James Kaack
832-***-**** *********@*****.***
Boling, Texas
Professional Profile
AutoCAD
AutoPlant 2D & 3D
PDMS 3D
Navis Works
Isogen
CADworx
Bentley
PDS (Jacobs)
CNC Mills & Lathes
4th Axis Mills
CNC Programmer w/Tech Soft & Gibbs Cam
Vertical Turning Lathe w/48” table
Professional
Accomplishments AutoCAD Certification
PDMS Certification
NCCER Pipefitter Certification
Work History August 2021 to current
Engineer/CAD Drafter, Accuren, contracted to OneOk, Mont Beliveau, TX, field sketching, plantwide P & ID walkdown
CAD Operator, Accuren, contracted to Chevron-Phillips Chemical, Sweeny, TX CAD Operations and Piping Inspections, Field sketching, and preparing inspections ISO's AD Designer
AutoCAD Designer, Iris NDT, contracted to Phillips Chemical, Sweeny, TX Auto CAD drafting and design
August 2019 to March 2020
Senior Piping Designer, El Dorado AR
Working with in-house engineering group projects for clients. Responsibilities include design and modeling for steel plants using Cadworx 2018.
June 2018 to July 2019
CNC Programmer, Hudson Products, Beasley, TX
Programming CNC machines using Gibbscam
October 2017 to June 2018
CNC Machinist, Draw Worx, Boling, TX
Running CNC mills and lathes.
October 2016 to October 2017
Measure & Sketch, ICS, Freeport, TX
Drawing ISOS for pipe fabrication and general maintenance. August 2015 to March 2016
Senior Piping Designer, TRS Staffing (for Fluor), Houston, TX Working with in-house engineering groups monitoring of piping design in Manilla using Smart Plant Review
June 2014 to January 2015
Senior Piping Designer, Universal Pegasus International, Houston, TX Working with in-house engineering group projects for clients including Kinder Morgan. Responsibilities include design and modeling for multiple pipeline pump stations and launcher / receiver piping using Cadworx 2014.
April 2012 to May 2014
Piping Designer, Jacobs Engineering, Houston, TX
Working with in-house engineering groups projects for clients including Enbridge, BHP, and Shell modular LNG unit. Responsibilities included design and modeling of piping for upstream oil and gas compression and LNG process systems using AutoPlant and PDMS.
November 2011 to April 2012
Piping Designer, S&B Constructors & Engineers, Houston, TX Working with in-house engineering groups on various maintenance projects for clients including Shell Chemical and Motiva as a pipe designer. Responsibilities included preparing field sketches, field surveying, P&ID walk downs and using AutoCad and AutoPlant.
January 2011 to October 2010
Designer, Valerus, Houston, TX
Designer of reciprocating and rotary gas compression skids for onshore and offshore projects using Cadworx and Isogen. Assisted the fabrication of the skids and streamline production.
January 2009 to June 2010
Machine Operator, Hudson, Beasley, TX
Machining brake rotors and generator housings for oilfield platforms using a vertical lathe with a 48” table.
September 2006 to January 2009
Piping Designer, S&B Constructors & Engineers, Houston, TX Working with in-house engineering groups on various maintenance projects for clients including Eastman Chemical, Dow Chemical, Cargill, Natureworks, BP Biofuels, and Chevron Phillips Chemical Company as a pipe designer. Responsibilities included preparing field sketches, field surveying, P&ID walk downs and identifying field routing and tie points for future lines using AutoCad and AutoPlant. August 1994 to August 2006
Shop Foreman, A&T Machine Services, Needville, TX
Programmed and ran CNC mill and lathes for various industries from medical to oil drilling applications. Ran office side, parts scheduling, and tool purchasing. Education PDMS Certification
Houston Community College
Sugarland, TX
February 2009
AutoCAD
Wharton County Junior College
Sugarland, TX
August 1997
Military Service
United States Navy
Rank E-4, 3rd Class Petty Officer
1987-1991
References Brian Bacica
Mike Nichols
Mike Davis