Sr Civil/Structural Designer
Structural ● Tooling ● Mechanical Troubleshooting ● Field Engineering Summary:
Results oriented Sr. Designer with 25+ years experience in designing, detailing, troubleshooting and developing general assemblies, layouts, section views, details & shop drawings of 2D & 3D complex structures. Hands-on experienced in overseeing (field, fabricating, troubleshooting, repair and construction of structural components.
CAD PROJECTS:
Commercial/Industrial Buildings/Structures (Waxahachie Senior Center; UTA Austin (all steel work to the new dorms including wrought iron work) - Medical City Dallas (2) new build parking decks -7 level parking deck, Lamar St., Fort Worth, TX - Possum Kingdom Dam retro, Solar structures and canopies, Grain/Mill Facilities, Chemical Plants
Furnace repairs, doors, auxiliary equipment
Oil & Gas Equipment & Plants (Platforms & landings, crossovers, mezzanines, shaker frames, skids, bents, pipe racks, as builds, material takeoffs (MTO), shop drawings, laser scans, ground penetrating scans, misc.)
F-16 Fighter Surface Treatment Plant
Land Rig (SELR Self Elevating Land Rig) from concept to shop drawings
Offshore Rigs (Chevron Bigfoot) (Shell Olympus) (Drill-Mec Rig 92 & 93)
Tecoma, WA Bridge (all the interior structures, landings, stairs, ladders, handrails/guardrails)
Chicago Transit (CTA)
Water Treatment & Sewer Treatment Plant retro’s across the USA
Civil - Business Parks – Residential/Retail developments – Roads, paving & storm water drains – Pump house & lift stations. Baseball/Softball Field Retro’s
Architectural – Home, Log Home, Church designs/plan. Commercial buildings, add-ons Tooling:
Medical (prosthesis, monitoring equip., accessories)
Automotive (fuel lines & rails, dashboards, under hood equip., a/c ducts & vents, interior trim)
Commercial Products (Mop bucket/ringers, carts, trash cans, hoppers, beer pitchers)
Agricultural (feeders, bins, stall equip.)
Office Products (letter trays, file trays, all desktop accessories, decorated waste baskets)
Consumer Products (toys, gyms, anything home products)
Plumbing & Fixtures (water closet valves, faucets, accessories)
PVC (fencing, handrail & decking)
Composite Structures
EXPERIENCE:
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xxxxxxxx 1/2022 to 7/2024
Construction Coordinator
Owners Rep, Site Manager
Managing, Monitoring and Safety on job-site
Manage job-site cradle to grave, seeking vendors & quotes
Resolved and reduced RFI’s during bid & construction.
Attend meetings to cover issues with design, scheduling, man hours & Vendor selection
Design/Redesign of structures, buildings, roads, drainage, conveyors, rail system, bulk storage yard/facilities, etc.,
SWPP Inspections, Testing
Saved 100k+ in yearly maintenance of 13 acre retention pond by redesigning ccd Consulting 10/2021 to present
Sr. Civil/Structural Designer (Independent Jobs)
Agricultural Facilities, Commodity Centers (conveyors, bucket elevators, screw conveyor, storage hoppers/bins
Design of misc structures (tank supports, platforms, mezzanines, stairs & ladders)
Solar Structures, Grain Facilities/Chemical Facilities,
Electrical lighting layouts, Drainage Layouts, ADA, etc
Industrial/Commercial/Residential/Entertainment Facilities/Parks and Recreation
Approval Drawings, Fabrication Drawings, Cut Sheets xxxxxxxxx
Construction Manager (Contract) 12/2019 to 3/2020
Performing as Construction Manager/Safety in a Coke facility in the retrofit, rebuild, repair of Hot Car, Ash Hoppers, Quench Tower, Furnaces, Conveyor Systems o Ownership in managing and monitoring project and project resources to deliver project goals (safety, quality, schedule, scope and cost). Demonstrating dedication to safety and quality control on all projects. o Commissioning & Verification
xxxxxxx 2/2018 to 11/2019
Project Manager/Estimator/Sr Designer
Performing as Construction Manager/PM for Stewart Industrial on installations in the food and beverage industry, automotive, paper mill, aluminum roll facilities, grain facilities to name a few.
o Feed Tanks, oven retrofits, conveyor systems, mezzanines, retrofits, machine repair/install, roll removal/maintenance, greenfield and brownfield.. o Furnace refurbishment, door design, repairs
Performing as Estimator/PM/Designer for S&V Fabrication on the fabrication of steel, maintenance and installation of equipment for the food and beverage industry, automotive, paper mill, aluminum roll facilities, grain facilities to name a few. o Ownership in managing and monitoring project and project resources to deliver project goals (safety, quality, schedule, scope and cost). Demonstrating dedication to safety and quality control on all projects. o Overseeing, planning, scheduling, directing and coordinating the construction project activities of S&V
o Scheduling production and delivery of materials. o Quoting, purchasing & design of materials, equipment, etc o Resolving job site problems, performing field measurements, QA/QC. o Ensure the project scope is completed per the design plans Xxxxxxxxxx (Contract) 9/2016 to 10-2017
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Structural Engineer (Contractor), Tech, R&D and Engineering Performing as Construction Manager CALP 1 & 2/Owners Representative/Project Owner of a
$550MM investment to equip the facility with additional heat treatment and finishing capabilities to produce wide aluminum auto body sheet for the automotive industry.
Boots on the ground, managing the construction of 9360+ tons of steel. Greenfield and Brownfield construction site. Focused on analyzing and problem solving the schedule and installation/construction of a 3 and 5 story roll facility platform structure, solving all issues with the fabricators, erectors, designers, engineers. o Ownership in managing and monitoring project and project resources to deliver project goals (safety, quality, schedule, scope and cost). Demonstrating dedication to safety and quality control on all projects. o Overseeing, planning, scheduling, directing and coordinating the construction project activities conducted by the construction and contractor resources (trades, supervisors, etc.) on the site for the duration of the project, as defined by the Sr. Project Manager.
o Scheduling production and delivery of materials. o Negotiating bids and contracts.
o Managing both Lump Sum and T&M contracts
o Pricing and issuing change order requests and negotiating change orders. o Resolving job site problems, coordinating with other trades, suppliers and sub- contractors, performing field measurements, QA/QC. o Conflict and negotiation competence.
o Developing and maintaining client & vendor relationships. o Validates that all construction materials conform to design per the engineering specification, company specifications, and industry/ regulatory requirements o Ensures that the project scope is completed per the design plans, and associated contract change orders within a specified time.
o Working with accounting on job cost estimates and other financial matters. Weekly structural completion reports
o Managing RFI’s, answering, documenting, cataloging, Prolog Punch lists, close outs.
ccd Consulting (Contract Jobs) 3/2012 to 9/2016
xxxxx--Mont Belvieu, TX
Sr. Civil/Structural Designer (Contract)
Performing as Project Coordinator/ Field Engineer/Field Specialist, coordinating all USGC civil/structural construction for Chevron Construction for Targa Projects. Handling the troubleshooting, designing, redesign managing of this project on the Civil/Structural side of this project.
Troubleshooting foundations, engineering hydro locations, troubleshooting with engineering of structures & foundations, designing, redesigning of foundations and structures. Checking, modeling, submitting drawings, (review, IFA's, IFC's, joining production meetings, sending out change orders, fixes/co's to RFI's.
Working closely with Engineering & all trades in field on a daily basis to give Targa and Chevron the absolute best fix to all their projects.
Collecting all survey's, laser scans, modeling underground obstructions, modifying all foundations and structures for this project, assigning instructions for completion, fix's, etc.
Using AutoCAD Structural Designing (ASD), Plant 3D, Cloudworx, Cyclone & Navisworks. Designing for petroleum plants such as Chevron, Targa, Bayer, Enterprise. Constructing “as build” drawings from lazer scans and walkdowns of existing structures & piping, Designing new builds, add-ons. Troubleshooting collisions for piping & structures. Designing transport skids, mezzanines, bents, racks, platforms. Material take-offs, shop drawings, checking. Xxxxx –- Houston, TX 2/2014 to 3/2015
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Sr. Structural Designer (consulting)
Help with new start-up Engineering firm modeling, designing & detailing a new concept land rig for Marcellus region utilizing Inventor 2014 & AutoCAD 2014 in designing & detailing of shop drawings, concepts drawings, layouts, material take-offs, BOM and details of substructures, drill floor, drillers cabin, mast pedestals, walkways, stair modules.
Designing/detailing/concepts of mast, crown, monkey board, generator skids, degasser skid, festoons, mud tanks, walkways, stair modules and back yard equipment. xxxx--Mont Belvieu, TX 11/2013 to 2/2014
Sr. Civil/Structural Designer (contract)
Using AutoCAD Structural Designing (ASD), Plant 3D Cloudworx, Cyclone & Navisworks. Designing for petroleum plants such as Chevron, Targa, Bayer, Enterprise. Constructing “as build” drawings from lazer scans and walkthrus of existing structures & piping, Designing new builds, add-ons. Troubleshooting collisions for piping & structures. Designing transport skids, mezzanines, bents, racks, platforms. Material take-offs, shop drawings, checking.
xxxxxxxxxxx - Baytown, TX 3/2012 to 11/2013
Lead Sr. Structural Designer (contract)
Overseeing all of drafting after 6 months (piping & Structure).
Conducting review of, risk assessment of and troubleshoot and diagnose, design, detail, assembly conflicts, repair/rebuild & as builds of new and existing structures for Chevron’s “Big Foot” & Shell’s “Olympus”. Implementing corrective action where needed. AutoCAD 2D and 3D design of new structure (modules, walkways, extensions, mud troughs, piping, skids, mezzanines, tanks, centrifuge stands, stairs & ladders). Module layouts, general layouts, rig layouts, equipment layouts, as builds,
Piping, troughs, etc. from bell nipple through gumbo to shakers.
3D & 2D presentations to Chevron.
General Assemblies & layouts, rigging, outfitting, barge layouts
Checker.
Creative CAD & Design Consulting (Independent projects) 1/2000 to 3/2012 Sr. Designer/Sr. Civil/Structural Designer
2D & 3D Structural designing & installation of steel structures, piping and FRP composite structures for the gas and oil industry, many water and sewer treatment plants, railways, off-shore, on-shore, chemical plants. Structures include, (mezzanines, platforms, racks, walkways, stairs, ladders, cell tower enclosures, antenna closures, handrail/guardrail, buildings, piping iso's, grating layouts, embeds, etc.).
Solar Canopy’s, Food and Beverage, Breweries, Grain Facilities, Tacoma, WA. Bridge, Chicago Transit (CTA), Parks and Recreation, Commercial/Industrial Buildings/Structures, Medical City Dallas parking decks, Possum Kingdom Dam retro, Water Treatment & Sewer Treatment Plant retro’s across the USA (civil/structural), F-16 Fighter Surface Treatment Plant, Business Parks, Residential/Retail developments, Roads, paving & storm water drains, Pump house & lift stations. (civil/structural/piping), Cell Tower disclosures (FRP)
Mechanical designing, fixtures, hydraulic schematics, electrical layouts, p&id, equipment layouts, flow charting, retro-fitting, updating injection molding presses, compressor stations, walk downs, punch lists.
Shop drawings, AutoCAD 2D and 3D for medium to smaller fabrication shops. Injection Mold Plastics Arena 4/1985 to 7/2000
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Product Manager
Tooling Engineer
Tooling and CAD Engineer (3 facilities)
Injection Mold Processing Engineer (3
facilities)
Tool Sampling and Mold
Builder/Machinist/Maintenance
Project Manager (2 facilities)
General Manager
Production Manager
Production Supervisor
Maintenance Troubleshooter/ Process
Technician
Millwright
Education:
Total CAD Systems, Inc.: 32 hrs, Inventor Fundamentals (w/frame generator) Tarleton State University: Awarded 42 credit hrs towards Industrial Engineering course(s) National Tooling and Machining Association NTMA
4 yr.Journeyman Injection Mold and Tool & Die Maker/Builder Portage Lakes Career Center
Advanced AutoCAD 3D Training
Ford and Rubbermaid SPC Training
Donald Paulson Process Seminars - 6 wk course Injection Molding Processing Other:
ISO 9001, PLC’s, barge layouts, outfitting, robotics, automotive, GD&T, FEA, prototyping, FDA, hot stamping, heat transfer, sonic welding, medical, CNC, stereolithography, SLA, SL, structural foam, gas assist, RIM, compression, blow molding, SPC, PPAP, NCR, CAR, CAP, CAPF, ECR, ECO, ECN, IPS, PS, QPS, DS, FCC, colortronics, blower systems, thermolators, chillers, mold flow programs, hydraulic valve gating, pressure and hydraulic transducers, heat staking, hot runner systems, conveying systems, multi cavities, kona systems, transducers, structural steel layout 16ga. to 1" plate, metal fabrication, metal stamping, punch press, shear, brake press, electrical repair troubleshooting, hydraulic repair troubleshooting, mechanical repair troubleshooting, robotic repair troubleshooting, blowers, pumps, pneumatic repair troubleshooting, microsoft: word, excel, project, lotus: 123, word pro, passport, twic card, ISTC card (09SU & 09ENP), Targa training.
CAD SOFTWARE:
AutoCAD from R12 to 20
Inventor 2014-20,
Advance Steel 2018-20 (actually
own legal seats)
AutoCAD Structural Detailing (ASD)
AutoCAD Plant 3D
Cloudworx & Pro-E
Cadworx
Navisworks
Cyclone
Mechanical Desktop
Solutions 3000
ME-10
Hypermill
PCDMIS 3D
Chief Architect
Civil software 2D & 3D