Randall O. DeFee

P.O. Box *** Oologah, OK.*****

Cell 251-***-****

Summary:

Design and design implementation of electrical controls, electrical distribution, instrumentation, information systems, mechanical, structural steel and process piping. Reverse engineering of existing equipment controls and instrumentation using field surveys, existing documentation and testing to verify and document current controls configurations. Using a broad spectrum of industrial construction, computer, maintenance, analysis of process controls and P&ID skills to achieve maximum productivity and flexibility. Working with management, engineering, customer process controls, maintenance and construction field personnel to promote safety, communication, problems resolution documentation and verification of specifications to streamline design and construction.

Work History:

Nov. 2012 until present

Sentinel Power Services Inc. Tulsa, OK

Electrical & Instrumentation Lead Designer

Lead designer on several capital projects for refineries, chemical plants and mines to include the following duties: selection & advising of junior designers, project layout, project research, file structuring, plot plans, equipment elevations, structural details, electrical one-lines, piping and instrument diagrams, electrical wiring diagrams, switchgear and motor control center schematics, building plans and layouts, structural drawings, civil drawings, equipment and pipe rack section drawings, piping isometric drawings, instrument loop diagrams, instrument wiring diagrams, instrument marshaling diagrams, panel layouts and duct bank design. Field walk down of sites, surveys using theodolites and laser range finders, mechanical measurements and sketches being prepared for construction of 2D and 3D AutoCad models used to make project drawings. Also provided drawing checking & pickups, technical writing to include project scope, order of operations guidelines, project reports and schedules. These projects to include a12.47kv switchyard replacement & upgrade project, a 12.47kv distribution and multiple MCC control center replacements, 2 UPS replacement projects several CEMS projects, 2 steam boiler installations to include multiple CEMS and UPS integrations. Design modifications to equipment for retrofitting, isolating and providing electrical protection and control of equipment operational electrical systems.

Nov. 2008 until Nov. 2012

Innovative Turnaround Controls Pasadena, TX

Electrical & Instrumentation Designer Location: Ardmore, OK

Assigned to on site capital project at Valero Refinery. Principal duties include research of existing electrical and instrumentation drawings and P&ID’s to establish as-built design conditions of electrical equipment. Photograph and document equipment wiring terminations of controls panels, motor starters, electrical and instrument junction boxes, marshalling panels, relay panels and instruments. Use Autocad to create electrical schematics, wiring diagrams, plot plans, P&ID’s, isometric piping diagrams and associated structural support details, instrument details, heat tracing schematics and instrument loop sheets. Design of analyzer panels, heat trace panels, cathodic protection panels, instrument and electrical junction boxes, conduit and tray cable routing and supports systems. Electronic document control for all I&E projects to include drawing number and instrument tag number assignment, creating a plant wide motor database, electrical database, updating the instrument index, instrument specification database, drawing index and creating a drawing identification code system and file structuring to enhance drawing identification and searching. This also included doing project as-built pickups and updating the drawing server with all I&E related information.

Mar 2007 until Nov 2008

Wink Engineering Pascagoula, MS

Drafter II

Assigned to on site designs department at Chevron Refinery. Principal duties include research of existing mechanical and civil drawings and P&ID’s to establish as built design conditions. Provide field surveys and sketches to design piping for small and medium capital projects. Use Autocad 2004 to create 2D and 3D models for design purposes, modification of P&ID’s, drawing isometric piping diagrams and associated structural support details. Provide a limited amount of field inspections, sketches and drawings for structural and instrumentation designs.

May 2006 to Nov 2006

Goldbelt Cedar Prairieville, LA

Field Design Engineer

Using P&ID and plan drawings to field design and retrofit 5 different engineered systems into a complete package for a chemical process to neutralize chemical weapons grade materials. Using Autocad 14 to create a 3D model of the plant as built and route system piping to the different elements of the system. Draw isometric drawings of lines to be distributed to field personnel and turnover packages. Design and apply support system for all field routed piping and instrumentation. Interpretation of the contract and specifications to meet the requirements of the design. Submit RFI’s and project design proposals, meet with clients in daily coordination and project status updates. Supervise field personnel and conduct quality controls. Order materials and research operation and maintenance manuals for proper installation and storage of equipment.

Nov 2005 until May 2006

PCE Constructors Prairieville, LA

Field Engineer

Operation of a Smartplant design system workstation for a diesel hydrotreating process in a petroleum refinery. Using the workstation to identify system components and assembling the associated drawings for field construction packages by area, system and line. Issuing model renderings and construction packages with item identifications as needed to aid field personnel with identifications and assembly orientations.

Identifying structural components and analyzing piping and structural support systems for proper support parameters. Checking issued isometric drawings for accuracy problems and collisions. Planning of field routed electrical systems to avoid collisions with piping and structural elements. Identification of instrumentation and placement to conform with engineered design parameters. Research of vendor supplied materials for field personnel to include manuals, specifications and locations of various equipments.

Oct 2005 until Nov 2005

G.A. West & Co. Saraland, AL

Industrial Electrician

Installation of conduit, cable tray, instrumentation, and wiring for a Sour Water Handling System addition in a chemical plant near Mobile, AL.

Aug. 2005until Sept. 2005

Moody’s Electric Co Bay Minette, AL

Industrial Electrician/ Burner Controls Technician

Reverse engineering of 3 phase power distribution and 120VAC controls. Reverse engineering and installation of burner controls and installation of various valves and associated piping. Replacement of large horsepower motors and operation of heavy lifting equipment.

Feb 2005 until July 2005

G.A. West & Co. Saraland, AL

Millwright/ Pipefitter/ Welder

Replacement of bulk concrete handling equipment and repairs to building structural and sheathing, replacement of large motor operated gate valves and operation of various manlifts and equipment for handling heavy machinery damaged by hurricane at the Port of Pensacola, FL.

Nov. 2004 until Jan 2005

Gulf Lumber Co Mobile, AL

Millwright/ Welder

Maintenance of automated lumber sawing, grading, sorting and stacking equipment. Duties included: Repair of hydraulics, pneumatics, mechanical, welding of various broken structural assemblies, timing of equipment, preventative maintenance and troubleshooting.

Sept. 2004 until Oct 2004

Gulf States Electrical Co Daphne, AL

Commercial Electrician

Installation of conduit, electrical panels and wiring for 3 separate store sites in mall near Daphne, AL

Jun. 2004 until Aug 2004

All Phase Electrical Co. Montgomery, AL

Commercial Electrician

Installation of conduit, electrical panels, transformers and wiring of 2 separate store sites in mall near Daphne AL.

Apr.2004 until May 2004

Mastec Energy Services Charlotte, NC

Electrician / Lineman

Termination of lighting distribution system and grounding of steel structures for a high voltage switchyard at Macintosh Power Plant near Savannah, GA. with additional work on a separate high voltage transmission line testing and installing line counterpoise and grounding structures near Hendersonville, NC.

Jan.2004 until Mar.2004

Statewide Electric Casper, WY

Mine Electrician

Installation of distribution wiring and associated raceway, construction to include cable tray and conduit for a complete DCS upgrade in an operating bentonite mine.

Aug. 2003 until Dec. 2003

Mastec Energy Services Charlotte, NC

Electrician / Equipment Operator

Operation of boom trucks, forklifts, backhoes, and man lifts, installation of transformers and surge arrestors, termination of low and high voltage to include 35KV 3M stress cones, 35KV 3M direct burial butt splices, 35KV Cooper drop out Ts for 43 GE 1.5MW wind turbines and 2 associated substations near Scranton, PA. Conduct daily and system safety and quality control audits to ensure system compliance to contract specifics. Additional installation of conduit and cable tray systems for a separate control room and substation in Jacksonville, FL.

Jun. 2003 until Aug. 2003

Southwind Industrial Service Bangor, ME

Electrical Technician

Installation and wiring of 480VAC utility circuits, 125VDC power distribution systems for critical control power, instrumentation and control wiring for an AC/DC switch substation to tie and synchronize east and west coast electrical grids near Rapid City, SD.

Oct. 2002 until Apr. 2003

Performance Technical Service Brandenton, FL

Electrician/ Structural Welder

Installation of a Fike fire detection and suppression system, Planning and installation of associated raceway, conduit, panel construction, wire selection and controls for a Colby bulk powder handling system. Performed loop checks and startup /checkout in a dairy product environment at Portales, NM.

Raceway construction, motor wiring, motor controls and instrument termination to include BOP for 3 GE LSM 6000 turbine packages at Silverena, MS. Structural welding of conduit and cable tray supports, instrument stands and valve position indicator mounts.

April 2002 until October 2002

Rust Construction Birmingham, AL

Multi-craft Maintenance Technician

Preventative and corrective maintenance in a steel mill environment to include troubleshooting and repair of associated hydraulic, mechanical and electrical equipment, welding and fabrication near Mobile, AL.

Sept. 2001 until Jan. 2002

G.A. West Saraland, AL

Welder/ Hydraulic Technician

Structural and pipe fitting and welding, mechanical assembly and installation of heavy pipe handling equipment, hydraulic systems installation for a pipe welding and painting plant at near Mobile, AL.

Jun. 2001 until Aug. 2001

C& G Boat Works Mobile, AL.

Marine Electrician

Installation, troubleshooting and repair of motor controls, marine navigation and communication equipment, lighting, fire protection and detection, UPS and switch gear. Installation of transformers, industrial lighting and power transmission circuits and associated conduits and raceway of 2 newly constructed manufacturing buildings.

Jan 2001 until April 2001

RTX/ VECO Rocky Mountain Golden CL.

Electrician

Retrofit installation package of a Foxboro DCS with Solid State UPS, and all the associated controls and instrumentation packages for a 100MW steam turbine in Tuscon, AZ.

Duties: Demolition of existing system, Installation of conduit, cable tray, reverse engineering and retrofit wiring of controls, instrumentation, assembly of modular control consoles, welding of wire way supports and instrument stands, installation of data communication cables and operator interface platforms, loop checks, troubleshooting and startup of system, provide technical drawings of field designed wiring and location drawings of equipment.

June 2000 until Dec. 2000

The Siebold Company

Mechanical and Electrical Technician/Turnover Superintendent

Worked under supervision of Northrupt- Grummand field engineers to install the Rapistan AFSM100 series automated Flats Sorting Machine at Various sites throughout the U.S. for the U.S. Postal System.

Duties: Precision machine layout, mechanical assembly, wiring, performance of associated test and adjustments to equipment to achieve proper machine operation and throughputs, perform machine run in, testing and troubleshooting. Training of Postal employees in machine operation and handling. Interfacing with Postal System Auditors and third party clients.

May 1999 until May 2000

DeFee Brothers Welding, Construction and Maintenance

Owner / Operator

Emergency field welding and maintenance service tailored to serve small to medium sized industrial companies in the Mobile, AL area.

Duties: Welding Stick, MIG, TIG in various metals, structural design and fabrication, mechanical and electrical repair, estimating and bidding, balancing books and tracking accounts. Using Autocad 2000LT to render buildings for clients to streamline their facilities process and storage flows, 3D rendering of overhead cranes that were hand built by employees for engineers to determine load ratings, Detailed drafting of specialized machinery for use in patent applications using Drafix drafting software.

Mar 1999 until May 1999

RTX Littleton CO.

Electrical Technician

Worked under supervision of Westinghouse engineers installing an Ovation DCS in a combined cycle power generator retrofit package.

Duties: Demolition of existing system, installation of enclosures, cable tray, conduit, contactors, DCS consoles, cables, tracing of cables and identification of field mounted components, controls termination.

Feb 1999 until Mar 1999

Instrument Technical Service Irvington, AL.

Industrial Electrician

Duties: Installation of enclosures, cable tray, conduit and wiring for motor controls and instrumentation.

Dec. 1998 until Jan. 1999

Instrumentation and Electrical Daphne, AL.

Industrial Electrician

Installation of Allen Bradley DCS in a Waste Water Treatment Facility. Duties: installation of enclosures, conduit, wiring and circuit termination.

Oct.1998 until Dec.1998

Instrument Technical Service Inc. Irvington, AL

Industrial Electrician

Worked under supervision of Cutler Hammer Engineering Services repairing and replacing water damaged electrical equipment at Chevron Oil Refinery, Pascagoula, Ms.

Duties: installation of remote control devices and indicators, reverse engineering of damaged and obsolete devices, installation of enclosures, conduit and three phase motor termination.

Jun.1998 until Oct. 1998

American Designer Pottery Opelika, AL

Maintenance Technician

Duties: Mechanical, electrical and pneumatics maintenance on foam and rubber injection molding machines, mapping existing electrical service and labeling circuits for better identification and control of machinery and lighting.

Dec. 1993 until May 1998

Southern Aluminum Casting Co. Bay Minette, AL

Maintenance Mechanic/ Electrical Technician

Maintenance in a high-volume green sand molding and machining foundry supplying castings to Ford Motor Co. Installation, troubleshooting and repair of automated molding machines, core machines, furnaces, compressors machining and support related equipment.

Duties: electrical, mechanical, hydraulics, pneumatics, welding, instrumentation, preventative maintenance, statistical process control and training of maintenance personnel. Received training in Statistical Process Analysis and Statistical Process Control. Development of process streamline, scrap reduction, maintenance related down time reduction and instruments to provide analysis of key scrap control and through-put enhancements. Reverse engineering of existing process machinery to provide schematics and electrical diagrams for accurate troubleshooting of equipment and training of maintenance personnel in use of these types of drawings. Training of junior maintenance personnel in all aspects of foundry operations to include smelt furnaces to holding and alloying furnaces, metal additive and robotic ladles, conveyors and material handling equipment, robotics part handlers and machining setup and repair.

Nov.1990 until July 1993

Aluminum Alloys Sinking Springs, PA

Maintenance Mechanic/ Electrical Technician

Maintenance of foundry and machining equipment in a high production aluminum job foundry.

Duties: electrical, mechanical, hydraulics, pneumatics, combustion furnace and induction furnace controls and refactory repair, forklift repair and welding.

Dec 1986 until Nov. 1990

Southern Aluminum Casting Co. Bay Minette, AL.

Maintenance Mechanic/ Production Worker

Worked in all phases of core, molding and machining production. Promoted to maintenance trainee after 2 years. Took multi-craft apprenticeship program. Performed preventative maintenance of various foundry and machining related equipment.

Education:

Baldwin Co. High School Bay Minette, AL.

General studies, algebra, chemistry, Graduated 1982

North Baldwin Technical School Bay Minette, AL.

Welding Processes Graduated 1982

MIG, TIG, and stick welding, oxy-acetylene welding and burning, blueprint reading.

Reading Area Community College Reading, PA.

Electrical Motor Controls Graduated1991

Schematic reading, AC and DC motors, relays, remote switches, remote starters and variable AC and DC drives.

Reading Area Community College Reading, PA.

Programmable Logic Controllers Graduated 1992

Allen-Bradley based class with controls starting with

SLC100 and going to SLC500 series covering programming, wiring and troubleshooting.

Faulkner State Community College Bay Minette, AL.

Pre- engineering major Attended1996 and 1997

Studies included: chemistry, algebra and trigonometry

Military:

Alabama Army National Guard 20th Special Forces Group

Rank E-3

MOS 11C S4 mortar and heavy weapons specialist

MOS 32F10 fixed ciphony repair

Analogue and digital troubleshooting and repair of voice and data encription systems.

Available upon request.

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