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Piping Designer Houston Tx

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Lambeth, Greater London, SE27 9AA, United Kingdom
Posted:
January 15, 2024

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Wendell A. Babin

***** *** ***

Gonzales, LA ****7

Phone: 225-***-**** (message) Fax: 225-***-**** E mail ad2sgp@r.postjobfree.com

OBJECTIVE

I would like to gain further experience as a Senior 3D Piping Designer. My first preference is to work in major project design.

EDUCATION AND TRAINING

2010 Attended CADWorx University in Houston, TX.

2008 Attended IN-House PDS training.

2008 Completed Bentley Auto-plant Piping Tutorial Package IN-House.

2008 Completed Bentley Auto-plant Equipment Tutorial Package IN-House.

2006&2016 Cadworx E-training for Piping, Equipment, Steel, ISOGen and P&ID.

2005 Solidworks Advanced Class, MLC-Cad, Houston TX

2005 Solidworks Sheetmetal Class, MLC-Cad, Houston TX

2004 Solidworks Basic Class, MLC-Cad, New Orleans, LA

2004 Solidworks Personal Edition Training

2004 Attended PDS training ITI Technical College

2003 AutoCAD 2004 Upgrade Training, Datec, Inc.

2002 AutoCAD 2002 Upgrade Training, Datec, Inc.

2000 AutoCAD 2000 Upgrade and Plotting Training, Datec, Inc.

1994 Attended Memphis State University, Memphis, TN, AutoLISP course

3/92-3/93 Attended International Technical Institute, Baton Rouge, LA

AutoCad releases (10,11,12) and ADEV Pro series pipe drafting software (now Bentley Autoplant)

1/91 Attended Houston Marine Pilot Training School, New Orleans, LA

11/85 5/87 Attended L.S.U., completed freshman year in Microbiology

8/77 5/80 Belaire High School, Baton Rouge LA (graduated May 1980)

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS (some are concurrent)

25 years experience in refinery and specialty chemicals business

7 years experience with LFM Scan Software

1 year experience with Bentley Autoplant & Isogen Software

10 years exp. with Coade 3DCadworx(Piping,P&ID,Steel&Equip.)ver. 2010-16 & ISOGEN

2 years experience Autodesk Inventor

2 years experience with Rebis (Now Bentley Autoplant) Pro-Series Software

4 years experience with Intergraph Microstation (4.3, 5.0, J and SE)

3 years experience with AutoCAD release 12 thru 14 (DOS and Windows)

21 years experience with AutoCAD 2000-2016 (multiple clients on multiple versions)

6 months experience with AutoCAD Mechanical

13 years experience with Adobe Acrobat (full version)

16 years experience with Microsoft Access and Excel Database (user and set-up)

1 year Advanced drafting training with a piping specialty (board and computer)

25 years experience with Microsoft Office Applications (MS Word, Outlook, etc)

3 years experience in maritime transportation

4 years United States Navy Hospital Corpsman (emergency medical technician)

EXPERIENCE

CDI, Baton Rouge, LA (09/2011 to 06/2018)

My position was Senior 3D Cad Piping Designer on numerous projects listed below. Often utilized to manage XREF and model issues as well as Navisworks presentation issues. Also worked with department head, piping leads and IT to refine ISOGEN functionality, CONFIG file and CADWorx SPEC issues for projects. All projects utilized scanning data software products and output utilizing LFM software. Used 3d CADWorx versions 2010 through 2016.

IMTT St. Rose, LA-Asphalt Plant and Tankage Upgrade Tank heating coils, assist another designer in pump pit area to clean up multiple ISOGEN issues on three separate occasions and rack piping for tankage. Received client project award for greatest contribution to meeting accelerated project construction deadline.

IMTT St. Rose, LA-Vapor Recovery System Upgrade Set vessel and associated equipment and ran piping.

CF Industries Port Neal, IA-Expansion Project Misc. Expansion-Related FEL, estimate piping, spec checking, development and creation.

Westlake Longview, TX-Automate PE-2 Blowdown Valves Locate valves and replace associated piping.

CDI EXPERIENCE (continued next page)

CDI, Baton Rouge, LA EXPERIENCE (continued from above)

Westlake Longview, TX-H-Line Transfer System Replace Tubing and Misc. piping for pneumatic transfer system. Misc. Spec and ISOGEN issues and improvements.

Westlake Longview, TX-E-Line Transfer System 30% Estimate Misc. FEL, estimate piping, spec checking, development and creation.

Westlake Longview, TX-Upgrade PE-2 Analyzers Ran piping for replacement of analyzers.

Axiall Plaquemine, LA-North VCM Recovery FEL Misc. Expansion-Related FEL, estimate piping. Misc. Spec checking and ISOGEN issues and improvements.

Axiall Plaquemine, LA-Add Third Reactor FEL Misc. Expansion-Related FEL, estimate piping, spec checking, development and creation.

Axiall Plaquemine, LA-Add Third Reactor Set additional reactor with numerous individual internal heating coils into existing chain of two. Continued numerous existing gravity-fed and gravity-drained lines in highly congested area of unit. Also ran all piping to ancillary systems for equipment. Misc. Spec and ISOGEN issues and improvements. Client Project manager comment at end of project was that “It went in way better than we thought it would when we started the project.”

Motiva Convent, LA-H-Oil HCGO Gasoil Preheating FEL Misc. Expansion-Related FEL, estimate piping. Misc. Spec Checking and ISOGEN issues and improvements.

Motiva Convent, LA-Amite Project Tank Farm Modifications Project to send Gasoil Feed to Norco refinery. My scope was 4 24 inch rack headers, two 500 HP pumps to feed to offsite refinery and all meter runs and associated piping as well as manifold piping. Also coordinated with and assisted numerous other designers at four related feed tanks as well as designers in the Houston and Beaumont, TX locations. Managed XREF coordination and generating Navisworks Client Presentations. Also Generated BOM generation for entire tank farm work scope on numerous occasions. Misc. Spec Checking and ISOGEN issues and improvements.

Motiva Convent, LA-H-Oil H-200 Burn Recovery Job ran replacement piping for burned area of unit merging existing “as-built” Isometrics with scan-data. Also participated in various levels of checking process as well as XREF coordination and maintaining Navisworks model.

C. F. Industries Verdigris, OK-Replace Reactor Project Set 100’ plus reactor and associated Heat exchanger into existing unit. Ran all 20 inch schedule 120 and related piping.

Excel, Inc, Gonzales, LA area (12/10 to 09/11)

Rum Distillery Water Treatment plant upgrade

My position was as a Senior 3D Cad Piping Checker/Senior Piping Designer utilizing 3D CADWorx 2010 autocad 2011 and IsoGen. I was responsible for all aspects of piping checking on an offshore job with final deliverables in the 500+ ISO range. Checking work included model and isometric drawing checking duties as well as a moderate number of plans, sections and P&ID’s. I also assisted in the development/improvement of the material, CAD, and IsoGen standards and specifications. I also did some work related to construction support as well as minor design changes and field-requested modifications after project delivery in a senior piping designer capacity.

MPA Consulting Engineers,Inc., Glenwood Springs, Colorado (06/09-08/10)

QER Oil Shale Technology Demonstration Pilot Plant Brisbane, Queensland, Aus.

(New Technology Development)

My position was a Senior 3D Cad Piping Designer/Lead Piping Designer utilizing 3D CADWorx 2009 and 2010 and IsoGen. I was responsible for a piping department of four designers. Developed the piping design from conceptual design through to construction drawings. Generated the model and piping isometric drawings. Assisted the Client in the development of the material and CAD specifications. Performed extensive maintenance on the IsoGen setup. Helped develop pilot shale retorting vessel design details and associated equipment. Coordinated P&ID development and corrections with the Process Group and managed numerous revisions. Coordinated with E&I dept. and managed changes in specifications. Also liaised with equipment vendors.

EXPERIENCE (continued)

Englobal, Inc., Baton Rouge, Louisiana (05/08-12/08)

My position was a 3-D Cad Piping Designer utilizing Bentley Auto-plant and ISOGEN Isometric Software. I completed maintenance-type retrofit projects in area plants and new unit construction in a refinery. Experience with these projects includes field work for projects as well as determining routing, locating pipe supports and tie-ins to existing piping systems. Projects included P&ID work for project as well as coordination with plant engineers and construction personnel. Projects were designed and completed with various piping systems including jacketed systems as well as numerous carbon steel specifications. I also used Bentley Equipment software for vessel work needed. I also worked to develop lunch-and-learn training for AutoCAD upgrade from AutoCAD 2005 to 2008. I also did work for Kemper Imageering (now Kemper Engineering Services) on an as-needed basis doing 3-D modeling utilizing Solidworks software as described below in the Kemper entry.

R&D Consulting, Inc., Baton Rouge, Louisiana (04/06-04/08)

My position was a 3-D Cad Piping Designer utilizing Coade Cadworx2010 and ISOGEN Isometric Software. I completed many maintenance-type retrofit projects in several area plants. Experience with these projects includes all field work for projects as well as determining routing, locating pipe supports and tie-ins to existing piping systems. Projects included P&ID work for project as well as coordination with plant design personnel, engineers, and construction personnel. Projects were designed and completed with various piping systems including lined piping, jacketed systems as well as numerous carbon steel and stainless steel pipe specifications. I also periodically used Autodesk Inventor software for parts of projects and vessel work requiring more sophisticated modeling capablilities.

Kemper Imageering, Inc., Baton Rouge, Louisiana (07/04 to 03/06)

Kemper Imageering has since been re-organized as Kemper Engineering Services.

Experience in multiple design environments to include; ASME and API pressure vessels, USCG and Det Norsk Veritas(DNV)certified saturation dive systems, reverse-engineering heavy equipment implements, bridges, machined parts in support of multiple machine shop environments, down-hole tools and devices, NASA lifting body prototypes, and unique piping fabrications. Also completed numerous models in support of Finite Element Analysis(FEA), Computational Fluid Dynamics(CFD) and Kinematic Model analysis. Completed redesign of some items identified above. This work was accomplished utilizing Solidworks software. This job ended when owner, and Principal Engineer, was called back to active duty in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom and the office was closed.

John L. Lowery and Associates, Baton Rouge, Louisiana (04/99 to 01/04)

UOP Llc Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Drafting Department (sole employee).

I was tasked to support engineering functions within and without the facility including drawing management and coordination with outside engineering firms. I accomplished many small mechanical and piping projects. Most projects included E&I support as well, though not in a design capacity. I also maintained P&ID’s. Re-organized the drafting room. Recovered more than 1,500 CAD files from numerous firms which had never issued same to prior owners. Some were as long as 12 years prior. Moved plant from AutoCAD Release 12 (DOS) to AutoCAD 2000 through 2004 and AutoCAD Mechanical 2004DX.

Jacobs Engineering Group, Baton Rouge, Louisiana (11/98 to 1/99)

Union Carbide Corp., Taft, Louisiana

Acrolein piping system survey.

Tasked to inspect and identify pipe supports in the field that were missing, excessively corroded, or improperly installed. Also reviewed acrolein system piping for deteriorated insulation.

Salmon and Associates, Baton Rouge, Louisiana (2/98 to 10/98)

BASF Wyandotte Corp., Geismar, Louisiana

1,4 BD Expansion

Prepared estimate isometric sketches. Reviewed P&ID’s for spec, line

number and tie-in consistency. Prepared numerous piping plans, sections,

details and isometric drawings including fieldwork for many. I used Microstation J, Bitwyse 2D pipe Isosketcher software to produce these drawings.

EXPERIENCE (continued)

Walk, Haydel and Associates, Baton Rouge, Louisiana—now URS (2/96 to 2/98)

Chevron Chemical Co., Convent, LA

River Water Pump Project

Prepared piping plans, sections, and isometric drawings for river water pumps and utility piping utilizing Rebis Pro Pipe and AutoCAD Release 12 at Chevron Chemicals Dock, Convent Facility

Castrol Oil Co., Port Allen, LA

Prepared piping plans and sections for installation of Great Lakes

Oil Water separators utilizing Rebis Pro Pipe and AutoCAD Release 12.

Metal Technology, Inc. Slidell, LA (New Technology Development)

Prepared equipment P&ID’s, piping plans and sections, mechanical assembly and part drawings for a new prototype steel cleaning process using Rebis Pro Pipe and AutoCAD Rel. 12. This project involved a brand-new process developed in Russia. I was closely involved with the process engineer from the concept proposal to the prototype stage. I was also involved in material selection and procurement for processes not common to the refinery and chemical process industry.

Allied Chemical Co., South Works Plant, Baton Rouge, LA

Prepared P&ID’s, piping plans, sections and isometric drawings utilizing Rebis Pro Pipe, Pro-Iso and AutoCAD Release 12. My area of responsibility for this project consisted of the following; demolition of piping for the existing vacuum pumps, place one new vacuum pump on existing foundation, set and locate foundations for seven new vacuum pumps, run new piping for all packaging area vacuum pumps, locate new pipe rack for all new piping in the packaging vacuum pump area.

Allstates Design and Development Company, Wilmington, Delaware (8/94 to 2/96)

Dupont Chemical Company, Memphis, Tennessee

Hydrogen Peroxide Plant

150 MM Pounds Per Year Expansion Project

Prepared demolition and future P&ID's, motor schematics, interconnection diagrams and loop sheets from a project scope. Walked through the project with engineers and construction personnel to insure construction isometrics

were in agreement with both D&R and future version of project P&ID’s.

OSHA Hazardous Operations Review

Identified P&ID's requiring review to meet OSHA requirements. Cataloged P&ID's belonging to the Hydrogen Peroxide Unit and included same in

plant drawings database index so haz op P&ID's can be readily identified in the future. Updated active drawings to include equipment (equipment incorrectly listed as abandoned) being used in hazardous service. Recommended and executed procedures for efficiently walking down and reviewing haz op P&ID's. Recommended procedures for insuring that updated P&ID's are effectively maintained in the future.

Hydrogen Plant DCS Conversion Project

Converted approximately 150 manual loop drawings to Intergraph and checked for agreement with current P&ID’s.

Power House, Oxone, Hydrogen Cyanide and Sodium Cyanide Plants Performed similar OSHA Hazardous Operations Review for these areas.

EDECO Engineers, Inc., Memphis, Tennessee (8/93 to 8/94)

MAPCO Refinery, Memphis, Tennessee

As an ad-hoc Electrical and Instrument CAD Operator Prepared elementary diagrams, interconnection diagrams, loop sheets, conduit and cable schedules, and layout drawings, using AutoCAD Release 12. As Piping and Mechanical CAD Operator Prepared P&ID’s, piping, equipment layouts, piping isometrics, plans, sections and elevations for bottom loading and DHDS projects.

Truman Arnold Gas Terminal

Electrical, Instrument and Mechanical CAD Operator Prepared electrical and

Instrumentation drawings similar to above for gas terminal in West Memphis, Arkansas. Also did some piping layouts and details.

EDECO Additive Management System (New Technology Development)

As an ad-hoc Electrical, Instrument and Mechanical CAD Operator made interconnection drawings for Gasoline Additive Blender System. Prepared

mechanical and electrical layout drawings for above blender system. Also helped in the assembly of the prototypes.

ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE

Cooper/T. Smith Stevedoring: Darrow Fleeting and Towing

Louisiana State University: Department of Entomology and Crop Physiology (Student Worker)

United States Navy, Hospital Corpsman:

U.S.S. Tripoli (LPH 10)

Naval Hospital Cherry Point, North Carolina

REFERENCES: (with permission latest to oldest)

Mr. Adrian Jackson, Piping Department Manager

SIGMA Engineers and Constructors, Inc.

(Supervisor for longest duration at CDI, Inc.)

11585 Lake Sherwood Ave. North

Baton Rouge, LA 70816

Work Phone: 225-***-****

Main Office: 225-***-****

Cell: 225-***-****

Fax: 225-***-****

E-mail: ad2sgp@r.postjobfree.com

Mr. Robert D. Littler, P.E. (Principal)

MPA Consulting Engineers, Inc.

802 Grand Avenue, Suite #302

P.O.Box 854

Glenwood Springs, Colorado 81602

Work Phone: 970-***-****

Mr. Jack E. Helms, Ph.D., P.E.

Engineer-in-Residence & Undergraduate Coordinator

Dept. of Mechanical Engineering

Louisiana State University

Baton Rouge, LA 70803

Home Phone: 225-***-****



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