David K. Goff, P.E.

PO Box *****

Mobile, AL ****1

251-***-****

aczi41@r.postjobfree.com

Education and Certifications

BSEE, University of South Alabama, 1982

Registered, Professional Electrical Engineer, Alabama, #022722

Experience Summary - 35 years

20 years - Industrial facilities- primarily, bulk chemical, steam generation and water treatment. Responsible for electrical, instrumentation and controls covering areas of project development and management, equipment maintenance, outside contractor supervision and commissioning of new equipment, i.e. switchgear/MCCs, DCS/PLC, analyzers, control valves and field instrumentation.

13 years - Consulting engineer, requiring licensure, on projects involving industrial and commercial projects. Functions - engineering, supervision of designers, bid package drafts & proposal review, drawing/documentation transmittal & revision control, and consultant to client on system commissioning. Projects are all bulk chemical.

2 years - Distribution/transmission engineer, requiring licensure, on projects for residential, commercial and industrial clients. Interfaced with government entities, including Department of Transportation, in obtaining easements and right-of-ways. Involved in restoration effort on three Hurricanes - Francis & Jeanne, 2004, Vero Beach, FL & Dennis, 2005, Gulf Breeze, FL

Strong Areas of Expertise

Power distribution and motor controls, 13.8 kV and below. Includes detailed engineering & design, power studies involving arc flash, short circuit and coordination studies, equipment specifications, construction and commissioning activities. Familiar with power study software programs such as EZ Power and SKM.

DCS and PLC hardware configurations and associated marshalling systems

Broad knowledge of field instrumentation and analyzer applications involving a broad range of chemical processes.

Knowledge of PC based software such as Excel, Windows, Intools, SAP, Allen-Bradley PLC program configuration.

Strong applied use of National Electrical Code, National Electric Safety Code & NFPA

Application of electrical/ instrument testing & calibration equipment.

P&ID development and hazop studies for various processes.

Project management, estimating and scheduling controls.

Supervision and training of E&I designers

Experience

Jedson Engineering

May, 2015 to March, 2017

Held position of Lead E& I Engineer. Projects included expansions in a polymer facility and biogums plant. Spent 5 months on site at a paper mill providing technical support on the installation of a tissue machine.

Orion Engineering

October, 2013 to January, 2015

Held position of Lead E&I Engineer. Worked primarily small projects.

Hargrove Engineering

February, 2011 to October, 2013

Served in the role of lead E&I engineer with various projects with multiple clients during the first 8 months. Moved to sole, long term assignment as lead E&I engineer on Huntsman (McIntosh, AL) Area 19 Project B Expansion through October, 2013. This project consisted of two phases: 1) +/- 10% estimate and; 2) detailed engineering through bid package and evaluation. The E&I team peaked at 8 designers at one point.

Akzo Nobel

December, 2009 to February 2011

This was a direct position as a maintenance E&I Engineer. Performed duties such as DCS and PLC upkeep, testing and PM E&I record retention, substitute as E&I shop foreman and trouble shoot E&I problems as required. Also, directed outside integrator and plant personnel on Yokogawa DCS conversion in the Crystex unit.

CDI Corporation

Assigned to the Chevron Refinery, Pascagoula, MS

December, 2006 to September, 2009

Assigned to I&E Designs Engineering Team. Provide engineering support for projects as required in areas of power, instrumentation and analyzers. Provide direction to design personnel for design package completion. Provide support to other team members assigned to area shutdown punch lists. Implement project engineering deliverables as defined by Chevron guidelines and procedures. Serve in an engineering and project management role on larger capital projects mainly involving power, controls and instrumentation projects.

URS Corporation, Mobile, AL

September - December 2006

Held position of Senior Electrical Engineer. Functioned as principal E&I Engineer, thereby providing direction for and final approval of E&I engineering deliverables on all in-house projects. Also, provided support to other corporate offices as needed.

Wink Engineering, Inc., St. Charles, LA

October, 2005 to August, 2006

Provide project management and E&I engineering duties as required. Provide project management, engineering and construction support to a single client with two refineries in the area.

Responsibilities include initiation and implementation of the FEL/FED process through project funding, supervision of design/engineering phase, bid/procurement functions, all scheduling, project commissioning and closeout.

Projects are facilitated primarily with SAP and Primavera.

Aerotek, Birmingham, AL

April thru August, 2005

Short term assignment to Gulf Power Co. at the Gulf Breeze Distribution Office. Duties included engineering service representative for residential, commercial and industrial customers. Heavily involved in Hurricane Dennis restoration effort.

City of Vero Beach, Vero Beach, FL

July, 2001 to April, 2005

Held position of Senior Electrical Engineer, Transmission and Distribution Dept. Transferred from power plant in June of 2003. Responsibilities are as follows:

Engineering and design of multiple on-going projects involving power distribution, overhead and underground, for industrial, commercial and residential customers.

Coordinate with Indian River County and Florida Department of Transportation regarding conflict resolution on county road and state highway projects.

Coordinate with dispatch office and provide technical direction to line crew personnel when required.

Assume responsibilities of Services Technician when required. Duties involve initiating customer service requests generated by the Utilities Customer Service Dept.

Involved in Hurricanes Frances and Jeanne restoration effort for distribution grid in Vero Beach. Performed damage assessments and supervised line crews on repairs.

Previously held position of Power Plant I, C&E Engineer. Responsibilities are as follows:

Provide technical assistance and task scheduling for the Plant E&I shop.

Process or develop work orders and preventative maintenance procedures.

Procure, maintain and specify equipment and parts as needed for inventory.

Trouble-shoot technical problems when needed.

Assist operations in control problems for needed system enhancements.

Develop work plans and schedules for planned outages.

BASF Corporation, Geismar Plant, Geismar, LA

RPM Engineering, Inc., Baton Rouge, LA; January, 1999 to June, 2001

Salmon and Associates, Inc., Baton Rouge, LA; August, 1994 to February, 1996

Held position of Senior E&I Engineer in BASF Central Technical Engineering Services; responsible for engineering support for the plant operating units, which manufacture an array of bulk chemicals.

Position responsibilities as follows:

Provide assistance to unit operations on project scope development, hazop and safety reviews, system commissioning and transfer of as-built documentation.

Perform detailed engineering functions for assigned projects as well as estimating, cost control, scheduling and project management functions.

Direct assigned designers on required project design package criteria.

Provide technical support for contractors during construction activities.

Kellogg, Brown & Root, Inc., Mobile, AL

January, 1998 to January, 1999

Held position of Senior Electrical Engineer involving design of stick-built phenol chemical plant in Mobile, AL. Position responsibilities as follows:

Perform detailed engineering support to Lead Electrical Engineer, in the area of various electrical system scope and bid proposal documentation for turnkey systems by outside vendors. These included all OSBL office buildings and structures, a large heat trace system, all low voltage power distribution and motors.

Develop electrical hazardous area classification drawings as interpreted by NFPA and NEC code requirements.

Farnell & Associates, Inc., Mobile, AL

May, 1997 to January 1998

Held position of E & I Manager. Performed E & I engineering functions as required. Provided supervision over five designers. Projects included a new extrusion line for Montell Polyolefins in Jackson, TN.

Cypress Engineering, Inc., Daphne, AL

AKZO Nobel Chemicals, February, 1996 to May, 1997

Performed E&I engineering and project management tasks for a mobilized office at the plant site. Project involved design, procurement, construction and commissioning of a tank farm and associated loading facility. Assisted operations in hazop, MOC and SOP development procedures.

ORMET Corporation, Burnside, LA

October, 1992 to August, 1994

Held position of plant Senior E & I Engineer, reporting to the Engineering Department Manager. Primary duties involved maintenance and project support. Specialized assignments included a short circuit analysis and coordination study, and a cost analysis and project scope for a plant-wide DCS conversion.

Alabama Power Co., Birmingham, AL

March, 1982 to March, 1992

Assigned to four of APCo fossil fuel plants. Involved in various areas of E&I construction and production activities. Responsible for installation and commissioning of several DCS and PLC upgrades, power distribution systems, boiler controls, coal handling and unloading facilities, electrostatic precipitators, and water treatment plants. Provided supervision and technical support for contractors. Served in temporary, fill-in capacities as operations E&I foreman and superintendent

Stauffer (AKZO Nobel) Chemical Co., Mobile, Al

Note: Non-engineering experience, however, relevant to field

August, 1979 to March, 1982

Perform technician functions in a wet lab for an industrial chemical facility. Tasks include sample collection, and effluent, environmental and product analysis.

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