DENNIS E. TIGNOR, PE 704-***-****

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SUMMARY

MECHANICAL ENGINEER with demonstrated ability in pressure vessels, piping, nondestructive examination, and welding engineering. Fluid dynamics background to complement ASME/ANSI code experience for piping components. Strong leadership capabilities including designer management experience.

COMPUTER SKILLS

AWS QC-1 Certified Welding Inspector 08-2004 to 09-2019

MS Office Suite

HASS software for the hydraulic analysis of fire protection and suppression systems

TriTherm software for the sizing of heat exchangers

Advanced Pressure Vessel (Now Compress)

ANSYS Pipe Stress Module

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

DTPE Engineering Jan2014-present

Project Piping Engineer

Calculated parallel flow to 3 engine dynomometers from a single pump at a race car facility

A.S.M.E. vessel and piping design. Calculations of wall thickness.

Managed 4 Engineers and 3 Q.C. Inspectors.

Inspected Fuel oil tanks at gas turbine power plants to API 653 Standards.

Evaluated main steam line in a Navy ship.

Jacked Polymer Vessel design calculations for alteration.

Pressure Vessel Fabrication Facility-responsible for the improvement of welding processes plant wide. Inspection of vessels for dimensional accuracy and weld quality.

Calculated nozzle reinforcements for pressure vessels and piping

CWI inspection of nuclear quality welding to AWS D1.1, D1.6 and D1.4.

Review of documentation packages at a pressure vessel manufacturing facility..

Duke Energy Corporation 2000-Retired

Lead Fossil High energy steam piping engineer.

EDUCATION

B.S. Mechanical Engineering Technology, Virginia Tech

Diploma, Automotive Technology, Virginia Western Community College

Continuing Education

Victor O. Shinnerer Principles of Risk Management

May 1993

Understanding and Managing Risk, Law Engineering

December, 1996

Fluor Corporation Risk Management

March 2008

Successful Project Management Skills, Skillpath Seminars,

August, 1994

Physical Metallurgy, Gaston College Fall Quarter, 1995

Requirements of the National Board Inspection Code

March, 1994

AutoCad 10, Gaston College

Fall Quarter, 1989

ANSYS Principles of Pipe Stress Analysis

December, 1999

CWI Preparatory Course

July 2004

Passed the CWI Examination August 2004 (Expired August 2019)

Sonset Consultants 80 hour CWI continuing education course for 9 year renewal.

August 2013

SPECIAL RECOGNITION

Dean’s list student Virginia Western Community College 3.5/4.0

Dean’s list student Virginia Tech 3.7/4.0

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