe supports, concrete foundations and pedestals using Solidworks & Cadworx

Freeman &Curiel Engineers, LLP: 7-2006/10-2010

Sr. Designer. Design and layout turbine generator skid based enclosure units for Siemens & Kawasaki using AutoCAD & Solidworks. P-Tanks design & installation for BJ Services using Solidworks. Ladders & platforms, MTO's & as-built drawings of existing Masts using AutoCAD & Solidworks. Field assessments of new equipment locations & piping modifications for Total Fina's Matterhorn TLP

& TransOcean Deep Seas drill floor modifications. CRI Skids, Riser Racking/Inspection Platforms & HPU's for TransOcean using Inventor, Solidworks, & Bentley. Winch platform box girder cantilever for Christmas tree placement for Huisman using Bentley. Plant layout & design for TEST using Bentley Steel & CADWorx. Design, model & detail G.E. turbine enclosure units & silencers using Inventor. Consulted with Pro-Serv on recovery of downed rigs from hurricane Katrina using SolidWorks & Inventor. Field supervised point surveys to create 3Dmodels of rigs position on ocean floor from hurricane damaged structures.

MH Pyramid: 8-2005/7-2006

Sr. Designer. Land rig (slingshot & box-on-box type) structures & piping. Using Solidworks to generate models & shop details of crowns, masts, racking boards, substructures, platforms, ladders, stairs, equipment layout process & utility piping.

TheOffshore Drilling Company (was TODCO now called Hercules) 5-2005/8-2005 Responsible for field assessments in Huma, LA. & the generation AutoCAD drawings of several undocumented existing barge units overall layouts. National Oilwell: 1-2002 /5-2005

Piping and structural designer using AutoCAD & SolidWorks to generate layouts and design drawings for BP Clair and Benguela-Belize drilling platforms. Responsible for creating layout of Drill Floor, Drilling Module, Shaker Room, Trip Tank, Degasser, BOP Maintenance Access, Skidding Jacks and Utilities Drag Chain. Structural detailing including Skid Base, Substructure and Stairs and Access Platforms. Design and layout of mud handling, Bell Nipple, Diverter, Shakers, Augers and Slides, BOP interfaces, and Load Out plan. Drill pipe & casing layout conveyor & racking system. Thompson Professional Group: 3-2001 / 1-2002

MEP piping and Structural Drafter using AutoCAD 2000i in design of projects for NASA, Anheuser Busch Brewery, Clorox Chemicals and Alpla Plastics. Structural design included retrofitting refrigerated warehouse with automated access doors for removal of major process equipment. Piping design involved fire protection system and utility water, air and gas for warehouse upgrade program. Plastic blow molding company expansion project requiring isometric layout of primary air delivery system, steam system, chill water system and utility air and water. S&B Infrastructure: 3-1999 / 3-2001

MEP Drafting projects for clients including Conoco, Ellington AFB and Sabic Laboratories. Utilized AutoCAD 2000 to generate layouts and design drawings for Electrical systems including one-line diagrams, panel scheduling, MCCs, Switchgear and wiring layouts. Structural details consisting of walkways, stairs, handrails and support structures for major equipment items. Piping details of air, water, gas utilities. Plumbing for water supply and drainage and wastewater. IRI International: 11-1997 / 2-1999

Piping and structural drafter using AutoCAD 14 to generate fabrication and shop drawings for land based drilling rigs, drilling barges and offshore drilling rigs. Responsible for hydraulic and pneumatic piping, high pressure mud lines, cement lines and rig utility piping. Structural detailing included pipe supports, skids, handrails, stairs, decks, support frames and related equipment. Assigned to off-site fabrication facility to assist in assembly and trouble-shooting, also prepared as-built drawings. CAPABILITIES

SolidWorks (PDM/EPDM) (16yrs)

Inventor (3yrs)

AutoCAD (18yrs)

CADWorx (3yrs)

Bentley Steel (2yrs)

PDMS (College)

Technical Drawing

Managed construction crew and assigned duties

Experienced in fabrication and construction

EDUCATION

PDMS (Equipment & Piping) - Houston Community College 2011

Advanced AutoCAD - Houston Community College 1998

Basic AutoCAD - Houston Community College 1997

Technical Drawing - Houston Community College 1997

Eisenhower High School 1985

Work history for pre 1997 available upon request.

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