SUMMARY
Over ** years of Experience in the oil and chemical industry, mining and pulp and paper industry as Project Lead and Construction Supervisor. Experience includes supervising pipefitters, boilermakers, fitter/welders. Field Piping Engineer on Quality Assurance, Inspection and Material Control and Co-ordination for punch out list, test packages and commissioning of piping systems with emphasis on Safety. Also, designed tie-in systems, equipment and piping layout systems and pipe supports. Responsibilities as Supervisor of Piping Department and Senior Piping Designer/Checker have included: man hour estimates, planning & scheduling, concept studies, development & management of piping design/drafting and details, isometrics, material take-off (definitive & bulk), P&IDs line lists, tie-point lists, pipe support design & details, demolition details, field checking, cad activities, and inter-discipline co-ordination including liaison with client, shop and field. Expertise is geared to Piping, Civil and Structural Steel.
EXPERIENCE
2019 – Present
Senior Piping Designer, Lamsar Inc, Sarnia, ON
Senior piping designer responsibilities included, but were not limited to:
Supervision and Delegation of work to drafting staff
Preparing of manhour estimates, bill of materials, planning and scheduling, for various projects
Preparation of shop spool drawings and pipe support drawings
Checking of spool drawings and pipe support drawings
Preparation of RFI’s (Request for Information), MRF’s (Material Requisition Form), and SWO’s (Shop Work Order) / Responsible for answering and resolving RFI’s
Technical Support for the Piping Superintendents in resolving piping installation problems including underground and above ground piping and providing sketches
Walk down the piping systems prior to testing and preparing Punch List (Pre-Hydro)
Final walk down of piping systems with the client (Post-Hydro)
Visually using the 3D Plant Model
2018 – 2019
Engineering Consultant, TWD Technologies, Sarnia, ON
Senior piping designer responsibilities included, but were not limited to:
Trans-Northern Pipeline Inc.
Pump Stations and metering stations across Ontario and Quebec
Field checking of the point locations and piping layouts
Walk-down and verification of P&ID’s at each station
VOPAK Terminals – Hamilton, ON
Bulk liquid storage Industrial Facility
Walk-down and verification of P&ID’s
Field checking of Tie-Points Locations and Piping Layouts
CF Industries – Courtright, ON
Ammonia Urea Ammonium Nitrate Upgrade Project
Field checking of Tie-Points Location and Piping Layouts
Technical Support for the Piping Superintendent in resolving piping installation problems, including underground and above ground piping and provided sketches
2011 –July 2017
Senior Piping Designer, SNC Lavalin, Sarnia, ON
Senior piping designer responsibilities included, but were not limited to:
Clean AER Project – VALE (Sudbury, ON) – Field Assignment
Technical Support for the Piping Superintendent in resolving piping installation problems
Provide design sketches, updated drawings and P&ID’s
Design tie-in systems and checking of engineering drawings
Solved contractor RFI’s
Walk down the piping systems prior to testing and prepare punch list (pre-hydro)
Final walk down of piping systems with the client (post hydro)
Inspection of piping testing systems
Technical support for the QA / QC Manager
Pipe routing
Preparation of construction documents that identify the pipe supports, instrumentation, specialty piping components, values and other equipment
Checking of piping design drawings to ensure compliance to process flow sheets, identification of piping tie-in points, identification of the applicable piping specification for each pipeline
Monitoring piping construction to ensure that the installation complies with the design
Jansen / Potash Project– Front End Development – P&ID’s and Preliminary Equipment and Piping layouts (using Smartplant)
2003 –2011
Piping Department Manager / Senior Piping Designer, WorleyParsons, Sarnia, ON
Piping Department Manager responsibilities include:
Routing and preparation of construction documents that identify the pipe supports, instrumentation, specialty piping components, values and other equipment.
Checking of piping design drawings to ensure compliance to process flow sheets, identification of piping tie-in points, identification of the applicable piping specification for each pipeline.
Supervising the piping department, distribute projects and prepare work packages assuring packages were up to schedule, involved with sales/bid packages to clients, recruiting new employees in the piping department, preparing reports.
Senior Piping Designer Lead involved in:
Suncor Energy Products Inc. – Genesis Project – Responsible for Hydrocracker, Utilities, Sulphur and Amine, and Sour Water Stripper units. Design and model new piping and piping systems and equipment.
Sunoco – Naphtha Simplification Project – Responsible for design and model of new piping and piping systems & equipment.
1998 - 2003
Manager of Piping Department / Senior Piping Designer, Jacobs Canada Inc., Sarnia, ON
Manager of the Piping Department and Senior Piping Designer, responsibilities included, but were not limited to:
Routing and preparation of construction documents that identify the pipe supports, instrumentation, specialty piping components, values and other equipment.
Checking of piping design drawings to ensure compliance to process flow sheets, identification of piping tie-in points, identification of the applicable piping specification for each pipeline.
Monitoring piping construction to ensure the installation complies with the design.
Answer to the General Manager…overlooking the piping department, distribute projects and prepare work packages assuring packages were up to schedule, involved with sales/bid packages to clients, recruiting new employees in the piping department, working with co-op students, preparing reports.
Clients included: TransAlta, Acheson Colloids Company (Port Huron, MI), Consumers Energy (Marysville, MI), Bayer Inc. (Sarnia), Basell, Imperial Oil Ltd, BP Canada Energy, Nova Chemicals
1997 - 1998
Senior Piping Designer, Monsanto, Muscatine, Iowa
Senior piping designer responsibilities included, but were not limited to:
Pipe routing
Preparation of construction documents that identify the pipe supports, instrumentation, specialty piping components, values and other equipment
Checking of piping design drawings to ensure compliance to process flow sheets, identification of piping tie-in points, identification of the applicable piping specification for each pipeline
Monitoring piping construction to ensure that the installation complies with the design.
PDS design review
1996 - 1997
Senior Piping Designer, Kilborn/SNC Lavalin, Sarnia, ON
Senior piping designer responsibilities included, but were not limited to, leadership in the piping group for the preparation of orthographic drawings, isometric drawings and stress sketches for the Shell and Crude No. 1 Heat Integration Project.
1988 - 1996
Senior Piping Designer, Octagon Engineering Corp., Sarnia, ON
Senior piping designer responsibilities included but were not limited to Lead Piping Designer on various projects, including material handling, surveying and solids conveying.
Clients included: Dow, BASF, Nova Genesis Plant expansion (Huntsman), Nova (Corunna, Sarnia & Marysville sites), Amoco, Sunoco, Montell, Terra, Chinook, Shell, Cabot, Bayer
1986 - 1988
Senior Piping Designer, H.A. Simmons (Pulp & Paper Industry)
Senior piping designer responsibilities included but were not limited to preparation of orthographic drawings, isometric drawings and preparation of bills of material.
Projects:
Bucksport, Maine Project – Had to run new piping to and from new and existing equipment, add new pipe rack and run piping through existing pipe tunnels between buildings, added 16 pumps, new kraft room facilities c/w dryers and exchangers and add a new Glycol System.
Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario Project – (Upgrade of existing Plant – One year Project) New equipment added to the grinding room, kraft room and drying room, added a large paper/drying machine. Several new pumps, exchangers, tanks and Glycol System were installed c/w piping arrangements. Supply contractor with ortho’s & isometric drawings for construction. Involved with punching and commissioning of pipelines.
1973 - 1985
Construction Superintendent/Quality Control Assurance / Engineering Manager / Construction Engineer / Engineering/Quality Control Manager, Various Companies
RNR MECHANICAL - Construction Superintendent / Quality Control Assurance
Responsibilities included but were not limited to:
Overseeing of jobsite fabrication and erection
Preparation of shop isometric drawings
Drawing and material control
Preparation of bills of material
Estimating and preparation of bids for fabrication and erection of piping requirements.
CHEMICAL VALLEY FABRICATION - Engineering Manager
Responsibilities included but were not limited to:
Preparation of shop drawings
Estimating and preparation of bids, bill of materials, drawings and material control
Purchasing and estimating re: fabrication and erection of piping requirements for clients.
LINBLAD CONSTRUCTION COMPANY - Construction Engineer
Responsibilities included but were not limited to:
Overseeing of jobsite pipe erection
Preparation of shop isometric drawings
Preparation of bills of material
Material control
Purchase of materials
Quality control
Estimating
CHEMICAL VALLEY FABRICATING - Engineering/Quality Control Manager
Responsibilities included but were not limited to supervision of the engineering department and shop operations which included liaison with clients regarding projects progress; supervision and delegation of work to drafting staff; overseeing of shop operations; ensured shop materials met ANSI standards; inspection of shop fabricated materials. Junior / Intermediate Draftsperson responsibilities included but were not limited to preparation of shop drawings which include piping isometrics c/w bill of materials, vessel and heat exchanger drawings for fabrication.
CHEMICAL VALLEY FABRICATING - Junior / Intermediate Draftsperson
Responsibilities included but were not limited to preparation of shop drawings which included piping isometrics c/w bill of materials, vessel and heat exchanger drawings for fabrication.
DOW CHEMICAL - Senior Piping Designer
Responsibilities included but were not limited to preparation of orthographic drawings, isometrics and preparation of P&IDs for various projects.
CATALYTIC - Senior Piping Designer
Responsibilities included but were not limited toPreparation of orthographic drawings, isometrics and preparation of P&IDs for Sunoco and Dome Petroleum.
H.G. ACRES CONSULTANTS - Senior Piping Designer
Responsibilities included but were not limited to preparation of orthographic drawings, isometrics and preparation of bill of materials on various projects for Dofasco and Stelco Steel.
EDUCATION
Piping Drafting, Lambton College, Sarnia, Ontario
Auto CAD Course, Lambton College, Sarnia, Ontario
Microstation Course, Lambton College, Sarnia, Ontario
CADPipe Training – SNC In-office Course
SMARTPLANT – SNC In-office Course
AutoPlant (Rebis) – Worley Parsons – In-Office Course