Engineer Civil Engineering

SUMMARY

Licensed Professional Structural Engineer (TX, OH & MN), with over 17 years of experience in the industry including progressive experience in Industrial, commercial and residential projects.

RELEVANT QUALIFICATIONS & SKILLS

Extensive experience in design of residential, commercial and Industrial projects including refinery and LNG related structures, process units, flow stations, pipe racks, shelters, switchgear buildings, analyzing rooms, and heavy equipment foundations and buildings.

Strong understanding of nationally recognized codes and standards and related ordinances, such as: ACI 318 & 350, AISC 360& 341, ASCE-7, IBC, AASHTO, API, Process Industry Practice (PIP), the National Building Code of Canada, and British Colombia and Ontario Building Code.

Experienced working with STAAD Pro., STAAD Foundation, RAM Connection, RISA 3D, SAP 2000, SAFE, MAT3D, LIMCON, DESCON, DS-Anchor, AutoCAD, MicroStation, Navisworks, Smart plant, LFM software

EXPERIENCE

October 2019-Present KBR, Houston, TX

Lead Structural Engineer

Projects: ExxonMobil (EOM) PCV Terminal Project

Owner/Location: ExxonMobil/Wink & Webster, TX

The project objective was to design, engineer, procure, and construct of Crude Oil Storage Terminal with a storage capacity of 2,000k barrels. KBR was to design and construct sleeper and helical piles for supporting pipelines, to design fire water tank foundation, pump foundations, cable tray supports, electrical powerhouse support, structural steel for this project using codes, specifications, regulations and industry standards.

July 2018-October 2019 TechnipFMC, Houston, TX

Sr. Structural Engineer

Projects: Motiva Ethane Cracker Project

Owner/Location: Motiva Entreprises LLC/Port Arthur, TX

The Motiva project was including several modules for an Ethane Cracker and a Petrochem Facility. Provided computer models and designed steel and concrete structures for process modules, pipe racks, compressor shelters and stick built buildings and structures. Modules to be designed for in-situ condition, barge transport, SPMT land transport, and Lifting.

Projects: Olefin-2 Debottlenecking Project

Owner/Location: INEOS Olefins & Polymer USA /Chocolate Bayou, TX

Revamp of a petrochemical facility, including adding elevations to existing pipe racks for new lines, strengthening existing columns, moment connections and retrofit existing foundations with adding new piles and enlarging pile caps.

October 2014-May 2018 JGC America, Houston, TX

Lead Structural Engineer

Project: Woodfiber LNG Export Terminal

Owner/Location: Woodfiber Natural Gas Limited/ Squamish, BC, Canada

Project was including design of a facility to purify and liquefy the natural gas to produce LNG. The project was consisting of design of several modular process units for dehydration, mercury removal, liquefaction and boil off gas and a flare. Performed analysis, designed and peer reviewed the design of several steel structures, pipe racks, pipe bridges, plant buildings and process skid units to be transported by ship and SPMT. Designed module foundations to support all process structures, equipment and plant buildings. Created project specification, design criteria and reviewed technical reports from vendors and contractors.

Project: Nederland Ethane Terminal Project

Owner/Location: Sunoco Logistics, Nederland, TX

Managed and controlled design of structures in and Ethane Export Terminal project.

Checked calculation performed by others, reviewed and approved technical reports, including design of pipe-racks, equipment foundation, compressor shelters, cooling tower basin, and process structure, and prepared BoQ and MTO for civil, steel and concrete construction. Coordinated with project management and quality control team to meet schedule and progress and man hour allocation and staffing.

September 2013-October 2014 Burns & McDonnell, Houston, TX

Senior Structural Engineer

Project: Corpus Christi Eagle Ford Refinery Revamp Project

Owner/Location: Valero/Corpus Christie, TX

Revamp project was including analysis and evaluate of existing steel pipe racks, designing new heavy equipment foundations, crude oil terminal docks, cooling towers, switchgear buildings and other refinery related structures.

Managed and supervised a team of structural engineers and designers. Coordinating work with various engineering disciplines project engineers, subcontractors and clients. Peer reviewed other engineers’ work Performed and reviewed structural analysis and calculation and technical input to drawings. Developed specifications and calculations.

December 2007- May 2013 WorleyParsons, Arcadia/Monrovia, CA

Senior Structural Engineer

Project: STVIP Project

Owner/Location: BP/Alaska

Project was including design and revamp of modules for flow stations in stock tank vapor compressor units. Designed and prepared construction drawings and calculation for process modules, including structural connection details for variety of connections used in cold environment steel construction. Performed interdisciplinary coordination and tracked progress to meet the project schedule, provided support during the construction phase through addressing RFI’s and change orders. Performed transportation, lifting and in place analysis for process modules, prepared design criteria and specification for lifting models and design of lifting lugs.

Project: SAMREF (Saudi Aramco Mobil Refinery Company Ltd.) Clean Fuel Project

Owner/Location: Exxon Mobil-Aramco/Saudi Arabia

Project was including grassroots for process units and utilities including new pipe racks for a refinery project.

Directed activities to ensure that design and construction conform to function specifications, recognized codes and standards, Exxon Mobil Global Practices and SAMREF guidelines and client requirements. Modeled and Designed steel structures for a revamp project. Evaluated capacity of existing structure and retrofitted the members as required. Modified existing foundation for additional loading and new pipe stress. Designed tank, vessel and pump foundations, pipe/conduit supports, process unit structures, analyzing rooms, platforms, shelters, and prepared drawings and details.

Project: Chevron- El Segundo Refinery + Pro-Project, Los Angeles

Owner/Location: Chevron, El Segundo/CA

Chevron product reliability and optimization project was including design and construct of a new sour water stripper and a new sulfur recovery unit to increase energy efficiency and capacity of existing processing units.

Performed complex structural analysis and engineering task related to new and revamp of existing refinery and related facilities including conceptual design, preliminary and detailed design. Used relevant structural and civil engineering FEM software applications for analysis and design of structures proficiently.

Project: Aramco, Ras Tanura (RTR) Project

Owner/Location: Aramco/Saudi Arabia

The project to build new refineries and upgrade some existing plants to significantly increase the refining capacity. The specific aim of the Ras Tanura Refinery Expansion was to supply middle distillates such as diesel and kerosene.

Performed engineering analysis and design of steel and concrete components by ensuring the structure is designed in accordance with project design basis, quality plans, and standards.

Project: BP WRDX Gas Partial Processing Project, North Slope, Alaska

Owner/Location: BP/North Slope, Alaska

WRD project was consist of developing viscous oil reserves in western region of Prudhoe Bay Unit from Orion and Polaris formations and to drill and build new processing facilities to recover light oil reserves from Borealis and to increase production. Modules were enclosed industrial type buildings containing mechanical/electrical equipment, piping and lifting devices.

June 2006- June 2007 Desimone Consulting Engineers PLLC, Miami, FL

Structural Engineer

Project: MET ONE, 900 Biscayne Blvd and 1101 Brickell Ave., Miami

Owner/Location: MET One Company, Miami, Florida

Project was involved design and construction management of residential and commercial high-rise reinforced concrete structures with post tensioning flooring system, located in downtown Miami. Performed analysis and design for reinforced concrete and steel structure and foundations. Performed design for structural components for residential, commercial and complex high-rise buildings with post tensioning slab and shear wall system.

2003-2006 Tecnocana, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Field Engineer

Project: Single Family Houses, Residential and Commercial Buildings

Owner/Location: Private, Toronto, Ontario

Reviewed modified structural design calculations, plans, specifications and cost estimates and construction administration. Inspected construction site during all phases of construction, was acting as troubleshooter and monitored quality and standards of building practices of trade contractors.

EDUCATION/ CERTIFICTES/PROFESSIONAL LICENCES

Continuing Education in Structural Engineering, Florida International University, Miami, FL, 2007-2008

Master of Engineering –Civil/Structural Engineering, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Canada, 2004-2006

Bachelor of Engineering-Civil Engineering, Ryerson University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 2000-2004

Construction Management Certificate, George Brown College, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 2004

AutoCAD Certificate-Net Skills Institution, Toronto Ontario, Canada, 2001

Professional Engineering License State of Texas, Registration# 114835

Professional Engineering License State of Ohio, Registration# 80362

Professional Engineering License State of Minnesota, Registration# 54441

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