Piping Designer International Paper

HENRY C. RUFF

SENIOR MECHANICAL/PIPING DESIGN ENGINEER

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PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Prepared contract piping drawings, specifications, schedules, details and sketches, and equipment models from conceptual design through to construction. Facilitated and ensured the quality of project deliverables. Followed production guidelines and project standards in the department drafting standards manual. I am familiar with piping materials and specifications. I applied the piping information from industry charts and guidelines. I provided company CAD design assistance for a wide variety of projects, from report stage through design and construction administration. I supported the team operations and played an integral part in the promotion of its health and safety culture.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

• Mechanical engineering

• Project management

• Excel, Word & Outlook

• Piping designer

• Technical drawings/drafting

• AutoCAD 2017

• Strategic planning/execution

• SP3D (Smart Plant 3D)

• Revit 2017

• Client relations

• PDS (Plant Design System)

• Navigator

• Communication skills

• Micro Station V8

• Smart Plant Review (SPR)

WORK EXPERIENCE

Senior Mechanical Designer (Piping) Jun.10, 2019- Sept. 04, 2020

Mechanical Group, Jacobs Engineering, Pittsburgh PA

•I was assigned the NUCOR, Compressed Air System (CAS). In 39 days or 1 month and 9 days using the AutoCAD (2017) and Revit (2017) software tools. I completed the following: 1. Assisted in the development of the system P & ID, 2. drafted the system P & ID (AutoCAD 2017), 3. Created the Equipment GA (AutoCAD 2017), Modeled ALL the Equipment in Revit, and Designed and Modeled the Piping System on Revit (2017).

•From: August 5, 2019, To: September 20, 2019 (In Jacobs Greenville, SC office) on assignment. There I was assigned to assist Brent Oldman on the GP – Foley (Osprey Project). On which I completed basic Piping Design and Drafting.

•I returned to Jacobs, Pittsburgh office on September 23, 2019. Where I was assigned, to the API Proposal and Bid Project. Which consisted of a set of General Arrangement (GA) drawings of existing, new and relocated equipment. When I was asked to complete a preliminary piping design of the following: 4” City Water Supply Header CWSH), 4” Cooling Water Return Header (CWRH), 4” Cooling Water Supply (CWS), 4” Cooling Water Return (CWR), 6” Vacuum Blower Supply (VBS), 8” Vacuum Blower Vent (VBV), 2” Vacuum Pump (VP), 10” Vacuum Blower Intake (VBI), 10” Vacuum Blower Header (VBH), 12” Cooling Water Tank Suction Header (CWTSH), Eight Cooling Water Pumps 2 ” Suction and Discharge, and Cooling Water Tower 14” drains. ALL of which; I completed in approximately four weeks on Revit (2017).

•I was assigned the North Star Blue Scope (NSBS) expansion Projects Utility Piping Systems. Which consisted of the following system: Argon (AR), Compression Air System (CAS), Natural Gas (NG), Nitrogen (NI), Non-Portable Water (NPW), Oxygen (O2), and Portable Water (PW). ALL Designed and Modeled on Revit (2018).

Senior Piping Designer IV Jun. 30, 2008 - Dec. 04, 2017

Mechanical Design Department, Westinghouse-WECTEC, Waynesboro GA

•Effectively handled the AP1000 China Project, working on the KT-48 Hot Water Heating System (VYS).

•Modeled all associated equipment including two heat exchangers, two circulating pumps and one chemical additive tank.

•Routed all the associated piping with inline components and worked on the Compressed and Instrument Air System (CAS), the Stand By Diesel Oil Fuel System (DOS), and the Plants Gas System (PGS) in the Rad waste Bldg

•Designed the yard piping of the Potable Water System (PWS), Sanitary Drain System (SDS), Plant Gas System (PGS) and Diesel Fuel off Loading System (DFS) at Plant Vogtle U3 & U4 Nuclear Power Construction Site.

•Supported the rework of several hundred spool pieces of pipe using various software including Plant Design System (PDS) 3D, Smart Plant, Review 3D, Micro Station V8 (2D) and PDS Drawing Manager (3D).

Senior Piping Designer Dec. 2007-Apr. 2008

Spec Process Engineering & Construction Inc., Burlington MA

•Worked on the Mascoma project; created the Bio-Kill Skid from conception to drawings, using AutoCAD 2008.

•Utilized P & ID process to arrange 6” x 6” I-beams and 2” x 2” angles into a 52” x 78” frame, supporting one horizontal heat exchanger and two vertical heat exchangers.

•Designed the routing of the 2” main processing line with expansion loops, and the support utility systems piping that include steam supply and return, chilled water supply and return, vents and drains, plant waste water, Filter press and a holding vessel.

Senior Piping Designer Apr. 2007-Aug. 2007

Poyry (Appleton) LLC., Pulp and Paper, Appleton WI

•Modeled various equipment including pumps, tanks, and hydraulic power units while working on the Corenso North America, Wisconsin Rapids, WI paper board project (3D Model).

•Routed different piping systems such as the CB53-2331 Stock Chest and CB53-2835 Stock Chest. Extracted Isometric drawings that are generated automatically by Smart Plant 3D.

Manufacturing Engineer Dec. 2003-Jan. 2007

Scheidt & Bachmann USA Inc., Fare Collection System, Burlington MA

•Ensured daily imports of parts and material files from a Gmbh (German) linked server, into M2M (Made2 Manage) a production and supply management system

•Designed and maintained the modification of fabrication drawings in standard American format on CATIA V5 and AutoCAD 2000.

•Translated and converted CATIA drawings created in German and ISO 2768 format to iges, dwg, dxf, and pdf; and facilitated different field trip assignments.

•Created a BOM (Bill of Material) for the procurement of parts for systems to be assembled using the PPS (Production Planning System)

Mechanical Design Engineer Jul. 1996-Sept. 2002

Pollak Corp., Transportation Industry, Boston MA

•Worked on the adjunct actuator design, following the standards of ANSI and GD & T; designed solutions according to the findings and modified the gears.

•Conducted stack-up analysis with regards MAX., NOM. and MIN. material conditions of the adjunct actuator’s internal working gears.

•Produced sheet metal motor terminals, solid models of the housings and covers of various projects and their internal gears and components.

CATIA Designer Jul. 1994-Jun. 1996

General Dynamics, Defense Plant, Groton, CT

•Developed rip out and reinstallation drawings on the 640 class ships as well as detailed drawing of pumps and turbines for the high-pressure air systems; enhanced pipe support designing and processing engineering notices (ENS) for drawing incorporation.

•Independently designed and modeled the low-pressure steam drain system for the S9G class Submarine.

Lead Piping Designer

CELLIER Corp. USA, Pulp and Paper, Natick, MA Jan. 1989 – Apr. 1994

• I worked on tank farms and coating Kitchens. Working from P & ID’s, I completed loop piping for the deliteur coater mixing system, piping of tank farms which included; pump suction and discharge, tank inlet and outlet nozzles and pipe bridge loop piping to and from the coating mixing Kitchen. I completed the design and layout of piping systems and equipment involved in a coating Kitchen, tank farm and final station, for the following companies; Westvaco Corp., Miramichi Pulp and Paper Inc., International Paper, Federal Paper Board Co. Inc. and Appleton Paper Inc.

FIELD TRIPS

An initial visit to the customer’s office and facility for an informal meeting, to address all project objectives and concerns. Tour their manufacturing facility and survey the work or installation area. If applicable created sketches and took measurements for AsBuilt drawings and retrofits drawings per scope of work.

EDUCATION AND TRAINING

•Bachelor: Mechanical Engineer

Wentworth Institute of Technology, Boston, MA

•Certificate: Piping Systems Drafting and Design

Northeastern University, Boston, MA

•Diploma: Advanced Mechanical Drafting

ITT Technical Institute, Chelsea, MA

•Poyry (Appleton) LLC.: Smart Plant 3D and Smart Plant Review (SPR)

•Certificate: Creating Piping Models with SP3D Aiken Technical College, Aiken SC

•Certificate: Essentials Micro Station V8 Bentley Systems Inc., Albany NY

•Certificate: AC 201 AutoCAD Advanced (2019) MicroCAD Training & Consulting, Watertown, MA

REFERENCES

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