Bakersfield Ca., *****
Phone 661-***-****
E-mail *********@*********.***
Aaron R. Erberich
Summary of qualifications
Over 26 years of experience in piping design and drafting:
Coordinator of process diagrams: supervision of flow diagram drafting group which produced PFD, P&ID and MFD drawings as well as logic and cause and effect diagrams. Responsible for checking of all flow diagrams, extensive interfacing with project, process, control system and piping leads during the development of flow diagrams.
Senior Piping Designer: responsible for piping designs, including equipment layout, plot plans, detail plan drawing design, underground piping systems, utility services, isometrics, material takeoff, as-building existing systems, equipment design package checking and 3-D electronic piping design models.
Principal Piping Designer: leading small to medium sized projects. Interfacing with clients and engineers on a regular basis as well as supervision of project teams. Software specification data base creation. Quality control analysis of design packages. Detail check of equipment drawings and design packages. Multi-discipline project coordination. Detail check of vendor equipment drawings.
Construction support: assigned to field offices during project construction phase for field construction design support and field engineering. Assignments include single project construction and multiple refinery turn-arounds.
Drafting experience: experienced in design using AutoCAD, Cadpipe and Cadworx design software. Developing specifications data base for Cadworx 3D design software for automatic material takeoff.
Personal skills
Client, safety and cost oriented
Self-motivated
Quick learner
Problem solver
Detail oriented
Team player
Multi discipline coordination
Ability to work under pressure
Professional experience
Specific Project Details:
Education and Training
Current Title: Principal Piping Designer
Brinderson L.P.: 2/01/10 – 2/15/16 Principal Piping Designer
Drafting and design. Field investigation at client facilities. As-build existing facility drawings. Supervise the production of piping design packages for various clients. Coordinate between various disciplines to complete final package for submitting to clients. Equipment and plant layout. Develop process drawings, detail piping design, plan drawings, isometrics and MTO. Insure that client standards are followed and implemented. Regularly meet with client to address design package contents and status. Address and resolve any unforeseen problems that arise during the design and construction phase. Construction design support. Check design package for errors or omissions.
T.J.Cross: 7/19/04 – 1/29/10 Senior Piping Designer
Drafting and design. Field investigation at client facilities. As-build existing facility drawings. Supervise the production of piping design packages for various clients. Coordinate between various disciplines to complete final package for submitting to clients. Equipment and plant layout. Develop process drawings, detail piping design, plan drawings, isometrics and MTO. Check design package for errors or omissions. Insure that client standards are followed and implemented. Regularly meet with client to address design package contents and status. Address and resolve any unforeseen problems that arise during the design phase. Construction design support. Construction support during refinery maintenance shutdowns.
Raymond Professional Group: 4/16/01 – 7/16/04 Principal Piping Designer
Drafting and design. Field investigation at client facilities. As-build existing facility drawings. Producing piping design packages for various clients. Coordinate between various disciplines to complete final packages. Insure that client standards are followed and implemented. Address and resolve any unforeseen problems that arise during the design phase. Check design package for errors or omissions. Produce bill of materials for construction. Support construction activities with field piping design and engineering efforts. Regularly meet with client to address design package contents and status. Construction support during refinery maintenance shutdowns.
DCCK Engineering Inc.: 09/1999 - 04/2001 Senior Piping Designer
Drafting and design. Field investigation at client facilities. Producing piping design packages for various clients. Coordinating with various disciplines to complete final package. Insure that client standards are followed and implemented. Address and resolve any unforeseen problems that arise during the design phase. Check design package for errors or omissions. Produce bill of materials for construction. Support construction activities with field piping design and engineering efforts.
Jacobs Engineering Group Inc.: 03/1998 - 09/1999 Senior Piping Designer
Drafting and design. Field investigation at client facilities. Producing piping design packages for various clients. Coordinate between various disciplines to complete final package. Insure that client standards are followed and implemented. Address and resolve any unforeseen problems that arise during the design phase. Check design package for errors or omissions. Produce bill of materials for construction.
Fluor Daniel, Inc.: 06/1990 - 03/1998 Senior Piping Designer
Drafting and design. Field investigation at client facilities. Producing piping design packages for various clients. Plastic model construction. Coordinate between various disciplines to complete final package. Insure that client standards are followed and implemented. Address and resolve any unforeseen problems that arise during the design phase. Check design package for errors or omissions. Produce bill of materials for construction. Support construction activities with field piping design and engineering efforts. Construction support during refinery maintenance shutdowns.
ALON Bakersfield – Crude Flex Project
oPipeline routing and detailed piping design of offsite pipelines to crude oil tanks from railcar unloading station.
oPreliminary layout of fire water protection system for the railcar unloading station.
Chevron:
oLayout and detail design of Cymric 31X Water Treating Plant – Regeneration Header Upgrade Project for primary softeners.
oDetailed isometrics and MTO for 17Z Booster Compressor Repacking Project.
oDedicated senior designer for Chevron San Ardo production field.
Big West of California:
oLayout and detail design of the CDHU compressor addition.
oDetail design for Heater inlet outlet piping in area 3.
oConstruction Support during the Fall 2006 turn around in Area 3. Field engineering for the area 3 heaters and coker unit.
oLayout, detail design and design lead for various maintenance projects throughout the Big West refinery.
oDetailed design of multiple projects for 2008 refinery turnaround including revamp of cooling water systems and PSV’s throughout the refinery.
Occidental Of Elk Hills, Inc.;
oOEHI Cogeneration Plant: Responsible for development of pipeline routing plans, Plan & Profile drawings, Layout and detail design of pump station and waste water line.
oLayout and detail design of multiple tank setting revamp projects.
oESOZ Gas collection: Responsible for development of pipeline routing plans, details for gas collection system to field compressor stations.
o14Z Compressor Station. Responsible for development of equipment location drawings, plot plans, detailed piping plans and material take-off.
Texaco Refining & Marketing, Inc.
oREAC Project/RERUN Tower Modification – Responsibilities included field engineering for both REAC and tower modification projects. Detail design of firewater system modifications.
oBoiler No. 9 Project – Responsibilities included development of isometrics, piping layout and detailed design of piping systems, and coordination of isometric development.
oLow Sulfur Diesel Project – Design responsibilities include layout of pumps, offsite piping plans for diesel splitter area and hydrocracker unit. Detail design responsibilities include offsite and onsite piping, and checking piping isometrics.
oConstruction Management. Responsibilities included supervising tie-in locations both for off-site and on-site locations. Field engineering for off-site locations, diesel splitter, hydrogen and hydrocracker units.
Carriage House Foods
oPeanut Butter & Preserves Line – San Jose, CA
Piping Designer. Responsibilities included the development of equipment location plans for Phase 1, 2 & 3 process equipment, conveyor systems and preliminary piping.
oIce Cream Packaging Line – San Jose, CA
Piping Designer. Equipment location plan for ice cream and yogurt storage freezer, conveyor system, packaging robots and freezer units.
Grimmway Farms
oSorting plant – Arvin, Ca.
oResponsibilities included detail design of compressed air systems for the carrot sorting plant, bagging area and the green bean processing units.
oDetail design of an extension to the refrigeration systems in the bagging rooms and new sorter lines.
oJuicing Plant – Arvin, Ca.
Responsibilities included providing equipment location plans and detail piping design of additional juicing lines.
Rio Bravo Tomato Paste Co. –Buttonwillow, Ca. Responsibilities included; production of plot plans and detail design of the tomato paste processing plant. Construction support and field engineering during the construction phase of the grass roots facility.
Bakersfield College, Bakersfield, California
A.S.; Ornamental Horticulture – 1988
Architectural Drafting – (graduation pending)
Fluor Daniel Training courses:
Fluor Daniel, Foods division training.
Fluor Daniel Phase I and II piping design training.
Alison Online training courses.
Course in Electrical Studies is complete. Diploma is pending.
Introduction to Electrical Wiring Systems.