Piping Designer

Nathan A. Thompson

Katy, TX

Phone: 281-***-****

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

CLASSIFICATION: Senior Piping Designer / Piping Supervisor SPECIAL SKILLS: AutoCad Plant 3D, Smart 3D (Intergraph), PDS v8, Bentley AutoPlant, Cadworx 3D, LFM / PointSense Laser Scan Technology, NavisWorks, Smart Plant Review, Microstation, AutoCAD

CERTIFICATIONS: SmartPlant 3D

Bentley AutoPlant

Process Plant Layout and Piping Design (SPED)

EXPERIENCE: Richard Design Services – Corpus Christi Senior Piping Designer (2020 - Current)

Valero Maintenance Projects

Corpus Christi, TX

Senior Piping Designer for multiple maintenance projects

Take projects from initial Scope of Work documentation to construction completion in the field

Optimized Process Designs - Katy

Senior Piping Designer (2019 – 2020)

Epic Y Grade Logistics LP

Fractionation Plant #1

Corpus Christi, TX

Senior Piping Designer for Grass Roots Fractionation Plant

Design multiple areas to include skid work

S&B Engineers & Constructors Ltd. – Houston

Senior Piping Designer / Supervisor (2015 – 2019)

Lyondell Basell Propylene Debottleneck

Houston, TX

Piping Supervisor for Houston office with SBI workshare

Manage piping project deliverables for 2019 TAR

Western Refining

El Paso, TX

Senior Piping Designer for multiple re-vamp projects.

Work closely with Client and Project Management to produce piping packages for 2017 TAR schedules.

S&B Standard Gas Plant

SBEC Gas Plant Division

Create piping modules and plot layout based on client needs and proceed with estimates for bid.

Design areas include: Amine, Cryo, Dehydration, Flare, Heaters, Metering, Rail/Truck loading, Tanks, Slug catcher Foster Wheeler USA Corporation - Houston

Senior Piping Designer (2013 – 2015)

Enterprise PDH

Mont Belvieu, TX

Area lead and senior designer for Heaters area to include: Regeneration Air Heater, Reactor Charge Heater and Reactor Evacuation Ejector

Complete critical layout and design of Ethylene & Propylene compressors areas.

S&B Engineers & Constructors Ltd. – Houston

Senior Piping Designer (2011 – 2013)

Chevron Phillips NAO Expansion

Baytown, TX

Senior Designer/Checker for work share project

Equipment layout for tower, exchanger, pump and vessel upgrades

Eagle Rock Energy SRU Incinerator Replacement

Atmore, AL

Equipment layout and detailed design for Sulfur Recovery Unit revamp to include new: Tail Gas Incinerator/Burner, Waste Heat Boiler, Combustion Air Blowers, Fuel Gas Filter and Tail Gas Separator

Design all jacketed piping for liquid sulfur and vent gas scope Enterprise Products West Texas Fractionator Debottleneck Mont Belvieu, TX

Detailed design for new Dehydration Unit, Cooling Water Tower & systems upgrades, Ethane Compressor, Deethanizer

& Debutanizer towers revamp

Front end piping scope development enveloping: equipment layout, one-line study, tie-in selection and onsite supervision of Laser Scan team for all scanning at piping scope locations Eastman Chemical Oxo Expansion

Longview, TX

Responsible for Aldehyde expansion design packages including Distillation Debottleneck, Tank Farm revamp, Cooling water systems and control systems upgrades, Exchanger relocations.

Install new: Bottoms/Reflux pumps, Oxo vent gas compressor, Reboiler steam condensate pumps/traps and 24” cooling water system from critical unit tie-ins to underground lake water catch basin

CRA Engineering Group - Houston

Senior Piping Designer (2010 – 2011)

Oneok Hot Oil Project

Hutchinson, KS

Piping Lead for new Y-Grade exchanger installation

On-Site advisor during planning stage to ensure efficient location of equipment & Product/Hot Oil Tie-Ins

Enterprise Products East Storage Well Expansion

Mont Belvieu, TX

Scope development with client & process engineering

Supervise junior designers on project scope through walkdowns and gather all client specifications/drawings prior to detailed design

Enterprise Products Markham Channel Meter Site

La Porte, TX

Detail design of ethanol & propane jumpers for inter-coastal pipeline efficiency following February 2011 explosion at Mont Belvieu facility

Lead piping supervisor at fabrication shop and on-site install during expedited delivery schedule

Oneok Y-Grade Rail Loading Expansion

Hutchinson, KS

Senior piping designer for Hydrocarbon/Brine Separator relocation, Rail loading expansion and new product well/meter skid installations

Establish schedule for all piping plan and isometric deliverables and issue to client for construction bids Enterprise Well Expansion

Hutchinson, KS

Create mechanical/piping engineering manhour estimate

Supervise piping design deliverables to include Key plans, Drilling requirements and Plan/Section drawings for construction demo and installation

Jacobs Engineering Group - Houston

Piping Designer (2006 – 2010)

BP Texas City Automation & Controls Project

Texas City, TX

Piping design for control systems upgrades in SRU, FCCU3, ULC, ALKY3, CFHU, RHU, and ARU units

Provide field measurements and vessel sketches for control systems/piping estimating and detailed design efforts Exxon/Mobil Non-Road Diesel Project (ISBL)

Baton Rouge, LA

Detailed piping design using PDS v8 and Smart Plant Review software

Work daily with overseas work share offices to coordinate PDS model transfers

Petro-Canada Oil Sands Inc. Sulphur Complex Project Fort Hills, Canada

Equipment layout for Sulfur Recovery Unit at grass roots Fort Hills Complex

Establish piping modules for detailed design effort working within client/overseas shipping demands

Exxon/Mobil Non-Road Diesel Project (OSBL)

Baton Rouge, LA

Confirm P&ID accuracy through field walk downs while in planning stage

Onsite selection of over 400 Tie-Ins for client approval during Feed Stage

BP Alky Repositioning Project

Texas City, TX

Scrub and revise isometrics for duration of project using PDS, Smart Plant Review and Microstation

Field trips for line routing/tie in sketches and P&ID verification

United States Army Special Forces

Special Forces Communications Sergeant (Green Beret) 1994-2006

Special Forces Operator with 3 combat tours

Combat Infantry Badge, Airborne, Air Assault, Sere school, Arabic language school

EDUCATION: Liberty University – Business management John Tyler Community College – Drafting / Design Engineering

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