Technical Specialist Piping Designer
Resume:
Wade D Spruill
Mobile, AL 36695
***********@*****.***
August 6, 2024
Dear Sirs,
I would like to submit my resume for consideration for a Piping Designer position with your company.
I worked in Glenwood Springs for almost 15 years and enjoyed my time in Colorado.
I had to move away during Covid 2020 to find work.
I have been working as a Mechanical Piping Technical Specialist for Hargrove EPC in Mobile, AL.
I have been responsible for piping projects for several Pulp and Paper companies in the South.
I have 13 years of Oil and Gas experience from my time in Colorado.
Thank you for your time.
Sincerely,
Wade D. Spruill
Wade D Spruill
2889 Sollie Road Apt. 620
Mobile, AL 36695
***********@*****.***
Skills and Proficiencies
AutoCAD Mechanical
Autocad Plant 3D
AutoCAD Inventor
Cadworx
Solidworks
Autopipe Stress Analysis
Onshape
Microsoft Office
OSHA Standards
Plant Layout
Drawing Checking
Design and Detail
3D Model management
Conveyor Design
Team Management
Experience
Date of Employment: August 8, 2022 - Present
Hargrove Engineers & Constructors
Mobile, AL
M/P Technical Specialist II
Responsibilities include total delivery of the mechanical and piping deliverables and services on time, within performance budget and within quality expectations. Provides technical guidance, produces mechanical and piping installation with engineering review, and conducts quality checks.
AM/NS CALVERT, Sample Transport Tubing, Mount Vernon, AL – Responsible for routing of Sample Transport Tubing through existing facility from sending stations to receiving station. Combined our piping models with Client model. Provided Client with BOMs and ISOs for project.
West Rock Demopolis, PM1 Stuff Box Elimination FEP2, Demopolis, AL – Responsible for demo of existing stuff box piping and layout of new bypass piping. Provided Client with ISOs and Navisworks model.
GP Alabama River Cellulose, Package Boiler Install, Monroeville, AL – Responsible for Piping for Boiler Package and DA Tank. Provided ISOs for installation. As-built project after installation. Rerouted Natural Gas Blowoff Vent per Client request
Experience
Date of Employment: Dec. 9, 2020 – Present
Endurance Equipment LLC
Irvington, AL
Senior Mechanical Designer
Hired to set up company’s new Solidworks and facilitate transition from Autocad 2D.
Mechanical Design of Pulp and Paper Company conveyor systems and log handling systems.
Responsible for answering shop questions and design changes
Layout of equipment from sales concept drawings
Experience
Date of Employment: April 6, 2020-June 17, 2020
Contracted with Aerotek to Golder Associates
Lakewood, CO
Mechanical Piping Designer
Hired to help complete a project that was at 60%
Stepped up to complete project after Senior Mechanical Piping Designer fail ill
Responsible for completion of piping in model
Responsible for finding interferences between disciplines models
Responsible for tie in points of existing piping and new piping
Experience
Date of Employment: March 2019-April 2020
MPA Consulting engineers, Inc.
Glenwood Springs, CO
Chief Designer
Responsible for model management
Responsible for P&IDs, Site Plans, all associated drawings for Equalization Tank and piping drawings
Experience
Date of Employment: June 2018-February 2019
Frank Henry Equipment
Fruita, Colorado
Mechanical Designer
Responsible for patent pending design of a Night Cap Ball Launcher for the oil and gas industry
Responsible with answering shop questions and problem solving shop concerns
Responsible fabrication drawings for machine shops
Responsible for transportation skids for oil and gas industry equipment
Experience
Date of Employment: June 2016 – June 2018
Cleaver Brooks
Lincoln, Nebraska
Designer III
Responsible for shop detail drawings
Trained to use Autopipe Stress Analysis program
Responsible with answering shop questions and problem solving shop concerns
Stepped in to take over 3D model management for a big project that the previous designer left the company
Recently moved into the Submittals group to help doing General Arrangement models for projects
Worked directly with Engineers in design process
Moved to the Submittals group. Responsible for site layout, functionality of facilities and ergonomics of valving and equipment.
Experience
Date of Employment : May 2007 – May 2016
MPA Consulting Engineers, Inc.
Glenwood Springs, CO
Chief Designer
Responsible for layout, design and detail of structural steel and piping projects with oil and gas companies, mining companies and chemical companies.
Responsible for maintenance of Cad Standards, client piping specifications for Cadworx and computer systems and AutoCAD software
Pressure Vessel design and details. General arrangements and piping drawings.
Responsible for the layout and design of all equipment and piping for an energy company project in Australia
Managed 5 piping designers and 3D model of an Australian project
I have completed refresher classes in AutoCAD Inventor 2015
Responsible for piping walk downs to check against new and existing P&IDs.
Field measurements for new projects.
Responsible for checking in house and outside detail drawings
Some use of STAAD for analyzing structural models
Used AutoCAD Inventor to generate assembly videos for a customer’s high pressure well heads.
Experience
Date of Employment : November 2005 – April 2007
Vulcan Engineering
Helena, AL
Designer
Responsible for structural steel design of mezzanine systems for a foundry in Mexico
Responsible for layout of pneumatic sand delivery system for foundries.
On-site problem solving for Mexico project. Revised and maintain drawings as problems arose.
Experience
Date of Employment : December 2000 – August 2005
North Alabama Fabricating Company
Birmingham, AL
Designer
Responsible for the layout and design of pulp and paper wood chip handling belt conveyors
Responsible for concept and layout of belt and chain conveyor systems for pharmaceutical grade calcium from rock to finished product
Responsible for design and detail of pulp and paper equipment
Responsible for site layout general arrangement drawings.
Experience
Date of Employment : May 1999 – July 1999
Pierce Construction
Petal, MS
Designer/Detailer
Responsible for layout of belt conveyor systems for saw mills.
Responsible for layout of pan conveyors for saw mills.
Incorporated client field measurements into conveyor designs.
Experience
Date of Employment : June 1995 – May 1999
Process Solution Inc.
Irvington, AL
Detailer/Designer
Started out responsible for burn table pattern layout
Moved to detailing of conveyor systems and pulp and paper equipment
Responsible for laying out conveyor systems and pulp and paper mill equipment
Responsible for the design of conveyor systems for saw mill equipment
Responsible for helping review and check detail drawings.
Helped with writing of requirements and specifications for purchasing agent.
Academic Education
Dates of Attendance : 2012 and 2015
D3 Technologies Denver, CO
Certificate of Completion Autocad Inventor 2015 Parts Modeling, Assembly Modeling and Inventor Drawings
Dates of Attendance : 1/1/1992 To 6/1/1994
Southeast College of Technology Mobile, AL
Associates Degree in Occupational Computer Aided Drafting and Design
Dates of Attendance : 9/1986 To 5/1991
S.S. Murphy High School Mobile, AL
General Diploma, excelled in Mechanical Drafting and Drafting as a Vocational Course
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