Gretna, Louisiana *****
Phone 504-***-****
*********@*****.***
Donald Paul Becknel
Objective A drafting designer position with an organization which will offer opportunities for advancement and/or a chance to work as a team member with others on drafting projects or work individually on a drafting project.
Education Louisiana Technical College
Harvey, Louisiana
July 1999-Aug 2000
Diploma (Drafting & Design Technology)
Studied all aspects of board drafting
Studied and practiced commands used in AutoCAD Release 14
Completed disciplines for Electrical and Piping drafting
Autodesk Inventor
Started May 2021
TEDCF Publishing (Inventor Training Course)
Certificate of Completion for Solid Modeling
Certificate of Completion Assemblies and Advanced Concepts
Work
Experience RSK Automation
1013 North Al Davis Road
Elmwood, La. 70123
September 2021-Present
Electrical Panel Assembler
Wired FCM panels for rail car racks and truck racks according to drawings
Assembled and installed equipment for Communication racks and UPS racks
Wired PLC panels and Omni panels according to drawings
Wired 480 VAC MOV’s from panel terminal strip to switch and back to terminal strip
Wired solenoid valves and flow meters to FCM panels
Install breakers and wire explosion proof electrical panels
Technical Engineering Consultants, LLC
401 Whitney Avenue, Suite 600
Gretna, La. 70056
May 2002-Jan. 2021
Designer/Drafter
Supervised up to 5 drafters in the pipeline department, consisting of disciplines in electrical, mechanical piping and limited structural
Created isometric drawings for the process piping drafter in pipeline department
Field walk down gas meter sites, then drafted piping, electrical and buildings
Designed cable tray supports per B-Line NEMA VE 2 specifications
Designed and routed conduit and cable tray for offshore and inland plant locations
Designed cable tray, conduit, piping and junction box supports
Worked in AutoCAD 2018 and Cadworx 2015
Worked with electrical engineers designing and drafting electrical, and control circuits and PLC wiring diagrams
Designed PLC panels per UL 508a
Designed with engineer and drafted grounding and area classification drawings for offshore and inland plant locations
Designed electrical switchgear and electrical panel boards
Designed with engineer and drafted instrumentation drawings
Maintained drawing files and job folder structure
Organization skills
Certificates
Corporate Safety & Health Training - Safety Partners, LTD -
Explosion Proof Glands - Crouse-Hinds
Solenoid Valve Operation - Versa Valves
Pentair Valves & Controls - Pentair
Industrial Control Panel Design Fundamentals Training - Panduit
UL508a Industrial Control Panels - Underwriters Laboratories
IBEW Local 130
Apprenticeship 5-2-84/9-30-90
Journeyman Electrician 1990-1993
Apprenticeship program: classroom and on the job training
On the job training as an electrician. Motor Control Circuits, Electrical Circuits, Industrial, Commercial and Residential Wiring. Blue print reading, pipe bending, transformer and national code requirements
References upon request