MATTHEW H. NEBEL

Experienced Project Manager/Mechanical Piping

Rotating or Stationary Equipment Engineer

HVAC Energy/ Marine Engineer

Chemical Process Mechanical Engineer

**** ***** **** ****

Cantonment (Pensacola), FL. 32533 USA

850-***-**** (Cell)

Email: adyvp6@r.postjobfree.com

I am interested in exploring the opportunity of joining your organization in a challenging Mechanical HVAC, Piping Rotating or Stationary Equipment, Chemical Process Mechanical Engineer, capacity. The enclosed resume will provide you with information concerning my engineering background, education and proven abilities. In advance, thank you for your time in the consideration of my record.

As you will note when reviewing my qualifications, I offer many years of proven engineering and management expertise along with a B.S. Degree in Mechanical Engineering and an EIT Certificate. I have given effective engineering, direction and leadership of Military and NASA Bases, plants, and mechanical system engineering, process development and maintenance activities for many years. I have effectively managed many capital improvements projects and performed maintenance, and done analysis on many types of mechanical, chemical, industrial HVAC/ Marine and control equipment. I have been successful in my career by making effective decisions based on careful analysis. I also have always sought out innovative solutions to challenging problems to maximize profitability. I feel confident in my abilities to quickly begin making valuable contributions as a new member of your team. I have good communications and supervision skills, good negotiating skills, good problem solving skills, good business management skills, initiative and enthusiasm.

Thank you again for your time and consideration.

Sincerely,

MATTHEW H. NEBEL

MATTHEW H. NEBEL

Experienced Project Manager/ Mechanical Piping Rotating or Stationary Equipment Engineer

HVAC Energy / Marine Engineer

Chemical Process Mechanical Engineer

2341 Tobie Dean Road

Cantonment (Pensacola), FL 32533

850-***-**** (Cell)

Email: adyvp6@r.postjobfree.com

PRESENTATION OF QUALIFICATIONS

Career Professional: B.S. Degree in Mechanical Engineering, EIT, with many years of experience as Mechanical VIII Engineer, Consulting Chemical Engineer, Project Engineer Manager, HVAC, Marine, Pressure Vessel and Rotating Equipment Engineer, Facilities Maintenance and Construction Manager.

Proficient Computer Skills:

•Microsoft Programs (Office, Word, Excel, Access, Project and Outlook)

•Aft Fathom and Pipe Flo (4 yrs) for hydraulics and heat transfer

•Compress software for pressure vessel design to ASME, Section VIII, Div I and II;

•Mathcad;

•E-Tank for API storage tanks

•Caesar II for pipe stress analysis;

•Win-Est 7.0 and Cost-works for estimating

•Microsoft Project for schedules,

•Autocad 2000 familiar

•SAP and Maximo-CMMS experience

•Heat Exchanger Program for Gaskets, Bolts and Studs

Work Overview:

•Extensive experience in rotating machinery reliability (pumps, fans, compressors, chillers, HVAC air handlers, centrifuges, conveyors, agitators, gearboxes, bearings, mechanical seals, couplings).

• Demonstrated success in the application of reliability tools such as, RCM, MTBF determination and FMEA,

• Ability to maintain design review, criteria development, development of engineering standards, System selection and commissioning

• Ability to accurately estimate products and services required for completion of project.

• Knowledge and understanding of human factors in engineering.

• Ability to plan and schedule routine and shutdown maintenance activities. •Ability to provide fixed equipment engineering technical support to turnaround planning. This included field troubleshooting, repair scope development, materials specification, training, and interaction with operations/maintenance/contractor personnel.

• Working knowledge of planning/scheduling software such as Microsoft Project

• Familiarity with automation and controls systems (DCS/PLC).

• Good understanding of corrosion mechanisms, prevention and materials selection.

• Ability to maintain reliability program management over the entire equipment life cycle.

• Ability to accurately estimate completion of assigned tasks.

• Ability to develop a construction cost estimate, a detailed engineering schedule and a man-hour budget for a small projects or an area for a larger project.

• Ability to develop design criteria and scope of work.

• Complete understanding of the skills and experience required to perform engineering and design functions.

• Knowledge and application of company engineering design and CAD drafting standards.

•.Extensive experience using and updating P and ID’s and EFD-PFD development drawings

• Extensive equipment commissioning

• Familiar with ASHRAE standards including ASHRAE Standard 90.1, & ASHRAE Standard 62.

• I am familiar with fitness for service calculations on API 650 tanks

• Ability to lead a small team to deliver on commitments.

• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.

• Successfully designed pressure vessels. I am Familiar with ASME Sect I, II, VIII .and DOT.

•Successfully redesigned and maintained marine and process piping using CAESAR II, Designed and applied common piping support systems. Have performed code calculations for re-rates or fitness for service on fixed equipment.

• Originated SOP’s and HASOP documents

•. I have completed Hydraulic analysis of Process and Chill Water pipelines using AFT Fathom and Pipe FLO for API, ANSI and mag drive pumps, done relief valve calculations, designed water sumps and machine design.

• I have performed engineering, maintenance, and compiled spare parts lists on numerous: pumps, Diesel driven skid packages and marine equipment, oil refinery piping, combined cycle and steam boilers, marine fuel handling & preparation, paper mills, rotary Kilns and mixers, air handlers, waste heat boilers, chill water cooling systems, steam heating systems, TEMA heat exchangers, chemical and pharmaceutical equipment, centrifugal and reciprocating compressors, screening and palletizing equipment, dry bulk scrubbing and material handling, steel mill bridge and jib cranes, coal preparation plants, aluminum reduction plants, Natural gas storage plants, spinning machines, environmental and waste water projects, automatic bag filling and pelletizing equipment.

• I am through & productive and have done troubleshooting and problem solving for the optimum utilization and cost savings of manpower, materials and resources. I have in depth expertise in cost estimating and control, project conception and implementation, scope definition and cost controls, equipment specifications, pipe stress analysis, contractor selection and negotiations, construction supervision and commissioning, coordination with internal & external customers and control of schedule, checkout, start-up and maintenance.

I have provided process engineering support for testing, commissioning, operating, and maintaining process systems during test runs and outages while maintaining safety as the highest priority. I have reviewed new system components and processes. I have developed test plans, written operating procedures and trained operators. I have worked with Operations, Maintenance, Design, Controls and E&I groups to conduct testing. I have conducted data analysis to evaluate plant operations and system performance and identified, proposed, and design modifications to improve system operability, efficiency, and reliability. I have written technical reports and presented test results to internal and external parties.

EDUCATION: Grove City College, Grove City, PA

• B.S. Mechanical Engineering, Passed EIT 1971

•Continued development: Completed professional development and education programs throughout career including: industrial refrigeration (1990) – University of South Alabama, among many others.

•Completed NAVSEA course in Reliability Centered Maintenance Level II for Navy ships and NGSS course in Reliability, Logistics and Supportability Engineering.

EXPERIENCE:

Project Mechanical Engineer (2019 to present) Eglin Air Force Base, Ft Walton Beach Fl.

•Working on Primarily HVAC Mechanical Engineering Bldg. retrofit projects for the Base Civil Engineering Group

Supported the Base Engineering personnel during Pre- and Post-Project Acquisition engineering activities. Assisted with project requirement definition, drafted Performance Work Statements (PWS), prepared Statements of Work (SOW), drafted programming documents (DD 1391s) developed cost estimates, and other components of the acquisition package for government approval and submission. Executed project technical reviews of designs, cost estimates, and specifications for Facility Sustainment Restoration & Modernization (FSRM) and Military Construction (MILCON) projects. Prepared reports of findings and provides recommendations to 96 CEG personnel. Interfaced with key stakeholders to identify potential design deficiencies, value added opportunities, and resolved design conflicts. Conducted Post-Award Construction support activities by facilitating meetings, developing technical presentations, and performed all required enterprise business system data entry for assigned projects, as required. Participated in planning/design activities; oversight of Contractor work in progress; and quality assurance/quality control and provided observations and recommendations to the Government

Mechanical Engineer VIII (2015 to 2016) Ford Bacon & Davis Engineering

Baton Rouge, La.

•Working on Mechanical Engineering for Oil refinery and Chemical Plant engineering projects for Major companies in the USA.

Specific activities:

Wrote mechanical specifications, data sheets, inquiry packages, reviewed drawings, welding procedures and bid comparisons for Heat exchangers, Mixers, valves, mechanical equipment, API & ANSI pumps, refurbishment of API 650 tanks, Rotary kilns and other catalyst plant equipment

Lead Mechanical Engineer (2012 to 2014) Jacobs Engineering, Baton Rouge, La.

•Working on Mechanical Engineering for Oil refinery engineering projects for Major Oil companies in the USA.

Specific activities:

Wrote: mechanical specifications, data sheets for 13 ASME section VII Pressure vessels using Compress software, inquiry packages and bid comparisons for Heat exchangers, Static Mixers, Delta Coker valves, Coker drill mechanical equipment, Coker Free Fall Arrestor, Coker hydraulic power equipment, API pumps, refurbishment of API 650 tanks, Butane loading pumps, Butane loading arms and Diesel powered drainage pumps.

Project Manager (2011 to 2012) Alon refinery, Krotz Springs, La.

•Completed and started up a, turnaround project, that installed new feed injection nozzles and spent catalyst distributor in the FCCU regenerator Hydrocracker to meet NOx emissions requirements and lower after burn temperatures when running heavier resig. charge oil.

Mechanical HVAC Systems Project Maintenance and Energy Engineer V (2009 to 2011)

Kennedy Space Center/ Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Cape Canaveral, Florida

•Performed Reliability Analysis and failure mode analysis on the existing Station chill water plant of 4350 tons of refrigeration. This included all station air handlers, cooling towers, chill and condenser water pumps and all 6 chillers. This system provides primary chill water cooling for most of the buildings at the space center.

•Provided technical expertise and management support for the development and review of engineering guide specifications for HVAC, piping, compressed air systems and building envelopes. Assisted with the commissioning of the equipment.

• Evaluated Heating and Cooling Load analysis, reviewed energy modeling results and selecting HVAC systems.

Mechanical Project/Pipe Stress Engineer (2008 to Feb. 2009)

Pegasustsi Engineering, Mobile, Al.

•Performed capital project Mechanical Engineering for Petrochemical Plants.

•Specified and designed the installation of two 100000 lb./hr. natural gas steam boilers.

•Successfully designed and performed Caesar II piping stress and load analysis on high energy superheated steam piping from boiler.

Project Manager/Pipe Stress Engineer (2006 to 2008)

Hargrove and Associates, Mobile, Al.

•Performed Capital Project Mechanical and Piping Engineering and Project Management in Chemical Plants for Advanced Elastomer Systems/Exxon- Mobil, Pensacola, Florida.

•Wrote equipment specifications for a Steam turbine generator, natural gas stationary compressors and underground natural gas storage facility.

•Performed HVAC load analysis and did specification for the design of a 40 ton HVAC unit. Designed the ductwork for the specified air flow and Air Handlers.

• Wrote pipe support specifications and did pipe stress analysis using CAESAR II for a Refinery Crude unit expansion project, for Chevron in Pascagoula Miss. Duration was 1.5 years.

•Performed HVAC, plumbing design and project engineering for a Process Lab and pilot plant for BASF/Engelhard Corp in Huntsville, Al.

•Performed ASME 31.3 piping design for the Rolls Royce Engine Test Facility at Stennis Space Center.

•Provided engineering support for field construction on all projects.

Logistics /Marine Maintenance Reliability Engineer III (2004 to 2006)

Northrop Grumman Ship Systems, Pascagoula, Mississippi.

•Performed supportability, reliability, Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA), Preventative Maintenance (PM) and Corrective Maintenance (CM) analysis for the maintenance support of the New DDX (DDG-1000) Navy Stealth Destroyer. Inserted Navy Maintenance Man hours (PMS) in to the PM and CM schedules for analysis and reviewed these man hours to drive the level of maintenance to the lowest practical value. Influenced designers and IPT on equipment selection to lower maintenance man hours.

•Performed detailed trade studies and analytical techniques on equipment selections.

•Successfully performed material condition assessments for assigned systems aboard ships.

Lead Propellant /Mechanical Engineer (2003 to 2004)-Space Gateway Support/Visium - John F. Kennedy Space Center, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fl.

•Performed pressure vessel reliability analysis, piping pressure and flow analysis and piping inspections on cryogenic oxygen and hydrogen and high pressure gas piping and vessels.

Construction Manager/Maintenance Mechanical Engineer (2002 to 2003) J.A. Jones and CH2 M Hill Inc., Pensacola, Fl. Naval Air Station

•Completed successfully front end engineering, project development, scope of work/bid package documents, economic analysis, engineering designs and MILCON project estimates for large dollar infrastructure maintenance projects. Used the program WIN EST Pro Plus 7.0 for estimating.

•Successfully performed HVAC and base equipment remediation investigations for large government owned buildings, base facilities and flight simulators.

•Construction Manager on $4million anti-terrorism force protection projects for base buildings and facilities.

•Performed design and project management for the Resident Office, performed both field and office engineering or architectural construction projects that include dormitories, dining halls, maintenance shops, test facilities, sewage treatment plants, classrooms, utilities, medical facilities, etc.

Senior Marine Engineer (2002) Schrider and Associates, Naval Architects, Daphne, AL

•Served as a Field Marine Engineer for the drawing, revision, refit and installation of ship equipment, evaporators, piping and Caterpillar generators and EMD propulsion engines for the 280ft. vessel “Global Explorer”, (a dynamic positioned steel vessel). Redesigned the propulsion engine system cooling water/hot water supply piping to evaporators and fuel oil piping, tankage, and ships systems using ABS rules.

Senior Mechanical Engineer (2001) TAD Technical, Precision Mechanical, Inc. Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, FL

•Served as a Cryogenic Valve Consultant for fabrication and verification of cryogenic fuel and oxidizer piping, pumping and instrumentation on the Delta IV Rocket Launch Complex.

•Redesigned piping and tubing supports. Provided direction to technician inspectors and contractors in the fabrication and troubleshooting of cryogenic piping system.

Maintenance Mechanical Engineer (1993-2001) Ascend Chemical Solutia-Monsanto Chemical Fibers Plant, Pensacola, FL

•Provided process development with P and IDs, mechanical design, specification, reliability analysis, development and maintenance for a Petrochemical Intermediates Fibers Nylon Plant. Projects specified and completed under budget: Plastic pellet optical sorter, elutriator, pelletizer, numerous pressure vessels and TEMA exchangers. The pressure vessels were designed and rerated using Compress Software to ASME Sect VIII, Div I and II.

•I have designed specified and installed pneumatic, screw and belt conveyors, mixers, pellet blenders and performed relief valve and orifice calculations.

•Performed calculations for the design of API 650 tanks and fitness for service calculations, waste water environmental projects, yarn winders, thread lines, automatic kraft bag filling and palletizing equipment, monorail cranes and winches, dust collectors and screeners.

•Provided hydraulic analysis and reliability analysis of 60 pumps and pipeline systems with commissioning and startup. Several of these pumps were in the boiler steam plant.

• Was a member of a reliability team to increase the mean time between failure (MTBF) of plant equipment.

• Designed, sized and installed a direct expansion split system HVAC for a 30,000 sq. ft. office building. In the capacity as Chief Maintenance Engineer of the HVAC system, I provided equipment troubleshooting, repair, replacement and metallurgical recommendations.

•Used PSM, mechanical integrity, management of change and performed safety investigations.

•Provided technical overview of equipment and inspections. Performed root cause failure analysis on equipment. Responsible for transfer training and documentation of the projects.

Project Engineer Manager (1988-1993) Kellogg Brown and Root, Inc., Mobile, AL.

•Provided Project Engineering and Management expertise for varied corporate construction engineering projects nationwide including:

Sun Oil Refinery Company, Marcus Hook, Pa.

• Prepared specifications, bid packages, quotation analysis and supervised the design of EPA waste water control project. Equipment consisted of: six large diesel driven drainage pumps, API separator and internals, rotary lobe pumps, vertical turbine pumps and two gas holders.

• Was a field engineer on the construction of 2 large API 650 Tanks.

Ciba-Geigy, McIntosh, AL: As Project Engineer Manager:

•Directed $7.2 million plastic additive plant engineering and construction activities. Defined plant problems in solvable terms, developed scope of work with process, developed proposals with cost estimates and funds requests, finalized designs, wrote functional and specific equipment specifications, selected contractors, coordinated and completed under budget 32+ major multiple projects.

•Designed many pumping systems and pumps for sulfuric acid.

• Specified and installed a centrifuge. Designed and specified a glass lined reactor and mixer for process formulation.

Boise Cascade Paper Mill, Jackson, Al: Designed the process, wrote specifications and installed an HVAC and carbon bed air purification system for a computer room.

American Cyanamid/Cornerstone Chemical, Westwego, La.: Designed the process specifications and supervised the design for Urea plastic powder pneumatic conveying & storage tank system.

Design Engineer (1986-1988) URS, Mobile, Al. New Orleans, LA.

•Directed mechanical design activities for a $4 million dollar molecular sieve catalyst calcining plant. Project included natural gas burners, rotary kiln and air pollution wet scrubbers.

•Did pipe stress analysis using Caesar II program.

• Designed, wrote specifications and installed, under budget, an ASME Sect VIII, Div II, 6600psi nitrogen gas storage system for NASA Stennis Space Center.

Facilities Maintenance Engineer (1984-1986) NASA/Computer Science Corporation, Slidell, LA.

•Provided supervision of craft employees and mechanical engineering expertise for NASA Computer Center projects. Highlights: Installation of automated building environmental management system with the utilization of PLC and microprocessor for troubleshooting existing HVAC facility system/equipment.

• Engineer in charge of the operation of the HVAC cooling and steam heating plant. Operated boilers and 350ton HVAC chillers and chill water cooling system.

• Designed, detailed and installed an underground fuel oil storage system for boilers.

Senior Maintenance Engineer (1983-1984) Gaylord Container Corporation Paper Mill, Bogalusa, LA.

•Designed and installed a fiberglass storage tank and steam shower Systems.

• Rebuilt a tall oil facility, a debarking drum, bark handling conveyor system, conveyors and mixers in a kraft linerboard mfg. mill.

• Rebuilt a smelt tank for the recovery boiler.

Project Engineer (1978-1983) Kaiser Aluminum and Chemical Corp., New Orleans, LA.

•Served as Project Engineer in air pollution control, pot rooms, casting, chemical, carbon and power plant departments and supervised mechanical engineers and craft persons.

• Installed an Industrial Hazardous Waste Closure Plan for state of Louisiana ($3.5 million dollar project).

•Designed and specified the following: Bridge crane and winch trolley hoist, a central vacuum pump system, waste water drainage system, high temperature bag house and dry and wet scrubbing system, 30 in. UHMW polyethylene pipeline for waste water, natural gas fired aluminum melting furnace burners and centrifugal and reciprocating compressors, process control building HVAC system, bulk material handling equipment, bins, conveyors and weigh scale for a delayed petroleum coke kiln facility and safety inspections on plant bridge and mobile cranes.

Project Design Engineer (1974-1978) Sharon Steel Corporation, Sharon, PA.

•Provided Design Engineering and Drafting for the following projects: wastewater concrete clarifier, coal slurry pumps, coal preparation plant, blast furnace rebuild, structural steel mill building modifications, bridge crane and jib crane redesign and maintenance,

•Provided Field Engineering for acid pickle line & steel strip temper mil and temper mill hydraulic system installation.

Maintenance Engineer (1971-1974) Quaker State Oil Corporation, Oil City, PA.

•Provided Oil Refinery Maintenance Engineering on simple steam cycle boiler plant. Ordered parts and equipment, supervised manpower and participated in many overhauls of the crude unit, mek dewax & ammonia refrigeration unit, vacuum unit, Platformate gasoline unit & lube oil blend unit.

•Performed hydraulic analysis on 10 API 610 pumps and then designed the seal systems, specified the pumps, designed the foundations, and supervised the installations and startups.

• Installed a wastewater pumping and treating unit to chlorinate phenol containing waste water before river discharge.

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