Process Plant Layout and Piping Design Supervisor / Designer

Dale Niederhaus

Cel: 281-***-****

Email: **************@*****.***

Title Process Plant Layout and Piping Design Supervisor Coursework Mechanical Engineering, Tarrant County Junior College, Fort Worth, TX, 1984 to 1986 Mechanical Engineering, Doane College, Crete, NE, 1981 to 1982 Training Lean Six Sigma White Belt, S3D, (In house training) Technip 2012, PDS, (In house Training), Stone and Webster, Comanche Peak, 1990

Experience Over 30 years of process plant layout and piping design knowledge and experience oil, gas, petrochemical and pulp and paper projects ranging from major grass roots and major revamps to relatively small unit additions working as the Piping Project Lead. Proven ability to manage large teams of over 50 pipers from various offices in international workshare situations with focus on safety, quality, budget. project schedule and constructability (including modularization and pre-assemblies). Active India Business Visa exp. 09/2023 and TWIC card exp. 08/2022. Technip USA, Inc., Houston, TX, 2008 to present

Plant Layout and Piping Supervisor

INEOS Olefins & Polymers USA, 02DB+ Project, Chocolate Bayou, Texas Supervised / Managed 75,000 Piping MH’s for plant layout and piping design for the OLE-2 Ethane Cracker Debottleneck / Expansion project from FEED to Detail design and construction support. Project objective was to increase overall capacity by 26% by adding new equipment and piping, and replacing existing equipment and piping. Piping scope included over 1800 Tie-ins, 30 replace in place pieces of equipment, 50 new pieces of equipment and over 70,000LF of pipe to be installed into a 40 year old existing unit. Engineering and construction were in parallel throughout execution phase. Supervisory duties included managing PDN's, manhours and staff of operating centers in Mumbai, India and Houston, TX along with constant client and construction interaction. Plant Layout and Piping Supervisor

NOVA Chemicals Gas Phase, R3 Project, Joffre, Alberta, Canada Supervised / Managed 114,000 Piping MH’s for plant layout and piping design of a 431 KTA single train LLDPE Unit from Pre-FEED through Detail Design including construction support to mechanical completion. Project included upgrading an existing catalyst manufacturing area and offsites upgrades. Supervisory duties included managing PDN's, manhours and staff of multiple operating centers in Calgary, Canada, Chennai India and Houston, TX and constant client and construction interaction. Piping Design Area Lead

EXXON Elite Project, Baytown, TX

Supported and assisted piping project lead in the initial layout and development of a Grass-Roots proprietary EXXON special lubricant facility. Facilitated model reviews. Plant Layout and Piping Supervisor

BASF Catalyst Blending Facility, Oman

Supervised FEED plot plan development of a Grass-Roots Catalyst Blending facility that included Seabulk unloading, pneumatic catalyst transfer, catalyst blenders and truck loading, including manhour estimate and all associated MTO activities.

Dale Niederhaus

Cel: 281-***-****

Email: **************@*****.***

Plant Layout and Piping Supervisor

LDH Energy, UNSAT Gas Compressor Revamp, Chalmette LA, Supervised IFC development of Plot Plan, Piping Tie-ins and Fabrication isometrics for the installation of upgrades to existing process gas compressor facility. Plant Layout and Piping Supervisor

LDH Energy, Mid-Stream Y-Grade Fractionation Unit, Mt. Belvieu, TX Supervised Pre-FEED and FEED development of a Grass-Roots Fractionation Unit Plot Plan, manhour estimates and all associated MTO activities.

Plant Layout and Piping Supervisor

Coffeyville Resources, Refinery Revamp, SCR and Wet-Gas Scrubber, Coffeyville, KS Supervised IFC development of Plot Plan, Piping Tie-ins and Fabrication isometrics for the installation of SCR Unit and Wet-Gas Scrubber and associated equipment, including manhour estimates and all associated MTO activities.

Plant Layout and Piping Supervisor

OXY-Mukhaizna CPF Phase II Expansion, Upstream Crude Processing Facility, Oman Supervised / Managed 35,000 Piping MH’s for plant layout and piping design of a 37,500 BOPD Upstream Oil processing facility expansion in the Oman desert region. Team developed IFC Site Plan, Plot Plans, Tie-in locations in field and 3D piping and equipment modeling for a Dehydration Unit, De- oiling Unit, Desanding Unit and Crude storage tanks. Project required heavy Client Interaction both in- house and in Oman.

Piping Design Area Lead

Valero Port Arthur Refinery Expansion, Port Arthur, TX Supervised Process and Pipe Rack Module design and overall Module constructability reviews. Also responsible for technical RFI resolution of module fabrication, dealing directly with onsite Technip Construction.

Jacob's Engineering, Houston, TX, 2006 to 2008

Plant Layout and Piping Supervisor

Chevron/Phillips Chemical, LDPE Revamp, Orange, TX Major field activities for assessment and evaluations for the restart of an existing abandoned/shutdown LDPE unit. Main activities were walkdowns to locate Tie-ins for replacement of damaged or missing piping components, equipment and instrumentation. There were several major equipment upgrades including Flash Line Heaters, Extruder and Pellet Blending / Storage area. Responsibilities included, P&ID walk down for Unit Assessment, field Tie-in locations, Plot Plan development, Piping layout and 3D modeling utilizing Laser scanning software. Duties also included all Engineering / Client interface to resolve design conflicts.

Plant Layout and Piping Supervisor

Chevron/Phillips Chemical, Grass Roots Polystyrene Unit, Jubail Saudi Arabi Supervised FEED to IFC plot plan development, piping layout and 3D modeling of a Grass Roots Polystyrene Unit within the Jubail complex. Duties also included all Engineering / Client interface to resolve design conflicts.

Dale Niederhaus

Cel: 281-***-****

Email: **************@*****.***

KBR, Houston, TX, 2005 to 2006

Senior Plant Layout and Piping Designer

El Merk Upstream Oil and Gas Processing Facility Proejct, Algeria Pre-FEED to FEED development of overall site plan and unit plot plan layouts for CPF (central processing facility) and associated man camp facility. Duties also included constant Client and Construction interface. Exxon/Mobil BOPX, Baytown, TX

Piping layout and Field Walk downs of Olefins plant Revamp. Duties also included Engineering and Construction interface to resolve design conflicts Jacob's Engineering, Houston, TX, 2005

Senior Piping Plant Layout Designer / Checker

Flint Hills Resources Extract Hydrotreater Unit, Alaska Pre-FEED to IFD plot plan development, piping layout and 3D modeling of Hydrotreater Unit. Duties also included all Engineering discipline interface to resolve design conflicts. Brown and Root (Kellogg Brown & Root, KBR), Houston, TX, 1995 to 2005 Senior Plant Layout Piping Designer / Checker

Exxon/Mobil Chad Pipeline Project, Chad, Africa

Piping layout and 3D modeling of Crude oil pipeline, pumping stations and associated equipment and systems. Duties also included Engineering and Construction interface to resolve design conflicts. Exxon/Mobil Beaumont ULSD Project, Beaumont, TX

Field activities to assist in Piping layout, 3D modeling and Surveying as-built data utilizing Laser Scanning software for Revamp of the Refinery. Duties also included, field surveys/sketches along with Engineering and Construction interface to resolve design conflicts. BP Chocolate Bayou OLE-1 Debottleneck Project, Alvin, TX Major field activities to assist in Piping layout, 3D modeling and checking for Revamp of the Ethylene Cracker Unit. Duties also included, field surveys/sketches along with Engineering and Construction interface to resolve design conflicts and assisting Designers in PDS 3D Modeling and Videogrammetry. Shell OP2 Ethylene Plant Revamp Project, Deerpark, TX (4 year project) Major field activities for assessments and evaluations for the restart of an existing abandoned/shutdown ethylene facility. Hot / Cold end and associated piperack tie-in activities for equipment and piping replacement. Checking of team 3D modeling and field surveys/sketches along with client Engineering and Construction interface to resolve conflicts and assisting Designers in PDS 3D and Videogrammetry. Sappi Fine Paper Mill Project, Muskegon, MI

Responsible for field surveys/sketches, layout, design, checking and CAD modeling of Bleach Plant Area Revamp for Cluster Rule compliance.

Bahia Sul Paper Mill Project, Muccuri, Brazil

Responsible for onsite Quality Assessment of local piping designers in the field. G.P. Crossett Paper Mill Project, Crossett, AK

Responsible for field surveys/sketches, layout, design and CAD modeling of Bleach Plant Area Revamp for Cluster Rule compliance.

VEHOP Project, Caracas, Venezuela

Responsible for 3D modeling, layout and design of Gas Recovery Area of Sour Crude Refinery. Dale Niederhaus

Cel: 281-***-****

Email: **************@*****.***

Riverwood Paper Mill, Macon, GA

Responsible for field surveys/sketches, layout, design and CAD modeling of Bleach Plant Area Revamp for Cluster Rule compliance.

BP Columbia Pipeline Project, Bogotá, Columbia

Responsible for layout, design and CAD modeling of Pipeline Pumping Stations and Pig Launcher and Receiver.

Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc. Augusta, GA, 1990 to 1995 Piping Designer

Savannah River Site (DOE),

Lead CAD Designer/Drafter in the Title III Design Group, responsible for the production, review and issue of Piping and Instrumentation field and engineering drawings as well as incorporation of plant modification documents into existing plant drawings utilizing MicroStation 5.0, AutoCAD and Manual Drafting. Duties also included interfacing with engineering and resolution of drawing discrepancies. Texas Utilities (Contract with NACES), Glen Rose, TX, 1989 to 1990 Piping Designer

Comanche Peak Power Station,

Responsible for completion of piping isometrics, pipe support drawings and instrumentation location drawings. Utilized Intergraph Main Frame PDS and MicroStation. Ravishaw Architects, Fort Worth, TX, 1987 to 1989

CAD Operator, Draftsman

Responsible for Drafting Residential and Small Commercial Architectural projects utilizing AutoCAD and Manual Drafting.

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